Chords for Joe Bonamassa trades 2 of his guitars here at Norman's Rare Guitars
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Start Jamming...
Hey everybody, I got my buddy Joe Bonamassa over here who bought a really killer guitar
from us, a 54 Strat.
That was stunning and part of our deal was a little trade and uh
Yeah, you know, I've been trading in some stuff and uh, and um, we did a thing with
Epiphone where we auctioned the guitar off for a good cost.
Some of these things have been in storage for years.
This one I used to play a ballad of John Henry.
This thing knows [Bb] that song in and out.
And this is a black verse with my name in it.
And um, again it's like, you know, stuff is starting to pile up for me and I have to like,
I have to like prioritize and make space and if the stuff isn't being played then it needs
to move on to somebody who's going to play it, you know?
And that's the whole idea.
And Joe being almost like family here, you know, we always give him first crack at a
lot of cool stuff that I know he likes.
I kind of have a good idea.
Right.
This stuff he's a little weak for.
He's a victim.
That's right.
So, but it's a way for him to kind of trade off some of the stuff he might not [N] be using
for some things that he would be using.
Yeah, exactly.
And you know, your tastes change and everything else.
And the last thing I need is another guitar, but I'm really thrilled that
You said that about a hundred guitars ago. Yeah, exactly.
But the last, you know, the thing you want to do is have people play them and enjoy them.
You know, it's like you can't have stuff that's They're instruments.
You know, my rule now is if it's been sitting for two years, then it needs to maybe move [C] on.
So, well, I hope these people buy these, [G] give them a good home.
Is there a little history on [C] this guy?
Well, this is a replica of the Blackburst that I had them put my name in the fingerboard.
So underneath this, if you're so inclined, I don't suggest doing this.
I see some flame.
Yeah, it's a flamey Sunburst Les Paul, but kind of like my original 60 that is the same
story.
You know, it's like a flamey guitar underneath, [N] you know, black paint.
And this has got my name in it.
This one here was built for me in 2009, right before we did the Albert Hall.
And I ended up playing the ballad of John Henry on it time and time again when it used
to be in B.
So I would drag this guitar around to Israel and Kuala Lumpur and all these crazy fly shows.
And I would drag this thing around in a big road case, which, by the way, whoever buys
it, you can have the road case because there's only one.
Is [Bb] that the case with them?
No, I will have a [Eb] semi truck bring the road case.
[A]
And I ended up dragging this thing around for one song.
And one of the shows we [Bb] did in St.
Petersburg, the gear didn't make it or something else.
And the ballad of John Henry at the time was my biggest song and I had to play it.
So what I did was I just said, OK, well, I'm going to learn how to play it in E standard
tuning because I only had two guitars with me.
And once I did that, I was like, oh, this is much easier to play in E.
I just should
just learn how to sing it in E.
So then that's when this this this one was retired.
And then this one here I've been playing off and on for the last year or so.
This was my open tuning guitar.
Before I started dragging out the the original Firebird that I bought from Norman.
And that's that's [Gb] about that.
They're cool guitars.
It's a little bit more beat up than [Bb] the than the than the original one that I have.
But they got it when they age them, they got to do something.
Yeah.
You can't call it an age guitar and it be mid.
Yeah, exactly.
[Am] [B] [Bb] Thank you, Joe.
You're welcome.
As always, you know, [N] as as always.
And I'll I'll send you a picture of the two fifty fours together, the hardtail and the
and the and the tremolo.
It's [Bb] that's a that's a dream set for me.
Well, we have a lot of fun talking [Bbm] guitars and doing guitars.
[B] And [Gb] one of the people who really knows this [B] stuff [A]
[Bb] and he's a young man, very unusual to
know all the stuff that he does is Joe.
And we always have some great conversations.
I'm going to go on the blues cruise this year and [A] have another guitar talk.
We should talk about like we were just talking off the cameras, like we should just talk
about stuff that companies should make.
You know, you've been buying this stuff for so many.
You've seen so many one offs and cool things that they do.
It's like it's just one of those things you just you know, there's a lot of a lot of that
kind of stuff they should be making.
[Bb] We'll try to put the companies in the right direction.
Just nudge them, you know, yeah.
Use the double.
I just nudge them in the right direction.
There you go.
Anyhow, Joe [N] Bonamassa right here at Norm's.
Thank you guys.
