Joe Bonamassa "So It's Like That" at Guitar Center's King of the Blues Finals

[emanhacker]

@telecaster24 ive seen and met joe so many times hes so loving and everyone that shows him an instrument whether its a cheap guitar or expensive his eyes light up and he just shows love for your ax

[emanhacker]

@barefoot67 joe can play country guitar hard rock, slide guitar,classical guitar and has vast knowledge of the guitar he is so multi dimensional it is scary he truelly is one of the new greats sorry but hendrix was awesome back then but you have to admit would his guitar work be the greatest today? not so much

[telecaster24]

@emanhacker The tourch is going to be handed to this white kat, no discrimination he is frigging great ...Saw him Live what a piece of work ..Love the blues..

[emanhacker]

@joeguitar70 lol i never noticed i enjoy his movement he really goes with the flow to where gary moore would look like he was boning like no tomorrow when he played

[TOM47812]

OOF

[oldschool70s]

Sweet !

[LukeRobinson10]

lol he's so white

[000Angus000]

I don't really hold with this "best", "second best", "ninety-third" best business, its not who would win in a fight, Captain Kirk or Paul Kossoff (barring use of hand phasers and finger vibrato). The guy (Joe) is great and that was a stunning performance.

[joeguitar70]

I love Joe Bonamassa but he really need to work on his stage moves... he looks like he needs a toilet really badly lol.

[srvgravesdime]

I love how he stops the run at 1:54. Most fast players can't end a run to save their lives, but Joe had a more stylish ending than most slow players would have.

[HughesMUFC]

I've said it once, and I'll say it again... The best guitarist in the world....ever. Forget Hendrix, Clapton, SRV.... Joe's the man.

[Barefoot67]

@HughesMUFC better than Hendrix, Page, Van Halen, Gilmour, Vai etc...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! this guy's very one dimensional, he does that really well but he's not a super talent like the previously mentioned guys

[06mgibson]

@Barefoot67 Have you ever seen him live? He is the least one dimensional guitarist i have ever seen live, you don't know what your talking about. the range of styles in that one fantastic evening of my life was phenomenal, and it was the best gig i have ever been to. I agree with him, best guitarist in the world. period.

[Barefoot67]

@06mgibson ok, I'm possibly wrong about the one dimensional thing. But to say he is the best guitarist ever is just ridiculous

[howitzer551]

@Barefoot67 i agree hes not best ever. but he is deffinetly up there with those legends. personally i think no one can really touch Hendrix cuz of how he played it something anyone else can come close to. but with out a doubt Joe Bonamasa is one of if not best current guitarist whos still alive and making albums and going on tours

[Torrello13]

@howitzer551 you got to give extra points for recording an album a year, distributing it yourself, booking your own world tours and not getting really any air play. With all those other factors he's not only a legend but a real modern day "blues man". Check out the article in Classic Rock Magazine. He built his career with his own two hands. That's pretty impressive.

[MrJoko97]

o my god stop with this stupid comments like : i had a top rated comment with 262 likes. stop it talk about music not allways top rated comments

[erpvb]

@MrJoko97 you call yourself mrjoke but you can't handle a joke ? right on man.

[MrJoko97]

@erpvb no my channel name is joko not joke XD

[erpvb]

@MrJoko97 wew i should do something bout my eyes.... anyway lets enjoy bonamassa :D

[Vampire07z]

that was awesome!

[rarebikes88]

The run down he does at 1:55 makes me want to cry!

[ifilmandotherstuff]

@rarebikes88 that bit was actually insane. I cant even get it slowed down!

[RJW14]

Can I for one say that I'm digging the tone then? Hit him up with SRV, let's see that happening :) Or Clapton.

[MorroccoM13]

I wish I could have just one of Joe's Les Pauls

[MrPrincepop]

@MorroccoM13 - I feel you, I wish I had Joe's hands and talent. :-)

[gibbie31]

someone get this a guy an earpiece, hes the missing smith from the matrix movies!

[leozingy]

It's VAI, not VIA. Steve Vai. Look it up here on YT. And comparing Bonamassa and Vai is ridiculous - it's apples and oranges. If you like blues, Joe's great. If you like shred/hard rock, Vai's great. To each his own.

