Just can't have enough of his knowledge and playing. What a great musician!! The guitars + amps literally become living soulful things with Bonamassa's touch. Joe, Thanks for everything, keep rocking man!!
I get where you guys are coming from with the EJ thing but that's just who he learned how to step through the fretboard and shred blues from. His licks are more bb king, kossoff especially and majorly clapton. I think most people fail to realize that the fusion of those thing and his personality and where he takes it, listen closer and he has his own thing for a british blues rock guy. You're catch the surface.
a while ago i remember joe saying that he wished he had his own sound and didn't want to sound a copycat , now when he switches through the amps at the start i hear joe's sound and style in every one he switches to ,he has a sound all of his own, i could recognise joe's sound anywhere
Some people use that against him. Thats fine... but if you look up his albums when he was younger like 2001 to 2006 era when he was rocking a strat. You will hear a lot less EJ influence. I just find a lot of people not truly understanding his full range of influences because they only hear his most present things.
The Marshall Silver Jubilee is what gives Joe his base tone. The other three amps add shades of "color", overtones and undertones to his playing. Without the Silver Jubilee, this entire set up is nothing more than average at best - even a bit thin. It is the best amp Marshall ever made - period. Joe gives it justice, as does Slash, John Frusciante, and other notable players. It is simply and undeniably an incredible tone machine!
I've owned a 2203 and an Ecstasy 101B but had to sell them. I was looking at a Helios and a Friedman. After watching this, the Jubilee will be my next amp.
@NickMass35 I think he meant the basic equipment like the pedals and some of the preamps. The amps themselves are pretty repair friendly so you just put them in the right hands and they'll be back in shape in no time. All the amps he has are mostly custom models or models that are no longer produced.
I know this is a stupid question and I should know this, but what song does he play when he is talking about "Early Gibbon's tone." It's killing me I need to know.
I understand his reasoning for having a 4 rig set up..but I play smaller venues so I try to achieve the various tones by using certain pedals as well as changing my "attack" from one song to another..I use a Traynor ycv40wr all tube combo with an extension speaker cab for the bigger rooms..does a good job in my opinion.
I’ve heard him play a fender hot rod deluxe 1x12” and sound very similar to this. It’s all about moving air and what size room you’re in. In a stadium or arena you need this much equipment to move the same amount of air as a fender hot rod deluxe in an average bar. Also the speaker choice is one of the most important aspects. For tone like this you need a speaker that can handle a lot of bass. A brittle speaker won’t give you this tone.
It's seems the Two rock has that Jeff Beck sound "JB" What I want to hear him say is . The Two rock has 6L6 tubes ,and the Marshalls have EL34 s . That would make 2 different sound waves that would complement each other . Now a Solid state wave ,would be a Square ,block like wave ,and would create more of that ,Evil Tony Iommi sound ,like on "Born Again" "Know wot I mean"
He's not midly recognised at all id say personally, he's possibly the biggest blues rock guitarist in the world atm, and id say abut 50% percent of his stuff is original material, the other stuff is covers but even then imo joe is very skilled at making covers his own, so if you ask me it feels like its all original
Well, yeah, amazing tone, but we're talking about thousands of dollars. I'm in love with his tone, but I'll never be able to afford the equipment he uses, so this kind of videos are useless for me. Unless I want to sit in the corner and cry :D
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Not only is this clinic so, so, so cool, it's filmed great too. I just want to say that guitar center deserves a compliment for that!
Just can't have enough of his knowledge and playing.
What a great musician!!
The guitars + amps literally become living soulful things with Bonamassa's touch.
Joe, Thanks for everything, keep rocking man!!
I get where you guys are coming from with the EJ thing but that's just who he learned how to step through the fretboard and shred blues from. His licks are more bb king, kossoff especially and majorly clapton. I think most people fail to realize that the fusion of those thing and his personality and where he takes it, listen closer and he has his own thing for a british blues rock guy. You're catch the surface.
Bradley Stroup Coincidentally, those are the exact same people who inspired Eric. And again majorly Cream-era Clapton.
his sitting and noodling playing sounds exactly like Eric Johnson, but when you actually listen to his music, it doesn't at all. He sounds like Joe.
So true!
The Carol Ann Jb100 mixed with the Marshall, can be the best tone ever created for a guitar, by FAR.
a while ago i remember joe saying that he wished he had his own sound and didn't want to sound a copycat , now when he switches through the amps at the start i hear joe's sound and style in every one he switches to ,he has a sound all of his own, i could recognise joe's sound anywhere
I'm a drummer...
