Joe Bonamassa Gear Introduction - Backline 2018 / GuitarPoint Maintal / Vintage Guitars

Joe Bonamassa Gear Introduction - Backline 2018 / GuitarPoint Maintal / Vintage Guitars ( 26.March 2018 - Live in Nürnberg / Germany)
GuitarPoint ´s Detlef Alder is on location in Nürnberg / Germany where he catches up with Joe Bonamassa, who was so kind to show us the guitars, amps and effects he is currently using onstage during his 2018 European tour.

[@william121852]

Joe is an upstate NY man who was never full of himself , loyal to his fans , he knows that his fans are the ones that allow him to do what he loves to do !

[@Creed_fan_69]

He’s p full of himself tbh

[@thorndog100]

I love the fact that, not only is Joe an extraordinary guitarist and singer, but he really really knows his stuff. He knows about the history of his gear, the history of his influences and how everything that he uses, works. He also seems very appreciative of his band members and crew, which is nice. I do hope he was joking about ear loss as well. That will be a massive shame.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Definitely not joking if there's 120+ dBs kicking him in the ass. - I don't even know if he uses in-ears or any plugs... I'd guess not?... As he's such a purist. - Nah, no way, he should have something, or he'd be deaf for sure. - Either way, playing loud music, even being in noisy areas non-stop, will wear your hearing down. - People who go out among masses of people speaking loudly, they technically have worse hearing for it, even if they don't realize it. - But it doesn't help when you're getting older either. Some artists just stop doing band-gigs. Like Danny Elfman, he wants to prevent further hearing-loss by just not playing in bands anymore. Of course he's an orchestral composer and producer etc. and needs his hearing to be extra critical. Anyway, all these guys' hearing are going... I've heard the Metallica-guys complain about hearing-loss somewhere in the recent years, despite them having used in-ears since 1999. They claim they just stubbornly turn them up too much. Besides I heard a comment that "It's all those small rehearsal-spaces in the beginning.", which every kid musician goes through. - Noise aggravates the nerve-endings, and they can only take so much.

[@timf7413]

He's known for favoring a loud stage volume and he doesn't use in ear monitors, so it wouldn't surprise me if he was suffering some hearing loss at his age and with the amount of time he's been playing live.

[@rs-xr3ty]

Joe B is a class act. His knowledge surpasses most but he exudes it with humility. His playing speaks for itself. His gear is raw and real as it gets. The live show is something I'll never forget. Thanks Joe and crew.

[@kevinspake7338]

Joe is looking beat, but he was still a gentleman and gave the rundown for the fans.

[@mikehabic6314]

Kevin Spake Well.....He is in Germany.....Not sure for how long.....But that 6 - 8 hour difference is a jet-lag Hell. Been through it many times.

[@HFTONE]

Joe looks a little tired, but he's one of the hardest working musicians in the world. Give the guy a break! Probably jet lag...

[@thrashmastertim]

Thanks for keeping it real Joe. ROCK on!!

[@awkipintee]

Great rundown Joe! Very generous of you to share the years of experience that led you to this gear. Makes so much sense and I love the signature amp.

[@geoc3956]

I really like Joe. And I don't like too many musicians, especially guitar gods. He made a great point near the end which confirmed what I have always thought. Find your sound, tone, or sonic flavor and you can rule the world. I play a 2014 Gibson R8 straight through a Kustom 36 Coupe 2x10 combo at our local blues club and no pedals. I literally love my sound and so do the other players I play with. I'm not ruling the world like Joe, lol, but I really dig knowing who I am sonically and that I could play any small venue with anyone anywhere and turn people on. Thx Joe for being a great inspiration to me.

[@markstorm5690]

Thanks Joe for such an excellent explanation of your gear and general thoughts on guitar, I loved it.

[@vmat1000]

Happy to see this just after posting. Thank you. 10 or so Joe B titles but sorta bored with guitars and all. This restores faith.

[@ethanrummel7638]

I love the point he made at the end: it doesn't really come down to some magic gear to make you good. Once you reach 'middle of road' type stuff, like a 40w tube amp, it really is just you that holds back your sound at that point. Cant blame the lack of millions of dollars of equipment, you have to put your fingers to the frets and play.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Yeah, if you can get your hands on a proper valve amp with enough headroom your good to go. If it still sounds like 💩 then its your playing, lol.

[@edward4670]

Thank you for posting this! Thumbs up for Joe, great guitarist, humble man!

[@papotorres9064]

I think this is one of the best videos he's done , hats off JOE , love your playing , Alfred Puerto Rico .

[@davidg-oo1ox]

Great interview. Such a down to earth guy. You gotta love Joe.

