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Topic: Brisbane 21st May 2011

Only a couple of weeks or so until my son Martin and his wife get to see Joe for the first time, after hearing me bang on about him for the last 6 years! They are really looking forward to it now. Meet and greet all set up thanks to Alexis at J&R and they're taking a couple of friends who play guitar who haven't even heard Joe yet - boy are their jaws going to hit the floor big time. I so wish I was there to share it with them, but hey, it's the other side of the world and we won't be getting there until September. Joe, if you read this, say a big

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Re: Brisbane 21st May 2011

Damn spambot.....

Joe - Say a big "HI" when they come to the meet and greet. He'll have some of my pics for you to sign.

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3 Reply by fastfret (edited by fastfret 2011-05-30 07:14:52)

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Re: Brisbane 21st May 2011

Saw Joe play at the Tivoli in Brisbane, (May 21st), and it was a blinder!  The atmosphere in there was electric and Joe put on a great show.  His sound was perfect, as mentioned in a previous post, warm and smooth with lovely 'fine' distortion giving sustain to every note he played- with powerful clarity.
Playing through a rig that wasnt his usual set-up.  A mix of 4 Marshall 100 watt heads; JCM 2000 DSL's (x2), a JCM 800 and a TSL 100 head -through 2 4x12 Marshall cabs.  What a sound... awesome!
As a huge fan, i was pleased to see his rig combination,  as i own a JCM 2000 TSL 100 myself and love it!  My '73 Les Paul Custom sounds fantastic through it, as it does through my JVM 205 head -which again, Joe used when he played Bluesfest here in Byron Bay in 2010.  (JVM 410's, same but 100 watts as opposed to 50watt.)  Big fan, great musician, but as said in a previous post, i wouldnt want ANYONES name on the truss plate -other than Les Pauls- which is what it is!
(PS. I copied this from what i posted on the Gibson forum, hence the reference to Joe's name on the truss plate of the new Joe Bonamassa Les Paul studio- for your info')