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That blue LP is easily the sexiest thing I've seen all week, including women! And I live in San Diego!
Does anyone have these "marks" on the frets of their JB GTs? I bought the guitar used, but I imagine it came this way from Gibson.
http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx16 … _frets.jpg
Thanks,
Jim
Geoff wrote:Pete59 wrote:John,
Can't wait to check out 281 - we can get a picture of 043 266 and 281 all together i.e Aged, Un-aged and Blue all in a row :-)
Pete
Oh Pete that would be a hell of a sight! See what you can do!
Well it happened and all three Bonamassa LPs assembled in one room for photos
http://www.zen30864.zen.co.uk/BonamassaLP/IMG_1602.jpg
http://www.zen30864.zen.co.uk/BonamassaLP/IMG_1599.jpg
http://www.zen30864.zen.co.uk/BonamassaLP/IMG_1600.jpg
http://www.zen30864.zen.co.uk/BonamassaLP/IMG_1601.jpg
Hope you enjoy :-)
Great stuff. Is everything else the same on the blue one (ie. hardware, neck,etc.)?
Does anyone have these "marks" on the frets of their JB GTs? I bought the guitar used, but I imagine it came this way from Gibson.
http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx16 … _frets.jpg
Thanks,
Jim
I had a look on my JBLP and there are no marks like on yours.
It looks strange to me like they had filled holes in the fretboard.
But I wouldn't mind too much as long as it doesn't affect sound
or playability.
Alex
Pete59 wrote:Hope you enjoy :-)
Very much so! All beautiful. Are you leaning towards a favorite yet? Any differences in playing? Tone?
Jim
Well I didn't get an awful lot of time with the Blue one, the Gold ones are my own. In addition the Blue one came fitted with 10s which in combination with the top wrap makes the tension feel quite low. But even with 10s it a big sound and lots of clarity in the low end.
Really don't have a favourite they are all slightly different but great.
Pete
#131 is on eBay right now.
Great stuff. Is everything else the same on the blue one (ie. hardware, neck,etc.)?
Yes. The Gibson logo is moved down so differentiates it from R7/R8/R9 Historics. On both the Glossy gold and the Blue one it is impossible to see that the back is two pieces. Even the side position markers are the faded black/red colour on all three. It's almost like they have made all 300 and are now just finishing them in different colours. The only surprise is that as John, the owner said previously, it has "JOE B" on the back of the headstock whereas every other one I have seen have "BONAMASSA". Oh and it has the historic amber switch tip instead of black.
I got my aged one signed by Joe in Edinburgh last year and related John's episode with the broken headstock to Joe, he told me then that Gibson had sent his Blue one with cream hardware. I assume that he has changed it back to black from the recent London pictures.
Pete
Ciao Pete59, do you think that Joe played the blue one at the Gibson hall?
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/A … assa-0218/
If you look this pitcure this guitar seems to be Black and with different knobs.
What do you think? Maybe the JBLP version 2...
Ciao
Crazy Italy
JBLP #115
Ciao Pete59, do you think that Joe played the blue one at the Gibson hall?
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/A … assa-0218/If you look this pitcure this guitar seems to be Black and with different knobs.
What do you think? Maybe the JBLP version 2...Ciao
Crazy Italy
JBLP #115
Yes he did. Reportedly, it looked black in photos but was candy apple blue with binding. There are supposed to be 3 in that color.
Here is a better pic of said Blue Bonamassa... 
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/ … saBlue.jpg
Sorry man, you can't use image tags on here.
Crazy Italy wrote:Ciao Pete59, do you think that Joe played the blue one at the Gibson hall?
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/A … assa-0218/If you look this pitcure this guitar seems to be Black and with different knobs.
What do you think? Maybe the JBLP version 2...Ciao
Crazy Italy
JBLP #115Yes he did. Reportedly, it looked black in photos but was candy apple blue with binding. There are supposed to be 3 in that color.
Yeah I noticed the different knobs too. My guess is that Joe just thought they looked cool and changed them.
I'm 99% sure from photos I've taken that one of Joe's aged JBLPs now has cream fittings. It kind of makes sense from a practical point of view. i.e it makes Guitar Tech Dave's job easier to identify the correct guitar in relative darkness.
Re 3 Blue ones.... 276 was/is definitely Blue because my friend John bought it but the headstock was broken in transit. That guitar has now been repaired and sold at discount. Gibson made a replacement and that is the one I photographed, it carries 281 as it's serial No. Somewhere further up this thread there's a post about a Blue one on eBay. That one had serial no 28x - the last digit had been blurred. My assumption had been that 276 - 280 were Blue with 281 added by an order to replace 276.
