1959 Gibson ES-345
You can’t play B.B. King tunes without a handful of Gibson semi-hollow guitars. Bonamassa played this ES-345 on “Ole Time Religion,” “Nobody Loves Me But My Mother,” and “Boogie Woogie Woman.” Joe Glaser converted the output from stereo to mono and reversed the pickup magnets to prevent an out-of-phase sound.
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.
Photos by Lindsey Best