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Post by chris on Nov 17, 2012 7:51:00 GMT -5
Went to the concert last night. Waited since May when I bought my ticket to see him with anticipation.
This guy is so awesome. What a great guitar player. Concert was great. Standing ovation. And to think this talent was born right here in our hometown. (well he's actually from Yorkville does that count) If you ever get a chance to hear him do so.
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Post by dave on Nov 17, 2012 7:57:12 GMT -5
Chris, I envy you. Here's Joe with his idol, Clapton. "Geogularphy" seems to be Fogertyism, after John Fogerty's habit of choosing his own pronunciation rules.  It looks like here Joe is using Epiphone's Les Paul Gold Top, which I think is similar in size to Corner's new Epiphone Wildkat. Seems to me if I played guitar I'd like the smaller size. |
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Post by chris on Nov 17, 2012 8:08:04 GMT -5
Dave I was so impressed with him, He started his concerrt right on time and playes straight through till the end with no intermission. 8 to about 1020p. Got a standing ovation that lasted forever and when he ended his concert the crowd would not let him leave. Came back and played a few more songs. He seems like a real nice down to earth guy with no pretences. (I'd like to think that is due to his Utica background) Said the only place they call him Joey is here in Upstate NY. (He now calls Malibu his home where he lives) I chuckled at that one...must be all his pisans.  Forgot to mention. Every song he sang/played he switched to a different guitar...at least 5 or 6 thru the night. Loves to roam the H.O.G (aka House of Guitars which is up the street from me) Dave you know your guitars. It probably was a Les Pauls which he uses to record (and takes them on the road with him)and said he considers it the Stradivarius of guitars. Collects guitars and estimates he has over a 100. It is the one subject that he will talk about endlessly. |
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Post by corner on Nov 17, 2012 11:41:53 GMT -5
he plays a les paul in his own model customized by gibson they are available in a limited edition run for about 1400 bucks its called the joe bonamassa limited edition
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Post by dave on Nov 17, 2012 13:40:00 GMT -5
1400 bucks! Now we're getting up there in price. I suppose that's what an international star would be paying, and in other cases even more. Especially when ordering mods from famous shops and technicians.
I saw a video where Bonamassa gave a little detail on the amount of work they went through to get certain sounds, etc. But that's what raises a performer above the ordinary. You have to work for it.
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Post by corner on Nov 17, 2012 15:55:05 GMT -5
pros dont pay for their equipment when they get signature models they get them for free just for playing them on stage same is true with clapton and fender and many other big names who have favorite guitars
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Post by corner on Nov 17, 2012 16:00:37 GMT -5
santana plays prs guitars exclusively the 7000 dollar models with guitars and electronics made to his specs after playing gibson les paul sg for years he also uses mesa boogie amps exclusive ly he designed them and owns the company
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Post by dave on Nov 17, 2012 21:49:35 GMT -5
I don't know much about the modern age of rock, not instruments or arrangements with manufacturers. I'm just an old key banger who is still wowed by my digital keyboard after 2 or 3 years of playing with it. Plus, some of the technical stuff my son tells me.
An awful lot of the sound is evidently in the amplifier and sound processing equipment, I"ve read, not to take away from the way the instrument is played. At one point in the Bonamassa tape I mentioned above, he says after they tried a lot of sound shaping techniques, "we said let's put it on the rack and try it." What's the rack?
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Post by corner on Nov 18, 2012 9:24:02 GMT -5
its the music equalizer or sound board if you will that music engineers use to blend and mix sounds
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Post by dave on Nov 18, 2012 11:34:37 GMT -5
Oh, that kind of rack. Rack mounted. Yes, I've seen them in use. Today, I note each of the units are quite thin, not high. with rather tiny knobs, too.
Joe B's comment must have meant putting the sound from the guitar pickup(s) through their "rack" of sound or signal processing equipment.
I do that with my radios, although it's less sophisticated. I have a suite of software I've accumulated that lets me process raw audio output, passing it through the PC to pick signals (usually digital) out of the soup. Same principle, but different application.
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Post by corner on Nov 18, 2012 17:56:49 GMT -5
there you go i route my guitars through an amp modeler effects system before it hits the amp and i can model any one of 20 amplifiers and digital effects pedals
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Post by dave on Nov 18, 2012 22:29:53 GMT -5
To me, that's an amazing change since I watched Jimmy Hanna and Gates Intino use the only method of changing the sound of their guitars ... choose a harder guitar pick! I'd love to one day see a demo of all or some of that equipment. I'll have to look for guitar store down here and find out when they run demos. Or have you ever seen such a demo on youtube? |
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Post by kit on Nov 19, 2012 7:53:18 GMT -5
Differences in pick weight, or no pick at all, is only one way to change the tone of the guitar notes. There are a couple of others that Jimmy and Gates knew (I'm one of their contemporaries and knew Jimmy well).
You can change the characteristics of the notes by picking either closer to, or farther away from, the bridge. You can also place the palm of your hand on top of the bridge and a small part of the strings so it 'muffles' the notes somewhat. A good guitar player uses all 3 of these techniques to 'flavor' their music.
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Post by dave on Nov 19, 2012 9:04:56 GMT -5
I never knew all of those, Kit. Of course, I think I could at one time play maybe 8 chords on the guitar! That's interesting. By the way, where is Gates these days? I'm in touch with Jimmy, but wondered if Gates followed his musical career. |
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Post by corner on Nov 19, 2012 14:01:23 GMT -5
gates was my first guitar teacher back when i was in grade school then dave vanpelt at the excelsior school of music on elizabeth st dont know what hasppened to either of them
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Forgot to mention. Every song he sang/played he switched to a different guitar...at least 5 or 6 thru the night. Loves to roam the H.O.G (aka House of Guitars which is up the street from me)
