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Joe Bonamassa says this rare instrument is the most meaningful guitar he owns
By Phil Weller Published
The blues star owns guitars tied to Tommy Bolin and Lowell George — but the instrument he dreamed about as a kid means the most.

Billy Gibbons called Norman’s Rare Guitars looking for a young musician he'd seen online in the shop’s videos
By Phil Weller Published
Norman Harris says giving back is important. Through the store's hugely popular videos, he's helped emerging players find audiences — and in some cases launch careers, including Marcus King’s

Joe Bonamassa and Martin announce two new Bonamassa signature acoustics
By Elizabeth Swann Published
Inspired by his treasured 1937 Martin 00-18 shade-top, the models include a handcrafted Nazareth-built model and a more accessible version produced at Martin's Navojoa, Mexico facility

Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa
By Gary Graff Published
“I don't really know the secret of how guitarists create their own unique sounds,” Rodgers tells us, “but I know a good guitar sound when I hear it”

Joe Bonamassa reveals one of the most-played guitars in his 600-plus collection
By Phil Weller Published
The blues guitarist says the heavily modified 1968 Telecaster has become a “secret weapon” thanks to its unlikely Gibson-meets-Fender design.

Joe Bonamassa says toxic guitar culture has gone too far
By Phil Weller Published
The blues guitarist says the abuse Nick Jonas received after one high-profile mistake is proof that musicians deserve more empathy

Joe Bonamassa explains his trick for finding the guitars you’ll want to keep forever
By Jude Gold Published
The blues guitar star has amassed more than 600 guitars, from rare Les Pauls and Strats to a $400,000 Flying V. But he says the secret to finding a keeper is asking yourself one simple question

“This was one of the greatest guitar safaris of my life.” Joe Bonamassa on tracking down Terry Reid’s 1952 Telecaster
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
A dead-end search, a Facebook message and a trip into the California desert led Bonamassa to one of the most meaningful guitars in his collection.
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