[tomtomomelley]

Do we see a certain lack of niveau?

[dewycatt2112]

you dont know who Via is? Then YOU are not very intelligent at ALL! This guy is LAME! same ol" twelve bar blues shit over and over...no talent to do that". When this guy reaches the Legendary status that of Randy Rhoads", you give me a hollar"! then you can Brag and Bolster!..

[Maxweckl]

@dewycatt2112 requires no talent at all? haha your a funny man

[stratometer]

Insane amount of Amps behind him! hahaha! rock!

[SRVMOE]

One of Joe's best tunes !!!

[deanijs]

This is my morning video every morning at work! It starts my great day!  I crank it up also, sounds so sweet!

[dewycatt2112]

I overheard a lady at work telling another lady about this guy playing at fest or something here in Minneapolis/St,Paul...Saying"O­MGosh"...he is supposed to be the best guitarist in the world". I was again struck by how unintelligent people are(women?)..I didnt know this guy was better than Randy Rhoads-Eddie V Halen-Ygnvie-Via-etc...? Guess I better learn how to 12 bar Blues Shuffle!

[MiamiTiger100]

@dewycatt2112

Well, since Randy Rhoads is still dead, I think it's fair to say HE is not "the best guitarist in the world". And I don't know who "Via" is. For myself, I am struck by how unintelligent YOU are.

[stratelite]

1:55 is not really possible I think.

[gregio1106]

@stratelite haha incredible

[AGXRACING]

amazing !!!

[jimihendrix19999]

bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pepper9123456]

Sorry for the potty mouth but Joe fuckin rocks everything he does....nice rifts!!!!

[MrGWmusic]

I really like this guy..I have just started to get into his music, and I am finding him to be just wicked...

[Chrisalchin]

Joes lost alot of weight since the early days, He's cleaned up his appearance, hes a true class act now, and dont get me started on his playing, I think Joe is about the best player I've seen in 30 years. Surpassed SRV, Clapton, Johnson, you name it.

[deanijs]

@Chrisalchin You got that right! He is the best out there period!

[5H4V3D89]

@Chrisalchin he is good but surpassed SRV? I dont know about that... Could be I just like Stevie alot...

[Chrisalchin]

@5H4V3D89 as a musician/song writer i prefer stevie too, but as a guitarist, its Joe all the way. If you put out a few "more commercial" songs he would be a household name world wide...

[JerodimusPrime]

@5H4V3D89 technically he's far superior to SRV and Clapton, however when it comes to feel and showmanship Clapton and SRV are still the guys to beat.

[Gallagherfreak100]

@MrBramDorper Bonamassa is good, reminds me of Gary Moore. I'm talking about "electric blues". SRV was technically better than Rory, Jimi was more experimental and psychedelic. I'm talking about blues "feel"; Rory, Peter Greene, Duane Allman, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter in his prime. Still think Peter Greene may have been the best ever, before his burn out. Everyone who likes this genre has their own opinion.

[Gallagherfreak100]

@MrBramDorper We'll have to agree to disagree here. Rory was the true virtuoso. He was one of the finest slider players who ever lived. I never saw SRV or Bonomassa play slide. Rory was also excellent on acoustic guitar, finger picking, steel body guitar, he could also play saxophone. Check out his "live in Cologne" concert from 1976, on the Rockpalast DVD. That gives a true indication of his enormous talent. I only see Peter Green close to Rory as far as electric blues, and Derek Trucks

[JerodimusPrime]

@Gallagherfreak100

Dude Joe Bonomassa's a beast when it comes to slide guitar and he's amazing at acoustic guitar too. U really have to see Joe play his stuff, he was at least as good- if not better than Rory technically- when he reached his late teens and early 20's. I think now he's probably better technically than Gary Moore and Eric Johnson. Technically speaking Joe is probably the best blues guitarist since Hendrix died.

[Gallagherfreak100]

Want to see the best ever? Here he is

/watch?v=dlLjKAUYrko

[Flickajak]

Now that's a Bass player, what's his name?

[luvmycorso]

@Flickajak He is good isn't he? His name is Carmine Rojas, Joes main man...

