Joe Bonamassa "Stop" Lesson - Tones, Intro, and Chords

Hey everyone here's a tutorial on how to play one of my favorite new Joe Bonamassa songs. No crazy rig, just a guitar, couple of pedals, and amplifier. This video covers the chords, gear used for the video, and intro licks. Check out part two for the 2 Solos in the song. Cheers!

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• Joe
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• Stop
• Guitar
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• Les
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• Fulldrive
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[theRockGuitarGuy]

Wow! I love the tone! Very expressive. Two questions: Were you using the comp cut, FM or vintage setting on the FD II? Also were you using the Mosfet or Standard switch for the boost? Thanks in advance for the response. Again, loved the video!

[stratpaulguy86]

@theRockGuitarGuy Vintage mode (FM works well with Marshalls), volume 10 o'clock, tone 9 o'clock, gain noon, boost full up max, Mosfet mode. I think that's how I remember the Fulldrive being set...thanks for checking it out!

[DouglasLegnola]

@stratpaulguy86 Love the tone. Had a question about how this amp handles pedals since it has no effects loop. I use fulltone ocd, 70's fuzz and a dd 6. Just looking for your opinion. I see that you have experimented with a ton of gear!! Nice stuff and nice playing. Going to see Joe in November in Philadelphia!!

[stratpaulguy86]

@DouglasLegnola Old Fenders are known for their affinity for taking pedals well. Delays work well in front of the amp, I actually prefer them in front now. When you crank up an old tube amp you get this very natural compression that allows the delay to "duck" underneath the note while you are playing and become more pronounced when you stop. It's hard to go wrong with an old Fender amp, no matter what your style is. I love running a tubescreamer and '70 in front of a Super Reverb,

[FrankieTheOreoDealer]

Is it just me or do you have very small hands?

Not in a bad way, and I can't really see that well from the video, but a lot of guitarists have long fingers.

Anyways, excellent excellent stuff :)

[stratpaulguy86]

@FrankieTheOreoDealer

Nah man it's just you. I'm a big dude, like 6' 5'' and a little overweight. My dad says he wishes he had my fingers because I have wide bases but smaller pads (fingertips) so I get the strength from the base of my fingers. The accuracy comes from the smaller fingertips. I don't have super big hands like Eric Johnson or Paul Gilbert, but they are big enough. I also don't like to use my pinky which may give the illusion that my hands are smaller. Thanks for watching!

[GioSelva]

Great job and very nice playing!

[3117ss]

What is the biggest contributor to getting that violin tone? FD?

[mryan2010]

Thank you for sharing. One question. I've managed to tab most of the into except for the part from 3:38 on where you go from fret 17 back to 14, 12, 11 etc. I can't tell which strings and frets. It goes to fast. Can you tell me how you fret that little 2 or 3 second section?

[deLukMusic]

Awesome one, thanks for sharing!

[srlej]

This is NOT Joe Bonamassa Song.

Great Playin' mate.

[LesPaulLefty23]

Hey man, excellent video - I really appreciate you making it. I was wondering how you decide on the EQ of your amp. Do you have high mids and treble and low bass? Thanks

[cessnapilot182]

Hey man, what's your EQ settings?

[seafloor43]

Nice vid and very nice playing. Would love to see more lessons on JB if you have the time! The vid also kept me interested the whole way because you sound like Seth Rogan lol

[DouglasLegnola]

thanks for the response!! Used to have a silver face SR but wasn't using pedals at the time...before I went bona crazy. LOL You have some awesome gear and great gear demos...thanks!!