Thank you, Joe, as usual.
Always great to see you.
from us, a 54 Strat.
That was stunning and part of our deal was a little trade and uh
Yeah, you know, I've been trading in some stuff and uh, and um, we did a thing with
Epiphone where we auctioned the guitar off for a good cost.
Some of these things have been in storage for years.
This one I used to play a ballad of John Henry.
This thing knows [Bb] that song in and out.
And this is a black verse with my name in it.
And um, again it's like, you know, stuff is starting to pile up for me and I have to like,
I have to like prioritize and make space and if the stuff isn't being played then it needs
to move on to somebody who's going to play it, you know?
And that's the whole idea.
And Joe being almost like family here, you know, we always give him first crack at a
lot of cool stuff that I know he likes.
I kind of have a good idea.
Right.
This stuff he's a little weak for.
He's a victim.
That's right.
So, but it's a way for him to kind of trade off some of the stuff he might not [N] be using
for some things that he would be using.
Yeah, exactly.
And you know, your tastes change and everything else.
And the last thing I need is another guitar, but I'm really thrilled that
You said that about a hundred guitars ago. Yeah, exactly.
But the last, you know, the thing you want to do is have people play them and enjoy them.
You know, it's like you can't have stuff that's They're instruments.
You know, my rule now is if it's been sitting for two years, then it needs to maybe move [C] on.
So, well, I hope these people buy these, [G] give them a good home.
Is there a little history on [C] this guy?
Well, this is a replica of the Blackburst that I had them put my name in the fingerboard.
So underneath this, if you're so inclined, I don't suggest doing this.
I see some flame.
Yeah, it's a flamey Sunburst Les Paul, but kind of like my original 60 that is the same
story.
You know, it's like a flamey guitar underneath, [N] you know, black paint.
And this has got my name in it.
This one here was built for me in 2009, right before we did the Albert Hall.
And I ended up playing the ballad of John Henry on it time and time again when it used
to be in B.
So I would drag this guitar around to Israel and Kuala Lumpur and all these crazy fly shows.
And I would drag this thing around in a big road case, which, by the way, whoever buys
it, you can have the road case because there's only one.
Is [Bb] that the case with them?
No, I will have a [Eb] semi truck bring the road case.
[A]
And I ended up dragging this thing around for one song.
And one of the shows we [Bb] did in St.
Petersburg, the gear didn't make it or something else.
And the ballad of John Henry at the time was my biggest song and I had to play it.
So what I did was I just said, OK, well, I'm going to learn how to play it in E standard
tuning because I only had two guitars with me.
And once I did that, I was like, oh, this is much easier to play in E.
I just should
just learn how to sing it in E.
So then that's when this this this one was retired.
And then this one here I've been playing off and on for the last year or so.
This was my open tuning guitar.
Before I started dragging out the the original Firebird that I bought from Norman.
And that's that's [Gb] about that.
They're cool guitars.
It's a little bit more beat up than [Bb] the than the than the original one that I have.
But they got it when they age them, they got to do something.
Yeah.
You can't call it an age guitar and it be mid.
Yeah, exactly.
[Am] [B] [Bb] Thank you, Joe.
You're welcome.
As always, you know, [N] as as always.
And I'll I'll send you a picture of the two fifty fours together, the hardtail and the
and the and the tremolo.
It's [Bb] that's a that's a dream set for me.
Well, we have a lot of fun talking [Bbm] guitars and doing guitars.
[B] And [Gb] one of the people who really knows this [B] stuff [A]
[Bb] and he's a young man, very unusual to
know all the stuff that he does is Joe.
And we always have some great conversations.
I'm going to go on the blues cruise this year and [A] have another guitar talk.
We should talk about like we were just talking off the cameras, like we should just talk
about stuff that companies should make.
You know, you've been buying this stuff for so many.
You've seen so many one offs and cool things that they do.
It's like it's just one of those things you just you know, there's a lot of a lot of that
kind of stuff they should be making.
[Bb] We'll try to put the companies in the right direction.
Just nudge them, you know, yeah.
Use the double.
I just nudge them in the right direction.
There you go.
Anyhow, Joe [N] Bonamassa right here at Norm's.
Thank you guys.
Thank you, Joe, as usual.
Always great to see you.
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_ _ _ _ _ Hey everybody, I got my buddy Joe Bonamassa over here who bought a really killer guitar
from us, a 54 Strat.
