Dunlop and Joe Bonamassa have recently teamed up to create a new, smaller version of Bonamassa's signature fuzz face, called appropriately enough the Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face mini: The FFM4 Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face Mini Distortion delivers the same thick, creamy fuzz tones as its big brother but in a much smaller housing with several upgrades for modern convenience. Equipped … [Read more...]
Gibson Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Skinnerburst 1959 Les Paul
If you've been following Joe Bonamassa's career for the past few years, you probably know that he has amassed a number of original Les Paul bursts in his collection. One of those is a 1959 Les Paul called Skinnerburst (#9-1951). Gibson and Bonamassa have teamed up to create a Custom Shop model based on the Skinnerburst: Of all of today’s Les Paul-wielding artists Joe Bonamassa … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa’s Advice
Joe Bonamassa, in a recent interview with Epiphone, gives some advice on what it takes to get to the next level in your playing: Well, you know, I've been playing 33 years of my life and every day I wake up and I'm excited about the guitar. I'm excited about playing; I'm excited about the sound of the case latches opening. I always grab for it. Even when I tour a lot and I'm … [Read more...]
Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea
I'm not really a cruise type of guy, but I know that a lot of people really enjoy them. If I were a cruise guy, I'd take a look at going on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea cruise next February 17th-21st. The cruise features Joe Bonamassa, Robben Ford, John Hiatt, Ana Popovic, Robert Randolph, and Joanne Shaw Taylor, with more artists to be announced soon. The cruise departs … [Read more...]
Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium
You may have heard that Joe Bonamassa has a funk-based side group called Rock Candy Funk Party, which also includes Tal Bergman, Ron DeJesus, Mike Merritt, and Renato Neto. The group released a debut album last year and are set to release a live set next month, on February 25. The new live set is titled Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium and includes … [Read more...]