Joe Bonamassa Joe Bonamassa reveals the world's most expensive three-channel amp With three Dumbles, two Marshalls, a rare Mesa/Boogie rotary speaker and an original Klon Centaur, it's a no-expense-spared setup Joe Bonamassa reveals the one guitar that does it all... and the one he'll never play The guitar aficionado also tells us which guitar he'll never play, and the pedal on his board that he can't do without Joe Bonamassa explains why he sold all his Dumble amps – and why he’s now got more than ever After making some big changes to his live rig in 2014, the guitarist now owns eight Dumbles and isn’t looking back Latest Joe Bonamassa Meet Matteo Mancuso, the young player who’s light years ahead of us all By Bill Milkowski published 6 October 24 When it comes to improvisation, Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro Matteo Mancuso is leaving the best players in the world in the dust Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone model revives a long-forgotten colorway and taps into the “sparkle” of P90s By Phil Weller published 3 October 24 "These are ready to rock, and you can rule the world with 'em!" Bonamassa says of his new budget-priced Les Pauls Joe Bonamassa makes up for giving his original gold Klon Centaur away for free by creating the “ultimate clone” with Way Huge By Phil Weller published 1 August 24 The overdrive pedal is limited to 550 hand-signed units and is available exclusively on the blues guitarist’s Reverb channel Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The guitar world has been flooded with touching tributes to the late blues legend, with Joe Bonamassa leading the line with a poignant reflection on his legacy Chris Shiflett on trying to convince Joe Bonamassa his Murphy Lab ‘59 Les Paul was genuine By Phil Weller published 5 July 24 The Foo Fighters guitarist had just bought the custom shop reissue, but Bonamassa wasn't falling for it Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The amp and its matching cab haven’t been played live in 45 years, but Bonamassa says he’ll be gigging with it by the end of the year Reverb returns to Joe Bonamassa’s home for ‘Welcome Back to Nerdville’ mini-documentary By Phil Weller published 19 June 24 From seances and trash bag Flying Vs, to Gibson-inspired interior design, a new Reverb film charts Bonamassa’s growing vintage gear collection – and unearths some fantastic tales along the way Joe Bonamassa's “museum-grade” 1941 Martin acoustic has been reissued as his first Martin signature model By Phil Weller published 21 May 24 Bonamassa has given fans a glimpse at the faithful reproduction of his original pre-war 000-45, which was handed down as a family heirloom before he bought it "He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players By Jason Sidwell last updated 27 November 23 Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Here, Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, Jennifer Batten, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and more talk about his enduring legacy Fender’s ’48 Dual Professional Combo Lives Again in a Near-Original Reissue, Courtesy of Mr. Joe Bonamassa By Art Thompson published 22 September 23 Seventy-five years later, this classic guitar amp design continues to stand the test of time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Joe Bonamassa reveals the world's most expensive three-channel amp 2No Black Friday budget? No worries – Amazon wants you to have 3 months of music streaming on the house3Martin Barre tells how a bogus guitar became his main axe in Jethro Tull’s early days4Steve Lukather reveals the best electric guitar he owns and the one he’ll never play5Jimmy Page on the guitarists he admires and the word he hates when it comes to describing them
Meet Matteo Mancuso, the young player who’s light years ahead of us all By Bill Milkowski published 6 October 24 When it comes to improvisation, Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro Matteo Mancuso is leaving the best players in the world in the dust
Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone model revives a long-forgotten colorway and taps into the “sparkle” of P90s By Phil Weller published 3 October 24 "These are ready to rock, and you can rule the world with 'em!" Bonamassa says of his new budget-priced Les Pauls
Joe Bonamassa makes up for giving his original gold Klon Centaur away for free by creating the “ultimate clone” with Way Huge By Phil Weller published 1 August 24 The overdrive pedal is limited to 550 hand-signed units and is available exclusively on the blues guitarist’s Reverb channel
Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The guitar world has been flooded with touching tributes to the late blues legend, with Joe Bonamassa leading the line with a poignant reflection on his legacy
Chris Shiflett on trying to convince Joe Bonamassa his Murphy Lab ‘59 Les Paul was genuine By Phil Weller published 5 July 24 The Foo Fighters guitarist had just bought the custom shop reissue, but Bonamassa wasn't falling for it
Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The amp and its matching cab haven’t been played live in 45 years, but Bonamassa says he’ll be gigging with it by the end of the year
Reverb returns to Joe Bonamassa’s home for ‘Welcome Back to Nerdville’ mini-documentary By Phil Weller published 19 June 24 From seances and trash bag Flying Vs, to Gibson-inspired interior design, a new Reverb film charts Bonamassa’s growing vintage gear collection – and unearths some fantastic tales along the way
Joe Bonamassa's “museum-grade” 1941 Martin acoustic has been reissued as his first Martin signature model By Phil Weller published 21 May 24 Bonamassa has given fans a glimpse at the faithful reproduction of his original pre-war 000-45, which was handed down as a family heirloom before he bought it
"He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players By Jason Sidwell last updated 27 November 23 Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Here, Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, Jennifer Batten, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and more talk about his enduring legacy
Fender’s ’48 Dual Professional Combo Lives Again in a Near-Original Reissue, Courtesy of Mr. Joe Bonamassa By Art Thompson published 22 September 23 Seventy-five years later, this classic guitar amp design continues to stand the test of time
