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“Oh my god!”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great, Stevie Ray Vaughan in this video lesson
By Joe Bonamassa published
One blues legend pays his dues to another, the great SRV – a player who Bonamassa says has inspired us all to play the blues

“Joe was great at making me comfortable – he’s such a nice guy”: When Matteo Mancuso jammed with Joe Bonamassa
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The Sicilian guitar great joined the blues maestro for one of the year’s fieriest fretboard face-offs

The highly anticipated Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary gets its first trailer – and an official Netflix release date
By Phil Weller published
The feature-length film about the legendary vintage gear shop is due to land before the end of the year – and it will star some huge names

“It works every time… although you'll ruin your pick”: How to end a slow blues solo, by Joe Bonamassa
By Joe Bonamassa published
Drawing upon B.B. King's seminal Live at the Regal, JoBo offers pointers for "high-note activity" and the emotional build-up before deferring to Jeff Beck for the coupe de grace

Joe Bonamassa reveals his new pedal obsession
By Phil Weller published
The stompbox has brought a dose of ’60s amp magic to the guitarist’s latest recording sessions

Jim Suhler was married by Billy Gibbons, failed to pay Joe Bonamassa and met Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Naomi Baker published
Best known as George Thorogood’s right-hand man, the Texan slide demon has racked up plenty of adventures with his Monkey Beat trio

Jim Suhler on the time Joe Bonamassa played on one of his tracks – and delivered a searing solo while sick
By Janelle Borg published
Suhler met Bonamassa back in 2001, when the then-rising star was supporting George Thorogood, and has stayed in touch with him ever since

Joe Bonamassa explains how to get into a slow blues jam – and, crucially, how you can get out of it
By Joe Bonamassa published
In this exclusive video lesson, the bluesman walks us through an essential skill for the blues guitar player, the slow blues… And he’s going to demonstrate how using an amp it took him 15 years to track down

Joe Bonamassa’s “museum-grade” 1941 Martin has been meticulously reissued as a five-figure signature model
By Matt Owen published
Bonamassa purchased the mint condition model in a transaction that saved its former owner’s home – now it’s been reborn as his first Martin signature guitar
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