Welcome BACK To Nerdville: Joe Bonamassa's 2024 Vintage Gear Collection Is Even Nerdier
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- Eight years ago, Joe Bonamassa welcomed Reverb (and the world) into his home/museum for the first time, in our "Welcome to Nerdville" mini-doc. Now, we're back to hear fresh tales and see new gems from his endless guitar safari: bit.ly/4esiFyN
Watch the original "Welcome to Nerdville": • Welcome To Nerdville: ...
Produced by Reverb
Editor: John Gagen
Interview: Jim Tuerk
Camera: Michael Lux & John Gagen
Location Sound: Joel Handley
Production Coordinator: Lauren Tolliver
#reverb #joebonamassa #vintageguitars
Easily my favorite episode of Hoarders.
I love it very witty comment.
Great comment very witty
Gotta wonder at what point does this become a sickness.
This lad is rather annoying.
It doesn't look like a collection, mind the museum, it's closer to a rubbish pile.
Compare it to Isaac Brock's of Modest Mouse attitude to collecting gear, this is just atrocious.
@@scotchveloI got the same problem. Fortunately, not the same budget 😅
To say that vintage tweed amp availability has dried up while standing in his own manmade tweed ocean truly is a special kind of Nerd.
I would use a different term than nerd.
I hope he can write a hit song now…
@@TheDanificationwho would want to write a hit? Is that what we’re supposed to be going for? I missed that no wonder
He's a historian and a killer player. Better he owns it all and looks after it all then some blues lawyer lol
@@cameronwalshguitar as if he's even using a tenth of that collection.
Joe's the Jay Leno of the guitar world!
Lenoid. HI YAW!!!!!
Quite literally 😅
Yes, they are also both 🇮🇹 from NY
Exactly!!! I thought the same thing! My husband goes back and forth watching Joe and Jay :) ha ha!
? he aint got the chin... and he aint funny wtf !?
When I die I hope I go to Nerdville.
Should be on a T-Shirt and you should get a cut! Love it
@@duanewelsh5611 sounds good to me
Me too.
Me too!!!!!😂
Lol
Please, can we do this at least every six months?
This man’s just great for my serotonin levels.
The gear is just an extra, to provide stuff for the stories.
😄
Reverb : Does it sound good?
Joe : No
Now that's Nerdville.. Amazing collection.. maybe the best..
nowhere near the best. I know five people that have better collections, this is the most pedestrian guitar collection of all time, there's zero creativity in it. There's no taste, no soul. It's the most white bread guitar collection on earth.
@@sometimelater Well i wish he made a song 'Nerdville' and play all of his 58s 59s 60s Burst..
@@sometimelater i love how you’re upset over this video, its comical. Bonamassa video comment sections are hilarious because people like you are really bothered by the guy and his gear collecting/hoarding
@sometimelater , zero creativity, you say... I'd MUCH rather see/watch this than some cliché museum of stuff with just plain walls that ACTUALLY have NO creativity to them or to enhance what's in the place. No need to be jealous and hatin' on Joe for actually NOT having his collection be in a BOOOOORING looking place any day. ❤ Those handle knobs and all in the kitchen, brilliant, clever idea that goes perfectly well with his collection, as well as how he 'creatively' displays his stuff inside and out. 😍😍 ...and you say not creative, puleeze!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@knightfall9394I don't mind the collection. I'm watching the videos haha. The only thing I take issue with is him saying it all gets played. No freaking way it all gets played.
While he may be a professional musician and astute businessman, I like the guitar collector side of Joe Bonamassa the most. It's easy to appreciate his enthusiasm and passion for this stuff. It's relatable for those of us who are vintage guitar collectors - but he's just at the highest levels of the game. Great watch here, and no shortage of good stories.
What I love is that he knows the story behind the majority if his older guitars and amps. He buys stories as well as gear.
Spot on.
I feel like the high quality reissues sound pretty much the same as the real ones these days. I think the vintage ones are finally just getting too old. Obviously Joe buys the great ones but he also has access to original parts and an awesome tech. A normal person with a well used vintage amp is going to have to replace so many vintage parts. And if you want an amazing and reasonable pickup builder try Brandonwound. Best pickups by far I've heard out of all expensive builders and at Duncan/Gibson prices. He also fixes and rewinds at very reasonable prices. I'm sold on that company and won't buy from anyone else. I have the JP#1 in my MIJ LPC and it's my favorite guitar.
