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Joe Bonamassa uses vintage guitars on tour, including his 'Snake Bite' 1959 Les Paul, a '63 ES-335 and the 'Bonnie' '55 Strat, through a 1983 Dumble Overdrive Special, Marshall Silver Jubilee heads and his Fender High Powered Tweed Twins, with an Ibanez Tube Screamer, Fuzz Face and Micro POG.
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“It's one of my favourite road guitars. I love that guitar.”
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Gibson
1963 ES-335 with Bigsby
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1963 ES-335 with Bigsby“I needed a 335 with a Bigsby and so this one just hit the mark nicely.”
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“It's one of my favourite road guitars. I love that guitar.”
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Gibson
1963 ES-335 with Bigsby“I needed a 335 with a Bigsby and so this one just hit the mark nicely.”
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“I've had that guitar for years; I've probably done 1,200 gigs with it.”
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“It's a great road guitar, and I use it on the last song”
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Amps
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Dumble
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“They're the exact same amp”
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Pedals
“There's a Tube Screamer that is either an '80 or an '81”
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Micro POGSaid in Guitar World: Joe Bonamassa buys his pedals from Sweetwater, June 2025
Dunlop
Fuzz Face
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Fuzz FaceSaid in Guitar World: Joe Bonamassa buys his pedals from Sweetwater, June 2025
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Dunlop
Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby wah
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Fulltone
Supa-TremSaid in Guitar World: Joe Bonamassa buys his pedals from Sweetwater, June 2025
Way Huge
Conspiracy Theory
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Conspiracy TheorySaid in Guitar World: Joe Bonamassa buys his pedals from Sweetwater, June 2025
MXR
Micro Flanger
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Hughes & Kettner
Rotosphere“the fake Leslie”
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Lehle
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What guitar does Joe Bonamassa play?
On his 2025 tour he used his 'Snake Bite' 1959 Les Paul Standard, the 'Royal Albert' 1960 Les Paul, a 1963 ES-335 with a Bigsby, the 'Bonnie' 1955 hardtail Strat, a 1968 Telecaster with a Wide Range humbucker and a 1953 Blackguard Tele, he told Guitar World.
What amp does Joe Bonamassa use?
A 1983 Dumble Overdrive Special, a 1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee and a 1988 2555, his Fender Joe Bonamassa High Powered Tweed Twins in black Tolex and two Van Weelden Twinkle Land amps, selected with a Lehle switcher, per Guitar World in 2025.
What pedals does Joe Bonamassa use?
He told Guitar World in 2025 they are standard pedals bought from Sweetwater: an '80 or '81 Ibanez Tube Screamer, EHX Micro POG, Fuzz Face, MXR Micro Flanger, Fulltone Supa-Trem, Way Huge Conspiracy Theory, Boss DD-2, Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere and his Dunlop signature wah.
What overdrive does Joe Bonamassa use?
An Ibanez Tube Screamer from 1980 or 1981, plus the Way Huge Conspiracy Theory, a Klon-style pedal he collaborated on, according to Guitar World in 2025.
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Joe Bonamassa is the American blues-rock guitarist known for his vintage gear collection and long run of signature models. This guide covers his 2025 touring rig as he walked Guitar World through it: vintage Les Pauls, Strats and Teles, Dumble, Marshall and Fender amps, and a mostly off-the-shelf pedalboard.
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