Joe Bonamassa spent nearly $25,000 buying Gary Moore’s Soldano SLO-100 amp head
One dares not wonder how much Joe Bonamassa has spent acquiring his legendary gear collection, currently housed in two separate museum-type locations, Nerdville East and West in Nashville and LA, respectively.
He’s had to be cut-throat along the way to get his hands on the gear he wants, too; Joanne Shaw Taylor recently revealed Bonamassa helped her by a $5,000 Albert Collins Telecaster when she didn’t have the money, only to keep it for himself. JoBo later gave it to Taylor after a suspected slap on the wrist from his father, Len…
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Bonamassa’s latest gear acquisition comes totally fair and square, though; Gary Moore’s Soldano SLO-100 amplifier, bought for £19,200 (nearly $25,000) via London-headquartered auction house Bonhams.
The amp – sold as part of the The Gary Moore Collection: The Final Encore – hit the auction block yesterday (20 November) at 14:00 GMT.
The 100-watt amp head – serial number 89257 – came in a visibly worn wheeled flight case adorned with Gary Moore and BBM stencils, the latter being the power trio formed in 1993 by Moore alongside bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker.
“I have never been a fan of grabbing a paddle and slogging it out buying guitars and amps at auction,” Bonamassa says in a new post on his Instagram page. “There are exceptions, though. I’m super chuffed to have this one. Gary’s playing and that album Still Got the Blues (1990) changed my life as a kid!”
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You can learn more about the auction and Gary Moore’s SLO-100 amp head – now in the possession of Joe Bonamassa – via Bonhams.
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