@@captainkirk70 I'll take Seth Lover's over any other humbucker on the market. It's all 100% purely subjective. A good Gibson guitar is a good guitar. I don't care at all about the year myself. It's either a great guitar or it's not, again so subjective.
@@captainkirk70 Your experience is definitely yours, but I can't say that it's universal. Reissues are better than they've ever been, sometimes they're even better that certain vintage examples. But I'd still rather have the vintage gear, it's not a competition over what's "better" (that's subjective anyway). For what it's worth, my vintage guitars and amps work flawlessly with original parts and generally have needed less maintenance and repairs than reissues, which is particularly true of amps. But you do you!
Joe back in the 90’s you went to the ny guitar show .. your dad approached us and asked if you could try a 60’s strat we had, at the time you were a teenager the guitar was maybe $850 .. we agreed and were floored by your playing. I’m glad you have not changed since then.
Saw you in Cali when you bought a guitar from my pal Peter at the Mesa show but too many folks around to try to chat.
Keep doing it!
He’s gonna be full blown nuts by the time he’s 60 and I’m here for every minute of it. If you read this Joe I love ya.
I do wish Joe would write a book or do a video series about his collection. He is such a great storyteller and has a great sense of humor. I'm always sad when I know the story has ended. So, I start the video over again 😂. Outstanding musician, thoughtful caretaker of history and an all-round great guy!
“The Pinwheel on that Vox sign ain’t working today” Heh . Too funny . You have to love this guy. Joe your my idol
Wow got a Tommy Bolin cd called Whirlwind and the cd cover has Tommy on it playing that guitar. So cool glad that guitar ended up with you.
Stop-tail cabinet pulls are a chefs kiss perfect bachelor pad touch. Place screams “stay away ladies”. Couldn’t love it more.
I am definitely taking that idea
😂 you think the ladies are staying away?
@@LyonByTheSea, I wouldn't! I love these clever, out of the box touches myself that blend well with the collection. 🤩😍 Did I just infere that I'm a woman to those... yes, clearly I did. 😜
@@jek4912 exactly! Ladies are only staying away at Joe's request and locked gates, full security system and armed guards. 🕶️
@LyonByTheSea , he definitely needs those if he's to get his own peace and quiet when he needs it, as any human is allowed to have.
Joe I could sit and watch your videos forever. They are the best. You should write a book about your adventures, and I bet it would be over a thousand pages long.
Sign me in to buy a pre-pre-release copy brother!
He should do his own UA-cam channel where every video is about a single piece of gear & he tells the 'story' about it, or makes 1 up =)) U know, like 'iSaw it at a dealer & it was just like the others I like & don't need N E more of' he could invent a wild Indiana Jones Epic Adventure about = all a big joke = ripe 4 comedy skits, just sitting there babbling about nonsnse that supposedly adds value 2 the old ugly gross 'obsolete' item =))
Why he is my favorite artist,guitar player. He is the whole pkg!!! Love his music! My wife and I go see him perform as often as we can and his live shows r EXPLOSIVE!! Love watching these interviews showcasing his collection!! He is funny,a great story teller and he gets better and better!! His knowledge of guitars and music history is UNPARALLELED!! God Bless u Joe!!!
Joe bought a rare lap steel from me in 2019. Nice and humble dude. Tough negotiator though, and he did not overpay. Anyway, I’d love to see his full collection of oddball steels. I’m pretty sure his lap steel collection the largest in the world.
I could listen to these stories all night.
What a great bloke Joe is , so humble , great talent but humble with it.
In my books that make a great human .
Good luck to you mate.
🇬🇧🇬🇧🎸🎸🎸🎸
Cheers.
There's so many ways a man can judge a collection like this, But for me im just blown away and pleased for him having achieved it.
He is GREEDY! Basically he is buying up all this stuff 2 deliberately jack the price as 'investment pieces', same way he says he can 'crash the market' by selling it all at once. Meanwhile people who want 2 buy stuff like this can't because he 'dried up the market'. U don't have 2 buy them 'all', but 'enough' 2 influence the price, along with pretending they sound so much better than modern alternatives, which they definitely don't. Maple kills tone, & every bolt on sux compared 2 set neck all mahogany guitars with alnico II pickups, etc. He should (slowly) sell it all & get himself a $200 import 'trash' knockoff & swap the magnets with alnico II & all his stuff will sound a lot better =)
Joe is what we call a "Market Mover." Another amazing episode and thanks to Joe for allowing access. A truly awe inspiring collection.
Love these interviews with Joe. So many cool stories and great information. Very passionate and down to earth dude.
