thread for discussion of guitarists i have only heard of because i read guitar magazines in the late 90s

He looks like a pretty cool guy overall, wkiw

Also, many xposts

"Gotta a letter from the government the other day/I opened and read it, it said I had the blues/they sent me my passport or whatever"

"Overstayed my visa in the BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUES"

"I married that woman and all I got was a green card to the BLUUUUUUEES" *guitar solo*

permanent resident of the blues

holding dual citizenship in blues & rock

upon purchasing a turkey sub, I was given a ten sub punch card that's good for one free blues

I got no extradition treaty with the blues

that's so awesome that he's holding a Gibson Explorer on the Explorer album cover

http://mspmag.com/Blogs/The-Morning-After/April-2015/Concert-Review-Joe-Bonamassa/

"Halfway through guitarist Joe Bonamassa’s blistering show at the Orpheum on Saturday night (the second of two concerts here), it occurred to me that I wasn’t just watching a guitar virtuoso demonstrate complete mastery over his instrument. Rather, I was watching a true artist working hard to etch his name in history alongside other legends of the blues: Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightning Hopkins, Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan . . . and now, Joe Bonamassa."

Bonamassa came out blazing on electric guitar, and there was no sign of wood the entire night.

i beg to differ

I have seen so many ads for that guy all over the place recently and I had never heard of him before a month ago.

My sister's husband gave me a Phil Keaggy tape, Town to Town, because Keaggy is safely evangelical Christian. I didn't like it. I've never looked into things that would highlight his guitar work more.

I feel like I've been hearing about Bonamassa/reading his name for the last 20 years, but I've never heard a note of his music and have never seen it described in a way that would make me want to.

His vocal mike/lectern set up thing is cool as fuck

that post was pretty good, but what happens if you ... Bonnamassify it

Bonamassa always looks classy onstage, dressed in a suit and wearing his trademark wraparound sunglasses.

lol

Introduce Bonamassa to some cocaine & I dare say he turns into Michael Schenker save for same pair of wraparounds in a NY minute.

http://media.syracuse.com/entertainment/photo/022809bonamassa11481jpg-d6723dbde1989cd9.jpg

wunderkind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD65uNthngs

tony macalpine

(on guitars, keyboard, and bass)

To write the album, Bonamassa went to Nashville and collaborated with three songwriters there: Jonathan Cain, who has written for Journey; James House, known for his work with Diamond Rio, Dwight Yoakam, and Martina McBride; and Jerry Flowers, who has written for Keith Urban. Bonamassa explained to the writers that he wasn't interested in creating three minute radio hits, but just wanted to write some serious blues rock.[21]

http://jbonamassa.com/features/2013/landrover-onelife_magazine/images/bonamassa_landrover_mag_feature_header.jpg

man his current hairline is just brutal

i'm now listening to the "serious blues rock" god lord when will people get tired of music like this

I dunno I'm kind of burnt on all the LOLROFFLEZ I GOTS BLUEZ 4 U bands out there these days, wouldn't mind hearing some "serious blues rock"

See the thing is I like blues rock, but I only like SERIOUS blues rock

i don't think i first heard about frank marino/mahogany rush in guitar magazines, but he definitely seems to qualify

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5vwfwZ6D_U

like the blues greats before him, from Howling Wolf to Robin Trower, Bonnamassa looked to Jonathan Cain of Journey, history's premier serious blues songwriter

Bonamassa explained to the writers that he wasn't interested in creating three minute radio hits, but just wanted to write some serious blues rock.[21]

i'm getting this tattooed down my leg fyi

i kinda miss seeing the billboards for BONAMASSA: THE GUITAR EVENT OF THE YEAR on my way home from work :/

No sign of wood

Spotted this guy's BONAMASSA 77 BLUES ROCK shirt today at the farmer's market:

http://i.imgur.com/GUG6Bcf.jpg

wow many levels of meaning

looks like a bad dude

faceless...much Bonamassa himself etc etc

much like, jesus fuck

woah if he doesn't have a face that's like extra bad

Clothing - T-shirts
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61 different "world t-shirts", each with a graphic of bonnamassa superimposed on the flag of a specific country with "[country name] JOE BONNAMASSA" printed underneath

Not having a face is a worthy thing to have the blues over IMHO.

no-face blues band

The prophets foretold us of this t-shirt

huge bonamassa fan
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/s306x306/e15/10946415_1474316346157100_1706398953_n.jpg

ooof

http://www.jbonamassa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10244

I know some might think this is stupid but.........on saturday 23rd of may im getting a new tattoo.....

which is gonna be the head of Joe's gibson guitar with bonamassa written on it.

Very cool. I like it. My wife and I have matching JB tattoos. I have the sheet music for the main riff of Bridge To Better Days on my rib cage and my wife has it a little smaller on her side also.

i saw a huge bus ad today for a Joe Bonamassa show at the Shoreline. who the fuck listens to this guy

He's Branson entertainment for boomers.

https://simpsonswiki.com/w/images/thumb/7/7b/That%27s_Familiar.png/250px-That%27s_Familiar.png

I hate him so much. BonaMASTURBATE, amirite?

Johnny Hiland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWBHLRzQUTM