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Joe Bonamassa’s pawn shop SG changed his outlook on P-90s – now Seymour Duncan has recreated its pickups
By Phil Weller Published
The 1961 SG ended a years-long search for the perfect P-90 pickup

Joe Bonamassa explains how “hiding” your guitar pick can make you a more expressive player
By Joe Bonamassa Published
Want to find your voice? Switch up your pick attack and put some character into your phrasing

Drop D is not just for grunge and metal – Joe Bonamassa explains how he uses it for blues guitar
By Joe Bonamassa Published
The blues guitar superstar unpacks his drop D approach and explains how you can use it in your own blues jams

Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Tim Curry as he shares their unlikely connection
By Janelle Borg Published
Tim Curry, best known for his role in the 1975 film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, launched his debut album in 1978, which included Sloe Gin, later covered by Bonamassa

Steve Louw on making his folk-country rock mashup – with a little help from Joe Bonamassa once again
By Amit Sharma Published
Traces of the Flood is produced by Kevin Shirley, features Louw making the most of a third guitarist, and channeling his Dylan influences for one of the most breathtaking records of 2026

Joe Bonamassa reveals how many Gibson and Epiphone signature models he’s sold – and it’s a lot
By Janelle Borg Published
The reigning king of signatures has come a long way – the initial run of his first model was limited to 300

Joe Bonamassa has a new Martin signature – and he's already played it live with a guitar legend
By Matt Owen Published
Two new models are inspired by Bonamassa’s prized 1937 00-18 Shade-Top

Joe Bonamassa says “armchair quarterbacks” have turned guitar culture toxic
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Endless vitriol for flubbed notes, seeing every performance as some kind of competition. Where does this stop? As Bonamassa says, it put one artist in therapy

When a 12-year-old Joe Bonamassa played with his blues hero
By Phil Weller Published
A young Bonamassa got the chance to sit in with Albert Collins and it was a trial by fire

From B.B. King to Eric Clapton and Otis Rush, the blues is the core element of Joe Bonamassa's playing
By Joe Bonamassa Published
In this essential video lesson with the guitar superstar, he explains why it doesn't matter what style he is playing – it always begins and ends with the blues
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