Rig Rundown - Joe Bonamassa: Effects

[CMPCKELLY]

anyone knows what picks hes using? i think its a dunlop jazz pick

[epic576]

@CMPCKELLY dunlop jazz III

[b4rf3r]

he sometimes sound a bit like eric johnson

[javisambora]

@b4rf3r A LOT (i think) hehehe

[blueleadguitar]

My son and I saw him in Norwich in Dec 2009. He did a workshop in the afternoon of the gig . He's such a nice friendly down to earth guy. We met him after the workshop and he was very polite and even allowed everyone stay for the sound check! The gig was just brilliant. He's a top guy and a fantastic guitarist!

[TheNation21]

Joe is a beast

[madmax892006]

what a guy, doesn't even tune his guitars. champion.

[JohnDCvlog]

@madmax892006 His tech tunes it :) not him

[zx1357]

I saw him live and he has this machine set up that increases the feedback the closer he put his hand to this thing; what do they call this machine? It was awesome

[SpruceCreekTraders]

@zx1357 That's called a Theramin, Jimmy Page used it alot live with Led Zeppelin too, it was invented by a Russian scientist as a musical instrument, he used to do tours playing just the Theramin....I think at one point he tried to figure out if he could use it as a spying tool against the USA....pretty cool story behind it, check it out....

[JohnDCvlog]

@zx1357 it's called a theremin, :) it's a sick instrument :) it makes alot of the alien noises in early sci-fi movies :) FACT FOR YOU BRO!

[justinsokoloski]

whats the deal with the tape on all the pedals?

[BeyondtheMeasure]

@justinsokoloski My guess is to not fuck up with settings and EQing on the pedals. Standing on dark stages often makes it hard to hit the pedal at the correct place ;)

[JohnDCvlog]

@justinsokoloski it keeps his knobs consistent. So when he goes on tour and stuff... his knobs on his pedals wont get moved... so less fixing to do :) I want to do that with my gear... but I like to keep my knobs adhesive free :)

[JohnDCvlog]

@rosoftse Thats cool too :) those are great devices :) sound bomb... i always wanted the g major on my board... as much as i cant afford it and have space for it haha some people are pedal people.. some are not :) thats how it is :)

[JohnDCvlog]

@rosoftse I never sent you a private message LOL hahaha :)

Yeah i think money isn't issue for me because i like saving up for the things I want :)

I just love pedals and amps because Digital modeling can only do so much, right? I love analog and boosting already kinda driven amps with overdrive pedals and such :) I want to be the guy that stays simple his entire life :) guitar... pedal board... amps... DONE! lol I do love working with digital stuff though :)

and yes he's AMAZING :D

[FordBurden]

joe is such a good speaker. You don't even have to ask him a question, he'll take it and run with it!

[tas9195]

I wonder if the tape on the knobs is just to keep the settings in place or to keep his tone a secret. His playing on these rundowns is giving me chills

[branch1234]

@tas9195 lol... 2:09 he says it himself

[tas9195]

@branch1234 thanks branch I heard him say that but it didn't click that is what he was talking about

[NHBluesMan]

except now you CAN buy that Fuzz Face at a Guitar Center because since this video came out Dunlop released a custom Fuzz Face

[AlrightGoProductions]

"NO ITS NOT!"

funniest part of this whole video

[guitarsteve6190]

@tinmansixtysix haha don't know why your comment would be flagged.... but thats badass! i always thought his tone sounded a little thick to be a strat half the time, but yea bonamassa really has a pretty clear cut johnson inspiration there. i dig.

[TinManSixtySix]

@guitarsteve6190 Flagged? haha No, cause there's nothing offensive in it. I didn't even try to sound badass or anything, I just spoke my mind. EJ's own influences show in his playing -- Clapton, Hendrix, Beck -- but he very brilliantly incorporated that into his stuff. As for Bonamassa, you say inspiration I say rip off!!! LOL Cheers, man!!!

[TinManSixtySix]

Well I absolutely love Eric Johnson and I think there's actually too much of him in Bonamassa's playing. I don't think that's cool at all. I don't really hear his own signature, and when I wanna listen to Eric Johnson I listen to the man himself.

