Willie bought Trigger because a stumbling drunk broke his old guitar during a gig at a bar in Nashville in 1969
Trigger cost $750 at the time. In current dollars, that’s $4,838
This Classical Guitar Was Named After a Famous Horse named 'Trigger'
The hole in Trigger eventually grew to accommodate a quarter-pound of weed, the exact amount needed to get Willie through a two-hour show!
Trigger once dated Goldie Hawn.
Once his house was burning down, and if it hadn’t been for his love of weed, Trigger might not have made it out.
The tone Willie was striving for with Trigger was that of Django Reinhardt, the gypsy jazz guitar legend.
Wille Nelson is famously protective over Trigger, in fact, he even punched Jerry Jeff Walker for playing with it after being told not to.
The one man entrusted with the care and maintenance of the priceless guitar is Texas Luthier, Mark Erlewine.
We wish Willie Nelson a very Happy Birthday
Trigger has played well over 10,00 shows and recording sessions, and that number will no doubt continue to grow as long as Nelson wants to keep on playing, and long may that be.
His new album “A Beautiful Time” is now out on his 89th birthday.