Few guitar players have helped raise the profile of the Fender Jazzmaster like Kevin Shields of the legendary My Bloody Valentine. The NYC-born, Irish rocker owns some two dozen different versions of the misnamed guitar—it’s never really been an instrument employed in or suited for jazz—which has been the cornerstone of his band’s soundscapes for more than two decades.
Here he talks about the guitar and how it has informed his approach to making music.
