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John Mayall, 1933-2024 – the guitar world pays tribute
By Matt Owen published
Joe Bonamassa, Mick Jagger and Walter Trout have led tributes to the influential British blues pioneer, who has died at the age of 90
Hear Joe Bonamassa put Lowell George’s Dumble amp through its paces – 45 years after George last played it
By Phil Weller published
The blues guitarist recently completed his 15-year quest to acquire the Little Feat slide maestro’s amp, now he’s demoed it a '50s maple neck Fender Stratocaster
Rick Beato reunited with his late uncle’s bass after 50 years – with the help of Joe Bonamassa
By Matt Owen published
The bass went missing from a family home in the mid-'70s, but was miraculously spotted in a recent Bonamassa video
“Some of the greatest sounds were created on junk!” Joe Bonamassa reveals the secret to getting great tones from affordable gear
By Amit Sharma published
Bonamassa is one of the world's highest-profile vintage guitar collectors but here the blues maestro assures us that affordable options from today's market past the taste test
Joe Bonamassa blues guitar lesson: JoBo pays tribute to an unsung Les Paul legend
By Joe Bonamassa published
The Mayor of Nerdville gives us a lesson in the blues style of Tower of Power guitarist Bruce Conte, a player whom JoBo says is one of his favorite guitarists ever
Chris Shiflett once tried (and failed) to trick Joe Bonamassa into believing he had bought a '59 Les Paul
By Janelle Borg published
Chris Shiflett defied country guitar expectations and used the Les Paul on his latest country-tinged EP
Joe Bonamassa on why he’s no ’Burst hog – and putting on his “British hat” with BCC
By Amit Sharma published
Joe Bonamassa checks in to tell us what it’s like to playing in rock supergroup Black Country Communion, why his rig is bigger for his solo shows, and channeling Andy Summers
Joe Bonamassa has bought Lowell George’s Dumble Overdrive Special Reverb after a 15-year quest
By Matt Owen published
The amp and its matching cab were last played on June 28, 1979 – the night before the Little Feat legend died at the age of 34
Joe Bonamassa’s mythical Nerdville gear haul was almost completely destroyed in a fire
By Matt Owen published
Bonamassa opened the doors to Nerdville to Reverb for a 40-minute mini-documentary, in which he shows off some of the most valuable guitars in his world-renowned collection
Joe Bonamassa on why he loves the P-90s on his 1958 Gibson Les Paul Special – and the origins of its ‘TV Yellow’ finish
By Joe Bonamassa published
The Les Paul Special is a simple slab of mahogany that doubles up on the P-90s and as JoBo attests, it is a highly recommended electric with a voice that can cut through the mix
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