“If he wasn’t doing what he’s doing, he’d be a natural fit”: Norman Harris hints Joe Bonamassa could take over Norman's Rare Guitars when he retires

Joe Bonamassa at the Nerdville Museum holding a Fender Stratocaster.

Norman Harris, owner of the legendary Norman’s Rare Guitars, has hinted that Joe Bonamassa could be the ideal person to replace him when he retires. In an interview with Guitar World, Harris describes Bonamassa as “a natural fit” to take over the iconic store in Tarzana, California.

“I think about it all the time,” Norm says of the possibility of handing the shop on to a new owner. “I would love for somebody to take it over who loves it as much as I do, keep my employees and try to run it in the same fashion that I tried to.”