TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa

TOOLS OF THE TRADE, P

ART 4

For the last few columns, Joe Bonamassa has been demoing a variety of his favorite vintage guitars and discussing each instrument’s unique attributes. He...

Epiphone signature Les Paul Axcess for Rush guitar legend Alex Lifeson. Featuring a double-locking vibrato loaded with Ghost piezo saddles, splittable coils and belly carve, Lifeson's Les Paul is an unorthodox high-performance take on...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa

TOOLS OF THE TRADE, P

ART 3

OVER THE LAST two columns, Joe Bonamassa demonstrated the attributes of two of his favorite guitars: the 1954 Gibson Les Paul goldtop with P90 pickups,...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa<br/>
TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 2

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa

McCRAY'S
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String bending, à la blues great La
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A signature element in Larry McCray’s style is that he has a very distinct and unusual bending technique where he will...

Joe Bonamassa's biggest seller album, Blues Deluxe is a collection of cover songs and also includes four original compositions, including the track “Woke Up Dreaming,” which, to this day, Joe Bonamassa still performs at almost every...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa





SWELL TIME

One of the most expressive tools for electric guitar players is the use of the volume swell. An essential element in the arsenals of such legendary players as Danny...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa



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REEN LIGHT

Way back in 2003 — 20 years ago! — Joe Bonamassa recorded a collection of some of his favorite blues classics, such as B.B. King’s “You Up- set Me Baby,” Freddie...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa.

GREEN L

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Joe Bonamassa discussed his approach to recording a cover of the Peter Green/Fleetwood Mac track “Lazy Poker Blues,” for his upcoming album, Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2. Joe...

Gibson has been on an impressive winning streak the past few years, and things clearly haven’t let up in 2022. This Fall, the company continues to roll out new and exciting equipment – and not just under the Gibson name, but also via its...