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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.

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 calls on LA locals to help session player Mason Stoops retrieve his stolen gear
By Phil Weller Published
Three of his most cherished guitars are among those stolen from the Highland Park neighborhood, and JoBo is using his following to help track the loot down

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.

Joe Bonamassa says you’re miking your amp wrong
By Phil Weller Published
The blues star has a blunt take on the “Full Sail flashlight” technique — and why starting at the center of a speaker cone is a mistake

Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue
By Elizabeth Swann Published
The guitarist says he’s already slowed down his collecting and wants to focus more on what he already owns

Joe Bonamassa on the most overlooked aspect of B.B. King's guitar genius
By Phil Weller Published
Bonamassa‘s all-star tribute album to the King is out today

Joe Bonamassa on the blues giant who made him the guitarist he is today
By Phil Weller Published
The rockabilly star taught the 11-year-old future blues whiz some key lessons

Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa
By Gary Graff Last updated
“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”
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