Joe Bonamassa’s 5 Most Underrated Amps
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Except they shared the stage for Bonamassa's Royal Albert Hall concert. Yea, I'm pretty sure people who are in the industry know and respect him. Can't blame the guy for being talented enough as both a musician and a businessman. He has a great promoter that not only gets his name out there, he/she has polished Joe's image from being a jeans and long-hair hippie player to a suit and slick hair refined gentleman. But to us he's a really guitar junky like the rest of us that if we had his money to buy whatever gear we wanted, when we wanted like he does, we would. I don't read about him spending his money on big houses like Darryl Hall or fancy cars like how Clapton is well known for his Ferrari collection. We get jealous because we'd love to have just a couple of what he has. How many of us can buy a vintage, near mint Fender Stratocaster and run it though a vintage Fender amp from the same year, for nearly every year Fender existed and not be a bit jealous!
Heck, Johnny 5 brags about owning a Telecaster from nearly every year since they were created.
I find it rather refreshing that Joe B. actually has taste for tone, not boutique amps. He mentions Lab 5 amp that we can get for a couple hundred bucks? I'm sure his shoes cost more than that. Then a run of the mill production amp like the '67 Deluxe Reverb as a great amp to have? I nearly bought one because he mentioned it. I am guilty for buying a Marshall DSL40C because of a giveaway promotion video he did playing through one.
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Except they shared the stage for Bonamassa's Royal Albert Hall concert. Yea, I'm pretty sure people who are in the industry know and respect him. Can't blame the guy for being talented enough as both a musician and a businessman. He has a great promoter that not only gets his name out there, he/she has polished Joe's image from being a jeans and long-hair hippie player to a suit and slick hair refined gentleman. But to us he's a really guitar junky like the rest of us that if we had his money to buy whatever gear we wanted, when we wanted like he does, we would. I don't read about him spending his money on big houses like Darryl Hall or fancy cars like how Clapton is well known for his Ferrari collection. We get jealous because we'd love to have just a couple of what he has. How many of us can buy a vintage, near mint Fender Stratocaster and run it though a vintage Fender amp from the same year, for nearly every year Fender existed and not be a bit jealous!
Heck, Johnny 5 brags about owning a Telecaster from nearly every year since they were created.
I find it rather refreshing that Joe B. actually has taste for tone, not boutique amps. He mentions Lab 5 amp that we can get for a couple hundred bucks? I'm sure his shoes cost more than that. Then a run of the mill production amp like the '67 Deluxe Reverb as a great amp to have? I nearly bought one because he mentioned it. I am guilty for buying a Marshall DSL40C because of a giveaway promotion video he did playing through one.
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Can someone point me towards some of his more popular or good stuff? I have youtube'd him before & got his live performances which were cool but i'd like to check out more stuff that i,ve not come across randomly.
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Can someone point me towards some of his more popular or good stuff? I have youtube'd him before & got his live performances which were cool but i'd like to check out more stuff that i,ve not come across randomly.
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Personally, I think Joe is a really good blues rock guitarist. I've seen him twice, and both times he delivered great performances. Personally, I like his tone. I haven't liked every release he has put out. The Black Rock album just doesn't move me. I do have to say that I have tremendous respect for him. He has managed to carve out a career as a musician in a genera that doesn't usually command much attention.
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Personally, I think Joe is a really good blues rock guitarist. I've seen him twice, and both times he delivered great performances. Personally, I like his tone. I haven't liked every release he has put out. The Black Rock album just doesn't move me. I do have to say that I have tremendous respect for him. He has managed to carve out a career as a musician in a genera that doesn't usually command much attention.
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I don't hate him, like others have said, I just don't like the industry's "forced guitar god" status of him.
I find his playing uninspiring, but I feel the same way about Steve Vai.
Joe B. is a blues guitarist who, when he was being discovered, couldn't sing, and needed his voice to mature. That's what killed his career and why he's not a household name like SRV, Clapton, BB King, Albert King, etc... You have to be a performer and sing if you're going to be a Blues star.
He's been around enough and paid his dues
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I don't hate him, like others have said, I just don't like the industry's "forced guitar god" status of him.
I find his playing uninspiring, but I feel the same way about Steve Vai.
Joe B. is a blues guitarist who, when he was being discovered, couldn't sing, and needed his voice to mature. That's what killed his career and why he's not a household name like SRV, Clapton, BB King, Albert King, etc... You have to be a performer and sing if you're going to be a Blues star.
He's been around enough and paid his dues
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KWS doesn't sing. He has a singer.
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Vastly over rated poser?
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Vastly over rated poser?
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So you agree.
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good call, my bad. just listening to spotify, but I checked out some youtube just now
the vocals do a lot of good for his stuff.
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good call, my bad. just listening to spotify, but I checked out some youtube just now
the vocals do a lot of good for his stuff.
Evan Skopp
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Joe B does play blues, that's for sure. But he's a lot more than that. He's a chickin pickin' phenom who studied with Danny Gatton as a pre-teen. He's a rock player, as has been mentioned. He can shred like Eric Johnson. He's great on an acoustic. He can play World Music. And he's got a great jazz-jam-funk project called Rock Candy Funk Party. Plus he can be a band leader in each of these genres.
