Guitar Center Sessions: Joe Bonamassa, Slide

[@emanhacker]

Everyone talks about trucks but Bonamassa never gets enough credit for being a slide guitar master.

[@mateuszzywicki8482]

Hey Joe, where you going with that slide in your hand?!

[@billjaynes9234]

Never mind the guitar dual at the end of Crossroads, I had the exact same reaction to Cooder's "Feelin' Bad Blues". It's my favorite piece of music from the whole music. It raised my hair in all the really great ways that can happen and only really good music does.

[@ciaranflanagan6693]

Amen brother!

[@HiHello-ku1fl]

I always think about that scene and that slide playing to this day as it hit me the same way.

[@JaysonT1]

Same

[@xb5883]

the way Joe plays it is so much more intense and mean

[@HanksAnthem]

Joe is a BEAST!!!! He was born to do exactly what he is doing!

[@Asiaroeschti]

Joes concerts are always a blast. Went to three of them so far, he always goes out of his way to make it a memorable experience. If you have the chance to see him live, do it. Also, Crossroads is a totally underrated movie, you should give it a try.

[@Sargeslide]

I watch this at least once a week, man he got tone!

[@rvdw725]

Wow, this is absolutely amazing. His playing has so much soul and meaning to it.

[@MrStevie777]

Some people are just born to play guitar....Go Joe!!!

[@wallace6600]

damm this good, gets the notes so clean and really from the heart, one of the best players around today..

[@RoyvanRikken]

That crossroads part gives me shivers every time ! BRRRR !!!!!

[@charlescooper7951]

All I can say is he really can play I'd love to play like that

[@mma1st105]

Practice makes perfect practice

[@OscarZielke]

How the hell did he get that tone?? Best slide sound i've heard in a long time

[@guitarcenter]

Watch Joe Bonamassa playing some sweet slide at Guitar Center. #fbf

[@alexmcintyre6353]

Guitar Center

[@MrTomVoss]

I felt exactly the same way watching crossroads! Awesome film, awesome guitarist.

[@wurlwynd]

Open E indeed. This video is a visual treatise on slide intonation, phrasing, and balls. I look forward to studying it for the rest of my life...

[@sirporkrib7643]

Samuraiguitarist sent me here, not disappointed.

[@chuckHart70]

Is it me or does everyone hate Joe because of his looks or his age. Sick of the haters. Joe is a great player and seems like decent person, I dont really know of course, but he has a lot of lessons where he teaches stuff he certainly doesnt have to. I dont like jazz like Pat Metheny much, not my style, but I am not going to rip on them. No question they are excellent players too.

[@addicted2tone349]

I love Joe.. He's opinionated, knows what he likes and is a thesaurus of blues guitar and really cool. He's the God of the Guitar Nerds!

[@Dildobagginses]

I don't like his guitar playing. He got famous at 12 he had a super 400 to learn on he will never know the blues no matter how much he studies it. Sure he's a technically solid player, but all he does is copy people (and don't get me started on his voice)

[@csgband]

Fantastic, and what a cool guitar. I had a Ry Cooder moment when seeing Paris Texas for the first time, and the first note in the movie Southern Comfort.

[@tombstoneslim7070]

I actually cried like a lil girl the first time I saw that scene in the movie. One of the most moving pieces of music I’ve ever heard. If you like instrumental music as such you should check out the soundtrack from the movie “Rush” that was done by Eric Clapton. Killer stuff also. Long live guitar music that moves the spirit!!

[@musicauthority7828]

Again I'm so impressed by Joe Bonamasa he can do anything. I've seen him shred, play acoustic, Classic Rock, and of course Blue's, and now slide. and he completely kills every time. I have a glass finger but now I may have to switch to a metal one. after Joe showing everyone the cool trick that his guitar tech. did with the magnet thanks Joe Bonamasa.

[@sgeggbub1008]

How bout bluegrass?

