Damn You, Bonamassa!

[CTN]

It is really tough to have him as one of your blues idols.

Damn guy outplays every other blues guitarist I've ever heard. and not in a "look how fast I can play" kinda way, but in every other way that is important.

I mean yeah it's cool knowing I have impeccable taste in guitar idols, but dammit, it's friggin difficult to live up to his levels of insane awesomeness.

The crappy part of is that I can hear that he's basically just rippin up the blues scale that I know pretty much inside out, but his PHRASING is mindnumbingly awesome, and his filler notes are barely even filler notes. Even though it goes by blindingly fast, somehow every note is clear and articulated, and totally vital to the mood of the particular phrase he's playing. And when I try to figure out bits which involve filler sections by ear, I totally fail cuz it's going so fast.

damn guy and his amazingness. I'm getting discouraged.

[Jolly_Rancher]

you should stalk him and get him to teach you the jedi ways

[Jessie's ghost]

It's surprising he ever got to be so good, what with all that time spent chasing Neo around.

[uOpt]

Dunno. To me his play doesn't do anything. Maybe I can't listen as fast as he's playing.

[CTN]

i'm used to listening to retarded shred though, so I can keep up from a listening sense. but just cuz I can listen to it and keep up, that doesn't necessarily mean I can HEAR what he's playing. sometimes it's just a whirlwind of speed and tasty licks.

[Evan Skopp]

What's even more sick is besides his other-worldly playing, he's a really nice, down to Earth guy who has 0% rock star attitude, even though he headlines 200 shows a year. Bastard!

[Evan Skopp]

If I can pull it off, would you guys be interested in a Live Q&A with Joe?

[whatshisname]

If I can pull it off, would you guys be interested in a Live Q&A with Joe?

HELL YES!

[Diego]

Hell yeah!! Do it Evan!!

[CTN]

OMG YES!

[Jakek5150]

A Bonamassa signature Duncan pickup would be EPIC.

[Diego]

A Bonamassa signature Duncan pickup would be EPIC.

It would be epic indeed!

http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/new-product/introducing-the-custom-shop-joe-bonamassa-signature-pickup-set/

[Jakek5150]

It would be epic indeed!

http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/new-product/introducing-the-custom-shop-joe-bonamassa-signature-pickup-set/

Holy mother of god!! I've been away for TOO long. But it's a limited number thing? Damn...

[DoronEsh]

If I can pull it off, would you guys be interested in a Live Q&A with Joe?

No!

















Just kidding!

HELL YES!!!!!!!!!

[UberMetalDood]

If I can pull it off, would you guys be interested in a Live Q&A with Joe?

+1 on the "hell yes."

[innerdreamrecords.co]

If you can pull it off I'll take one of his rejected guitars! I'm borrowing a friends guitar and I'm sans guitar. LOL J/K of course.

[Jolly_Rancher]

If I can pull it off, would you guys be interested in a Live Q&A with Joe?

[Jeffrec]

If I can pull it off, would you guys be interested in a Live Q&A with Joe?

That would great Evan. He posts on the LP Forum fairly often & like u said, he's real down to earth

[TheLivingDead]

A Q&A would be effing awesome.

[misterwhizzy]

i'm used to listening to retarded shred though, so I can keep up from a listening sense. but just cuz I can listen to it and keep up, that doesn't necessarily mean I can HEAR what he's playing. sometimes it's just a whirlwind of speed and tasty licks.

Yeah, and on top of that, he CAME UP WITH THIS STUFF. Not only is it almost impossible to play like he does, you're just rehashing what he already put together. Now think of starting with a blank slate. That's where I really get impressed with this stuff.