• From: East Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2011-06-24
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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

tristan wrote:

hey guys !

I'm a gibson artist but I had to BUY that one and I am SO happy with it...here's a videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScut0XMk0U

Great playing and thanks for posting, I agree, made for the blues.. cool

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  • Registered: 2012-07-16
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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

thanks. I know joe'music  from the early days with bloodline, he was really into fender at the time...he never sounded as good since he switched to gibson...

  • From: Adelaide, South Australia
  • Registered: 2011-10-14
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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

tristan wrote:

thanks. I know joe'music  from the early days with bloodline, he was really into fender at the time...he never sounded as good since he switched to gibson...

I personally prefer his modern day Gibson sound... He has developed his own sound... His strat sound was great, but was generic... Now he has his own thing going on!

Welcome to the forum!!

All the best from Aus,

- Stefan

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202 Reply by Jimmy

  • From: New York
  • Registered: 2011-02-13
  • Posts: 444

Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

A few are available from Sweetwater, in case anyone's interested.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ES335JoeB/

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  • Registered: 2012-07-31
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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

Don't understand the term Strat = generic... I'd say it's more the other way round.. All the top players are playing LP's & PRS's with humbuckers, Single coil players are more of a rarity.

  • From: New Hampshire, USA
  • Registered: 2010-12-21
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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

tristan wrote:

hey guys !

I'm a gibson artist but I had to BUY that one and I am SO happy with it...here's a videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScut0XMk0U

Awesome playing
Cheers Ron

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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

I think Joe and his playing are as good as they ever have been and could stand toe to toe with anybody...  His strat sounds did sound a bit like SRV which i think that what was meant by generic, but I will also say I am more a fan of Joe's Telecaster playing rather then his Les Paul sound.  But any way you wanna slice it I prefer Joe be happy with his tone before I'm happy with his tone.  If he's not happy then he might not be as inspired.

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  • From: Latrobe PA
  • Registered: 2012-02-02
  • Posts: 96

Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

I really like Joe's LP tone, but when I saw him with his '53 Tele at the Pittsburgh show I was blown away.

Now, I love and play Tele's so maybe I'm biased!

If I'm forced to pick one guitar (and I have a JB ES335 I adore), the Tele is IT.

207 Reply by Jimmy

  • From: New York
  • Registered: 2011-02-13
  • Posts: 444

Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

I liked it better when he played Strats, Teles, and LPs all in the same concert. Variety is the spice of life...

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  • From: Ohio
  • Registered: 2011-01-01
  • Posts: 411

Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

Love his LP tone: his strat tone; his tele tone; his flying v tone; his 335 tone; his darklord tone; his anything in his hands tone.

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209 Reply by guido

  • From: El Dorado Hills, Ca.
  • Registered: 2010-01-01
  • Posts: 797

Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

Denbon18 wrote:

Love his LP tone: his strat tone; his tele tone; his flying v tone; his 335 tone; his darklord tone; his anything in his hands tone.

I agree Denbon, but especially the theremin!

Why don't we eliminate all the warning labels and let things sort themselves out?

210 Reply by Jimmy (edited by Jimmy 2012-09-11 17:32:42)

  • From: New York
  • Registered: 2011-02-13
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Re: Bonamassa Signature ES-335

NeoMagic wrote:

Don't understand the term Strat = generic... I'd say it's more the other way round.. All the top players are playing LP's & PRS's with humbuckers, Single coil players are more of a rarity.

I gotta agree. I don't think it's generic either.

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