As the world’s highest-grossing blues guitar superstar and curator of what is surely one of the greatest collections of vintage electric guitars and guitar amps on the planet, Joe Bonamassa’s tone is Magnetic North for many guitar players. His tone is reference quality, the exemplar.
But just how can we recreate it? Do we need a Gibson Les Paul Standard from the year of our Lord, 1959, or a 1954 Fender Stratocaster? A tube amp crafted by the late Howard Alexander Dumble would be a Holy Grail choice, the missing link if you have a six-figure budget.
