Joe Bonamassa on Eric Clapton and Eric Johnson’s Influence

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

I’m loving Joe more with each passing week. Joe has become the torchbearer of the Blues, both American and British. He’s sharing his knowledge of guitars, pedals, amps, recording, work ethic and being a band leader. Additionally, he’s sharing his stages with up and coming players, giving them exposure. On top of all that, he’s killing it at songwriting, performing and playing. What a massive contribution! Thank you Joe! Rick Beato is music teacher to the world!

[@TruthOverLies]

You need to see him live…you won’t regret it.

[@NickJardine]

Yeah, I totally agree. It seems there are people who disagree with his personality or have issues with his guitar collecting (also known as jealousy), but you can’t deny all of the above you’ve mentioned.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I saw Joe play on his 3 Kings tour. Just a killer show. He only surrounds himself with the best musicians. His drummer, pianist, horns, backup singers...all premium people. And his guitar is the center of the attention of course, but what hits you in the audience is a wall of sound. If you have the chance, I would HIGHLY recommend it. A great night out.

[@paulajolly9962]

One of the best live shows I’ve ever seen!

[@dhruvpatki2169]

I think he and Mayer are going to be the ones to carry the torch of blues. They are both monstrous players, and highly commended by legends

[@MrPnew1]

I love how Joe accentuates his story by playing little runs and riffs.

[@davidt9841]

I’ve been listening to Joe for a long, long time.. he’s gotten nothing but better all along the way. Not only his playing, but his singing as well! I’m a guitar freak from the music of the 60’s, and on.. I’ll always remember telling people about Joe Bonamassa, and they’d say “Who, Joe Who”? Not many say that anymore! Go Joe! The best is yet to come!

[@TimothyPayne-vf9kz]

Joe is a generous open hearted and gracious human being ..he acknowledges those who's styles influenced him - above all he shares ... 🙏

[@kurtdemichiel7050]

Joe Bonamassa is not only a great musician but also his acknowledge of the history of music is so impressive. I have been playing guitar since I was 15 and am now 65. Listening to Joe talk about past and present musicians who have carried the torch to keep blues, jazz and rock alive is a testament to the type of individual Joe is. I have the upmost respect for Joe! Thank you

[@peteolinski7471]

I have to give it to Joe the man stays crazy busy and still finds time to play. And I love that he still takes time to show you a couple of cool tricks and tone tips!

[@classicraceruk1337]

This made me smile……..I found this interview very laid back, enjoyable and far far too short!!

[@AKLZ01780]

Thank you Rick for this conversation. It's great to learn about Joe's musical and social background. He's such an increadable guitar player. Greetings from Germany.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Joe B is so- good - I could listen to him all day...

[@rapid13]

I felt the same way when I first heard Eric Johnson. I like it, but I can’t do it.

[@walterbriggs272]

Thank you for posting this Joe is a guy I can listen to every word, I like his playing

[@PFB1994]

As someone who learned from TAB, I would say it was earlier than late 80s. Certainly Guitar For the Practicing Musician had full TAB for songs by 1984 or so. Not sure exactly how many full TAB Books there were, but TAB was around.

[@hieronymusbosch6255]

I love his characterization of upstate NY weather. Perfect.

[@valogden]

I like that Joe is also recognizing future guitar greats. He added 14 yr old Taj Farrant to his blues cruise next year. He's someone to look out for as a blues/rock performer. I like the established performers like Joe and Buddy Guy are recognizing the future greats.

[@19TheChaosWarrior79]

I see Rick I click. I see Joe I also click

[@sd67b]

another thing with the tone control for vintage tones, it used to be the only way to control hum/buzz, either adjust your tone or the amp's treble, and thus from there also explore a dark nice complex sound.

[@martinheath5947]

Born to do this 😊

[@DC632A]

Love Joe. He’s here in Maine a lot and we love it 😍

[@EddyfyingArt]

I need an hour or more of this!😊

[@cindywiech2675]

There is a 1 hour 25 minute interview!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Learning to play by ear is what I would call being born with perfect pitch . My guitar teacher can transcribe any song into both tablature and standard notation . It's something you're born with . Great Interview . I can relate to Joes grey cold weather - I'm from Ottawa Ontario Canada . I didn't have parents who liked guitar music however , the FM radio back around 1972-3 was what introduced me to Hendrix etc

[@JoeThibodeau]

I learned how to play by ear because that's all we had. I've been playing since '72. I do not have perfect pitch. I have relative pitch, which it turns out, is rather useful. I can listen to music that is not tuned to perfect A440 or A432 and not be bothered by it. Someone with perfect pitch may have trouble listening to music tuned to another reference frequency other than a440.

[@jimlewis6680]

Keep on Rockin the Blues Joe. 🎸🎶😎❤️

[@mjm5081]

Thank you Gentlemen! ✌❤🎶

[@mickeyscott7479]

I remember seeing Joe playing when he was 12 with BB King.

[@RickLaBanca]

Me too little smoking’ joe!

[@mickeyscott7479]

@@RickLaBanca The 1989 Lilac Festival. I was blown away.

[@philiptaylor7902]

What a great guy Joe is.

[@JoeandAngie]

Joe has gotten better...taken me a while, but relistening to him, it reveals his growth.

[@bananabob2185]

GREAT to just let him talk!!! 🎸🤗

[@deanfaklaris9987]

as a Rochesterian, I say BS on summers being rainy and cold :) Summers are great here.

[@davidmahoherrezuelo]

Very very interesting interview ❤

[@simbad909]

Nice stuff💯

[@athanasiuscontra000]

Listening to this is just so much fun.

[@Scratchyjackscratch]

I think some people misunderstand what it means to subscribe to a channel. I'm subscribed on both channels 👍

[@danielmelo7146]

Thank you, Joe! Thank you, Rick!

[@Markothunder]

I hope there will be an Eric Clapton interview next time

[@splashesin8]

That sounds a little like Indiana, PA was for me. There was a smidgen of summer but lots of rain. Good flower and pumpkin growing though. 😂 Lot of music did happen, with lots of other people going over to each other's houses. That, and ice skating.

[@Matt_Barkley]

Huh, he's from the same area of NY I am. I never knew that. He's right about the weather.

[@joshuagibson2520]

Oh yes. Joe is right. Jamming from rewind to play is really hard on the tape mech. You should indeed press stop in between. We were kids in the 80s and didnt give a fuck (or know how good we had it) and did it anyway lol.

[@marvelharris9540]

rick.. how did you have the jubilee set up here and what pedals were used? you nailed it

[@maxpeck4154]

If I had to guess there were likely no pedals used at all

[@mrc0917]

Good Stuff

[@robertdusziii4125]

Thankfully NOT a part of the 87%! Another nice interview Rick.

[@DirkJacobsz]

lovely stuff - what a guy..

[@regularnimnule9715]

I appreciate and see his undoubted massive skill, admire his to-the-bone gear-nerd obsessiveness but his music just doesn't connect with me at all.

[@paulolsen6870]

This will piss off everyone, but Joe doesn’t have his own sound. He plays all the right notes, but not in his own way. He sounds very generic to me. Killer tones and chops, but it does nothing for me either.

[@Plisken65]

​@@paulolsen6870kind of like Twisted Sister or Poison.

[@treff9226]

Well Joe's not reinventing the wheel, for sure, but he fills the dearth of great blues rock players nicely, the guys got taste and stellar chops! Feel what you're saying though, he's certainly not an innovator.

[@1rwjwith]

Joe is a national treasure.

[@PeterAcrat]

I love it👍

[@ErikGenerik76]

You should get the ultra talented Shannon Curfman on!

[@RigidRecords69]

Met him, by chance in a guitar store last week and he wasn't very enthusiastic to say the least.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Obviously we take social media posts with a massive grain of salt but just this week I seen a post of an Atlanta guitar teacher whose student that's 15 traveled to see Joe and had a TERRIBLE experience in trying to meet him. The kid said Josh Smith was really nice but said Joe was really smug and literally ignored him. I hope it's not true but obviously these are not perfect people.

[@zedhex]

Best line in this: if it doesn't have mushy peas, and doesn't taste like fish and chips

[@toastylux]

this guys so cool

[@gadymarcus2362]

Bello/Magnifico.✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️💗🧨👑

[@JoeandAngie]

Mountain families all live within each other's business, too.

[@fijnevent3565]

Great

[@timw4369]

You should have burton cummings on. He knowd music and hes a good interview

[@swardmusic]

Did all us guitarists start on trumpet??? 😂

[@David_Cid]

Nop.. I've started with the piano

[@bryantcochran5065]

I started on clarinet

[@Keiron-cj6jx]

Unfortunately not..maybe you play the guitar 🎸 like a trumpet!.. only jesting friend...Trumpet is a popular derogatory word for an idiot here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mtacoustic1]

Just an (extremely talented) average Joe!

[@pamr4040]

❤

[@nelsongalarza5452]

Is just me finding funny that Grand Mighty Ric ask for subscribers to get big stars on his channel when you are watching a Bonamasa interview??😅😂😂

[@Syncop8rNZ]

2:46 reminded me of Pretty Little Ditty.

[@georgebrown4626]

Rick, will you do a review of the new Pearl Jam record?

[@vedder10]

I'm a long time PJ fan what did you think of it? So far I've given it one listen all the way through. I've found that with PJ's last few albums I have to given several listens before really appreciating them.

[@georgebrown4626]

@@vedder10 I think this record has staying power. Vedder digs really deep and hits notes I didn't think he could still hit. Great songwriting , drumming... Mike rips on this record. Stone sounds amazing. Best album since Yield

[@vedder10]

@@georgebrown4626 Now that is a ringing endorsement. The thing I've always loved about Pearl Jam is they never wrote for the single. They tried to always put together a complete album. Even before the emergence of the MP3. Thank you for your opinion and reply. I'm going to spend this weekend giving the album a few more uninterrupted listens.

[@georgebrown4626]

@@vedder10 Do it! Can't wait to hear what you think of the album closer. I just got chills listening to it on repeat. Be well.

[@davidegoal]

rick looks more and more like doc emmet brown

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

Bonamassa seems kinda goofy. It's a good trait to look for in folks ...

[@athanasiuscontra000]

He IS kinda goofy. He’s pretty self aware of his odd personality.

[@TuberRene]

Oh yeah! That boy can flat-out P-L-A-Y!

[@aeg_music]

Obviously a great player, but can't seem to like this guy no matter how much I try

[@thejuggernaut5327]

I’m down

[@Plisken65]

How can you laugh, when you know I'm down?

[@lynnturman8157]

He first learned on electric? That's pretty unusual. Most learn on acoustic first. Even great iconic electric players.

[@Jeff-li5ri]

Speaking of Clapton, didn't Bonamassa say he knows who has the stolen Beano burst? And then say he didn't. He is either a liar or complicit to theft of a very valuable instrument.

[@Tom-r1r]

i can see the influences. all technique no soul.

[@davidpaul6656]

Why the sunglasses indoors? 😂🤪

[@danv8717]

He's light sensitive hence why he wears sunglasses when he's performing live.

[@anakina1]

They aren't even dark. He is sensitive to light.

[@davidpaul6656]

​​@@danv8717- Ok I can understand the stage lights, but hes indoors in what looks like a dimly light room

[@bonnieprater5124]

The light for the recording is literally bouncing off the glasses. They are facing the lights.

[@NerfGunBoy12]

Is Joe straight?

[@Bob-Sacamano314]

wooot wooot NEW HARTFORD NEW YORK LOCAL right here baby