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How Joe Bonamassa and Kevin Shirley took an obscure Tim Curry track to a whole new level
By Matt Frost Published
Bonamassa was one of many who paid tribute to Curry after the actor's death was confirmed yesterday

Martin unveils a pair of Joe Bonamassa signature acoustics based on his 1937 pre-War vintage unicorn
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The 00-18 Joe Bonamassa and its more affordable 00-10E Retro are based on a '37 shade-top of incalculable mojo
![Joe Bonamassa wears a blue suit and plays his signature Epiphone Les Paul [left]; the late great Albert Collins with his Telecaster.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q23LHytNUf5DEHSfGq3Qtn-320-80.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa on how Albert Collins taught him to wield his guitar as “a weapon”
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Bonamassa was just a young kid with great chops who had impressed Danny Gatton. Up onstage with the Iceman taught him how you could pin the audience to their seat with one note

“It just sounds like me”: Why Joe Bonamassa’s tribute to Rory Gallagher didn’t turn out as expected
By Amit Sharma Published
“Getting Rory’s Strat from the National Museum would have taken an act of government!”
![Joe Bonamassa [left] wears a dark blue suit and shades as he performs with a Gibson Les Paul in 2024. BB King [right] has a mischevious look on his face as he performs seated with Lucille.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PbkcJv2BpVtqqgcwRMPZCm-320-80.jpg)
BB King was the undisputed King of the Blues – but Joe Bonamassa says he also taught him how to use an iPod
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Bonamassa pays tribute to the undisputed king of the blues as a road dog who "knew everything" and was pretty handy with newfangled technologies, too
![TNAG Global founder/CEO Ben Montague [left] and Norman Harris [right] point to each other as they are photographed on the shop floor at Norman's Rare Guitars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cEDtqNEsZXKAjPKWKwEFUM-320-80.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa gives his blessing as Norman Harris sells Norman’s Rare Guitars and says the future of his iconic LA store has been secured
By Jonathan Horsley Published
TNAG Global, which owns Carter Vintage Guitars, is the buyer, and under CEO Ben Montague, it promises to preserve the soul and grow the business of one of the world's most-loved guitar stores

Joe Bonamassa just teamed up with Fuchs Audio on a signature tube amp that might just save you spending $175,000 on a Dumble
By Jonathan Horsley Published
This 100-watt 1x12 combo has heaps of EQ options, top-shelf digital reverb, a series/parallel effects loop and signature Celestion speaker – all without the six-figure vintage price tag

Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

Seymour Duncan expands Joe Bonamassa range with humbucker set based on pickups from his ‘Bolin Burst’ Les Paul
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Like JoBo says, got a cheap Les Paul? Give it a high-end power-up with a pair of replica humbuckers from his iconic Bolin Burst, fresh out the custom shop – and the first 500 sets come signed
![Joe Bonamassa wears a blue suit and plays his P-90 loaded Epiphone signature Les Paul [left] and BB King cups his hand to his ear to ask for some more from his audience at a 1991 show in Chicago.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pGzJdAHFic3RJjgCi33Ejh-320-80.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa announces all-star album celebrating life of BB King on the King of the Blues’ 100th birthday
By Jonathan Horsley Published
BB King’s Blues Summit 100 is out Feb 6 and features guest spots from Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, George Benson, Eric Gales and more
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