Not only that, but Joe owns his own label, management and touring company. He gets 100 cents on every dollar he sells. He was never part of the Major Label system. That's why you don't hear him on radio. He's really an innovator in a lot of ways that go far beyond his music virtuosity. Whether you find his music inspiring or not, I think all pro-musicians respect him for what he's done (and many wish they could've done it his way).
For the second time in two years, he'll be playing a benefit concert in Santa Barbara later this month to raise money for after-school music. And he's not taking a cent.
Back to the OT, the first time I met him, all he wanted to talk about were his Seymour Duncan Convertible Amps. He's got the gear bug as bad as any of us. Worse, probably. His dad owns a guitar shop in Upstate NY. He's got it in his blood. And believe it or not, he'll take a 'Burst or a Broadcaster or whatnot out on the road with him. Those are tools to him and he uses them to get his tone.
He's a very accessible guy and he often has meet and greets at his shows. If you get the chance to meet him, I would recommend it. Like meeting Seymour for the first time, you'll be struck by how "normal" he is. Until he gets up on stage and plugs in.
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Joe B does play blues, that's for sure. But he's a lot more than that. He's a chickin pickin' phenom who studied with Danny Gatton as a pre-teen. He's a rock player, as has been mentioned. He can shred like Eric Johnson. He's great on an acoustic. He can play World Music. And he's got a great jazz-jam-funk project called Rock Candy Funk Party. Plus he can be a band leader in each of these genres.
Not only that, but Joe owns his own label, management and touring company. He gets 100 cents on every dollar he sells. He was never part of the Major Label system. That's why you don't hear him on radio. He's really an innovator in a lot of ways that go far beyond his music virtuosity. Whether you find his music inspiring or not, I think all pro-musicians respect him for what he's done (and many wish they could've done it his way).
For the second time in two years, he'll be playing a benefit concert in Santa Barbara later this month to raise money for after-school music. And he's not taking a cent.
Back to the OT, the first time I met him, all he wanted to talk about were his Seymour Duncan Convertible Amps. He's got the gear bug as bad as any of us. Worse, probably. His dad owns a guitar shop in Upstate NY. He's got it in his blood. And believe it or not, he'll take a 'Burst or a Broadcaster or whatnot out on the road with him. Those are tools to him and he uses them to get his tone.
He's a very accessible guy and he often has meet and greets at his shows. If you get the chance to meet him, I would recommend it. Like meeting Seymour for the first time, you'll be struck by how "normal" he is. Until he gets up on stage and plugs in.
Artie
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Yup. My friend and I were waiting out front of The Florida Theater for the doors to open to one of his shows, and he came out of a side door and just started shooting the breeze with us. He even signed my friends LP. Completely ordinary down-to-earth kinda guy.
By the way, I don't get the comments about his singing. I've seen him twice, and have his "Albert Hall" DVD, and I think he sings way better than many. Just my 2-cents.
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Yup. My friend and I were waiting out front of The Florida Theater for the doors to open to one of his shows, and he came out of a side door and just started shooting the breeze with us. He even signed my friends LP. Completely ordinary down-to-earth kinda guy.
By the way, I don't get the comments about his singing. I've seen him twice, and have his "Albert Hall" DVD, and I think he sings way better than many. Just my 2-cents.
Rodney Gene
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I really appreciate this Brother E. I saw this thread last week and started to respond almost identically and then got called away.
Personally, I think Joe has great pitch and power as a blues/rock singer. I really dig his gutsy timbre and phrasing. I admire that he pursued and disciplined that voice instrument and can front his own gig so well. No small matter.
His guitar playing is phenomenal in terms of execution. His Dobro/slide delivery is nothing short of excellent to me as a player. I am working on opening my own faucet and technique and he is an inspiration.
Anybody with that level of personal commitment and discipline to his craft is a role model to me. He is one of those artists who represents what is possible with dedication and focus. His career is active. I wonder how many grok the depth of that as a blues rock 'genre' musician, contemporary or not? He is clearly mindful about his career and any leverage he holds, something which many artists before him wish they had been.
Finally I appreciate Joe Bonamassa's as an artist because he shows that you can do it your own way on your own terms as a way of life. A reality many of us are striving for, whatever our passion is.
Cheers, RG
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I really appreciate this Brother E. I saw this thread last week and started to respond almost identically and then got called away.
Personally, I think Joe has great pitch and power as a blues/rock singer. I really dig his gutsy timbre and phrasing. I admire that he pursued and disciplined that voice instrument and can front his own gig so well. No small matter.
His guitar playing is phenomenal in terms of execution. His Dobro/slide delivery is nothing short of excellent to me as a player. I am working on opening my own faucet and technique and he is an inspiration.
Anybody with that level of personal commitment and discipline to his craft is a role model to me. He is one of those artists who represents what is possible with dedication and focus. His career is active. I wonder how many grok the depth of that as a blues rock 'genre' musician, contemporary or not? He is clearly mindful about his career and any leverage he holds, something which many artists before him wish they had been.
Finally I appreciate Joe Bonamassa's as an artist because he shows that you can do it your own way on your own terms as a way of life. A reality many of us are striving for, whatever our passion is.
Cheers, RG
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I saw Garbage 2 years ago at the Palladium in Hollywood... awesome show.
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I saw Garbage 2 years ago at the Palladium in Hollywood... awesome show.
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