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1978 Gibson LesPaul Deluxe: Left Handed John’s oldest guitar, this Cherry Sunburst classic makes a few appearances on the “Cobalt Blue” & “Songbook.” The Rosewood fret board & Humbucking pickups provide the unmistakably warm Les Paul tone, which supplies the throaty sustain to the electric slide passages on “Cobalt Blue,” “Wax Anvil” & “Here, With You.” John used a Line 6 Flextone II amplifier with his vintage Les Paul. |
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New Arrivals! Recently, John added to his collection a Fender Stratocaster (Highway One series) and a Taylor Classical/Nylon String (model NS52ce)...of course both are Left-Handed; both made in California.
These two beauties are featured on “The Fossils” Eon Rising along with the Guild & the Weber. The Strat is used, for example, for Slide on “Your Time Has Come;” the Taylor butters up “Lullaby Rain” and “Tell Me That You Love Me.” |
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John uses these instruments to provide the lush acoustic & electric backdrop for Cobalt Blue, Songbook, & Eon Rising |
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Guild JF-65 Jumbo Acoustic: Lefty This beauty is John’s primary rig. The guitar features an Ebony fret board and Curly Maple back & sides. Made in Rhode Island, the jumbo’s giant sound coupled with its perfect pitch gives John’s songs a distinctive sound all their own. |
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Weber Absaroka Mandolin: Left Handed Like the Guild, the Weber has gorgeous curly maple back & sides and inlaid Ebony fret board, which both looks beautiful and gives it the bright tone you’ll hear on “Songbook” and “Eon Rising.” Listen for this Montana-made gem on tracks like “Dodger,” “Days Ahead,” and “Proof Enough,” & “Your Time Has Come.” |
