Axe II Joe licks

Man the playing is fantastic.  I think your setting if you were trying to get a Bonamassa tone is a little more aggressive then his.  Joe once said he leaves his volume and tone half way up on all his guitars and adjusts his amps accordingly, that way he has a little bit extra if he needs it.  It also rolls off the top end a bit so it will mud the tone up a little, that might take some of the aggressiveness away.  But dude your a badass, and just because the tone isn't exactly like Joe's doesn't mean you should change the settings.

Yeah, but I totally think its the settings and not the pickups.  It just seems to be lacking some bottom end.  It totally sounds like to me you came from a Shredding back ground.  Like I said you're bad, but might I suggest if you're going for a blues sound try to take the less is more approach and play like a singer.  A singer has to take a breath and if you phrase where you have space in between it gives it time for those notes to sink in and let the listener be blown away by what they just heard.  Bonamassa is also said he has the wall of dull.  Maybe cut your presence back or your treble on the settings and use your mids, not sure if you cut the mids on your tone due to the Shredding but blues based guitar loves mids.  I'd also suggest running the bass wide open.  Good luck with it and I'm sure these guys on here have more idea's for you then I do.  I just try to get with what I got.  I use a simple Fender Blues jr, and a distortion pedal.  I set the amp flat eq 12 noon on the everything, set the gain about 10 o'clock, and the volume depends on the room size, never had to crank it up half way anywhere.  Humbuckers are a way of life lately.  But Single coils are my life blood... Stratocaster or Telecaster just love it.

Thanks guys! My goal is to like Joe mix it up with a lot of feel and an occasional burst of notes. What you see in the video is me trying to remember all these cool new licks and just get em in there so to speak. If you like me you learn new stuff and forget it, so making a quick vid is a good way to store it and look back later on.
  Ad3 the settings on this model have to run the bass low or it gets muddy, I agree less presence, but a/bing this Lester with my Lifeson axcess with 498T in the bridge it is evident the classicplus is a little shrill.
the bummer about the 498T is it is very hot, in a good way but that has drawbacks too. By the way I have a strat and love that tone too,  Lincoln Brewster is another huge influence.
   Cindyron, thank you! I have the 5150III 50w head (set with low gain) and run the axe for Fx as a 2nd rig and do love the real tubes too!

Dialed back the presence and treble in my main pre sets last night and I was very pleased. I do not think the floyd effects anything tone wise.  Many hard core LP fans would disagree.