[jlopez47]

I was never a fan of shred blues. It lacks so much authenticity.

[CarNut1972]

@jlopez47 Fast playing can't have emotion? Ever been angry and all you could do is pitch a fit, yell or run? Well, if a woman had done you this way and you had to play it out, you'd probably play fast too. lol

[jlopez47]

@CarNut1972 haha, yeah. I never said anything about playing fast. I guess when I think of something as "shred" I think of systematic, mathematical and well-studied. I like Mr. Bonamassa, but I always tend to hear more shred then old school blues in his music.

[ReeferFxhK]

love the lick at 1:55

[CharveI]

Goddam, that boy can play the geetar

[s1914]

sure he can play but man o man can he sing !!

[lagunadelta]

Un monstruo y leyenda del blues y del rock.

[jparecki95]

So after watching this I realized I like the blues. Especially that lick at 1:17 and 2:02

[bassgroove21]

yeah i can play like that with my eyes closed

[allornada]

1:17. heard that phrase before in a documentary about him. beautiful lick

[stratguy1688]

1:54, Eric Johnson scale, all the way.

[Chynaash]

I just now disscovered his music on PBS and I was SLAMMED BACK INTO MY WALL AND INTO THE NEIGHBORES!!!

What can I say? I've got great surround sound. ^_^

Oh and he IS the Gutar Hero!

[TheAlexkru]

my friends turned me onto this guy when they told me i play guitar like him... its was pretty funny when they were right

[MerrittJeff1970]

This mo fo ones it. Im in love with China and this mutha!!!!!!!!!!

[MrBluesrules]

Joe is Joe Badd, but I gotta tell ya he so reminds me of my favorite guitar player of all time, Stevie Ray Vaughan. I ain't been so obsessed with a guitar since Stevie Ray.

[LedZeppelinisgod100]

anyone else feel a little cooler when you make a stupid comment on youtube, and a bunch of people like it? good times.

[ajarroyave]

@LedZeppelinisgod100 I had a top rated comment with 262 likes. it was the best month of my life. but all the fans, stardom, drugs, and women got to me, so i had to tone down the funniness

[SuperFlubble]

@ajarroyave Pity that one only got 9 :/

[Torrello13]

@ajarroyave I've got a support group that meets on Thursday nights just remember to take it one like at a time.

[weenss]

3 people aren't like that...

[blues7rock]

my__/bonnardsbluesband

[EJwannabe]

He should have won!!! However, he cannot play with 2 slides or take Robben Ford's licks from Talk to Your Daughter, so alas, he must go without the crown :)

[EJwannabe]

@EJwannabe Oh, wait, that's right - he is already famous and is getting paid to be here - whew! :)

[atrickpay11]

i think song is played with a strat on the album version

[J214]

@atrickpay11 yeah without a doubt. Played with that sparkly yellow one.

[Plocky241]

1:54 - 1:59 insane lick!!! is he picking all those notes or there are hammer ons and pull offs there?? I want to learn this!!

[lamelamelame8]

@Plocky241 it looks like hes picking them all

[hjerthinfarkht]

@Plocky241 Check out some instructionals with Eric Johnson. That lick is more or less directly stolen from EJ

[fend14]

@Plocky241 check out his solo on just got paid, even cooler. Yes he's picking most of the notes but it'll sound close enough with slurs.

[joe1969812]

zzzzzzzzzzz.......

[ifrahag]

Good, good, good! :-)

[MrFilthdavid]

Thankss

[DaanJM]

Am I right that he's playing through a Marshall Vintage Modern as well?

[fretman40]

@DaanJM Thats a vintage modern behind him to the left but he is playing through the one in the center which is some kind of JCM series head

[MrFilthdavid]

Anyone know what kind of les Paul it is??

[tballsack1]

@MrFilthdavid thats his signature guitar

[jesse1291]

This should be played on a strat

[RdesignHD]

@jesse1291

Not at all, I myself am a strat player but this is definately the right music for an Lp

[MrFilthdavid]

I want the tabs!:D

[metaloutlander]

I just don't buy it...... not real blues.

[bandslater]

@metaloutlander What is then??

[MrFilthdavid]

SICK!!!!!!!!!!