[@aspeguitars4071]

Nice and clear explanation, I love the simplicity of the set up.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Love Joe's simple turn it up and play attitude. Cool guy!

[@marcelpacheco7878]

Thanks Joe for sharing. Your very generous.

[@xCoolUsername]

such a down to earth guy

[@michaelpietzsch]

Joe has come a long way.... becomming purist.... ive been observing him since 2006. And learned a lot from the lessons he learned and retought online... thanks joe keep it going

[@therustyspoke]

Much appreciated content from a very busy man!

[@guitarguy97]

i dont get all the shit people give Joe for having an ego. he truthfully seems like a cool and humble guy. so he has a sense of humor. so what???

[@MrGixxer1300r]

Joe is a quite humble guy until he puts on the Ray Bans.

[@HFTONE]

Joe doesn't have an ego. Not even close. WTF!

[@tbone9347]

I agree. The boy can play and he seems very humble, friendly and genuine. Those that cap off on him are straight up jealous that they'll never be able to play 2 notes as fast or as sweet as JB. 2 notes. They'll never be able to do it.

[@LastGenGaming675]

He used to seem way cockier than lately

[@MrRoundwound]

Joe. You are what is needed in this world

[@promisespleases]

Super great interview.

[@robbieredball]

saw Joe at the Manchester Arena earlier this month, same backline I think. Amazing! What a player. Come back to Lancashire soon Joe!

[@f.duranleau4416]

Nice rig tour by Joe himself! Thanks Joe! Always interesting to see what gear the great artists use and how they use it. Towards the end Joe mentions that, in order to tighten the low end, he uses a TC chorus set in a subtle manner. Usually, with an amp that uses a tube rectifier, especially with a cranked high power tweed twin, the easy way to tighten the low frequencies is to use a solid state rectifier, a diode bridge, in place of the tube. A friend of mine, Rick Onslow, builds plug-in diode rectifiers in old tube sockets. So to go from a tube rectifier to a solid state rectifier, you simply have to pull the tube out and plug in the diode bridge. This really tightens up the low end and it sounds great.

[@chriswahle1942]

I was there! Great show and awesome sound. Like joe Said,the twins tend to Not colour the character of the guitar for maximal Dynamics and tone ! Awesome

[@komeen]

Yeah, he seems tired but still powered through. Class act

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Something I've noticed over the last five years or so is that the amount of hate (criticism is fine, but I mean actual hate; uncritical, bigoted insults and assumptions) on Joe in more or less any video has really dropped. It's like those idiots have either given up or finally decided Joe's paid his sufficient dues to stop complaining about him being better. Joe mentions those kind of people a lot in his rundown videos, so I'm glad that side of things is waning.

[@GazMoz78]

Absolutely love Joe. He's da man :-)

[@9909surfer1]

Thanks joe

[@eaglewindrider7700]

Much RESPECT DOWN TO EARTH ARTIST AND MAN LOVE HIS BAND AND MUSIC 👍🔥🎸🦅

[@krakatoa13]

I can’t see any ego here. Truly a genius player, just lets his playing talk. So glad I was introduced to JB’s music.👍🏼

[@martinreid1740]

Nice one Joe couldn't agree more, and I've been playing a lot longer than you. One of my favourite tones of all time was an early Gold top straight into a deluxe reverb,also a 60 strat into a 63 AC 30. Still gigging!

[@rgbrin]

I have met and talked with Joe and he has no ego at all...very humble guy...come on back to Durham soon Joe...

[@bonniesbands3571]

WoW,,,you sure know alot about this stuff, Joe ,,,Incredible,,,Thanks for sharing,,,,

[@djdrives]

Joe's still killin it. Props.

[@HFTONE]

Love your sense of humor Joe! Even at 5 Am!

[@guitarsimon1]

I’ll never get bored of Joe’s constant flow of Simpsons references, he reminds me of me, when I was a little boy!

[@DRCRANKNSTEIN]

interesting and good interview.

[@MrXrace]

great guy, and a awesome musician, keep on playing the" blues" brother

[@gcavy1]

He's such a mad scientist about this stuff...love it.

[@bjdenil]

I think Joe is great! He is my favorite living player and a dude that is just a dude... a guy you would want to hang out with.

[@playmoreguitar5393]

Nice to see those Tul G12 Microphones on all the Twins. Incredible guitar Mics!

[@Diax1324]

He's so funny. I love his sense of humor. He refers to Steven Seagal as an "actor". LMFAO

[@shakeypeet]

No tank , just pure sound ,playing the room , Fender , Joe , you're right , make's you a better player .

[@davidwilkin1202]

Just goes to show, all this stuff is for the most part familiar, ordinary gear anyone can buy in your local music shop.....heck I own a Snark tuner! it is what you do with it that makes the magic....and it helps if you are the great Joe Bonamassa

[@lauramoore9659]

VERY INTERESTING STUFFF!!!

[@derangedhermit2879]

Four Twins cranked up behind ballistic glass is unfathomable, I play through a daisy chained fender twin and a dual professional amp, driving two Leslie cabinets, where most often, I'll just plug my 99 hard tail Stratocaster straight into the with twin no foot pedal effects included, though I do constantly utilize a fulltone tube tape delay unit in the effects loop, if I use a pedal at all it's a early 2 knob OD-1 Boss Overdrive pedal which is really my only effects pedal ever in my set up, that opens my amps up, though I do admittedly always have the fulltone tube tape delay units magic at least somewhat engaged, only occasionally adding in a Wah pedal, even though we are recently shunning pedals, championing unadulterated feel and natural guitar tone, I must at least mention here, for posterity that adding in a flanger to tape delay through rotary speakers is the holy trinity...LoL...8)

[@doodleedledoo]

I had the opportunity to talk to Peter Frampton about his Leslies in 1990 and he said the same thing; add a little flanger through the Leslie

[@rreszler]

I wish more artist were as honest as you, definitely wish everyone would use the teleprompter. :)

[@NealB123]

Most do. They just don't admit it. :)

[@m00nsplitter72]

Bonamassa could play through my Valve Jr. and still sound god-like.

[@danielkuciak6976]

Lovely

[@AndyDemos]

I’d like to hear him demo the difference between 50 and 60hZ. Very interesting setup!

[@dezionlion]

I think Joe has finally hit his stride! no frills, just rockamassa!

[@paulcowart3174]

Love Joe

[@backauf]

thanks GuitarPoint - after 40 years of playing and more recently in an R&B band with 5-6 horns very nearby, custom earplugs (filters taking down Dbs), are always with me. drum kit, horns, and 129 Dbs behind the plexiglass - the human ear was not designed for that onslaught. The quietest place in the arena has to be at each musician's ears - put the rest out through the mains. Joe is such a fine acoustic player - half his set in that format is worth every cent of the ticket price. Retirement hunched over a guitar like Quasimodo ..... "oh the bells..." really?

[@Mike-rp8ev]

I'm with you I only yous Fender Amps & only 1 guitar a STRAT Joe is such a nice guy & Awesome player..

[@dspreis]

great

[@stevebennettband4670]

nice Joe,,,

[@kavehgh8490]

there is no magic? common man, those little hints you shoot here and there make all the difference in the world and are the true magic. thank you

[@mabul513]

Wow them are great amps. I will get one. But need be the joe one! :)

[@magnusberger6762]

«There isn’t much to it» (Then you see all the vintage tweed amps in the background)

[@SwirkH]

2 pedals and wah, way to go Joe. Don't even need a pedalboard.

[@GilPaulbert]

still lazy, see angus young, no pedals ! xD

[@victorrene3852]

yeah cus pedals are for lazy people

[@obhmusic]

That's his own words Victor.. he made a weird statement, that wasn't thought through well enough, about people being lazy and not learn guitar, calling them lazy for using pedals to help them.. he has a point, but he messed it up!

[@sinosinuj]

So are jazz guitarist. It's not that special

[@dshrute6622]

Fender Taylay? You're the man, Joe.

[@DENIEL381]

SMART AND TALENTED DUDE PERIOD..............

[@TheMjphoto45]

Bummed I could see him in Omaha Aug 2018. Stop back to Omaha! Great player, dude and collector

[@mattiv1]

another one that gave the pedals up, that's the way we should do it

[@holgate1970]

His setup is very similar to the stones setup in the 90s & 2000s. Pretty bare bones besides the awesome power/sound of the twins.

[@batmandeltaforce]

All tube amps are lose on the bottom end:) Funny, the DeVille is THE ONLY Fender amp I have ever seen that I would play through:) But after 53 years of gigging, the Headrush is THE BEST thing I have EVER had:)

[@jackleyton5504]

Very cool Joe. 4 twins, a great guitar and hands. By the way, I would be proud to say JB owns Gibson, and I would feel assured that I was being a great guitar again. :)

[@luckylicks3497]

Four twins!! 129 decibels ... Getcha pull on that one!

[@NealB123]

Yes! He admits he uses a teleprompter. Damn near everyone use a teleprompter these days but most are too proud to admit it.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Sinatra used to use one and if the greatest voice of his generation can use one then its good by me! The people who hate on teleprompters are probably the same ones who shit themselves when they forget the words. 😆

[@bluespig1]

I'm glad Joe stated Steven Segal is an actor cause he is no fuckin guitar player. Love you Joe. Great show in Sydney Oz 2019. Thks.

