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Joe Bonamassa says the vintage guitar market has become “so elitist”
The blues maestro and avid guitar collector says the market is more of a collectors’ game rather than one for actual players and musicians.
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Avid guitar collector Joe Bonamassa has given his opinion on the state of the vintage market and the way it has become “so elitist”.
Speaking about his expensive habit – or “addiction”, as JoBo calls it – in a new interview with Tone Talk, the guitarist says that the prices of vintage guitars have skyrocketed over the years, making it more of an investors and collectors’ game rather than one for the actual players and musicians.