[@WillieDines1]

I have been using a glass slide for a few years, but I'm going to switch back to using a Chrome guitar slide because probably the deepest slide guitar recording I had done was with a Chrome slide and oddly enough, I have played it many times over the years, but cannot replicate the sheer deep, raw, soulful sound as what I captured originally. The song I recorded is called "Missing You Blues" and I had recorded it a few years prior to putting it up on my KZbin channel. Oddly enough, I'll be using the same little trick for the slide on my guitar, so it saves me trying to remember where I last put it when I'm going to play 🤣

[@wallace6600]

One of the best guitar players today

[@jamiepritchard2793]

No doubt Joe is one of the greatest guitarist of all time

[@kuno_ichi]

Why is Joe such a beast.

[@MatthewDAmico94]

crossraods is my favourite movie!

[@DanielStuart94]

he's like the ultimate guitarist... he does it all!

[@docwill184]

Same reaction here; first three notes in that scene... Never tire of it; top 5 movie for me...

[@patrickramey5870]

Feeling bad blues makes me weep uncontrollably

[@Robguitarjarvis]

Blimey that’s awesome, was just thinking which slide to buy a Rich Robbins or a Joe Bonamassa, didn’t expect Joe to be so cool at slide. Blown away 😅👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@pitsxroad]

AWESOME... I miss him doing this in these recent days... He doesn't play slide too much currently, does he?

[@snogglemonkey]

never seen him play slide on any relatively recent shows. Don't dig him too much, but he's undeniably brilliant. His slide here is up there with the best of them.

[@carlMorgan71]

This is with no other doubt one of they most hardiest workers I’ve seen. I personally loved that duo of him an Beth hart. Amazing sound an well what else could be said of Mrs harts vocal range an sublime vibrato. 💙💙💙💙

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

That was so wicked.

[@jonc4050]

Nevermind how badass he is on that axe, check that badass guitar. He's got the dream God collection. Thanks Joe

[@PRSguy94]

For all of those people wondering what guitar he's playing, it's a custom Gibson modeled after a Gibson Skylark Lap Steel.

[@heliobluesrock]

cool guitar...and the sound is perfect for slide

[@Bigman031893]

They are very similar sounding, I agree. Have just always loved slide playing because you can squeeze out so much more feeling and emotion...its much more "Voice-like"...really making the guitar singing

[@mauroterranomusic]

Wow fantastic!!

[@kailuakidd1512]

Amen, 'Feelin Bad Blues' righteously played.

[@jefrywijaya182]

Thank you Joe

[@BeatleStone66]

He's just like "Slide is completley different..." SHREDS

[@musicauthority7828]

I've seen him shred he can shred with anyone. there a video of him doing it here on KZbin.

[@mystinger72]

Man, I would give my left @ss cheek to be able to play like that!!

[@julian1775]

Lots of work and practice. It's so much fun in the end, I must say.

[@DaveManDude0]

i would give my left testical..maybe both

[@mystinger72]

jualonso I can play slide, but not anywhere near like this. I can jam out to Zep's "In My Time Of Dying" and a ton of Clapton's stuff, electric and acoustic, but man Bonamassa's technical skill on a guitar in any config is unmatchable

[@julian1775]

Rob Mantell Same here. And yes, he's probably unmatchable for the mayority of us, but there's always room to be a better guitar player anyway. He's been playing since he was a little kid, and maybe hours and hours everyday. I haven't work that hard ever. That said, I'm happy being just a decent guitar player, and making little progress on a daily basis. Cheers!

[@67goldtops]

Rob Mantell, "Bonamassa's technical skill on a guitar in any config is unmatchable" You clearly need to do some more listening. Start with Derek Trucks and Sonny Landreth. Joe's not even in the same building with those guys when it comes to playing bottleneck.

[@dacrowster]

Damn Joe , you ARE the king and our future !

[@Sargeslide]

I want that guitar, and his talent

[@WillieDines1]

Ry Cooder's song "Feeling Bad Blues" was actually Ry's own rendition of Arlo Roth's slide piece, "Landslide". Arlo Roth was hired to work with Ralph Macchio to show him how to look and act like a guitar player, including the classical guitar parts, but he also worked with Ry Cooder on alot of the slide guitar music in the movie, but somehow Arlo Roth was only given movie credits for being the technical advisor for Ralph Macchio. If you think "Feelin' Bad Blues" wanna hear real heart piercing blues, then you should check out these songs, "Howlin' Wolf - Goin' Down Slow (Live)", "Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail", "Robert Johnson - "Crossroads", "Lightnin Hopkins - "War Is Startin' Again". Beautiful slide playing here by Joe and it would be awesome to hear him on an acoustic trying his hand at some delta/country blues.