That was stunning and part of our deal was a little trade and uh_
Yeah, you know, I've been trading in some stuff and uh, and um, we did a thing with
Epiphone where we auctioned the guitar off for a good cost.
Some of these things have been in storage for years.
This one I used to play a ballad of John Henry.
This thing knows [Bb] that song in and out.
And this is a black verse with my name in it.
And um, again it's like, you know, stuff is starting to pile up for me and I have to like,
I have to like prioritize and make space and if the stuff isn't being played then it needs
to move on to somebody who's going to play it, you know?
And that's the whole idea.
And Joe being almost like family here, you know, we always give him first crack at a
lot of cool stuff that I know he likes.
I kind of have a good idea.
Right.
This stuff he's a little weak for.
He's a victim.
That's right.
_ So, but it's a way for him to kind of trade off some of the stuff he might not [N] be using
for some things that he would be using.
Yeah, exactly.
And you know, your tastes change and everything else.
And the last thing I need is another guitar, but I'm really thrilled that_
You said that about a hundred guitars ago. Yeah, exactly.
But the last, you know, the thing you want to do is have people play them and enjoy them.
You know, it's like you can't have stuff that's_ They're instruments.
You know, my rule now is if it's been sitting for two years, then it needs to maybe move [C] on.
So, well, I hope these people _ buy these, [G] give them a good home.
Is there a little history on [C] this guy?
Well, this is a replica of the Blackburst _ that I had them put my name in the fingerboard.
So underneath this, if you're so inclined, I don't suggest doing this.
I see some flame.
Yeah, it's a _ flamey _ _ Sunburst Les Paul, but kind of like my original 60 that is the same
story.
You know, it's like a flamey guitar underneath, [N] you know, black paint.
And this has got my name in it.
This one here was built for me in 2009, right before we did the Albert Hall.
And _ I ended up playing the ballad of John Henry on it time and time again when it used
to be in B.
So I would drag this guitar around to _ Israel and _ Kuala Lumpur and all these crazy fly shows.
And I would drag this thing around in a big road case, which, by the way, whoever buys
it, you can have the road case because there's only one.
Is [Bb] that the case with them?
No, I will _ have a [Eb] semi truck bring the road case.
_ [A] _
And I ended up _ dragging this thing around for one song.
_ And one of the shows we [Bb] did in St.
Petersburg, the gear didn't make it or something else.
And the ballad of John Henry at the time was my biggest song and I had to play it.
So what I did was I just said, OK, well, I'm going to learn how to play it in E standard
tuning because I only had two guitars with me.
And once I did that, I was like, oh, this is much easier to play in E.
I just should
just learn how to sing it in E.
So then that's when this this this one was retired.
And then this one here I've been playing off and on for the last year or so.
_ This was my open tuning guitar.
_ _ _ _ Before I started dragging out the the original Firebird that I bought from Norman. _
And that's that's [Gb] about that.
_ They're cool guitars.
It's a little bit more beat up than [Bb] the than the than the original one that I have.
But they got it when they age them, they got to do something.
Yeah.
You can't call it an age guitar and it be mid.
Yeah, exactly.
[Am] _ _ [B] [Bb] Thank you, Joe.
You're welcome.
As always, you know, [N] as as always.
And I'll I'll send you a picture of the two fifty fours together, the hardtail and the
and the and the tremolo.
It's [Bb] that's a that's a dream set for me.
Well, we have a lot of fun talking [Bbm] guitars and doing guitars.
[B] And [Gb] one of the people who really knows this [B] stuff [A]
[Bb] and he's a young man, very unusual to
know all the stuff that he does is Joe.
And we always have some great conversations.
I'm going to go on the blues cruise this year and [A] have another guitar talk.
We should talk about like we were just talking off the cameras, like we should just talk
about stuff that companies should make.
You know, you've been buying this stuff for so many.
You've seen so many one offs and cool things that they do.
It's like it's just one of those things you just you know, there's a lot of a lot of that
kind of stuff they should be making.
[Bb] _ We'll try to put the companies in the right direction.
Just nudge them, you know, yeah.
Use the double.
I just nudge them in the right direction.
There you go.
Anyhow, Joe [N] Bonamassa right here at Norm's.
Thank you guys.
Thank you, Joe, as usual.
