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    Jan 08, 2021 2 minutes
    Words David Mead
    Photography
    Phil Barker

    CONTACT Ben Court PHONE 07970 323855 WEB www.joedoeguitars.com

    “Duke ‘Nine Lives’ Jones was a Hollywood stuntman who worked during the 1950s golden era of Hollywood Westerns. If he wasn’t jumping from a speeding stagecoach to a galloping horse,, Jones was crushed underneath the animal and suffered numerous broken ribs and a shattered femur. It was during his recovery that he started playing guitar…” So begins the entirely fictitious backstory of how this unique creation from Joe Doe (alias luthier Ben Court) came about.

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