[LateNightShredder]

@TinManSixtySix When he improvises, it does sound just like EJ just with humbuckers. Joe's music is very distinctive to my ears. Regardless, EJ and JB are masters at guitar and are both amazing.

[TinManSixtySix]

@LateNightShredder But you know, a lot of Eric's sound isn't his strat, even though the Strat's always been his main type guitar. You take the song "Zap" from his album "Tones" for instance -- it was recorded with a Gibson ES135. He played a Les Paul and a Flying V on "Tones" and "Ah Via Musicom", you know. Anyway, to my ears JB's stuff sounds like EJ's about 90% of the time. Sure he's good, you gotta be good to replicate EJ's stuff like that, but then again...

[guitarsteve6190]

@TinManSixtySix lol you sir enjoy your eric johnson... i think bonamassa's alright, i mean you gotta give him credit for being able to achieve that kinda stuff but i could see where your coming from in that he doesn't seem to go very far past it lick wise, i dunno. All I know is i wish i could play that stuff, so i give it to him.

[guitarsteve6190]

managed to get an eric johnson tone on a paul. extremely impressive

[gamergeek3000]

"I don't tune my own guitars" Sounds nice. Everything sounds ridiculously awesome. That rig is the most complex thing I have ever seen.

[JoeBonamassaOfficial]

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[richedie]

What model tube screamer is that and how old?????

[branch1234]

i dont see how people think his tone sounds like eric johnsons...its alot more crunchy and what not then erics..plus its two different guitars

[sl3shredder]

@branch1234 his tone is somewhat similar. its moreso in his phrasing and dynamics than anything else. tone is in the hands!

[branch1234]

@sl3shredder yea when he does this fast pentatonic runs it sounds like EJ but i dont hear it anywhere else really

[benj2101]

Random i guess but anyone know what gauge Joe plays for most of his electrics? I'm guessing 10-11?

[flyingsquirrel73]

Joe's tone is awesome!...I hear a lot of Eric Johnson in his playing...so cool.

[freakguitar1]

nice nice phrasing and tone..!

[aussiemeats]

TO cm0220ster

The Way Huge Pork Loin has 5 outside settings and 3 more internal settings that can be "tweaked" to fine tune your sound to your personal taste.

Joe was being totally honest about the settings on his device. He wasn't hiding anything, you have to fine tune the device.

I purchased one this weekend..it's no BULL!

I met him on St Paty's day..He's genuinely a GREAT guy and he's NOT full of himself..He signed my Les Paul and was very gracious. Thanks Joe!

[cm0220ster]

Quote: "It's only three knobs, how hard is it", he just doesn't want to try to remember these settings, good idea if you use a lot of pedals. Starting to think he might be human after all. He is also a fellow upstate New Yorker, for what that's worth.

[GoodGawd]

he has tape on the knobs, he always uses the same settings for some pedals, for example that Boss dd3

[GoodGawd]

^ Btw This is a question!

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[Sampz93]

Yes that is why. He says so in the vid

[redbird963]

yeah, so he can't bump/move the knobs

[Hallman88]

Anyone know what venue this was filmed at in des moines. i live there and i would have loved to go see Joe.

[premierguitar]

Hoyt Sherman Place - they have a lot of good shows. Joe will be in Iowa City at the Englert in the spring if you're up for the trip.

[Hallman88]

oh yes i go to school at the university of iowa, i will go see joe for sure.

[savagesnephew]

wow, he made that pork loin sound good, idk what guitar world did but when they demoed it they made it sound like rubbish! this guy rocks!

[LSGoCards7]

He also has much better gear than Guitar World which helps the Pork Loin sound better.

[taylor410ce]

they need to do a rig rundown for Trey Anastasio

[lessonswithjames]

Hell yeah, especially since the reunion got underway. Premier Guitar, Trey will be in KC and MN in Feb. Get on it!! :-)

[tonytoes3895]

love the rig rundowns keep em coming

[frantnik]

great player *****stars

[benno369]

i know he mentioned it in the amps vid but his tone really sounds like eric johnsons!! But JOE STILL ROCKS!!

[gregory49]

joe is the man.