I've been waiting a long time for someone who can do the following:
1. Lay down rock, rock blues and blues tunes that will have you picking your jaw up off the floor. 2. Absolutely rip apart the fretboard by applying multilple techniques and blazing chops (this guy is NOT a one trick pony) from song to song and even within a song. 3. Have a voice that supports his guitar work AND can sing within the framework of multiple styles (rock, blues, rock blues etc..). JOE BONAMASSA is the REAL DEAL!!!
I think Joe will admit this himself but his playing style and space within and between his riffs is a lot more mature nowadays than it was back then. His tone and capabilities makes the best recipe for a blues player but you need to leave space in the track.
@mariosmetradio Marshal Amps often. thats what i've seen at his concerts. Enjoys the Gibson Les Paul guitars..i dont think he enjoys the fender as much but he also has some custom guitars which i really enjoy.
Wait until he starts getting older and finally slows down.... Then he'll REALLY-be good.
I wonder what pedal he's using there. Sounds like a boutique Fuzzface clone, which makes sense because it sounds like my Throbak Fuzz Haze (even more than my AM NKT Sunface) and I'm getting not just fuzz tones, but also these really-dynamic overdrive tones as well (with the pre-gain switch on). It's the most-versatile FF clone I've ever tried. Great onstage for cutting through a band-mix. LOVE that pedal.
Joe is a superb guitar player and a real gentleman, but I still think that Guthrie Govan has him - and practically everyone else, as a pure 'player' - covered.
joe bonamassa, proving that there is still some hope for the music industry, that its not all cunts in suits recording good looking people with no talent.
I'd just like to say that Joe has openly admitted to being the 'line 6 POD of guitar players'.
I can tell its Joe from 4 notes. I suggest you check out some more recent videos of him to see what he really can play like. Because this guy has an amazing talent and he knows what he's talking about. Everything has been repeated at least once at some point in modern music.
@mistad00m I've been seeing more people continually make this comment as if it were an arguing point or something noteworthy to mention. You give the guy flack for incorporating influences into his playing when I see it as a plateau of achievement. That's like trash talking SRV for gaining a strong influence from Albert King. His playing isn't suitable enough because he can mimic the intensity Albert created or the awe striking ability of Jimi Hendrix, right?
@mistad00m you don't hear the tone, feeling, or subtleties in his playing? I'm not arguing the point of Joe vs Stevie because SRV is in what I call my holy trinity and I don't think you're even getting my point. If you don't see it, then you're missing out. What you need to consider is that if guys like Clapton, BB King, and Eric Johnson felt he was "stealing" their material, don't you think they would say something about it instead of being his friend, sharing the stage, or recording songs?
@08and90 You mean Matt, the only guy in the village... needs to be a bigger though and well yeah you might be right. Anyways he is amazing with a guitar.
There are many, many very, very good guitar vids on YTube. After yrs. of watching and enjoying them, I have to say, THIS is the one for me. My favorite. Maybe not yours, but many of you share my opinion. I do not think he's god, or the best or whatever, but this riffage says everything I've tried and probably never will be able to say with a guitar. Thanx, Glen
I know it has nothing to do with the video but a fly just flew into my eye. What the fuck. I can't even chill here and listen to stuff without being harrassed by nature in my own room.
Anybody know if the slide bit he did was in an open or standard tuning? I just want to know before I go smash all my gear because its just pointless for me to play ever again. :)
@Ironsixx fuck shredding.... get beyond the fascination of shredding... its just like building a muscle..... whats the point if its not functional.... if it doesnt speak to the soul......
@Nevarrus Yes but they were hollow bodies... + Cream is more rock than the blues... Page is the rocker... So Les Paul is a great guitar for Rock, but blues need some TWANG rather than a warm sound. Lots of jazz and blues players are using Teles...
@Nevarrus Ofcourse it's matter of taste, I was playing with my Les Paul, but then I bought a Tele style Mike Stern sig. Yamaha, so I will sell my LP... Now I like tele sound.
