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his famous guitar, it is a unique item, constantly heavily modded; JJ explaining why he made the changes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNVtHulAb9Y

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JJ explains in this video how he bought this Harmony acoustic for $50 and did some custom work to it by taking the back off and adding electronics and five pickups

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