Willie Nelson is a country music icon, and his trusted Martin N-20 acoustic guitar, affectionately named Trigger, is a staple in the singer's music and success. Nelson recalls the day he purchased the ...

Willie Nelson’s longest-running current collaborator remains his guitar. Harmonica player Mickey Raphael is the last living, breathing member of Nelson’s classic Family band from the '70s, and has ...

We have read about author Larry McMurtry’s fixation with typewriters, and Babe Ruth’s dependence on a particular type of Louisville Slugger, but perhaps no one’s love for an object is deeper than ...

This week, Rolling Stone released a mini-documentary on Trigger, Willie Nelson’s beloved Martin acoustic guitar that looks as about as cool as he does at 81 years old. You can hear Trigger and Nelson ...

Is there an instrument as iconic as Trigger? Willie Nelson’s beat-to-hell Martin classical acoustic guitar is known around the world by name, and its acoustic resonance is as familiar, in its way, as ...

When "Trigger" is done, Willie Nelson is done. There may not be a more famous guitar in the music world than Willie Nelson’s trusty Trigger. The living country music legend has played the same Martin ...

The name rings out like a beautiful chord. The songwriter and performer remains one of the most indelible acts in modern music, just celebrating his 89th birthday on April 29. But what makes the ...

Willie Nelson has spent more than seven decades making music, but the country legend recently revealed there's one thing that ...

"My battered old Martin guitar, Trigger, has the greatest tone I've ever heard from a guitar — and I've played a lot of guitars, including a lot of other Martins that were the exact same model as ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty/Jim Bennett While many players rely on the bellowing tone of their favorite ...

The most famous guitar in country music was purchased sight unseen. Willie Nelson enjoyed success as an A-list Nashville songwriter but he had yet to move to Texas for "outlaw" glory in 1969, when an ...