By David Gedge
BONAFIDE BONAMASSA
The Standard Outfit
Epiphone Limited Edition Joe Bonamassa
ES-355 Standard Outfit
Epiphone, one of the well-known lead-
ers in affordable professional instruments
announced their new Ltd. Ed. Joe
Bonamassa ES-355 Standard Outfit, last
month. It's the sixth Signature model with
Grammy-nominated blues guitarist and
vintage collector Joe Bonamassa. The
Epiphone features the classic ES-355 semi-
hollow body archtop profile with an ebony
finish, gold hardware, ProBucker hum-
buckers pickups, Mallory capacitors, a
Bigsby B7 Vibrato, and Vibramate string
spoiler, custom hard case, and hand-
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signed certificate of authenticity.
Epiphone will also release the exclusive
Ltd. Ed. Joe Bonamassa ES-355 Custom
Inlay Outfit, featuring a “Joe Bonamassa”
signature in Pearloid, available exclusively
on shop.jbonamassa.com and limited to
only 300 guitars.
For nearly a decade, Epiphone and Joe
Bonamassa have worked together to re-
create some of Joe’s favorite vintage gui-
tars that anyone can afford. This time, the
new Ltd. Ed. Joe Bonamassa ES-355
Standard Outfit is modeled after Joe’s per-
sonal ES-355 hollow body archtop built by
the Gibson Custom Shop for his Three
Kings Tour honoring B.B. King, Freddie
King, and Albert King.
“I have always loved the look and
sound of black 355 guitars,” said
Bonamassa. “Epiphone once again has
masterfully re-created a guitar initially
built for me by the Gibson Custom shop
that I used on my Live at The Greek Theater
DVD at a price point that is totally afford-
able for players and collectors of great ES
guitars. Thank you, once again it is an
honor as always.”
The new Epiphone Limited Edition Joe
Bonamassa ES-355 Standard Outfit has a 3-
ply Maple/Poplar/Maple top and body
with an ebony finish combined with multi-
layer white & black binding. The
Mahogany neck has 24.75” scale with a
SlimTaper-D profile with 22 medium
jumbo frets along with an Ebony finger-
board with pearloid block inlays and
Graphtech Nubone™ nut. The Bonamassa
ES-355 Standard Outfit is powered by
ProBucker humbuckers with gold covers
and Alnico II magnets, the same pickups
Joe chose for his Epiphone Ltd. Ed.
“Amos” Korina Flying “V” Outfit.
Controls for each pickup’s Volume and
Tone come with Black "Top Hat" knobs
with metal pointers and include world-
class Mallory 150 Capacitors along with a
Switchcraft 3-Way Pickup Selector with an
Amber Toggle Cap.
An exclusive video featurette with Joe
is available at Epiphone.com. The
Bonamassa ES-355 Standard Outfit will be
available in stores at an MSRP of $999. See
your authorized Epiphone dealer for infor-
mation.
How Low Can You Go?
Acoustic Amplifiers C- Series Bass Amps
Acoustic Amplifiers announced their
new C-Series B300C and B600C bass
combo amplifiers. The amps pair the clas-
sic, organic, soulful Acoustic tone with all
the power and features that bass players
need to tackle stage and studio gigs.
Both models can pack large power output
into a rugged and easily transportable cab-
inet. The B300C delivers 300 watts to a 15-
inch ferrite speaker, adding low-end tone
using just a single driver paired with a
piezo horn tweeter.
The B600C feeds 600 watts into a pair of
custom-voiced 10" ferrite speakers along
with a piezo horn tweeter, providing more
power plus and response to a 2x10" cabi-
net. Also, both models can be used to drive
additional external cabinets to expand the
rig as needed.
The Acoustic B300C is available for
$449.99 and the Acoustic B600C for $549.99
at Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, Music
and Arts, and Woodwind & Brasswind.
For more information about Acoustic
Amps, visit acousticamplification.com.