@Nevarrus Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Kotzen, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Joe Walsh, Rory Gallagher, David Gilmore, John Frusciante, Mark Knopfler, Robin Trower, Ritchie Sambora, Richie Blackmoore, Ry Cooder, Most Bonamassa, Most Clapton.....were predominantly Strat players. Just to name a few.
Like it or not- the guitar is in his hands and that is where it will stay! I like his long time story and his getting out onto a world stage- he is great and still young. I hope he gets more people to notice the music he is making and helping keep going*
Proud to say I knew him when he was just starting out - seen him in our hometown opening for Jethro Tull. He was great-and getting better. Salute*
But do they have the voice and the song writing skills of Joe B? It takes more than a guy ripping over pentatonic licks to stick around for 20 years. He makes great friggen records.
I like Joe B a lot and really like his slide style. But I wish he'd quit rippin' off EJ when he's picking his pentatonic licks. It's obnoxious anymore. As for versatility, it's still all blues. I can only handle small doses because it's so repetitive.
where it just you saying I dont like this .that would be fine. but what your doing is calling it something its not because you clearly don't understand it .then failing to appreciate that its about your limitations.
Sonny is a bad ass slide player for sure! Joes is well on his way to becoming a bad ass also, we havent herd the best from joe just yet, give him time.
yeah but that still doesnt make him 100% self taught. before danny, joe pretty much didnt know anything about country playing. and he was right, joe started at 4 and got classical training. he has had lessons bud. for the most part though, yes he is self taught.
yea. all i was saying is that when i talked to joe the first time and when asked he told me that he was self taught...joe's words not mine. he may have picked up on some stuff long the way like us all but last i checked he was a rock/blues player. anyways ...peace man, j
another self tought bad ass is a friend of mine named Philip Sayce check him out hes amazing. he used to jam at the brass elephant bar im Monrovia every thursday night, joe came down and jammed with him for three songs the vid is on youtube..a must see.
I think the problem is you! you jack ass retard lrob! hes 100% self taught. He plays just like the old greats cause hes got a huge heart and plays with feeling and ear. Gets your facts right first bud before you comment.
@purplejaybird joe bonamassa isnt 100% self taught idiot......he learned from a classical guitarist and from danny gatton......get YOUR facts right ya dunce!
Can you imagine walking into a mega shopping mall, and you find a guitar amp shop there, and you go inside and ask to try out a guitar and a marshall amp, and you play just what he played here, what would happen? People passing in the mall would flood into the music store and watch this boy with awe struck amazement, and would beg him to keep the guitar in hand and play for them more. The boy is so versital with any style of music he is in the mood for playing. Joe is the man, no doubting.
Exactly. I am kind of disgusted that people are using this video, and others, for a bunch of moronic comments. Take that garbage to a Craigslist forum. Joe B is is a class guy, and a truly great musician by any grown-up's standards. Yeah, he does not play like Slayer, but who wants to.....?
Well, most probably people at the guitar shop would be impressed as hell and a lot of other people as well, but I believe that most would not know what to make of such playing, because it is so far from the commercial pop crap on the radio that they are familiar with.
@moseseseseses walk in to a LOCAL guitar shop, not no corporate shop like best buy...and you hear people just as good as him, but not too many people will discover them...joe was at the right place at the right time, there are so many good players out there, but you havent heard them. joe is one of the few
@copeman89- Joe had the advantage of being a child prodigy and being mentored by blues greats. He's much better than your average guitarist, you will NOT hear people as good as him in a local shop. See him live if you havn't. His shows are spectacular.
@moseseseseses PLease show me a video where he plays something other than the blues(don't get me wrong...I think he's bad ass at the blues but never heard him play anything other than)
@smotpoker86 Try woke up dreaming for one. He is a lot more than just a blues player. Loads of mixed genres in his playing. One of the things that make he music so darn good. Pickup a copy of his Hal Leonard DVD and then see what you think.
i agree with you guys, i was just veiwing some of his other videos and he has more feeling in his playing in those than in this, hes really good though
It looks good, sounds good, but it's just missing something. Not sure. Missing soul or something. I admire his technical ability, but I'm not moved by his playing. But, he's a great player.