[@thespoonman1990]

BAM ! Guitar god right there !

[@blueser202]

Man!! I just listened to juke and it's jam-packed with duane licks! Guess these guys came first...

[@kevinnsevinn799]

Sick!!! Beautifully sick

[@trigmachine]

such a good sound

[@marys.4120]

Ry Cooder and Chris Rea, for me two the greatest masters of slide

[@vincentmack37]

Mary S. Derek Trucks anybody?

[@marys.4120]

@@vincentmack37 Derek Trucks this is a slightly different category for me. He is a very talented young artist. Ry Cooder and Chris Rea is now slide guitar legend ( old generation)

[@vincentmack37]

Mary S. I appreciate your respectful reply, I love Ry Cooder's playing too

[@MickElrath]

Joe Bonamassa is just a god on guitar

[@tommonfron5166]

That's a cool ass guitar

[@Lancer_0010]

It was some one off Gibson prototype. I don’t remember the model name that it was gonna be, but I think the Gibson guitar it’s based off of is the skylark lap steel guitar. It’s really cool having lap steel components on a chunky Les Paul body

[@thomaswni]

".. And slide is completly opposite of what you.. ehh.. *plays best fucking slide in human history*

[@mattbrooks5596]

😂 😂 😂 Truth!

[@pace.musicman5511]

Blues = J. Bonamassa 🎸🎵🎸

[@morgandaniel7822]

Great slide playing wish he played slide more

[@Pr0fess0rSasquatch]

I'm not gonna to lie, I'm not much of a Bonamassa fan. In fact, I explicitly came to this video thinking, 'I bet he's not even that good at slide'. But I have to say that I'm thoroughly impressed. He covers all the bases from nasty Johnny Winter licks to buttery Ry Cooder chords. Frankly, I don't see why he doesn't play slide all the time, good slide players are in short supply these days.

[@Chrissummerill]

Pr0fess0rSasquatch agreed!

[@deltaskelta9346]

Just deserts ruin the candy,that's why.

[@richardfolkman]

@@deltaskelta9346 You have some explaining to do. Explain yourself, because I know there's a lot of little ones that don't know why you mean. Cordially, RF.

[@angusseletto1511]

Yeah it's funny I felt the same way but the more I saw him the more I liked him both as a player and a Person,he's a good guy,just he has personality that maybe doesn't agree with everyone,but I've grown to like him a lot,I think I was wrong and he's all good,he is a very charitable and thoughtful guy so that's hard to not like.So that's my bio on Joe Bonamassa.

[@dorkdorkerson3376]

Well…listen to this. As a young man kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5yWZHyFe6qXZ9E

[@bjdenil]

Wow! Just Wow!

[@emilypetsche1]

I love that song at 2:16

[@amiry257]

:O it was that song from crossroads that got me into slide guitar playing!!!

[@AdamChurchill]

once he mentioned family guy, i cried with happiness.

[@CarlBank250]

@plasmafoot1 Theta is an open E tuning, as used by Bonamassa in thet Guitar Center Session, the orginal by Ry Cooder is played in open D, with the thrid string tuned half a pich lower than F#. Hop that helps.

[@Jamzamurai]

He sounds like John C. Riley when he talks, but a true blues man when his guitar talks for him

[@jonathan.watson]

that slide song from crossroads way he plays it gave me Goosebumps.... he makes that fucking guitar sing it's just insane.

[@amast3rMind69]

sickest guitar neck ive ever seen

[@lufiealice6251]

He talks aswell as he plays... Good guy.

[@ebarnes419]

this man is a beast!

[@Marshall50w]

The Crossroads bit @ 2.17 Just inspirational - I will raise the action on my P90 1974 Gibson Les Paul Special add some compression and a splash of EP3 Echoplex & Wail on my porch ! - well will try

[@barscotch]

Holy shit, he's channelling Sonny Landreth. Too sweet.

[@opengee]

The moment in the film "Crossroads" where Macchio is playing slide (Ry Cooder), was the EXACT SAME epiphany for me!