Anyhow I'm off to do some trainspotting now - A joke which possibly will not be understood outside of the UK... :-)
Pete
better pics compiled:
Some better pics of such a unique and killer Lester:
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/ … Better.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/ … etter2.jpg
better pics compiled:
Some better pics of such a unique and killer Lester:
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/ … Better.jpg
This guitar is simply fantastic...I want one!!! 
Do you Gibson 'll produce some other blue JBLP?
Ciao
Crazy Italy 
JBLP#115
I was lucky enough to get #11.
It has a darker character than the LP goldtops I have come across and is just a killer tone.
Cheers
Welcome Woniron
Nice git for a first poster. Why don't you jump over to the intro page and tell us something about how you got to know Joe and about yourself.
For the Blue Lester fans, Joe played this instead of his Vee (at least) at the Moscow shows in the Just Got Paid ensemble, so he must have taken it with him from Europe. Check the thread with the link by the Russian Forum member for a look at this in action. Killer tone!
Rick
Sounds like the Blue Paul will be Joe's main squeeze for awhile here...God I'll say it again that is one sexy guitar!
This is now updated ..... March 5th 2010
The Joe Bonamassa Signature Les Paul List
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Prototype Joe Bonamassa California USA
# 001 Joe Bonamassa California USA
# 002 Len Bonamassa New York USA
# 003 Roy Weisman Florida USA
# 005 Michael Lynch Kent England
# 011 Woniron Seattle WA USA
# 019 Richard Bowers Kansas City USA
# 024 RICJunkie New York USA
# 026 Li'l Eddie Seattle WA USA
# 027 JBLP27 NW Arkansas USA
# 028 Guitar Center Arlington Hts IL USA
# 036 Spider New York USA
# 038 Jim Moody Oklahoma USA
# 039 Wolf Amarillo, TX USA
# 043 Pete59 Holmes Chapel England
# 044 Clint London England
# 051 RikEmmettFan Las Vegas USA
# 052 Joe Bonamassa California USA
# 054 arcguitaro USA
# 056 padreloco Phoenix AZ USA
# 065 Matt Portadown Northern Ireland
# 072 David Robinson Newnan GA USA
# 075 Bizzer Dayton, OH USA
# 077 SwingKing64 Seattle, WA USA
# 082 Stevi Rewers Denmark
# 083 Eltriodelsaco Spain
# 088 simonmpilgrims Linlithgow Scotland
# 090 Les Paul Custom Switzerland
# 094 CaryDad Cary, Illionois USA
# 098 Adam Leeds England
# 099 Don Ritter USA
# 102 JBLP102 Northern VA USA
# 115 Michele "Crazy Italy" Florence Italy
# 119 ohiorick Valley City OH USA
# 124 Scott Browning Bristol England
# 125 Jackson Music New York USA
# 126 Pierre Kasprzyk Belguim
# 140 Alex Bolte Germany
# 145 Wolf Amarillo, TX USA
# 152 Guitar Shop Verona Italy
# 155 wharris Ridgeland MS USA
# 157 Vim Norway
# 174 Tim V Oakley, CA USA
# 178 Giles D Southport England
# 180 Ed Van Zijl
# 181 Andrea Coppini Florence Italy
# 184 Pattyluvsjoe Indianola,Iowa USA
# 203 Billion81 Newport Beach CA USA
# 207 Kevin Shirley California USA
# 214 Mica Spain
# 222 Knotins USA
# 242 Matt
# 251 RikEmmettFan Las Vegas USA
# 255 Wildwood Guitars Louisville CO USA
# 256 Daveschutt N Carolina USA
# 258 MisterLee Missouri USA
# 259 North California USA
# 261 Mike Seattle WA USA
# 262 jclark42796 Virginia USA
# 263 Steve Costello Ontario Canada
# 264 Brian Bilski Chicago Illinois USA
# 265 Michael Alabama USA
# 266 Pete59 Holmes Chapel England
# 267 BostonGuitar USA
# 268 Puppetz323 USA
# 269 Ryan Coleman New Jersey NY USA
# 270 Ryan Coleman New Jersey NY USA
# 275 T mcguire Montana USA
# 279 Joe Bonamassa California USA
# 281 johnnyb Cheshire England
# ??? Keith Urban USA
# ??? Lewis Hamilton England
# ??? John Mayer USA
................. Michael
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