Joe Bonamassa plays Hendrix-era Strat and Flying V

[@brianpateman2666]

"Don't get fixated on the detail" - best advice ever. Keep rocking Joe.

[@thecrankedamps]

He's a bore

[@hammill444]

“Don’t get fixated on the details”--says the guy with one of the biggest vintage guitar collections on the planet.

[@theharvardyard2356]

He says after taking careful note of the serial number being upside down

[@kimseniorb]

@@hammill444100% don’t get fixated on the details joe, get a harley benton and just play

[@SmelOdies]

I understand, but who would want a Strat with three positions instead of five?

[@shivabreathes]

The sound of that Strat just made me go “wow”. I’ve spent countless hours listening to Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, the sound of this guitar is etched into my brain / spirit / soul.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Just a Strat, 010-038, into a Marshall, and a Dunlop fuzz and wah. Right?

[@bluevd12]

turned up to 8.5

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@bluevd12 Out of 10, on the Marshall?

[@aschneider70]

It is always a delight to see this man playing.

[@thecrankedamps]

"His playing moves me" - said no one, ever.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Needs lighter strings. 11-52 is harsh. 10-52 or even 10-46 are smoother and less need for attack.

[@stratmagic6893]

Joe is a real treasure. Fantastic player and heavily involved in charitable organizations. He also has a good sense of humor which is much appreciated.

[@brianjones4026]

Joe is already a Living Legend of the Blues ! I am envious what it must be like to play those Hendrix licks so Faithfully ! A Lucky Fellow indeed !

[@keiranbradley3238]

I have to concur, Jimis' whole set at Woodstock is a sonic miracle. His "Improvisation" from the end of Purple Haze until the dying notes of Villanova Junction is the most sublime guitar playing I've ever seen/ heard. The sounds he created off the cuff for that performance are unparalleled!. Peace.

[@philbather6557]

Correct on every thing you said 👌

[@keiranbradley3238]

That "improv" is the greatest example I can think of which shows a musician at one with their instrument. It's not just his total and utter command of the guitar that's incredible but the depth of feeling and emotional content of the music. It's just so devastatingly beautiful,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it can't be put into words!. Peace.

[@chriswright4677]

That’s the triple truth, Ruth!! I’ve adored Villa Nova Junction for years, his guitar is just alive. Hendrix is untouchable, always will be.

[@keiranbradley3238]

@chriswright4677 He was without doubt the most gifted artist of the 20th century!. He was/is a 10/10 in every department. He was so humble with it too, boy do we miss him!. Peace.

[@mht525]

Great content and great guitars. Thanks Joe ✌️🤘🇦🇺

[@bartonkj]

Thank you so much for putting out these videos. So great to hear an amazing guitarist telling stories and just playing around.

[@fender4brad]

Joe has great guitar wisdom, then I read the comments and wondered is people even listen to what he said! Not on this video! Makes me feel happy and makes me want to be great on the gear I can afford. Great post! Love the positive posts and the lack of negative posts.

[@JoshuaC923]

People will always hate on others, but better for the happier ones like us😄

[@canaan_perry]

Both sound great. Thanks for sharing these gems.

[@mattmurray517]

Good to hear Joe give Wishbone Ash a shout. Andy Powell is THE man

[@mikekopmanis2099]

Thanks for sharing Joe, great to see these wonderful pieces!

[@julesleyhe]

The strat is the one, sounds amazing

[@muddyguitar]

Joe that 69 Strat is special!! Loved the Hendrix vibe you played Always enjoy you and your collection!

[@the_fleeing_dutchman]

Joe's comments are just as good as his playing. What a guy!!

[@picksalot1]

It's healthy to hear pragmatic advice about guitars and gear. Thanks Joe 😎

[@JBG949]

😇 It's a blessing Joe to be mentioned in the same category so kudos to you from all of us whom love you...❤ Joe is today and Jimi is yesterday...Leave it at that. ❤ Cheers from Lido Isle, Newport Beach, CA. 🌊

[@ptalley316]

One of your best tones!!

[@Flybynight_2112]

Joe, please write a song using this strat and for this strat. It will be awesome!

[@DanGibsonGuitar]

That Strat is gorgeous

[@matteovrizzi]

Joe is a champ! what a great guy and fantastic guitarist...

[@RUBBERTANK_3]

Holy mother that strat! How clean it is.

[@djwarren5081]

You are a very modest fellow Joe.

[@kbanderson7102]

Just caught his show last Saturday at the Fabulous Fox in St. Louis...true showman with some real chops

[@kennethquintini658]

That flying V sounds fantastic 🔊🎶, long live the late sixties 🎶🎉☮️

[@eivindramsdal9496]

His demo of all the Strat's sounds is amazing 😊

[@abeanx]

At 6:14/6:15 mark what is that he is playing there? Is sounds so beautiful and I’ve heard other people play it before in guitar or amp demos but I can’t ever seem to figure it out.

[@jackg1968]

It's just a little chordal vamp from your B and A major scale.

[@PrantoKoX]

Stellar tones. STELLAR. ⭐💯

[@mcampbell5158]

That Strat sounds unreal!

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Sounds great. What amp are you using, Joe? It really sings. Love those big headstock Strats!

[@steelysam7189]

I have a 1968 strat. These were the best fender has ever made in terms of craftsmanship and playability. Not to mention Hendrix played one.

[@hoppes9658]

My 82 Strat with add ons sounds the best.

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

My favorite “big head” strat tone of all time is anything from Ritchie Blackmore I love the fat bridge pup tone he always had

[@peteyoung7665]

Yes!His black 68 strat on Made In Japan is the best strat sound ever!Nothing comes close.

[@PaulManningg]

Mr. Bonomassa, you’re a phenomenal guitar player. Thank you for surviving the trolls….

[@LyonByTheSea]

Thank you for sharing with us Joe. I have learned a lot following you. I have been around guitars my whole life but never paid much attention except to my brother's 2 LPs and his Ovation😂. He was teaching me how to play but I was 8 and wimpy, couldn't get past the pain to build up tougher skin on my fingertips. I was in love with his cream/white LP Custom.

[@alexlubinski7795]

I know that Joe isn't a strat guy anymore for quite some time but something special always happens when he picks up one as it seems to push him a little bit more and it exaggerates the dynamics and articulation of his playing. Probably also engages his muscle memory from his young and more hot-headed blues shredding days.

[@mikebri5274]

"Don't hear with your eyes"..... JUST A SIMPLY BRILLIANT STATEMENT

[@kylemckay94]

Sounded like Joe was gonna play Jimi’s “Hey Baby” on that V for sec, his collection is unbelievable!

[@ItsJustRyan89]

Hey Joe, were you going with that Gibson in your hand?

[@ericwarrington6650]

Oh my good lord...😮blown away as always Joe..my God 🙏

[@kevinoconnor2921]

You NEED to record with that Stratocaster. It sounded amazing. To my ears what a Stratocaster is SUPPOSED to sound like.👍😁

[@pobinr]

Red house IOW is one of my fav hendrix live performances & tones.

[@spitfireaace]

Joe man I love your sound.

[@CyclopsGuitars8642]

Love these videos from nerdville. Love his stories from the road.You should write a book “stories from the road” or “stories of the guitar safari” I would love to read something like that

[@brenotanure3336]

6:13 that was so beautiful, wow Took me straight dreaming

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Joe is the next blues legend . Stay Cool Bro . ✨🇺🇸🎸✨🗽🎬🇨🇦

[@RoboSteave]

What Joe said at the end reminded me of what a golfer (Le Trevino?) once said when asked about a golf club: "It's not the arrow, it's the Indian".

[@easter_sunday]

Flying V's are a trip. They almost sound like archtops to my ears. I chalk it up to the way the cavity is set up under the pickguard.

[@johngreenwood1972]

My ‘81 certainly did.

[@75RWM]

Calls to mind a "Little Wing" vibe on the Strat noodling. Nice. And some of the slower tempo arpeggio playing on "Room Ful Of Mirrors" jam hearing from the V. Also very nice.

[@kendeiss3798]

Gibson Flying V'ls are the coolest guitar made. As a bass player, I own one. Just because.

[@robertrogers7939]

That Strats tone is sweet.

[@billweare2146]

Thanks Joe!

[@toliskoskinas]

Joe here, displays the main advantage of vintage humbuckers: they twang. They have clarity, they love the volume knob.

[@joshuapark1749]

Master Bluesman for real!!

[@peterstern6695]

Good Player 👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@waynemartin7549]

Never ever shitty Joe, thank you so much for sharing I really do appreciate your knowledge and collection 🎸🎸

[@brian4575]

"don't hear with your eyes" 😂. Love it!

[@spideymarino]

Killer tones here. Do we know what Joe’s plugged into? Killer playing too of course!!!

[@Juicexlx]

sounds like a Fender Reverb amp, no pedal. Just the guitars plugged-in

[@salty2667]

Perfect sitting down guitar… Just sits perfectly…

[@plantagenant]

Flying V's have a great sound...as I play mostly sitting down I'm not sure I could ever live with one though.

[@benewgillian6823]

I'm so glad Joe is admitting at the end that Hendrix was the greatest of all time...

[@kennyblackbird5674]

Then don't go to any Van Halen pages because according to the Eddie Van Halen fans Hendrix sucks!

[@BlindTom61]

You're a really good one Joe.

[@robertdiehl1281]

The Flying V is like everyone’s dream rock guitar. And ya that Strat is sounds just as gorgeous as it looks. Very cool collection Joe.

[@jonathanbrimhall2727]

Story of Joe, i was on tour and i didnt own enough guitars so i needed another one lol

[@realdocloco]

I have a really great Custom Shop reissue from 2000 of this '67 Flying V and it's not only visually spot on, I can hear here that it sounds extremely close to the original too (... minus my playing - blaming sausage fingers cough cough) 👍

[@mattdoliver1984]

Wow that looks awesome with the Stinger.....I wonder if Santa's gonna bring me one this year? 🎅 I'll more than likely get a Flying Knee than a Flying V

[@m.b-ee8815]

Is this the type of V that page used on You Shook Me?

[@patriottothecore6215]

I’ve actually played one of Hendrix’s Flying V’s - it’s in a vault next to the London Hard Rock Cafe. It’s black and obviously it’s a lefty so as a “righty” I couldn’t play much. It still had his original strings on it. Super cool.

[@snapfinger1]

Hey Joe where you gonna go with that Epiphone in your hand ?

[@JudgeFredd]

Impressive

[@danielfritz954]

I think Joe buys a new guitar before and after every gig :D Can´t buy them all Joe !!! Spare some for us

[@MotorcityBart]

That Strat in that 1st position p/u was screaming James Marshall Hendrix.

[@rodolfolarrea8493]

“Good enough for Hendrix … good enough for me” … epic line … I am stilling it … JB is the greatest guitar nerd ever …

[@rodolphep0nthus555]

Wonder what amp he's using here?

[@davidt9841]

Love Joe! Go Joe!!!

[@wils5452]

Mann to see u play that bronchitis strat..omfg

[@theharvardyard2356]

Joe wins 😎

[@dommonte3507]

definitely had some Clapton sound in that Strat,

[@JSCPYLON]

Hey Joe......Have you of that young lady blues Guitarist....Maddie Parker?

[@subbamichi]

Hey my name is Joe „Flying V“ Bonamassa ❤

[@ksharpe10]

The most famous REGULAR user of one of these, as his main guitar was to me Wally Bryson of RAspberries fame. His may be in the R and R hall of fame these days.

[@sylvainblaney9379]

Joe is the best rock and roll guitar historian

[@spoolstring1853]

That strat is staight hendrix wow

[@mtacoustic1]

Joe can make a cigar box with a broom handle neck sound good!

[@markkreft1514]

Jimi would be like, this Cat got something too! " Music doesn't Lie" JMH

[@jasonladd6400]

Isle of Wight film you get a good comparison of Hendrix on V vs Strat. I reckon he sounds better on the Strat. More defined and expressive.

[@mattdelany6799]

Best guitarist, Jimi Hendrix. Best living guitarist, Tory Slusher.

[@fixpedalboards1969]

That’s always the big question does that Strat sound that good because of the Strat or because Joe plays his ass off? Anyway, both are dope.

[@patsupromajakr8498]

A collector who knows how to play.

[@KaiserBlade]

Joe knows.

[@r.l.erdody7726]

looks like a 70s head stock

[@TheA1carpetman]

Hell yes love that Blond Baby

[@makeitcount179]

" Dont hear with your eyes" joey B's money quote on buying a guitar

[@hankramos8663]

That's a good cup' o Joe

[@pulda015]

Does he ever play anything that doesnt sound like he ripping off someone else?

[@Docante1]

69 Strat That would be CBS era- heaven forbid!

[@krv535]

strat !!!!

[@jamescompton8349]

I was born in 67 and Ive decided I want a 67 V. Or at least a reissue. With the lyre so I can shake my hair around and pretend I'm Lenny Kravitz.

[@mytorment]

That's not Joe Bosanamama

[@mytorment]

Oh it is Joe..... Hey Joe 👋😁

[@mytorment]

No it's not Joe I take it back 😭

[@BelfastBoxingNBlues]

Hey Joe! You’re holding the Strat upside down! Flip it around and you’ll be higher than a crack-fiend in the Valleys of Neptune.

[@Jay-bw3fl]

“It’s not the guitar it’s the man”… proceeds to own millions of dollars of vintage guitars 😂

[@30smsuperstrat]

Joe, did I hear you say all humbuckers are great?? Man, could we see you put some Duncan Pegusus pickups in that V and be Joe and the Djentlemens Blues Band????!!!??? Come on, "You Can Do It Man."