You're the first person I've seen who's said what I'm thinking. He kind of plays too many notes, like a shred guy. Sometimes a good note gets glanced over becuase he's playing fast, trying to get to the next one. He definatley lacks some soul in these videos. I think he seems a bit under pressure/awkward/stressed. That said, I don't have this problem with his records however, which I think are very understated in the guitar playing. I think his voice and vocal melodies are great.
I think the problem is that he is one of those players that made it when he was very young - I mean like 12.
I don't know for sure, but he probably took lessons. Unlike Clapton, Hendrix, Page, most of the blues greats, he probably knows the names of the notes and can read music.
Basically, I think this is derivative - he is copying the greats. Something is missing.
So if it means homosexual, disappointment, or weird, where did you get square from? That makes absolutely no sense, at all. English is not that hard to learn.
I don't think so. When I've seen him live he goes into slide playing during a tune which is standard tuning. I think his knowledge and masterful technique allows him to things in standard tuning that most cannot.
thats only recently though. ive seen interviews where he said he almost always uses open E or a varation of it. he was told by someone (cant remember who) that its "cheating" and he should learn how to play in standard. so yes, NOW he plays in standard, but for this, its open tuning.
any tab for this?
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I've been waiting a long time for someone who can do the following:
1. Lay down rock, rock blues and blues tunes that will have you picking your jaw up off the floor. 2. Absolutely rip apart the fretboard by applying multilple techniques and blazing chops (this guy is NOT a one trick pony) from song to song and even within a song. 3. Have a voice that supports his guitar work AND can sing within the framework of multiple styles (rock, blues, rock blues etc..). JOE BONAMASSA is the REAL DEAL!!!
genxxxersize 7 months ago
amazing g uitarist, its just too bad his voice isnt all that rough when he sings... aside from that, modern day blues legend, last of a dying breed.
DennChooch 8 months ago
I think Joe will admit this himself but his playing style and space within and between his riffs is a lot more mature nowadays than it was back then. His tone and capabilities makes the best recipe for a blues player but you need to leave space in the track.
joelbyrne 9 months ago
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VERY VERY GREAT! What is his equipment???????????????????? Pliiisssssssssss =D
MrXFlashX 1 year ago
Yeah does anyone know what pedals/amp he's using?
sk8rbuoi 1 year ago
@sk8rbuoi from what i've noticed at concerts.. marshal amps. i havent been quite close enough to see his pedals.
FAiL006 11 months ago
GREAT! What is his equipment????????????????????
mariosmetradio 1 year ago
@mariosmetradio Marshal Amps often. thats what i've seen at his concerts. Enjoys the Gibson Les Paul guitars..i dont think he enjoys the fender as much but he also has some custom guitars which i really enjoy.
FAiL006 11 months ago
lol he looks like a nerd untill he starts to play (H)
bluesboydude 1 year ago
did he go down to the crossroads? lol
mildnotwild7 1 year ago
whats the tuning here, drop D?
estcstkevin 1 year ago
@estcstkevin open.
ilmanmuutajamuutilma 1 year ago
Joe must have sold his soul to the devil!
zomgzomglawlawlawl 1 year ago
Holy shit can this guy play! Just amazing.
cjvideo22 1 year ago
25 people don't know shit.
BottleneckChris 1 year ago
He looks and sounds like John C. Reilly (aka Dewey Cox). Joe does jam!
joesl8 1 year ago
Pure talent that guy... i could watch/listen to him all night
humbuck59 1 year ago
aint this the fat kid that jerry cantrell used to make fun of awhile back hey jerry what the fuck man this guy is good way better then you
travgpeters 1 year ago
What the fuck man. That's not fair how good this dude is
bandana32 1 year ago
Oh shit!
FishsGuitarLessons 1 year ago
Awesome!!!!!!!!!
JeffKnight 1 year ago
damn that was great
HcWeaner 1 year ago
hey guys!- you should check out Joe's new Christmas Song!- download it for free on our channel!
JoeBonamassaOfficial 1 year ago
The G.O.A.T in my opinion
shearnden1 1 year ago
Wait until he starts getting older and finally slows down.... Then he'll REALLY-be good.
I wonder what pedal he's using there. Sounds like a boutique Fuzzface clone, which makes sense because it sounds like my Throbak Fuzz Haze (even more than my AM NKT Sunface) and I'm getting not just fuzz tones, but also these really-dynamic overdrive tones as well (with the pre-gain switch on). It's the most-versatile FF clone I've ever tried. Great onstage for cutting through a band-mix. LOVE that pedal.
gangtwanger 1 year ago
listen to the voice hell its kermit the frog
But he can play like no one else
MrSigreen 1 year ago
Joe is a superb guitar player and a real gentleman, but I still think that Guthrie Govan has him - and practically everyone else, as a pure 'player' - covered.
azmarkus 1 year ago
@azmarkus
i'm huge fan of guthrie govan but music isn't the olympic games
algrand90 1 year ago
@azmarkus haha yeah right
MrVoiceofreason123 1 year ago
@MrVoiceofreason123 Brilliant comment.
azmarkus 1 year ago
Amazing guitarist.
Hellozan11 1 year ago
Thanks Joe.
zundap100 1 year ago
joe bonamassa, proving that there is still some hope for the music industry, that its not all cunts in suits recording good looking people with no talent.
theboywhocantollie 1 year ago 3
he looks like he has down syndrome. great guitarist though
ryandunncod4 1 year ago
He's right up there with Clapton, SRV, Moore and all the others. If not better.
Wonder what he'll sound like in 20 years.
MrCptGonzo 1 year ago 2
Damn....somebody pick my jaw up off the floor....
careing57587 1 year ago
i can play like that with my foot - shoes on.
OceanderTethyseus 1 year ago
Joe's right up there with Ry Cooder...
F-n awesome...
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thats the most kick-ass 30 seconds of slide playing Ive seen! go JOE!
bluesnrockfan 1 year ago
thats the most kick-ass 30 seconds of slide playing Ive seen! go JOE!
bluesnrockfan 1 year ago
like a finger-condom XD
iSlash96 1 year ago
ever every my mistake .still 19 people got it
MUDSHARK111 1 year ago
sexy
moneyquickeasy 1 year ago
that slide shit was amazing
jessyka89music 1 year ago
@jessyka89music I thnk he does somethiing similar on 'One of These Days' from his sloe gin album
JTudders 1 year ago
JB is seriously one of the best blues rock guitarists in the world! He's also incredibly intelligent
markadiculous 1 year ago
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risingsun1987 1 year ago
@risingsun1987 JImmy page?
brymacbluesband 1 year ago
he looks like dwight schrutt from the office! but he play that guitar really nice!
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Kotowboy 1 year ago
@ralphe01 what from scary movie 2 ? lol :D
jamescourt1000 10 months ago
Joe reminds me on Mike teutul.
MrHeavysteel 1 year ago
@mistad00m
I'd just like to say that Joe has openly admitted to being the 'line 6 POD of guitar players'.
I can tell its Joe from 4 notes. I suggest you check out some more recent videos of him to see what he really can play like. Because this guy has an amazing talent and he knows what he's talking about. Everything has been repeated at least once at some point in modern music.
Joe AND Derek are talents.
End of.
SugarmanSam 1 year ago
Does anyone know if he's playing that slide part in standard tuning???
Thanks
MrElbutcho 1 year ago
@MrElbutcho Open E dude.
ntrbluesx 1 year ago
@ntrbluesx Thanks!!!