I could watch a couple seasons of a show of him talking about the stories behind the guitars, amps, and everything else. Welcome to Nerdville!
Say what you want, but Joe is a) a great storyteller and b) dammit, he’s a GREAT guitar player!
I love Joe even more after watching this. HE is a treasure.
Nah
"Photographic Memory" That explains a lot, but doesn't diminish the decades of his dedication to the guitar.
The rug really does tie the room together 😂
Donny, please.
Well that's just, like your opinion man
LMAO, that was awesome
Very cool of joe letting us into his world so we can ooh and ahh on all the goodies…thk you joe!!
I love Joe! He’s a frigging legend.
IMO it's the best Nerdville doc. so far. I just love the stories...Joe is an American treasure. Peace from Montreal, Canada.
Thanks for letting us into your world, Joe...
Absolutely stunning collection and I do appreciate the immense knowledge and passion the man has. Those Fender Brown amps are to die for! WOW!!!! I also really love his attitude, when it comes to how he deals with all the online cretins trolling him, endlessly getting themselves worked up into a tizzy over, of all things, another person's collecting/purchasing habits. It's one of the most bizarre phenomenons I've ever witnessed. As if whatever and how much gear this one man buys would or could ever affect anyone else's lives in the slightest. That nonsensical mindset is just truly perplexing and disturbing, to say the least. But again, I love his sense of humor and how unapologetic and unfazed he is by it.. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
Well it kinda does. The man has single handedly driven the price of certain pieces of vintage gear up and kept them out of the hands of players. He owns a good percentage of the total tweeds and bursts ever made.
Good try. He pays market value, he negotiates the best price he can get. He is not paying anymore for gear than any other person is paying. Its obvious you have no idea how many bursts and tweeds were made. His stuff is a drop in the bucket. Could you please tell us what make and model you cant go out and buy today because of joe? Oh.. and how many players do you know that dont have a guitar?
Scrolling and reading to FINALLY see and read someone say this. I LOVE when musicians are downtown earth like this as well. Someone or some who know WHO they are, unapologetic about their collection and such, anyone who is hatin' and jealous in the wrong way can go screw themselves. Joe B is one of the BESTEST ever guitar players, as well as one of the fewer AWESOME storytellers!!! I LOVE especially that Joe doesn't tamper with any if his stuff, just adding to the WONDERFUL stories behind each of his stuff in his collection! ❤
Nerdville? I call it heaven ❤️ I see I’m not alone 🤣 I could watch and listen to Joe all day. At first when I saw the fire I just thought it was sunlight. It was that close? Jeez.
The Bolin burst story is actually insane! I’d never heard Joe elaborate to this degree on how he got it. It’s incredibly eerie that after David held a séance the subsequent fire at Joes afterward and his tragic passing shortly thereafter came about..
... and on top of that, the huge amount of money that was paid for the guitar is buried in the desert, its location unrevealed. sheesh.
I think ‘the desert’ is a small spot in the yard or maybe the garden and when his daughter was little thats what they called it
Someone with his cell carrier has probably found it by now. Right thing would be to return it to the daughter.
I really dig how he just leaves the guitars more or less as he gets them (aside from necessary repairs).....I think that helps add to the story.
He has so many, I bet he doesn't play them... they are trophies. I have ten guitars, I don't get time to play them.
One of the best about, Joe... Others would say f*ck the stories, let's refurbish it! That's what adds to Joes collection, and makes these pieces all the more for us to have adoration and more of an admirer for all of it. ❤
JB is a custodian of guitar history. He’s the right man for the job. Bravo.
Good comment, you got that right!
You're the best Joe!!!!
A true Steward of the Guitar world. Keep up the great work. I'll keep buying tickets in Youngstown Oh!!!!
Keep coming back!!!!! You're the best!!!
I got goose bumps listening to the Tommy Bolin guitar story x My hubby and I saw Joe play live last year here in the UK, great night x
With all due respect to Joe, you have to be crazy to have all that historically significant gear store in CA, where fires and earthquakes are common. I nearly lost all my vintage guitars in the 2007 Witch Fire. Just managed to get them all out before the house went up in flames.
Agreed Nordic. Even with great insurance, a fair amount of his stuff is no longer anywhere to be found. OTOH, mother nature poses risks no matter where we live, but those fires in California are scary bad.
Were you all burning the witch or was it a witch that was the arsonist?
@@kanagawakenji7 I think the fire was named after Witch Creek. Anyway, 1400 houses burned, including mine. My guitars and my car were pretty much the only things that made it out. Lots of stuff on Google about the fire.
