This edition of our regular series is a a special one, and more a case of Me And His Guitar as Joe Bonamassa is lucky enough to be loaned Bernie Marsden's fabled '59 Gibson Les Paul, known as The Beast.
Joe takes the opportunity to talk about how he likes his Les Pauls set up, and he also offers valuable set-up advice for other players.
Joe Bonamassa plays two UK dates in March at the London Eventim Apollo on 17, 19, 20 and 21 March. He returns in October for a landmark arena tour of the following venues:
21 October - Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
23 October - Liverpool, Echo Arena
24 October - Leeds, First Direct Arena
25 October - Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
27 October - Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
28 October - Bournemouth, International Centre
31 October - Brighton, Centre
Tickets available here.
Get Total Guitar for iOS devices, Kindle Fire and Android.
“You would get suspended for even having a guitar”: Brian May says it was “illegal” to have a guitar at his school – but he and his friends played during lunch hour anyway
“Gibson was able to put the universe on it… the planet Mercury is here, and that is a little nod to a friend of mine”: Inspired by the stars and co-designed by the Queen guitarist, Gibson unveils exquisite Brian May SJ-200 12-String
