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GALLERY: Joe Bonamassa’s Three Kings Gear

The historic axes from the Three Kings tour.

By Jason Shadrick,
Jason Shadrick
Since attending a Dave Matthews Band concert as a teenager, Jason has been into all things guitar. An Iowa native, Jason has degrees in Music Business from Minnesota State-Mankato and Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Iowa. Since then, he has spent time doing everything from promotion at an indie music label to organizing guitar workshops all over the country. Currently, Jason lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Photos by Lindsey Best
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Oct 13, 2015

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1954 Gibson Les Paul
Bonamassa used this ’54 goldtop for Freddie King’s “You’ve Got to Love Her With a Feeling” and “Sittin’ on a Boat Dock.” Tech Mike Hickey even went so far as to remove two knobs and adjust the selectors to match old photos of King.

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