Joe Bonamassa has been a fan of Gibson guitars for most of his career and also happens to be a guitar collector as well. So you can imagine that he has more than a few Gibson’s in his collection. Gibson came out with an article that features some of the rare Gibson guitars in his collection, including some videos where he is showcasing them as well. I thought it was pretty cool to learn a little more about the unique guitars in Joe’s collection and some more about the history behind these guitars. I think you’re probably going to dig all this information too so check it out below.
Gibson released an article about Joe Bonamassa and a few of the rare Gibson guitars in his extensive guitar collection. See the full article at http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/joe-bonamassa-and-gibson-guitars-0917-2012.aspx. Here’s a little taste…
Bona-Byrd
This might be the most unique guitar in Joe’s collection, not in the sense of being a vintage guitar (which it most definitely is not), but just for the fact that it is the only one of its kind. As Joe told Premier Guitar, “I’m a real big fan of Firebird 1’s. I love the Firebird 1, but the tendency with the Firebird is to be a little neck-heavy.” The guitar was built by the Gibson Custom Shop for Joe. It is essentially a Reverse Firebird neck with a Les Paul body. The guitar has only one pickup (humbucker), making it somewhat reminiscent of a Gibson Les Paul Junior. Joe has been using the Bona-Byrd live for the song “Slow Train,” which was the opening song each night on the Dust Bowl Tour. Check out the Bona-Byrd in action:
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I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into the extensive guitar collection of Joe Bonamassa. There are plenty more videos featuring more of his guitars in action so dig a little deeper and get into the great sound of Joe’s guitars.
Thanks,
Griff
8 replies to "Joe Bonamassa And His Gibson Guitar Collection"
thanks for valuable recommendations and simply excellent info
sucks no vidio
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Smokin’ Joe! First time I heard you play! Any friend of Griff’s is a friend of mine. You sure do cut the fretboard nicely. Thanks fore the show
this is great now if i could onlyfind a blues band
….great sound! Love the up range with the capo for the sweet blues!
Terrific display of mastery of playing Gibson guitar while singing this blue song! What an artist!
HEy he’s using a capo ……