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“It was the strangest guitar deal I ever did”: Joe Bonamassa reveals the bizarre story of how he got his hands on the Bolin ‘Burst
“I paid him in cash, and he died two months later in a car accident. His last text to his daughter was, ‘I buried the money in the desert.’”
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By Adam England
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Joe Bonamassa has discussed the strangest guitar deal he’s ever made – and it’s certainly an interesting one.
In Guitarist magazine, Bonamassa reveals how he got his hands on his famous 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard – the Bolin ‘Burst – which got its moniker from its long association with Zephyr and Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin. However, Bolin never actually owned the guitar.