[@deltaskelta9346]

Yup,I was 9 when it found me.im 41 now and I'm still there

[@usalespaul59]

I was just compl. terminated by this video! This guy is DANGEROUS!

[@elturcoluka]

wow increible dios de la guitarra!!

[@Marc329]

2:20 Feelin' bad blues. Ry Cooder. Yeah brother. I feel it.

[@opengee]

@guitplayer93 It's called "Feelin' Bad Blues" by Ry Cooder, but Joe is transposing it somewhat. But, I can identify with Joe. I saw Crossroads in high school and that music just knocked me out.

[@AceRazor]

The man!

[@TheBitterWeed]

Wow, not only is he a really cool guy and a stratospheric slide player, he voice-overs Barney for the Simpsons !

[@barks95]

2:25 - 2: 35 , I got chills on my back when I heard that

[@BillORights1]

He’s going to carry Clapton‘s torch

[@dvon21]

love that swell at 3:33

[@soothslayer21]

Holy shit! I've seen Crossroads, and that's exactly what Ralph Macchio plays, it sounds even more beautiful here. :)

[@vincebertsch]

@levitheguitarplayer What Joe does on that song to get that tone is a mix of a bunch of different pedals with a mix of alot of reverb and just some standard tremolo pedal and a little bit of delay, you can get that distant echoey sound on the guitar, almost cowboy like really fun to play with...

[@JGPorcello]

@xShU44Le It's open E E, B, E,G#,B,E. Open D is just that same pattern a step lower. It's common to see people tune to Open D, then use a capo to get to any other key they need.

[@ronaldh8446]

If you're gonna learn Slide playing there's many to learn from. But it should begin and end with Ry Cooder. I'm with Joe - Crossroads was what got me to pick up a guitar.

[@coal1987]

that guitar is made for slide!

[@Mkecowboy]

love the family guy reference from joe

[@ProGuitarTuition]

@rich655 bigleemac is correct, definitely open E so from the 6th string E B E G# B E. It is possible to play this piece by just changing the 5th sting to a B though and using normal pentatonic shapes on the higher stings which is how I taught it today to a student. Hope that helps.

[@mercuryman9]

Holy crap. amazing slide player. i need to learn how to play side one of these days

[@PiersEllisonofficial]

It's a Gibson Skylark. It was a one and only made for him in 2007.

[@ironpage]

Great slide playing, gut my favorite slide player is still Derek Trucks.

[@zdravko88]

0:44 one of the best things i`ve ever heard

[@AnthonyEugene-fr5xk]

okay, we're Good !!

[@vincebertsch]

@Savatage420 The guitar was an earlier model of a les paul that was made sometime in the 90's...the schematics were made to just make first time guitar players know where the hell their fingers were going. it helped out the guitar player while not sacrificing the power of a les paul...i think the model is called a The Shipper, or something like that. not entirely sure...

[@bartyblues]

this man is god...

[@luiszv14]

i would love to have a guitar with a nech like that when i strarted playing...!

[@rvdw725]

it's in E open, he says it on 4:48 .

[@sithtodd]

Wow just great stuff .Hey wonder if mr EVh has ever done slide ohoh eruption slide Lolo

[@NateKyng]

Crossroads was one of the greatest fucking music movies ever. I loved too, how Steve Vai accompanied 2 Cellos on a cover of AC/DC's Highway to Hell...I felt like that was kind of a nod to Crossroads, since Vai played the Devil's favorite in it.

[@gwadii]

thanx

[@rockdfunk]

Blues and nothin but a good man feelin bad, thinking about the woman he once was with...

[@JBJHJM]

It's open E or maybe open F (like open E but a half tone higher). And I miss The River! Joe, you should play it live again!

[@MIKE-ej6ud]

open e

[@morganchavis]

I wish I could get my slide to sound half that good.

[@Apostles8389]

hes a monster at slide!

[@chikenmanwithchiken]

@blahblahyawnzzz It's E. he loves that open position, and can play anything in E

[@cgavin1]

The only time I ever heard Joe play something that didn't sound sterile and flat. He should do more of this.

[@lowellcalavera6045]

You haven't listened to much.