MrElbutcho 1 year ago
he looks like a nerd guy or something, but when he starts playin, he's fucking amazing! he inspired me to take guitar lessons again
alkleiza1995 1 year ago
Joe has the speed of modern style guitar (e.g. Vai, Satriani) but the soul of a true blues man
shredr18 1 year ago 31
@shredr18 did u just say modern syle guitar and use vai and satch as examples?
bengrockson 1 year ago
@bengrockson ...yes? can you read?
shredr18 1 year ago
@shredr18 Yet Joe Bonamassa does not have a soul.
xxguitarhero48xx 1 year ago
@shredr18 you are the best......
ilcontemanu 1 year ago
That slide is frekin crazy! Derek Trucks status!
tylerdwells 1 year ago
@tylerdwells Bonamassa cant even compare to derek Trucks on slide, come on!
avidgolfer08 1 year ago
@avidgolfer08 your right but you gotta admit it was pretty sweet!
tylerdwells 1 year ago
@tylerdwells Yea, he is pretty damn good. And I like his music better.
avidgolfer08 1 year ago
too much clapton and eric jonhson in his tone and playing.
mistad00m 1 year ago
@mistad00m I've been seeing more people continually make this comment as if it were an arguing point or something noteworthy to mention. You give the guy flack for incorporating influences into his playing when I see it as a plateau of achievement. That's like trash talking SRV for gaining a strong influence from Albert King. His playing isn't suitable enough because he can mimic the intensity Albert created or the awe striking ability of Jimi Hendrix, right?
thinkANDcreate 1 year ago
@thinkANDcreate
influences vs. riffs and licks.
they're two different things alltogether.
he even copies licks clapton plays note by note.
SRV had his own unique style, unmistakable when you heard it. the tone, the feeling, the little subleties. he used 13 or 14 gauge strings.
mistad00m 1 year ago
@mistad00m you don't hear the tone, feeling, or subtleties in his playing? I'm not arguing the point of Joe vs Stevie because SRV is in what I call my holy trinity and I don't think you're even getting my point. If you don't see it, then you're missing out. What you need to consider is that if guys like Clapton, BB King, and Eric Johnson felt he was "stealing" their material, don't you think they would say something about it instead of being his friend, sharing the stage, or recording songs?
thinkANDcreate 1 year ago
@mistad00m you have lost. Thanks though it was a good try.
thinkANDcreate 1 year ago
Ohh Yeah!
SoulReaper1967 1 year ago
nice sounding guitar he has there, sounds a lot like jimmy page's les paul
EpictheEpicest 1 year ago
what's his gear?
gamerznetix 1 year ago
JOE BONAMASSA SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE.
epicalice 1 year ago 2
I like this guy..... Beats the sh** outta so many of the "shredder" posers
jfrockon 1 year ago
Damn this guy is a ripper. Incredible.
KevoBlues88 1 year ago
joe sei un grande ti ho visto a Genova!!!!!
vyger68 1 year ago
JOE KNOWS TONE. thats what i like about his work
guitarsANDcars39 1 year ago
no offence to him or anything he is AMAZING!! but does anyone thinks he looks a bit like andy pipkins off little britainn?? (the i dont like it guy)
08and90 1 year ago
@08and90 You mean Matt, the only guy in the village... needs to be a bigger though and well yeah you might be right. Anyways he is amazing with a guitar.
TheFireblade1000RR 1 year ago
There are many, many very, very good guitar vids on YTube. After yrs. of watching and enjoying them, I have to say, THIS is the one for me. My favorite. Maybe not yours, but many of you share my opinion. I do not think he's god, or the best or whatever, but this riffage says everything I've tried and probably never will be able to say with a guitar. Thanx, Glen
2253glen 1 year ago
I know it has nothing to do with the video but a fly just flew into my eye. What the fuck. I can't even chill here and listen to stuff without being harrassed by nature in my own room.
3mani3 1 year ago 2
It just proves that you don't have to look like a rock star to kick some serious ass
stubs13 1 year ago
shit shit, i accidently hit thumbs down.......Joe is the man!!!!! Sorry bout that
mrolympia619 1 year ago
Anybody know if the slide bit he did was in an open or standard tuning? I just want to know before I go smash all my gear because its just pointless for me to play ever again. :)
FriggnDiggn 1 year ago
that beginning solo is amazing
Savatage420 1 year ago
Nice licks!
VLombardi01 1 year ago
nice fuzz effect !
lukaszswietek 1 year ago
so shit..... worst attack ever..... you guys jumped off the bridge too early.... sorry folks
codehendrix 1 year ago
@codehendrix agreed.
MrMattTheKnife 1 year ago
@MrMattTheKnife wow someone understands the blues....
codehendrix 1 year ago
Thats some really sweet sounding slide work!
pissballs 1 year ago
he may be a nerd but he can still shred
Ironsixx 1 year ago
@Ironsixx fuck shredding.... get beyond the fascination of shredding... its just like building a muscle..... whats the point if its not functional.... if it doesnt speak to the soul......
codehendrix 1 year ago
@srvaughan2 and i am here to rip your testicles off with my guitar
phishUMup 1 year ago
PLEASE DON'T USE gibson FOR THE BLUES!!!
kingofskateop 1 year ago
@kingofskateop The best blues has been made on gibsons..
B.B King, Cream-Era Clapton, Duane Allman, Townshend's version of Young Man Blues, Jimmy Page, Lesly West, Young..
Just to name a few.
Nevarrus 1 year ago
@Nevarrus Yes but they were hollow bodies... + Cream is more rock than the blues... Page is the rocker... So Les Paul is a great guitar for Rock, but blues need some TWANG rather than a warm sound. Lots of jazz and blues players are using Teles...
kingofskateop 1 year ago
@kingofskateop Blues is the same as rock in most aspects; You can't deny that Led Zep & Cream wasn't blues, all they did was amp it up a bit.
Also, it's an matter of taste, I really dislike the typical Fender "Blues" sound.
Nevarrus 1 year ago
@Nevarrus Ofcourse it's matter of taste, I was playing with my Les Paul, but then I bought a Tele style Mike Stern sig. Yamaha, so I will sell my LP... Now I like tele sound.
kingofskateop 1 year ago
@Nevarrus Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Kotzen, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Joe Walsh, Rory Gallagher, David Gilmore, John Frusciante, Mark Knopfler, Robin Trower, Ritchie Sambora, Richie Blackmoore, Ry Cooder, Most Bonamassa, Most Clapton.....were predominantly Strat players. Just to name a few.
dmb3305 1 year ago
@dmb3305 I'm very well aware of who played Fender; However, most of them you can't call "Blues" Players.
Hendrix and Blackmoore both had a very "Unique" sound which wasn't the typical "Blues" Sound.
Nevarrus 1 year ago
@Nevarrus Roy Buchanan played a tele...so did Jimi Hendrix just to name 2 =P
smotpoker86 1 year ago
@smotpoker86 Hendrix used to play Strats though. :p
Nevarrus 1 year ago
@Nevarrus hendrix played teles a lot in the studio although he did use strats almost exclusively live and used strats mainly in the studio
kads95 1 year ago
@Nevarrus i am a les paul man myself, but actually, most of the truly maginificent blues masters have used strats or teles..
aektzis91 1 year ago
@aektzis91 It's preference
ConstantineGuitar 1 year ago
@aektzis91 It's all about personal preference
ConstantineGuitar 1 year ago
Like it or not- the guitar is in his hands and that is where it will stay! I like his long time story and his getting out onto a world stage- he is great and still young. I hope he gets more people to notice the music he is making and helping keep going*
Proud to say I knew him when he was just starting out - seen him in our hometown opening for Jethro Tull. He was great-and getting better. Salute*
acent2112 1 year ago
Fucking Hell!
snodvod 1 year ago
Does anybody know what amp he is using on this video? Could I get this tone if i bought a marshal vintage modern amplifier
jeffbeck710 1 year ago
But do they have the voice and the song writing skills of Joe B? It takes more than a guy ripping over pentatonic licks to stick around for 20 years. He makes great friggen records.
tpritchas14 1 year ago
alone fingers not pick; nice estile
balahadin0887 1 year ago
can someone tell me what this guitar is ?
gibson les paul ....... ? much appreciated =]
kingdamez 1 year ago
@kingdamez
i mean the year, type etc.... =]
kingdamez 1 year ago
I like Joe B a lot and really like his slide style. But I wish he'd quit rippin' off EJ when he's picking his pentatonic licks. It's obnoxious anymore. As for versatility, it's still all blues. I can only handle small doses because it's so repetitive.
stratthead 1 year ago
dammmmmm. dat cat can play huh, one of the more underrated guitarists
slowhand633 1 year ago
ignore gradey3 fukin spastic have u been to see joe coz he's amazing
bluesman065 1 year ago
great sound!
omkaratube 1 year ago
cool harmonies
PoeticAdaptation 1 year ago
Lol,
I guess you can't help it who you are and what you say.