@@Nordic_Sky Glad you got out safe with your guitars and your car! 🙏
@@scramblesthedeathdealer Yep, got one car out and the other one was toast.
What a glorious collection. Please do a long series where Joe tells the story behind each and every artifact, guitar and amp in the house, one episode per item. Also Joe's house should probably have 24/7 armed security and state of the art fire suppression systems.
I always thought Joe was as cool as one can get. He's proven me wrong, as he keeps getting cooler and cooler every single year. I love his playing and singing as much as any of my heroes in da music biz. The fact that Joe is just Joe, take him or leave him is what's so awesome about him. He's going to need an addition soon for his "small" collection of awesome. Thanks Reverb, now drop your fees and let me talk to an actual human being for customer service and I got at least 40 guitars I'd sell on your site. I ain't joking
I'm a one guitar and one amp guy (a 335 and Bandmaster Reverb) but I have to say that I appreciate Joe's passion for collecting. Plus I too am Italian-American so I love his ability to sit around and tell stories.
joe needs to set the world record for playing the most tweed amps at one time, all 130 of them ...
Ok, but a stack of Fender Bassmans cranked would kill
Omg that kitchen remodel would be put to good use. 😊
Thanks for taking the time, Joe!!
I loved that vintage blonde 70s Strat he has! My dream guitar, but I will have to make do with my Vintera II version !! Which is actually a great guitar! Joe is living a guitar players dream!! Good on ya Joe!
Okay, We need a Nerdville compendium book (and/or website for updates & changes), that has all these pieces and wild stories in them! I understand it is so much more fun hearing them from the man himself, but I think that that would be a beautiful way to also celebrate the history of everything here.
you’re literally my comfort person i love you kislux !
love the KJAZZ shout out, listen to that everyday on the way to work. Don't listen to the haters Joe, you're a legend!
Well, hell - now I know what my new kitchen cabinets & pulls are gonna be....
Most folks have 401(k)'s and pensions to fund their retirement, Joe has his amazing guitar and amplifier collection to fund his retirement. God Bless, Joe is a custodian of guitar music history!
Thanks for the stories Joe! Thanks for posting Reverb! Right on and rock on!
\m/
I love how Joe knows how absurd it is to own that big of a collection, but yet he knows that because of him, the collection will live on for future generations.
Dude that story about the guy in Utah is crazy. Definitely did something crazy with the séance.
Joes' 1950 Fender Broadcaster, serial # 0640, at one point Norm had 6 original Broadcasters in near mint condition.
Wasn't expecting to talk about a Korina kitchen...but I'm here for it.
This was awesome, Joe. I know you have a million other things you could be doing. A monthly 10 or 20 minute UA-cam video telling the story of an amp and a guitar with some riffs should be on the list.
Back in 2004, I worked with a guitar player whose wife stacked about 20 his vintage Les Paul's and Strats in a pile one day and burned them. They were all late, 50s and early 60s, and he had collected them over the years of playing professionally. I helped him salvage what we could, but it was a very sad sight. I can only imagine the values of those today.
How can anyone dislike JB? he is pure genuine joy. At least for me 🎸🤘🏻
The Flying 'V' case story was crazy. And the 'Shag Rug' conundrum? Classic Joe. All Hail Leo Fender~!!!
I bought a white gretsch cowboy case for all the money years and years ago.i figured one day someone would need it. Years later a flamed to the gills 6120 came along in a non original case. The guitar fit right into the cowboy case snug as a bug in a rug. (A shag rug)
I hope that Joe will make a museum of his guitars and take all of his collection and put it under the same roof. People would pay to see the Bonamassa collection.
Guitars are meant to be played. It admired in a museum.
Yep. We still need the museum though.
I’ll buy the hat and collector mug too.
@@hammill444at least half of guitarists prefer just looking at them 😂 not my thing but you know. That's why they never practice
Guitars are meant to be owned buy someone who does whatever they want with them
Sometimes I hate him just like many others do. Then the next day I realise I am just jealous. Two days later I realise I will never have the sort of money needed to get one of these, maybe someday, a custom shop ? ... we don't play on the same playground, so, well, he can buy every single vintage guitar and amp he wants, it won't change the course of my life nor my ability to buy a vintage instrument. So I rather have him sharing these stories, playing it live and on albums and so on ... than another nerd like there must be, who just hide them in a safe ... in the end, my message is : keep rocking Joe, keep buying, keep sharing with us ;)
This collection warrants the invention of a new collective noun: an army of ants, a swarm of bees, a gaggle of geese, a Bonamassa of tweed amps.
