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EPIPHONE JOE BONAMASSA 1962 ES-335

£1,149

WHAT IS IT? A tribute to JB’s lost-but-found vibrato-equipped Gibson ’62 ES-335

According to Epiphone, the story goes that in 1996 Joe Bonamassa bought a ’62 Gibson ES-335 that he used on his debut album, A New Day Yesterday. In 2001, he sold the guitar to help finance his move from New York to Los Angeles, and then, nearly 20 years after that first record, an unexpected phone call led to a reunion with his ol’ thinline.

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