Some will feel that the blues should be open to interpretation and modernization, while others feel its heritage should be strictly adhered to. “What I interpret the blues as is different from what other people interpret the blues as,” he tells Guitar World. “So do I placate the minority of folks, or do I play an arena gig with blues songs that nobody else is doing? I’ll bring a Brazilian rosewood Martin, a mahogany D-18 or a 000-18, and a 000-45 or a 00-42, something like that. And then I’ll bring a rosewood-[’board] Strat, I’ll bring a maple-[’board] Strat, some facet of a Telecaster or two.”Bonamassa also recently revealed how his legendary Bonnie Stratocaster got its name, and discussed the unlikely origins of his “Royal Albert” Les Paul.