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Joe Bonamassa performs at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre (KITEC) on September 27, 2012.

“I Could’ve Bought a House or These Three-Quarter-Million-Dollar Guitars": Joe Bonamassa Talks 'Burst Les Pauls and Collecting Other Rare Guitars in This Fascinating Interview From the Vault

By Guitar Player Staff published

“I chose the guitars in a heartbeat,” said the blues rock titan

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Stephen Dale Petit

Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year

By Joe Bosso published

This fascinating interview tells the story of a career that has seen the U.S. expat cross paths with everyone from Randy Rhoads to Albert King to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor

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B.B. King (1925-2015), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) and Albert Collins (1932-1993) perform together on stage on the riverboat SS President in New Orleans during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on 22 April 1988.

Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats

By Art Thompson published

Get in the tone zone of Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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1967 Gibson ES-355TD-SV in Polaris White custom color finish

The Gibson ES-355 was the Cadillac of Classic Thinline Semis

By Rod Brakes published

This rare ES-355TD-SV from 1967 features a Polaris White custom color finish.

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Johnny Winter, 1974

Watch Johnny Winter’s Rowdy Rendition of the Rolling Stones' “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

By Rod Brakes published

Video Check out the bluesman’s jaw-dropping chops and hear the difference between Gibson Firebird pickups and regular humbuckers.

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Chuck Berry (1928-2017) performs on November 23, 1981, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

Hail! Hail! Gibson Presents the Chuck Berry 1970s ES-355

By Rod Brakes last updated

The father of rock ‘n’ roll is honored with another iconic signature model.

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