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Joe Bonamassa and Gibson’s Tom Murphy explain how to tell a real Gibson Les Paul from a fake

By Phil Weller Published

When $18 million of fake Les Pauls were intercepted last year, it highlighted the danger of counterfeit guitars tainting the market. An all-star YouTube video is helping people spot the differences

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Joe Bonamassa performs on stage in aid of the Sunflower Jam charity, supporting the integration of conventional and complimentary therapy, at Royal Albert Hall on July 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.
Joe Bonamassa says he's played over 3,500 shows. This was his worst

By Joe Bosso Last updated

"I think I got a Diet Coke out of it," the guitarist says. "And that was it."

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Joe Bonamassa poses at his Nerdville home and museum with a 1955 Fender Stratocaster formerly owned by Howard Reed that was the first Strat with a factory black custom color finish.
Joe Bonamassa gives an update on the Nerdville guitars following the L.A. fires

By Gary Graff Last updated

The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage collection from doom

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Joe Bonamassa au Montreux Jazz Festival le 14 juillet 2023.
Joe Bonamassa names "10 Records That Changed My Life"

By Andrew Daly Published

Joe B reveals each album's significance to him — and includes one or two that might surprise you

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A photo of Joe Bonamassa showing his rare guitar collection relocated to a garage for protection from the L.A. wildfires in January 2025
Joe Bonamassa forced to move his Nerdville guitars to safety amid L.A. wildfires

By Phil Weller Last updated

"I knew this day would come eventually," Bonamassa says, "but just not today.”

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Joe Bonamassa on the honor and pressures of his upcoming Rory Gallagher tribute shows in Ireland

By Phil Weller Published

The modern-day blues icon will celebrate Gallagher’s legacy across three shows in his hometown next year

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Joe Bonamassa and Rory Gallagher
Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's "other" Strat. But his excitement isn't about the guitar

By Phil Weller Published

The blues guitarist was given a chance to play a pair of the Irish rocker's prized Fenders ahead of their auction

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Portrait of American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa photographed with a vintage 1952 Gibson Les Paul at John Henry's rehearsal space in London, on June 16, 2014.
Joe Bonamassa and Jared James Nichols have found their favorite alternative to the humbucker

By Phil Weller Published

Once the “underdog” pickup of the Les Paul universe, P90s are making a comeback among some of today's top players

Electric Guitars
Joe Perry and Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa and Joe Perry name the best guitar gear of the year. Their choices surprised us

By Phil Weller Published

Of all the new gear introduced this year, these two offbeat items got a nod from the guitarslingers

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American blues rock musician Joe Bonamassa performing live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London, on March 30, 2013.
Joe Bonamassa reveals the world's most expensive three-channel amp

By Phil Weller Published

With three Dumbles, two Marshalls, a rare Mesa/Boogie rotary speaker and an original Klon Centaur, it's a no-expense-spared setup

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