We'll just downvote you :P
timmiedinnie 1 year ago
where it just you saying I dont like this .that would be fine. but what your doing is calling it something its not because you clearly don't understand it .then failing to appreciate that its about your limitations.
MUDSHARK111 1 year ago
And ever you tube page has some prick mouthing of about what he knows fuck all about .
MUDSHARK111 1 year ago 18
@MUDSHARK111 uhhh what?
plum26754 1 year ago
@MUDSHARK111 your sentence makes no sense.
moneyquickeasy 1 year ago
his playing reminds me of page!!!
golluba 1 year ago
He seems like a nerdy type of guy but hell surpirse you when he tears that shit up.
Gradey3 2 years ago 7
@Gradey3 hehe acutally its the nerds who are good at guitar, since they're dilligent with their work
craisslayer 1 year ago
Dont recall Joe claiming to be Sonny Landreth??
tyhplas 2 years ago
Sonny is a bad ass slide player for sure! Joes is well on his way to becoming a bad ass also, we havent herd the best from joe just yet, give him time.
purplejaybird 2 years ago
Pretty good - but no Sonny Landreth
imw50 2 years ago
yeah but that still doesnt make him 100% self taught. before danny, joe pretty much didnt know anything about country playing. and he was right, joe started at 4 and got classical training. he has had lessons bud. for the most part though, yes he is self taught.
timmy47 2 years ago
yea. all i was saying is that when i talked to joe the first time and when asked he told me that he was self taught...joe's words not mine. he may have picked up on some stuff long the way like us all but last i checked he was a rock/blues player. anyways ...peace man, j
purplejaybird 2 years ago
another self tought bad ass is a friend of mine named Philip Sayce check him out hes amazing. he used to jam at the brass elephant bar im Monrovia every thursday night, joe came down and jammed with him for three songs the vid is on youtube..a must see.
purplejaybird 2 years ago
who cares he plays great.
theoroolz 2 years ago
COOOL :)
spiffanator 2 years ago
Is he using a different tuning?
dapunkof1975 2 years ago
@dapunkof1975 he's using open D tune. very useful tuning for slide guitar!
Biturgensedoc 2 years ago
I think the problem is you! you jack ass retard lrob! hes 100% self taught. He plays just like the old greats cause hes got a huge heart and plays with feeling and ear. Gets your facts right first bud before you comment.
purplejaybird 2 years ago
@purplejaybird joe bonamassa isnt 100% self taught idiot......he learned from a classical guitarist and from danny gatton......get YOUR facts right ya dunce!
wunshiin 2 years ago
has a zepplin feelin
playgibson96 2 years ago
And Gary Moore
karlprades 2 years ago
waaooow ... every time he makes me have the same reaction ... ;-) Joe we would like to see u again in France .
atrok666 2 years ago
mindblowing what a class act
philwasgood 2 years ago
one word.... Genius
TonyTHEponyCONS 2 years ago
Can you imagine walking into a mega shopping mall, and you find a guitar amp shop there, and you go inside and ask to try out a guitar and a marshall amp, and you play just what he played here, what would happen? People passing in the mall would flood into the music store and watch this boy with awe struck amazement, and would beg him to keep the guitar in hand and play for them more. The boy is so versital with any style of music he is in the mood for playing. Joe is the man, no doubting.
moseseseseses 2 years ago 30
@moseseseseses
Exactly. I am kind of disgusted that people are using this video, and others, for a bunch of moronic comments. Take that garbage to a Craigslist forum. Joe B is is a class guy, and a truly great musician by any grown-up's standards. Yeah, he does not play like Slayer, but who wants to.....?
jwandhistools 2 years ago 3
@moseseseseses
Well, most probably people at the guitar shop would be impressed as hell and a lot of other people as well, but I believe that most would not know what to make of such playing, because it is so far from the commercial pop crap on the radio that they are familiar with.
