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John How

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:01 pm

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As some have asked, I put together a little sound file of my newest ladder brace broozer. Check it out.
Cooltown Blues
If you missed the pictures and would like to see, they are here.John How39001.0034837963

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Serge Poirier

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:47 pm

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Hey John, thanks for the soundfile, your guitar sounds really great !

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JJ Donohue

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:00 pm

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Beautiful sound from a beautiful guitar...and beautiful playing as well!!!

Now that's "Johnny Cool" at his finest

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Dave White

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:47 pm

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John,

Great playing and that guitar really roars! You must be pleased. Is that the sound you were hoping for?

How do you think the ladder bracing will hold up to the light strings over time? I'd love to make a ladder braced guitar.

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Billy T

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:11 pm

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John:
What do you call the sound board treatment. I think it's Don Williams that does that light shading too, or maybe it's Brock. I like it.

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mikev

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:39 pm

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jon, cooltown cool sound,,,great blues sound, awesome guitar and great playing too,,, thanks for the sound bite...
Mike

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Colin S

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:17 pm

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Superb playing on a great sounding guitar, makes me feel I'm back in Mississippi, not that I've ever been to Mississippi! Just shows that we can get much too mesmerised by the 'X' and that sometimes the simple is the best. We should all make a resolution to build a ladder braced guitar, set that top free!

John you are a very wise man.

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Matt Gage

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:42 pm

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very cool indeed.

congrats John

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LanceK

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:00 pm

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Thats really a cool looking and sounding guitar John!

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Cecil

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:33 pm

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Love it John,

Good looks, Good sound, Good pickin'!!!

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JBreault

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:50 pm

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John, that is a great sounding guitar!

It has a really cool look too. It has an instant vintage quality...very awesome!

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Dave Rector

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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:12 am

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John, it sounds just like I had imagined it would! Great playing too!

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Dave Anderson

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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:22 am

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YEAH! sounds cool,looks cool,Hey it's from Cool!
I love it John,Thanks

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RussellR

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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:59 am

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Beautiful John

She sounds as beautiful as She looks.

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John How

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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:33 am

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Thank you all very much, I really enjoy playing this little guy.

[QUOTE=Hesh1956] John I really, really enjoyed that - thank You!

I didn't know that Howard Emerson was staying at your place....

[/QUOTE]

Good thing he wasn't cuz you would have heard my knee's knocking keeping time!!!

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SteveCourtright

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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:25 am

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John: Loved the sound. Punchy, and clear, jangling highs with that old time mid-range. Not at all nasal or constrained, like some smaller guitars.

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Roy O

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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:30 am

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Nice John, very nice. Thanks!

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CarltonM

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:31 am

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John,

I finally got around to listening to your recording, and I must say that's fine playing on a mighty fine guitar!

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Shawn

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:52 am

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Great soundclip..I love the authentic sound of blues played on a ladder braced guitar. I also love the vintage look of the guitar

One thing...you dont have the LBCG listed under your guitar models link...that guitar I think is a winner as it is different enough to attract even the most jaded fingerstyle player...vintage sound but from a new guitar!!

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peterm

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:24 am

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Great tone!! Love it!

and love the guitar too!

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Wade Sylvester

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:28 am

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John,
It was great to listen to that tune and gaze at the great pics at the same time.
A real treat!
A Very appropriate music choice.
Thanks,

Wade

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John How

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:41 am

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[QUOTE=Shawn] Great soundclip..I love the authentic sound of blues played on a ladder braced guitar. I also love the vintage look of the guitar

One thing...you dont have the LBCG listed under your guitar models link...that guitar I think is a winner as it is different enough to attract even the most jaded fingerstyle player...vintage sound but from a new guitar!![/QUOTE]

I'll get it up on my web page soon. I'm contemplating a site rebuild in the near future. It's just such a pain to go thru though and there are many things I'd rather do.
It's kinda like doing homework

John How39004.6962037037

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Alain Desforges

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:42 am

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Solid all the way around, John... Solid.

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Don Williams

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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:12 am

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LOVE that guitar. You playing doesn't hurt it any either, that's for sure!

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