“He had it in a case and said, ‘I don’t play it. Do you want it?’ I was like, ‘There’s no way I can take that from you’”: Olivia Rodrigo guitarist Daisy Spencer reveals how a stroke of good luck landed her the 1972 Fender Strat she plays o

Daisy Spencer is currently touring the world with pop-rock supernova Olivia Rodrigo as her rhythm guitarist – alongside fellow guitarist Emily Rosenfield and bassist Moa Munoz.

The New Yorker has been cutting her teeth touring since the tender age of 17 in a band fresh out of high school. Following that stint, she joined the grunge-infused indie rock band Pom Pom Squad on bass. Now, she’s bringing her indie sensibilities to Rodrigo’s mammoth GUTS tour, alongside her vintage Fender Strat, which she reveals she came to own by a stroke of luck.

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