But that playing was probably the most impressive thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
It is. Joe is an incredibly gifted guitar player
You can hear so much of Eric Johnson's influence when he just messes around.
Exactly!!!
Rusty Shackleford yep! This video came as shuffle to me and I thought it was EJ himself!
Some people use that against him. Thats fine... but if you look up his albums when he was younger like 2001 to 2006 era when he was rocking a strat. You will hear a lot less EJ influence. I just find a lot of people not truly understanding his full range of influences because they only hear his most present things.
Was literally just thinking that.
It's not a bad thing. If anything, sounding like Eric Johnson is quite impressive.
5:27 click here for lightning.
Holy shit, here you are
The Marshall Silver Jubilee is what gives Joe his base tone. The other three amps add shades of "color", overtones and undertones to his playing.
Without the Silver Jubilee, this entire set up is nothing more than average at best - even a bit thin. It is the best amp Marshall ever made - period. Joe gives it justice, as does Slash, John Frusciante, and other notable players. It is simply and undeniably an incredible tone machine!
What a musician!!! Awesome!
"and it comes out like' -Eric johnson :P
Whenever i talk to a guitarist who say that minimalism is always better, i show them this video. Shuts 'em up good.
I could listen to Joe talk gear all day....as long as he keeps throwing in playing examples every 30 seconds.
i like how his tone mellows out and with the other amps, even though his Marshall runs hot like an LA hair metal amp.
Joe Bonamassa is a Class Act!!! Love this guy!
The marshall alone is enough for me :)
That marshall sounds amazing
Scoop and mids...formula of the gods..
The Marshall sounds so much better to me than those boutique amps.
I've owned a 2203 and an Ecstasy 101B but had to sell them. I was looking at a Helios and a Friedman. After watching this, the Jubilee will be my next amp.
dude you could buy the Marshall silver jubilee reissue but sadly doesn't sound even close to what the original 87 silver jubilee sounded like😭😭😭😭😭
I own one and I'm going to say that's a load of rubbish! It's better than the original!
I second that, the reissues kick ass!
@@nivedan8 The reissue sounds better and is more reliable.
indulgent but glorious! (i bought a jubilee yesterday, that's what brought me here, fun amp)
This guy is brilliant... what a good speaker!
Bummer I missed this live - great video, though. Can't wait to catch JB live - am seriously becoming a fan!
I love how he says that pedals just die. Totally true man.
Check Eric gales
Thats a great sound...huge!
how wicked is that?
Yet I have no. 0175 of Bonamassas Fuzz Face!!! I LOVE THIS PEDAL!!! It will be a collectors item for sure!!
lol, what a testament to true quality: "stuff just quits overnight, you don't know why" HAHA
Yeah thats true I had a Music Man HD - 150 die at gig in Indy when I played with the Eclipse Band.
He's achieved perfect Eric Johnson tone
I use a JCM 800 and a Peavey mace together it's incredible
RIP Jim Marshall, the father of loud !
awesome tone
Holy Moly! I didn't knew that you can use multiple amps at the time! Joe why u so great!?
@NickMass35 I think he meant the basic equipment like the pedals and some of the preamps. The amps themselves are pretty repair friendly so you just put them in the right hands and they'll be back in shape in no time. All the amps he has are mostly custom models or models that are no longer produced.
What he says about pedals is so true.
10 years later....stuck with the combos
All I hear in his voice is Kermit the Frog.
Guess he forgot to scoop the mids
That is marshall silver jubilee amp that slash used a lot between afd time to uyi time..:)
I watched this video and another one and i swear that guitar sounds straight Eric Johnson!!
True and the Marshall JVM's OD2 channel is pretty much a Jubilee. It sounds exactly the same. Yay me!
''im a reverb junkie'' he is a golden god
@infinityjet
thank you for the precision ;-)
Man, Great phrasing lesson just watching JB noodle around. Gotta see this guy live.
My JVM was 2000, but in all my vids it's about 1-2 volume, there's no power distortion, that's what's off. At gigs it's identical.
The Cat 5 is definitely early Gibbons tone, but that Marshall, I don't know if it's hotter in the house mix or what, but that thing is RIPPIN'.
When Erick Johnson plays with a gibson. He improvises with Erick on his mind and fingers
So which pedal do I buy to get that "sound" man...?
his tone on 4:32 is unbelievable.
2:48-2:53, absolutely bad ass...
Love this guy =D no homo, he's just fantastic and pretty cool !
I love Joe hey Joe ah would love to do a solo cd with EVH that would just be great
Nice !!!............Generous!
I know this is a stupid question and I should know this, but what song does he play when he is talking about "Early Gibbon's tone." It's killing me I need to know.
Tone. To. Die. For. :)
Which pedal is he turning of at 4:07? Is it the Pork Loin? Looks a bit orange from here...
Omg these chords/tones 5:13
Wow! He got away from that sound. A little more traditional nowadays and less Eric Johnson.
I'm not shure i've understand what he said : is he adding all these amps together to have 1 sound or is he using 1 amp for 1 particular sound ?
I understand his reasoning for having a 4 rig set up..but I play smaller venues so I try to achieve the various tones by using certain pedals as well as changing my "attack" from one song to another..I use a Traynor ycv40wr all tube combo with an extension speaker cab for the bigger rooms..does a good job in my opinion.
Much as I sometimes wish he'd just play through a Deville or something and be done with it...I really want that tone!!
I’ve heard him play a fender hot rod deluxe 1x12” and sound very similar to this. It’s all about moving air and what size room you’re in. In a stadium or arena you need this much equipment to move the same amount of air as a fender hot rod deluxe in an average bar. Also the speaker choice is one of the most important aspects. For tone like this you need a speaker that can handle a lot of bass. A brittle speaker won’t give you this tone.
"It's really boneheaded simple." - Joe Bonamassa says about his four amp, "most expensive channel switching amp in the world," setup.
@GibsonLesPaul1319 Yep, I've heard that the bogner he was using was only used by him and Eric Johnson so that's why they discontinued it lol
7:00- Coming from the man who will soon be touring with irreplaceable vintage gear.
Crazy, he doesn't have one Marshall in his rig now, at all.
I’m trying to figure it out myself, all my favourite players at one time or another went from Marshall &/or boutique style amps to simple Fender amps!
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He Explains it here towards the beginning
He does now
@@Aaron.k19 he really does mix it up.
You gotta really know your set up well to explain it like he does, impressive all the way.
I want a Jubilee so badly :'(
It's seems the Two rock has that Jeff Beck sound "JB" What I want to hear him say is . The Two rock has 6L6 tubes ,and the Marshalls have EL34 s . That would make 2 different sound waves that would complement each other .
Now a Solid state wave ,would be a Square ,block like wave ,and would create more of that ,Evil Tony Iommi sound ,like on "Born Again"
"Know wot I mean"
Has anybody tried to replicate this with their Helix. If so, can you send me the link.
Kind of wild..Joe has some different amps now than he had then..he changes up some..other than the Marshalls..
and apologies for all the typos there lol my keyboard is crap lol
So kids the lesson to you learn here is if you want tone like a mountain you need multiple amps and blend them together!
Why is this being posted again?
dat Marshall tone :O
I dont know if its just me but i see and hear eric johnson...
After watching this video, I need to find a Marshall Jubilee!!!
He's not midly recognised at all id say personally, he's possibly the biggest blues rock guitarist in the world atm, and id say abut 50% percent of his stuff is original material, the other stuff is covers but even then imo joe is very skilled at making covers his own, so if you ask me it feels like its all original
If you want a jubilee ceriatone will make you a handwired point to point clone for under a grand. Check out their website.
I don't think any of us are going to find a Two Rock Custom, Carol Ann, or Van Weelden... Oh well.
0.08 and paus. Joe is doing a rage face xD
if bill gates was a guitarist.......
fucking wicked!
That's Eric's joe
he play all licks like eric johnson on clifs of dover
lol he has a two rock custom reverb, and he buys an another Diaz reverb and overrides the reverb ond the cr. how crazy is that? lol
joe always dream about signature....
it sucks that none of wat he plays is original but that he is really good at it- maybe thats why he is mildly recognized
@NickMass35 If the amps break,you pay a tech$150 an hour to repair them,a small token.
i guess, but that brings out the question: Where's the Soul if not "his" playing?
Salt lake tomorrow yah
theres a full stack on ebay for 2000 act fast
And I tried to get my Line 6 Spider 3 to sound like a cat 5 marshall, fuck me. lmfao!!!
You can't buy those amps at every store. What happens when they break.
My 360 watt fender lost... I owe him a few drinks
I think the cat 5 is the best sounding amp :/
Well, yeah, amazing tone, but we're talking about thousands of dollars. I'm in love with his tone, but I'll never be able to afford the equipment he uses, so this kind of videos are useless for me. Unless I want to sit in the corner and cry :D
Just get a silver jubilee mini combo for $1,499. That’s probably 80%- 90% of his tone.
Soooooo Eric Johnson-ish :)
Hes like eric johnson but blues..
I’m pretty sure he just played Eric Johnson licks exclusively
A damn fine job though I should add