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“I buy them out of Sweetwater”: Joe Bonamassa might be the king of vintage gear – but most of his pedalboard is off the shelf

Joe Bonamassa holding a Way Huge Deep State pedal and a Klon.

Joe Bonamassa’s penchant for acquiring high-end vintage electric guitar gear and his in-depth knowledge of how to best use his gear is no secret. That makes his humble pedalboard – which is largely made up of off-the-shelf stock – more surprising.

Built largely from standard-issue pedals acquired from US music giant Sweetwater, it’s a ’board that anyone with a modest budget can recreate, and he’s lifted the lid on some of his pedal picks in the new issue of Guitarist.

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