[@gezlaschoonraad193]

Love Joe's humour

[@danielellisporter]

The art of the humblebrag defined in its entirety

[@sixslinger9951]

and?

[@dinein1970]

Dig towards the end, when he talks about "stripping down" his sound... Not using the Dumbles anymore ... Not "tap dancing" all over a pedalboard.... And I JUST bought a new pedal!

[@michaelkarpen]

what's the power generator called? i don't get it in the video...

[@LastGenGaming675]

He looks tired because of the time difference but also because to maintain the level of musicianship he is at he has to practice 24/7 , it's a TON of hard strenuous time sucking work to be a musician , talent is a grain of sand , you gotta work your ass off , obsessively and shoot for perfection , being a serious musician isn't easy like most people think , these people are workaholics

[@COBHC8890]

Joe has changed very very much within the last 8-10 years. He seems chill. Confident. Watch his interviews from years ago! He's either nervous, or on cocaine lol

[@mickrose1431]

a lot of changes over the years as to amps

[@joeallis269]

When will the Joe Bonamassa underwear line come to market? I think I’ve seen JB condoms, and Nerdville shampoo, but no tidy whities.... Just ribbin’ Joe, I love it all. Rock on, X-17 man.

[@josefeld7164]

Joe Allis Those condoms are modified. So when they brake up you get high powered twins.

[@slevinhyde3212]

duuude

[@mrpersnicketyplaysgu]

Anybody know what mics are on Joe's amps?

[@mchris04]

Real Huge really? I"ll have to check them out now.

[@snapascrew]

as soon as he showed the power unit i was like "angus young" LOL

[@parrisgeorge9708]

and he gave himm the credit for it!

[@offdutyjie]

Was also on Dan Auerbachs - Dan Johnsons as well I believe

[@2000om28v]

No delay in the chain, nice.

[@YMESYDT]

How do you spell the name of that power regulator he’s got in the rack?

[@jfsheppard1960]

Kikusui

[@bringupthesun8986]

can someone please explain simply why the need for four amps that are all the same with the same settings, how would that create more headroom, wouldn't it just make it louder? and why does the audience only hear one twin, wouldn't it sound better to have them all coming through?

[@dstfno]

Two amps are miced so he must be running in stereo. And headroom means being louder without additional gain, so if you can't switch to a higher wattage amp you must have more to be louder. And lastly it's all about the air that's being moved. The more speakers you have the more air you will be able to move and your sound will have more balls. It's only if you stand directly in front of it so micing them all isn't necessary.

[@jclev99]

Condor egg omelet! Lol!

[@parrisgeorge9708]

Beat me to it!!!

[@rikh78]

129db, holy shit!

[@charliehales3021]

“My setup is now pretty basic” While standing in front of a million Fender Tweeds

[@danielwmwolf]

What is the guitar cable he is using?

[@fretboarder4752]

are the fenders running through a PA.

[@thefilmandmusic]

Slide holder good idea

[@samringwald]

Can we get that lentil soup recipe? Also, I'll have to check out that Setzer cat.

[@arifq123]

Stray Cats...

[@frankschweigert5596]

Take a pint for every time Joe Bonamassa says Joe Bonamassa....🤣

[@clovenwizard]

Big Joe fan but.. I wish he would drop ticket prices so more of his long time fans could afford to see him!

[@MrDavemiley]

I am having a hard time understanding why "Push all that air, yet sound shields that stop all that air from moving ?

[@NealB123]

The sound shields allow the amps to be turned up to very high volume without deafening the front row of the audience. Also, to prevent feedback through any stage mics located in front of the amps.

[@rustymacneil3227]

Joe, get some sleep!!!

[@gitarbangsatchanel8036]

What the cost for your rig?

[@leebatt7964]

You know a guitar player is a “guitar players guitar player” when they sell gear at his shows merch booths.

[@thodorisvlastos6304]

I dont know much about gear.whats the difference of using the amps alone instead of using them with cabintets ?

[@slevinhyde3212]

well an amp alone isn't gonna make sound. You need a cab, it can be sticked to the amp in a combo as he has, or separate. for the most part there is no noticeable difference except for the fact that there is no 4x12 combos out there

[@thodorisvlastos6304]

Slevin Hyde thanks man .i figured that out a bit after i put this comment but thanks for the response !

[@slevinhyde3212]

hehe. I may point out still that there are ways to get the sound from the amp straight into a "kinda" mixing table (dangerous operation without the right setup) And some don't even use an amp (check devin townsend's rig RD)

[@rickymcu]

What a badass amp setup. But damn joe get rid of that plexi glass!