When somebody has a pile of the same old ugly krap U can say 'They Went #FullBonamassa On (insert items here)' =))
Thank you for sharing your collection, and equally importantly, your enthusiasm!
Again, Joe, what can you say. This guy is smart, as in SMART. Love him, love the transparency and the no-bullshit attitude towards what he is and what he wants in life. Way to go Joe, rootin' for ya.
I am not really a fan of Joe's music. I however watch EVERY video that involves him with his gear collection.
Me too. I feel like we can't be the only ones.
Same. Lol
Not a fan of Joe's music means you don't like listening to one of the greatest guitar players who'd ever graced a stage. Seriously, I detest many types of music, but I'm a huge fan of the best of the best in most genres. It's a respecting the talent thing with me. If you told me you didn't like Springsteen or Little Steven, I could relate. Two of the biggest hacks whoever played on huge stages.
@@user-fv5yo5fi5c Great player, terrible songwriter
@@tetsuo2195 That's your opinion my friend, and I take no issue with it. That's the true beauty of music and choice. Cheers bro
I would buy a ticket to walk through there. Maybe it’s something he’ll do some day.
He should
Outstanding!
been waiting too long for this
King of guitarnerds! Hail the king!
Wow i love this.kudos to you mr joe bonamassa.awesome collection.i hope to see you again down under in new zealand in concert like i seen you here about 10years ago.
Omg I enjoyed this so much. Joe is my absolute favorite. What a treasure.
Love these talks Joe...keep them coming...
I really like Joe. He's fun. This video could/should be 8 hours long.
There used to be a nerdville episode over an hour. It disappeared and was replaced with one about half an hour. It was nerdville west too. The one where he talks about the Cajun.
Just love it! Fun story about The Trashbag 🚀
Love this guys videos. Lover of old things, great, great, great.
Joe is one of those guys that always makes me pick up my guitar and play after watch. Thanks, Joe.
Say whatever you will about Joe, but I could listen to these stories all day.
I’m not really a Les Paul guy but whenever I hear Joe play one it makes me wanna sell all my guitars and get one 🤔
I put a broadcaster blend circuit in a 40th anniversary blonde squier tele. You can also wedge the selector between the two neck positions and still get the dead tone with a little more treble that I find slightly more usable.
Smaug of the guitar world
I would love to see a weekly UA-cam video over an in depth story time over each piece of gear. The Tommy Bolin guitar story is great! I met Joe years ago during the Bloodline years when I was 15. He was incredible then too, great guy!
Joe as ever thank you 🙏🏼.
I say this a lot when I see you share on instagram or when I watch the UA-cam stuff .
I am not one for the blowin of smoke uo peoples arses (fkn can’t stand that lot 🙄)
I’m glad you’re in our universe Joe ✌🏼
LOVE YOU JOE KEEP ON ROCKIN
Thank you, Joe, for Nerdville!
I love those stories, the cursed guitar and the flying v in the bin liner, actual crazy history 😜👌
I saw this on IG and was like, “please let there be a full video up. “
Badass collection
That chair’s slope of an armrest is perfect for guitar.
Much love and respect for Joe!
I can see it now, Joe's vintage guitars and amps....😎
Some day, whether dead or alive, the estate of Joe Bonamassa will have a gear auction. And it will be EPIC.
Great collection and the stories.
Love these stories!
Met Joe twice and he was great, once after a gig of his and then again by great coincidence on almost the opposite side of the planet, both times just as friendly and chatty, no arrogance or self-importance. I just wish he’d write some great encyclopaedia of everything he’s learned about all this stuff cause a lot of his knowledge comes from people who are dead or at least will be in 20 years time. It’d be cool if it was tied to some kind of photo archive of the collection too, there’s so many crazy pieces in there that are truly unique. I’m happy to volunteer if he needs a ghost writer 😂
Great video interview. Crazy details about that Bowen sunburst Les/Tele...great story Joe. You are the coolest.😊
Thank you Joe! ❤
Love it .More then Norms 🏁 Joe have you ever played into a 1990 Peavy Classic 50 4x10s Tweed ? Amp Collector 57 years ..
What a great story about Tommy Boland's Guitar, and the way Joe Bonamassa was able to track it down and buy it and keep it. Cool!
"That rug really tied the room together dude."
Love the '52 Tele from the lady in Boise, ID. Can't wait to see Joe play Boise again in November!
Joe, I can't thank you enough for sharing. I just was introduced to you by Rick B. a year ago. I'm 69. G.