Joe Bonamassa - The Tommy Bolin 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard

For tabs and text of this video lesson, see the November 2023 issue of Guitar World -
TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa
TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 7
This month, Joe Bonamassa talks about the utterly unique Tommy Bolin 1960 Gibson Les Paul. It took him a decade to find this guitar, which makes it the object of his greatest “guitar safari” of all time!
#JoeBonamassa #TommyBolin

[assinouti]

I love Tommy Bolin so much. Makes me happy to see that others do, too.

[griffhenshaw]

Thx Joe.... keeping Tommy bolin alive. Thx I was a huge bolin fan back in 70s. Still play few of his songs. Joe is a good historian. A very good one knowing TB. Thanks

[Guitar_Smasher]

I used to watch Tommy and his band, Zephyr, perform regularly at the Glenn Miller Ballroom on the CU campus in Boulder. Great guitar player and showman who loved his Echoplex!

[DaddyRocks]

I used to be in a band called Remnants with the guy who owned that guitar. He also had a strat with a Tele neck, a HIwatt and a fuzz face Hendrix gave Tommy. The Strat Hiwatt and fuzz face all belonged to Tommy. Lots of fun!

[muddy]

“Like Wild Dogs howlin’ in the night”
The great Tommy Bolin.

[vintagesounds]

Great Story nice Axe! Thanks for sharing 🎶🎶🎶☮️💰

[ronpfeiffer]

Great job Tommy's songs were so haunting

[myarrington]

I saw the word "Standard" at the end and thought we were seeing the next Joe Bonamassa signature Epiphone. I can only dream. I would have bought it immediately. Being from Iowa myself, Tommy is my all time Guitar Hero!!!

[ardiris]

Of the dozen videos I watched today, this is second only to Thin Lizzy on Midnight Special.
(:

[scottklingaman]

Robin Trower, Rory Gallagher & Tommy Bolin - my big three

[johnpandolfino]

You need to write a book about all your guitar axe

[chrisdaviesguitar]

Just got me an Adam Jones Les Paul Standard. Very happy so far.

[cropduster]

You continue to keep those gems from everyone else. Also drives the price thru the roof as these get rarer and rarer. Can't take em with ya.

[joshfulmer]

Does this sound weird to say but I wish there was more of a tribute for Tommy bowling in Colorado.

[brycethompson]

Love that one it’s my favorite that I seen

[DMSProduktions]

Sounds KILLER! Tommy was very underappreciated in his time! A LOT of native American rockers were!

But Joe could make a $100 beginner guitar sound killer! \m/

[streetpi]

Wooaaa. A new Black Country Communion album in the works!

[dananthony]

God bless those strat guys that give their Gibson les Paul’s away. Thank you fender, more for me.😊

[aureliohernandez]

Would be nice to see in person in a case at Sioux city Hard Rock. Tommys nephew a good friend of ours

[davisdeen-tyso]

Joe Bonamassa COULD MAKE A TURD SOUND GOOD ❤