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Rig Rundown: Joe Bonamassa [2018]

One of blues-rock’s biggest draws walks us through his staggering setup of Dumbles and signature tweed combos, holy grail Les Pauls and Fenders, and just a handful of off-the-rack pedals.

This ’51 Fender “Nocaster” is the other blonde Tele in Joe Bonamassa’s guitar boat. It has a PAF humbucker in the neck that keeps up with the Les Pauls in JB’s collection.

Special thanks to tech Mike Hickey.

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