Ylviste 1 year ago
@moseseseseses walk in to a LOCAL guitar shop, not no corporate shop like best buy...and you hear people just as good as him, but not too many people will discover them...joe was at the right place at the right time, there are so many good players out there, but you havent heard them. joe is one of the few
copeman89 1 year ago
@copeman89- Joe had the advantage of being a child prodigy and being mentored by blues greats. He's much better than your average guitarist, you will NOT hear people as good as him in a local shop. See him live if you havn't. His shows are spectacular.
superlou1s 1 year ago
@copeman89
LOL no way can you find people just as good as him in a local guitar shop
you must be high
infinityjet 1 year ago
@infinityjet dude, i am high lol i take it back...i listened to his other albums other than the john henry and it blew me away
copeman89 1 year ago
@copeman89
LOL all good man
infinityjet 1 year ago
@moseseseseses PLease show me a video where he plays something other than the blues(don't get me wrong...I think he's bad ass at the blues but never heard him play anything other than)
smotpoker86 1 year ago
@smotpoker86 Try woke up dreaming for one. He is a lot more than just a blues player. Loads of mixed genres in his playing. One of the things that make he music so darn good. Pickup a copy of his Hal Leonard DVD and then see what you think.
BigDDe 1 year ago
@smotpoker86 look up his song Django on the you and me album
branch1234 1 year ago
@moseseseseses yea hes such a gifted player
GuitarPhi1 1 year ago
i agree with you guys, i was just veiwing some of his other videos and he has more feeling in his playing in those than in this, hes really good though
TheOneConant 2 years ago
It looks good, sounds good, but it's just missing something. Not sure. Missing soul or something. I admire his technical ability, but I'm not moved by his playing. But, he's a great player.
phylosifer 2 years ago 3
You're the first person I've seen who's said what I'm thinking. He kind of plays too many notes, like a shred guy. Sometimes a good note gets glanced over becuase he's playing fast, trying to get to the next one. He definatley lacks some soul in these videos. I think he seems a bit under pressure/awkward/stressed. That said, I don't have this problem with his records however, which I think are very understated in the guitar playing. I think his voice and vocal melodies are great.
JesusMFingChrist 2 years ago 2
I think the problem is that he is one of those players that made it when he was very young - I mean like 12.
I don't know for sure, but he probably took lessons. Unlike Clapton, Hendrix, Page, most of the blues greats, he probably knows the names of the notes and can read music.
Basically, I think this is derivative - he is copying the greats. Something is missing.
regalrob 2 years ago
@Kastralis And he plays better then you ever will, imagine that.
oregonskateok 2 years ago
ummm... okay?
i mean just look at him he acts like such a square there.
Kastralis 2 years ago
@Kastralis How is that even remotely related to looking gay? I'm sure you act super cool. Why are kids so stupid these days.
oregonskateok 2 years ago
just because we use different wordings that makes us stupid?
I'm sure you still think gay means happy....
Today, gay can mean homosexual, disappointment or weird.
Kastralis 2 years ago
So if it means homosexual, disappointment, or weird, where did you get square from? That makes absolutely no sense, at all. English is not that hard to learn.
oregonskateok 2 years ago
See now you cant find any argument so you are just being immature and nit picking.
Kastralis 2 years ago
during the slide stuff, it looks like hes using some kind of open tuning, is he?
diazcamille 2 years ago
I don't think so. When I've seen him live he goes into slide playing during a tune which is standard tuning. I think his knowledge and masterful technique allows him to things in standard tuning that most cannot.
smock66 2 years ago
thats only recently though. ive seen interviews where he said he almost always uses open E or a varation of it. he was told by someone (cant remember who) that its "cheating" and he should learn how to play in standard. so yes, NOW he plays in standard, but for this, its open tuning.
timmy47 2 years ago