[MetalRuk]

He looks like Agent Smith from the Matrix!

[a1gold176]

Very Billy Gibbons influenced.

[HolyGK]

THAT SONG ESPACIALLY THE SOLO SOUNDS LIKE SRV'S PRIDE AND JOY !!!

IS it on purpous or did joe bonamassa copy that song ??

[gingersteve]

@HolyGK I'd put good money on you being an absolute idiot.

[HolyGK]

@gingersteve I might be an absolute idiot but I am very gentle

[Kuzarkit]

this guys awesome



[suefromuk62]

WOO HOO......LOVE IT!

[leaphe]

it annoys me how he doesnt pronounce "it's" properly:(

[jennmorrissey]

legend

[lancethrustworthy]

Mighty nice. Keep it up.

[Dmacattack93]

@bazzamcgurk never. this is joe bonamassa. neo destroyed agent smith ;D

[Meatwad07]

@Dmacattack93 Correction, Joe Bonamassa destroyed Agent Smith.

[bazzamcgurk]

When did "Agent Smith" start playing guitar?

[trevinor3]

@bazzamcgurk: lol

[refuge55]

who the guy on the bass he great

[JoeBonamassaOfficial]

hey guys, thanks so much for your support. Please go to the Official Joe Bonamassa YouTube Channel and subscribe!

[naranjal65]

The new jimmy page!

[BluesRockGuitarist]

@naranjal65 That's a understatement. He is more like the next God.

[aegon1978]

Nothing to say....absolutely amazing.

[chubbymosher700]

in my top five of guitarists that inspired me, joe is in the top 2.

i know its sad i keep a top 5 :D

[josiahgust]

@chubbymosher700 No, you get points for not listing them and then getting in arguments with everyone who has a different opinion. So you're totally ok.

[NeckPickup]

this guy makes any guitar he plays look like the nicest playing guitar in the universe. its the devils work and they should enforce some kind of preventative measures, such as disclaimers and safety warning signs.

[logen99999]

@NeckPickup joe was molested by the devil as a child and it imbued him with his playing skills but it also gave him Gonorrhea :\

[paddytaggart]

Sweet, luv this song...

[jason0300]

so nice!!!!!!!

[DEATHEYES00]

That is amazing!!!! 

[MyBluesGuitar]

what a great player..

[theaceofspadesjl]

prob one of the best blues guitarists.... but whats with the army marches when he sings

[LedZeppelinisgod100]

@theaceofspadesjl DO NOT QUESTION THE ARMY WALK!! :P

[grevejp44]

@LedZeppelinisgod100 he should have been in marching band, he would always be in step :D

[bretona]

@theaceofspadesjl keeping rhythm

[ozzy4pres]

i think if we give joe a few more years, and maybe some songwriting training, he will be up in the ranks with clapton, srv, and other "blues/rockers"

His style is good, just not quite his own yet (even clapton told him that he was "almost there") and his songwriting....well.....could be stronger.

[STmarks626]

i saw him in Charlotte, NC last October....he is by far the best guitarist I have ever seen live. He is also easily in the top 5 guitarists of all time. Can't wait to see him in Chicago this summer for Eric Clapton's Crossroads benefit concert. Rock on JOE!!!!

[njguitarnewbjk]

if only someone was standing behind joe at 1:26 lmfao

[LedZeppelinisgod100]

@njguitarnewbjk dude he pointed to the keyboardist. :P

[HRJblue]

@njguitarnewbjk hahaha

[bitchobi]

Ele tira um timbre muito fodásticoo!!mais essa música casa melhor com a stratocaster, a la ray vaughan!

[bluesclaudio056]

sorry i was talking about so it's like that

it's not my fault if youtube fucks the whole thing up and shows the comment on fruther on up the road

[stanleygregson]

Just play blues in c so c f g

[legoboy192]

Ignore that other guy, if it's in C, then it is C for the first four bars, then Eb for two, C for two, then Ab for one, G for half, Bb for half and then back to the C and G for one each to finsh the form. It is just a 12-bar, but with some different changes. It won't sound good at all to "just play in blues in c so c f g."

I guess the last laugh is on him.

[ScottyMayhaw]

Joe Bonamassa...always impressive!