On behalf of Tom Wittrock - his Joe Bonamassa experience!

JimmyBonamassa · May 15, 2012

In case you hadn't had enough, here are some I took at the Pittsburgh show

Jim

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tdarian · May 15, 2012

Jim, those are nice shots, and the more I look at that guitar....I need to go take an ice cold shower.

SimonBarSinister · May 15, 2012

Joe rocked the sh*t out of Sandy tonight in Red Bank... Wow what tone that guitar has... When he played it for the encore and did all those different jams in Just Got Paid, it really showed the guitar's dynamics. He used it earlier as well, but it was in the encore that it really shined.

He went from hard rock to almost metal when he started messing around with the Whitesnake riffs, then into Beck... The Rhythm pickup on that guitar is unreal sounding. I don't think I ever heard anything like it. Even 20 rows out you could see the top’s 3D quality and it has a nice shine to it...Very impressive probably the best guitar tone I have ever heard in 30 years of shows and playing live. He hit an open E Chord and it growled literally… Never heard anything like that…

Forget it when he went into Dazed and Confused on the Neck Pickup …Off the charts tone…

Out of all of the other guitars used tonight, the other one whose tone stood out, believe it or not, was the Rossington. I believe that it was the Rossington. The back was missing a lot of paint in that custom shop kind of way. Couldn't make out the top too well (unlike Sandy). But he used it on Sloe Gin and the guitar just explodes in overtones and sustain... It literally shook the entire place at the end of the song. Pretty sure it was the Rossington. I remember being very impressed with in on the BCC LIVE DVD as well…

SBS

JBLPplayer · May 15, 2012

That was Principal Skinner 9-1951 my second burst... Its an awesome burst but....Sandy...Is well Sandy.... Bloody Awesome and such an honor to play!!!! Thanks TW!!!:salude
Joe B

JustD · May 15, 2012

DAMNNN, Sandy is such an amazing guitar and it's so lucky to be played by someone as skillful as Bonamassa! Flamesuit on!

shred · May 15, 2012

The coolest thing about this, is Joe gets to play all these killer bursts through his own rig... That would really help one get a good perspective on each of these bursts... It's a pretty incredible opportunity... I'm also impressed with the generosity of the owners --particularly TW for letting Sandy out of his sight, no matter who is playing her :salude

SimonBarSinister · May 15, 2012

JBLPplayer said:
That was Principal Skinner 9-1951 my second burst... Its an awesome burst but....Sandy...Is well Sandy.... Bloody Awesome and such an honor to play!!!! Thanks TW!!!:salude
Joe B

Thanks Joe it was a great show... I couldn't see the top on that particular guitar so good.. but I heard it plenty...

Just out of curiosity when do you use the Wreck? I thought I heard a couple of solos that just sounded a little "different".

Thanks
SBS

sharky · May 15, 2012

SimonBarSinister said:
Thanks Joe it was a great show... I couldn't see the top on that particular guitar so good.. but I heard it plenty...

Just out of curiosity when do you use the Wreck? I thought I heard a couple of solos that just sounded a little "different".

Thanks
SBS

there is a video on youtube showing Joe with Gladys playing one or two short licks and even though having bad speakers that sound simply blew me away. That was the nastiest, best sound i ever heard from a Les Paul. I wonder which amp that was played through. It was during a sound check and Joe seemed to be quite impressed as well.

There is a sound on youtube which almost reaches that heights and that is Eric Johnson playing Zap on a Les Paul and it growels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eket-81y0

Tom Wittrock · May 15, 2012

JBLPplayer said:
That was Principal Skinner 9-1951 my second burst... Its an awesome burst but....Sandy...Is well Sandy.... Bloody Awesome and such an honor to play!!!! Thanks TW!!!:salude
Joe B

Thank you Joe! This has meant a lot to me also. And as I had hoped there are now plenty of killer "Sandy in action" photos.

Just leave a few good notes in her for me please. :salude

[and in case you haven't figured it out, she sounds great because I played most of the bad notes out of her :ganz :hee ]

timmy 2 tone · May 15, 2012

[and in case you haven't figured it out, she sounds great because I played most of the bad notes out of her :ganz :hee ][/QUOTE]

:lol
too funny

ghost driver · May 16, 2012

I would agree that the Skinner burst shook the walls last night at the Count Basie. Sandy was however my favorite there last night. I just happen to be into zebra's right now. With all of that old wood who could choose.

CDaughtry · May 16, 2012

I too thought Sandy sounded incredible. However, I also think Principle Skinner also sounds great. That's what I love about these things, they all seem to have their own voices. I thought the 5 speed kicked ass as well.:jim

ghost driver · May 16, 2012

The 5 speed has a little more jangle. Which I love. If memory serves me he played Dust Bowl with it and it just kicked. I was really pumped to be there.

viking LP · May 16, 2012

What a thread :3zone !Thanks for sharing :dude: :salude ! PS:And i thought i was the lone Sandy's lover...:ha

lp59pete · May 19, 2012

BurstWurst said:
Can't say I wasn't thrilled and excited when Mike told me Sandy was along for the tour, and to get a few moments up close and personal with her. Wow, she's everything we've heard she was, and more. A killer Burst. Here's Joe showing her a good time in Evansville on the 7th.

I was there and got to see and hear those great guitars!:salude

JBLPplayer · May 20, 2012

Heres something I found online... a bit of a mash up.. 9-1228 is a perfect guitar ... It freaking howls.. again thanks TW!! By the way.. Tom do you have Tivo.. ? you might want to watch Late Night with David Letterman on Monday... Just saying.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUwHtVVG7Gc&feature=relmfu
Joe B

garywright · May 20, 2012

oh yeah ! :salude

MikeSlub · May 20, 2012

Great video! :dude:

DHBucker · May 20, 2012

What a great thing it is to have so many great guitars seen and heard! Joe is doing the guitar community such a great service and hopefully there are young folks out there that get the importance of these instruments.

Thanks Joe for keeping the flame burning for everyone! I'm sure it is a thrill to sample so many great guitars and building friendships, AND to play these at volume in front of an audience must be such a heady experience to say the least. Do you just crumple when you get back to your hotel after a night like Nashville?

Incredible! To Tom,CD, Slub, and others I extend my heartfelt thanks for letting us all have a glimpse of the greatest electric guitars ever made.

supersonnnic · May 20, 2012

Here is another fine sound example of Sandy in conversation with a rosewood Strat. These two guitars add up together just perfectly, and their players anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQel386B6Lk

:salude

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