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“I am beyond blown away that this is now in my possession”: Joe Bonamassa now owns Rory Gallagher’s Number 1 Rangemaster – the same treble booster that gave Brian May his tonal breakthrough

Joe Bonamassa.

By now, “Joe Bonamassa buys interesting piece of vintage gear” isn’t exactly breaking news. After all, the bluesman arguably owns the biggest cache of vintage gear gems out there – but his latest acquisition is worthy of the headlines.

His latest coup, unveiled via a fresh Instagram post, has seen him take custody of Rory Gallagher’s Number 1 Rangemaster treble booster. Gifted to him by the late guitarist’s family – who, until last year, had been charged with the safekeeping of his iconic 1961 Strat – Bonamassa says he’s “beyond blown away” by the gesture.

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