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TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa
ODE TO RONNIE EARL
Last month, Joe Bonamassa discussed one of the most cherished instruments in his collection, the Howard A. Reed 1955 black Fender Stratocaster that was featured as the “Collector’s Choice” centerfold in Guitar World back in 1988. For 11-year-old Joe, it was love at first sight. Years later, in 2013, the guitar went up for sale at Gruhn’s in Nashville, and Joe had the opportunity to buy his dream guitar. And it sounds phenomenal, exactly the way anyone would want a Fifties maple-board Strat to sound — bright, clear, and punchy but with lots of body and warmth.
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