If you look through Joe Bonamassa’s guitar rack at the side of the stage on any given night, chances are you’ll find all kinds of vintage instruments – from mouth-watering Fenders like mid-’50s Strats and B-bender Teles to rare Gibson originals including Korina Flying Vs, ’70s Firebirds and cherry red semi-hollows. But if there’s one guitar he’s going to play live or use in the studio more than any other, it’s the Gibson Les Paul.
It was a decision made early on in his career which came down to the design as well as the ’60s and ’70s masters who took the sound of American blues to new expressive heights...