Always great to see you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
from us, a 54 Strat.
That was stunning and part of our deal was a little trade and uh_
Yeah, you know, I've been trading in some stuff and uh, and um, we did a thing with
Epiphone where we auctioned the guitar off for a good cost.
Some of these things have been in storage for years.
This one I used to play a ballad of John Henry.
This thing knows [Bb] that song in and out.
And this is a black verse with my name in it.
And um, again it's like, you know, stuff is starting to pile up for me and I have to like,
I have to like prioritize and make space and if the stuff isn't being played then it needs
to move on to somebody who's going to play it, you know?
And that's the whole idea.
And Joe being almost like family here, you know, we always give him first crack at a
lot of cool stuff that I know he likes.
I kind of have a good idea.
Right.
This stuff he's a little weak for.
He's a victim.
That's right.
_ So, but it's a way for him to kind of trade off some of the stuff he might not [N] be using
for some things that he would be using.
Yeah, exactly.
And you know, your tastes change and everything else.
And the last thing I need is another guitar, but I'm really thrilled that_
You said that about a hundred guitars ago. Yeah, exactly.
But the last, you know, the thing you want to do is have people play them and enjoy them.
You know, it's like you can't have stuff that's_ They're instruments.
You know, my rule now is if it's been sitting for two years, then it needs to maybe move [C] on.
So, well, I hope these people _ buy these, [G] give them a good home.
Is there a little history on [C] this guy?
Well, this is a replica of the Blackburst _ that I had them put my name in the fingerboard.
So underneath this, if you're so inclined, I don't suggest doing this.
I see some flame.
Yeah, it's a _ flamey _ _ Sunburst Les Paul, but kind of like my original 60 that is the same
story.
You know, it's like a flamey guitar underneath, [N] you know, black paint.
And this has got my name in it.
This one here was built for me in 2009, right before we did the Albert Hall.
And _ I ended up playing the ballad of John Henry on it time and time again when it used
to be in B.
So I would drag this guitar around to _ Israel and _ Kuala Lumpur and all these crazy fly shows.
And I would drag this thing around in a big road case, which, by the way, whoever buys
it, you can have the road case because there's only one.
Is [Bb] that the case with them?
No, I will _ have a [Eb] semi truck bring the road case.
_ [A] _
And I ended up _ dragging this thing around for one song.
_ And one of the shows we [Bb] did in St.
Petersburg, the gear didn't make it or something else.
And the ballad of John Henry at the time was my biggest song and I had to play it.
So what I did was I just said, OK, well, I'm going to learn how to play it in E standard
tuning because I only had two guitars with me.
And once I did that, I was like, oh, this is much easier to play in E.
I just should
just learn how to sing it in E.
So then that's when this this this one was retired.
And then this one here I've been playing off and on for the last year or so.
_ This was my open tuning guitar.
_ _ _ _ Before I started dragging out the the original Firebird that I bought from Norman. _
And that's that's [Gb] about that.
_ They're cool guitars.
It's a little bit more beat up than [Bb] the than the than the original one that I have.
But they got it when they age them, they got to do something.
Yeah.
You can't call it an age guitar and it be mid.
Yeah, exactly.
[Am] _ _ [B] [Bb] Thank you, Joe.
You're welcome.
As always, you know, [N] as as always.
And I'll I'll send you a picture of the two fifty fours together, the hardtail and the
and the and the tremolo.
It's [Bb] that's a that's a dream set for me.
Well, we have a lot of fun talking [Bbm] guitars and doing guitars.
[B] And [Gb] one of the people who really knows this [B] stuff [A]
[Bb] and he's a young man, very unusual to
know all the stuff that he does is Joe.
And we always have some great conversations.
I'm going to go on the blues cruise this year and [A] have another guitar talk.
We should talk about like we were just talking off the cameras, like we should just talk
about stuff that companies should make.
You know, you've been buying this stuff for so many.
You've seen so many one offs and cool things that they do.
It's like it's just one of those things you just you know, there's a lot of a lot of that
kind of stuff they should be making.
[Bb] _ We'll try to put the companies in the right direction.
Just nudge them, you know, yeah.
Use the double.
I just nudge them in the right direction.
There you go.
Anyhow, Joe [N] Bonamassa right here at Norm's.
Thank you guys.
Thank you, Joe, as usual.
Always great to see you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _