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Black Country! And the ‘New’ Old Marshall…

Black Country! And the ‘New’ Old Marshall…

Have you heard about Black Country yet? This is the newly announced band with Joe Bonamassa (awesome chops and tone), Jason Bonham (awesome kabooming beats and tone), Glenn Hughes (awesome song magic) and Derek Sherinian (awesome augmentation, if you dig keys). Kevin Shirley is producing, and not only does he produce Joe but also has […]

January 20, 2010 | By | 3 Replies More
Go Buy the Bonamassa Albert Hall DVD

Go Buy the Bonamassa Albert Hall DVD

Well, wow. I’d been watching bits and pieces of Joe Bonamassa’s Live from the Royal Albert Hall DVD, but today I sat down and watched the whole thing, start to finish. I have to say that this is one of the best concert DVDs I’ve seen – and remember, I’m a rock guy. It’s a […]

December 11, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Live Show: Bonamassa Off the Charts Good

Live Show: Bonamassa Off the Charts Good

Pre-Show Clinic, Bogner Now in Rig Someone got it wrong. Either Chuck Berry misread the divine inspiration he got, or a couple of young parents in upstate New York picked the wrong name for their son. I’m betting Chuck was mistaken because after seeing Joe Bonamassa Wednesday night at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in […]

August 14, 2009 | By | 5 Replies More
Is the Pinky the Least-Toneful Finger?

Is the Pinky the Least-Toneful Finger?

Do Some Players Think So? I’ve always used my left-hand pinky while at the same time being acutely aware that many of the great players don’t – or not much. I’m talking riffing and soloing, not chording, obviously.

July 31, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Review: Joe Bonamassa’s The Ballad of John Henry

Review: Joe Bonamassa’s The Ballad of John Henry

Before getting into this track-by-track review, I’d like to make three things clear just so you know where I’m coming from. 1.  I’m a new-ish Joe Bonamssa fan, so I don’t have in-depth familiarity with his prior six CDs. 2.  I’m a classic rock guy, not really a blues guy – although Joe is sort […]

July 27, 2009 | By | Reply More
Gibbons: New Details on Pesos, 7s and…Amps?

Gibbons: New Details on Pesos, 7s and…Amps?

Uses Marshall Valvestates on Tour?! Yes, that’s right, Marshall Valvestates – if you can believe it. That’s what the Rev. BFG said (sort of…more below), among other things, in a recent audio interview on MusicRadar.com. Highlights of that interview are below. Hats off to Joe Bosso, who conducted the interview, for asking a few gear-related […]

July 6, 2009 | By | 4 Replies More
Joe Bonamassa’s Favorite Tubes

Joe Bonamassa’s Favorite Tubes

It’s cool that Joe Bonamassa is a pretty regular participant on the forum at his website. Maybe that’s because, at 32, he’s a little younger than most guitar heroes. Or maybe it’s because he’s jazzed about gear and wants to share what he’s learned – and is still learning. Whatever the case, the fact that he […]

June 5, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Watch Joe Blow: Mountain Time

Watch Joe Blow: Mountain Time

I’ve been listening to, and occasionally watching, this vid of Joe Bonamassa for about the last 3 days, ever since the good folks at thegearpage turned me onto it. It’s still giving me chills.

May 15, 2009 | By | Reply More
NY/NJ Amp Show: Great Stuff, Not Enough Time

NY/NJ Amp Show: Great Stuff, Not Enough Time

Part 1: Metro, Carol-Ann, Lollar I went to my first Amp Show on Saturday, the 3rd annual “New York” show, really held about an hour from New York City in Jersey – which was great because getting in and out of NYC is a b**ch! Show doors opened at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and closed […]

May 11, 2009 | By | 4 Replies More
Why Joe Bonamassa Chose a Les Paul

Why Joe Bonamassa Chose a Les Paul

After doing that research about Joe’s gear for Wednesday’s post, I realized there wasn’t anything about his guitar. I know he plays a custom Gibson Les Paul now, but didn’t know the specs. Nor, importantly, did I know why he switched from a huge arsenal of Fenders to Les Pauls. Luckily someone at Gibson.com asked […]

March 6, 2009 | By | 3 Replies More
Inside Joe Bonamassa’s Rig

Inside Joe Bonamassa’s Rig

I can’t say I’m a huge Joe Bonamassa fan – yet, anyway. But I am a fan. For sure he can play, he can sing and WoodyTone just might be his middle name. Re: tone, a buddy of mine recently put me onto a great vid of Joe discussing his gear, which led me to […]

March 4, 2009 | By | Reply More
Duane Allman, Clapton, Bonamassa Tone Details

Duane Allman, Clapton, Bonamassa Tone Details

From the folks at Gibson.com – who do a heck of a lot better job with their website than their Fender counterparts – are these tidbits of WoodyTone detail about Duane Allman, Eric Clapton (his Gibby-related “woman tone”), and fleet-fingered tonemeister Joe Bonamassa.

January 30, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Blues Led Zep

Blues Led Zep

I was wandering through Wal-Mart’s music section the other day, trying to politely refused my son’s repeated requests for a Def Leppard DVD, and found a couple of Zep tribute discs. The first one I listed to was “Contemporary Blues Interpret Led Zeppelin,” put out this year. It’s cool. Some of it is about what […]

December 1, 2008 | By | Reply More