Joe Bonamassa Shreds on 1978 Black-and-Yellow Stripe Charvel — Video
Late last week, Joe Bonamassa posted the following video on his Facebook page.
"Here is some a backstage partying with an original 1978 Charvel black-and-yellow stripe guitar just like Mr Van Halen's," Bonamassa wrote as part of the post.
"No red M&Ms, no dancing girls, just a bunch of Diet Cokes and reverb."
What do you think?
P.S.: Be sure to give the Facebook video a few seconds to load in the space below.
Post by Joe Bonamassa.
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