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Jonathan Horsley

“You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a great sound, and it doesn’t have to be overly complex”: Joe Bonamassa on how to choose the right amp for a gig

Joe Bonamassa plays a Guild DE-500 Duane Eddy signature guitar at a Nashville show celebrating Eddy's life. Bonamassa wears a dark blazer embroidered with bright musical notation.

Joe Bonamassa’s “amp shanty” is the stuff of legend – and many a YouTube video tour. You will no doubt be familiar with some of his heavy hitters, the venerable Marshall Silver Jubilee heads, pure unobtanium in the form of his Dumble tube amps.

But what about his fly rig, the amp he uses for those occasions when he is sitting in with a band for one night only? Bonamassa has shared his thoughts on this – and, helpfully, some advice for any player who is trying to choose a guitar amp for a gig.

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