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Joe Bonamassa's 1958 “Amos” Flying V was owned by Norm Harris and featured in Spinal Tap – now it's been recreated by Gibson's Murphy Lab
By Jackson Maxwell published
A year and a half in the making, the Collector's Edition “Amos” is limited to just 50 examples, and replicates in molecular detail all of the storied original guitar's quirks

Joe Bonamassa reveals how a cheap knockoff Les Paul kickstarted his partnership with Epiphone
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa has been working with Epiphone for over a decade – and it all started after he saw a budget LP in a UK music store

Joe Bonamassa throws his support behind the movement to keep Rory Gallagher's famous Strat in Ireland
By Janelle Borg published
Bonamassa was previously rumored to be one of the big-name guitar collectors interested in bidding on Gallagher's 1961 Strat

Joe Bonamassa’s 12th Epiphone signature guitar is his first with P-90s – and features one of the rarest Les Paul finishes ever made
By Matt Owen published
Only three Copper Iridescent 1955 Les Paul Standards are currently accounted for – and Bonamassa owns two of them. Now, the quirky single-cut has been revived

How Glenn Hughes brought his low-end expertise into the spotlight with Joe Bonamassa and Black Country Communion
By Brian Fox published
The ageless rock veteran with Deep Purple and Black Sabbath recorded his most bass-intensive disc alongside guitarist Joe Bonamassa

“He taught me that it was OK to play the music you wanted to play”: Why John Mayall was the godfather of British blues guitar
By Glenn Kimpton published
Best known for his Bluesbreakers band, which launched the careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor, Mayall was a gifted pianist, guitarist and harmonica player

Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to his favorite guitar player of all time
By Joe Bonamassa published
JoBo digs out a vintage Beano Burst lookalike to break down the licks of Eric Clapton during his “Gibson years”

Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Dickey Betts in this video and tab lesson
By Joe Bonamassa published
Les Paul in hand, Bonamassa shows us two examples of how Betts might phrase a solo, one using the "country scale," the other using the minor pentatonic

Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's 1959 Esquire, calling him “one of my guitar heroes”
By Janelle Borg published
Bonamassa debunks the rumor that Gallagher only had one guitar throughout his career, namely, the '61 Fender Strat

Way Huge and Joe Bonamassa unveil the Deep State, the “ultimate Klon clone” at a fraction of the original's price
By Janelle Borg last updated
Like the highly sought-after mid-'90s pedal, the Deep State promises to deliver “smooth, velvety clipping” that is super-responsive to playing dynamics
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