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Joe Bonamassa in concert during the North Sea Jazz Festival at Ahoy' in Rotterdam, The Netherlands July 14, 2007

"If we do this correctly, I think this could be one of the best blues songs ever!": How Joe Bonamassa and Kevin Shirley took an obscure Tim Curry track to a whole new level

By Matt Frost published 2 April 24

"When I first heard it, I was really stricken by the guitar playing, and I was really taken by the whole vibe of it"

Joe Bonamassa demoes a vintage Hendrix-inspired rig from his living room in Nerdville, CA

“It’s noisy, it’s wild, and I’m by no means Jimi Hendrix, but we’ll get the gist”: Can Joe Bonamassa make a $1000 Band Of Gypsys rig sound like its vintage equivalent?

By Jonathan Horsley published 15 March 24

Watch JoBo pit two Hendrix-inspired rigs against each other from the comfort of his living room, one with a Squier Strat, a Peavey Classic and Dunlop pedals, the other all megabucks vintage gear

Guitarist Joe Bonamassa performs at the Alan Parsons & Friends 75th Birthday Tribute Concert benefiting One805 at Lobero Theatre on December 20, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California

"If you put those time limits on things, you're never gonna get to where you want to be": Joe Bonamassa has some solid advice for any musician working to be successful but doubting themselves

By Rob Laing published 12 March 24

Anyone who thinks they might be 'past it' needs to hear this

Eric Clapton and Joe Bonamassa perform on stage at the Royal Albert Hall on May 4, 2009 in London, England

"For me it was either the beginning of the beginning or the beginning of the end": the night Eric Clapton guested with Joe Bonamassa at the Royal Albert Hall and changed his career

By Rob Laing published 7 March 24

"I can never repay him for what he did because he came out and did something that turned my career around"

“The riffs are tougher, and there are hooks! Yes, hooks!”: Black Country Communion announce new album and Joe Bonamassa’s guitar is pure fire on the supergroup’s new single, Stay Free

By Jonathan Horsley published 1 March 24

The supergroup featuring Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian release first new music in seven years, and it's a heavy rock groover to trample you underfoot

The cheapest tone upgrade ever or a myth: should you be top-wrapping your guitar bridge like Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Derek Trucks, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa?

By Rob Laing published 26 February 24

Slinky sustain-enhancer or psychosomatic? Let's talk about top-wrapping

Joe Bonamassa blasts Deep Purple at his noisy neighbours

Watch Joe Bonamassa give Nerdville’s noisy neighbours a taste of their own medicine with a high-volume rendition of Smoke On The Water through a cranked Dumble

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 January 24

“I came up with an extreme solution to a simple problem,” says Bonamassa, whose extreme solution involved a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, a Dumble Overdrive Special, and a Deep Purple riff

Joe Bonamassa plays a 1969 Fender Stratocaster

“The thought of missing out on this guitar gave me the strength to do the gig”: Watch Joe Bonamassa demo the ’69 Hendrix spec Strat he calls ‘The Bronchitiscaster’ – and a super-rare ’67 Flying V

By Jonathan Horsley published 17 November 23

Joe Bonamassa demos the tones and tells the stories behind two much-loved Hendrix-era electrics in his collection, and they sound – and look – incredible

"You don't have to spend a lot of money" – Joe Bonamassa explains the keys to more Telecaster tones

By Rob Laing published 3 November 23

"There's a video of Jeff Beck saying you can do anything with it – and he was right."

"I treat the number 5 as if it were 10" – Joe Bonamassa shares Les Paul tips with his favourite '59 Burst

By Rob Laing published 9 October 23

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