Californiaman Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Oh my, if you haven't heard this yet please take a listen to the "The Great Flood" off of Joe Bonamassa's latest, "The Ballad of John Henry". This is incredible. Bonamassa's guitar playing is so soulful. I'm talking tone that you just don't hear too often. His first solo is so bluesy. It really is soulful. Bonamassa trades licks with a sax player later in the song and it too is so dreamy. Enjoy. I did. The Great Flood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Thanks for that. He is so good - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 You got it. I thought more people would have at least replied to talk about that outstanding tone he gets from his Les Paul. What a bluesy, soulful performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincinnatiSi Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 The whole album is fantastic. I'm really diggin' Happy Times. There is some nice acoustic stuff in the beginning, then he's pours it on with the LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Cool. Not my cup of tea, but cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Just bought that cd the day before yesterday. It's a revelation for me. I haven't been affected as much by a new cd since getting Surfing With the Alien back in 1987. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin4Hubert Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Absolutely Beautiful! Californiaman, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 That song is intoxicating... Joe is one of the greatest guitarists in recent history. A bit of trivia, for the heavier tones on his new album (probably not this song) he used a Marshall Silver Jubilee, same one you hear on Appetite for Destruction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Here's him talking about his setup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Here's him talking about his setup: That's great, it's so weird that he uses the bass channel on his super lead. He is unbelievably talented, but I don't like to watch interviews because he is SUCH A NERD!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 That song is intoxicating...Joe is one of the greatest guitarists in recent history. A bit of trivia' date=' for the heavier tones on his new album (probably not this song) he used a Marshall Silver Jubilee, same one you hear on Appetite for Destruction...[/quote'] I got that email earlier today and must have listened to it over and over for an hour. I can't wait to get the new cd. Yeah I saw him up close and personal. Front row standing right in front of him. I paid close attention to his rig. And if you check the dream amp post that's what I put up. My close virtuoso guitar god friend, uses one. A friend of his bought it for him back in the day. Friends are nice. I actually had to talk him into using it instead of his Line 6 at the last Hendrix gig. Good thing too, the Line 6 was crapping out. And the Silver Jubilee... tone to the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 There is a 50 watt Jubilee full stack at a local guitar store listed at 3 grand, and I don't go there anymore, for fear of GAS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 I don't blame you at all. If I had the money, right now I buy one and put off buying a guitar for a while. Still, it's a little more than I need at this moment. One day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I love the tone Bonamassa gets out of his guitar. I appreciate the fact that he uses multiple amps to achieve his tone. He stated in that interview and the interview in the April edition of Guitar player that the Jubilee is always on - but it's never used alone. "There are two heads on at any one time, and the Silver Jubilee is always on. The Carol Ann and Marshall is one tone. The Marshall and the Category 5 is another tone, etc. The oversizied 4x12 cabs I use are split vertically so it's two 12s for each head. Each pair of 12s is baffled and sealed spearately. It's like having 4 2x12 cabs without having to lug all those 2x12s." Joe Bonamassa - Guitar player interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 I know. If you look it up on Youtube, he goes over his touring rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 There is a 50 watt Jubilee full stack at a local guitar store listed at 3 grand' date=' and I don't go there anymore, for fear of GAS....[/quote'] That's pretty expensive, you can get a clone for less than a third of that http://www.ceriatone.com/productSubPages/2250/BS2550.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 You know that's exactly what Bonamassa did with the Dumble Clone he uses. He didn't want to go out on the road with a Dumble, so he bought someone's product that replicates a Dumble. Works for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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