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| After nearly 50 years of playing guitars, John has finally designed one! Then the tough work began as luthier Dave Bertoncini (top right) breathed life into this stunning new 'John Standefer Signature' Model. |
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| John with the Larrivee LV-10 that he won in 2002 as first prize at the National Fingerstyle Guitar Contest. |
There's nothing like an archtop electric guitar when it comes to swing or jazz ballads. John's guitar of choice is the Eastman 'Pagelli'. |
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| When in a mellow mood, John reaches for his Paul McGill classical. |
The Paul McGill resophonic guitar is John’s number one choice for single note lines because of its haunting ‘singing’ quality. |
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| For Hawaiian slack-key music or anytime he needs a fat tone and lots of volume, John uses his National Tri-Cone resophonic guitar. |
Here’s John thumb picking the Gretsch Rancher that he used at the 2004 Home of the Legends Competition. |
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| This 'Howard' electric guitar was built by a conglomeration of folks including Darrell Howard, John Standefer, Dave Zarzana and Mike Dickinson. It's the king of 'oddly cool' guitars in John's collection. |
Anytime John needs to 'spank' out a funky electric track he turns to his trusty Charvel Surfcaster. |
