“When people ask, ‘Why do you need so many?’ They don’t get what it is to be a collector. You have the ability to preserve things”: Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously

Joe Bonamassa.

Joe Bonamassa has explained what it is about guitar collecting that he finds so fascinating – and admitted to being addicted to buying vintage gear.

It’s common knowledge that Bonamassa’s home, Nerdville, is a museum in all but the fact that fans can’t buy an entrance ticket to oggle at the inventory of ultra-rare vintage guitar equipment.