• From: Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2013-04-30
  • Posts: 82

Topic: Hello everybody!

Hi everyone, I'm Alex from Lancashire in the UK. I'm 16 and have been playing both the classical guitar and electric guitar for about 10 years now. I met Joe last year after his gig at the Blackpool Opera House and have got tickets for his Manchester show in September. It's about time i started an account considering i go on the 'equipment and gear' topics all the time! Glad to finally be a part of this great forum. Joe is the best guitarist of this generation and it's refreshing to have a place such as this which recognises a proper musician and not just a marketing tool for Simon Cowell......

Belief is a beautiful armour, but makes for the heaviest sword
  • From: Moved to Maryland
  • Registered: 2012-07-13
  • Posts: 1,961

Re: Hello everybody!

Hi Alex, welcome to Bonanation!  Always great to add another player.

You will enjoy the topics here - In addition to the gear section, check out ther "Under 21" thread too.

Tell us how you discovered Joe, and have a blast at Manchester!

"To repeat a good thing is to sit still; to take a chance is to grow." - Joe Bonamassa
I need some Joe...NOW.
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  • From: East Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2011-06-24
  • Posts: 3,019

Re: Hello everybody!

Hi Alex and welcome from just up the road. Enjoy the good company.:D

Come on the Blades (sorry Idolbone just had to borrow your line)
  • From: Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2013-04-30
  • Posts: 82

Re: Hello everybody!

Hi Sally and Peter and thanks for the warm welcome! You asked how i discovered Joe, well... it was about 2 years ago now and a friend of my brothers was at our house and he was talking to me about guitars and stuff. I was (and still am) a big fan of Muse and showed him a rig rundown of Matt Bellamy's guitar equipment on Youtube and then he decided to show me a video of Joe playing Just got paid at High Voltage which was just the most amazing thing seeing him play onstage without any fancy staging or stage moves yet still being so watchable and most importantly: Listenable!! From there, i watched the full RAH video and loved every second! I heard Joe was coming to Blackpool but missed out on tickets and it was originally scheduled for late 2011 but Joe was ill i believe so it was rescheduled for April 2012 so i went on a mad hunt for tickets and secured the last three available for me and my parents and we were on the very back row of the theatre...Still a great view, excellent sound and the best gig i have ever been to...Beating: Def Leppard, Whitesnake, The Black Keys and Muse! That's the in depth explanation of how i became a Bonaholic! Wow Peter, only 10 minutes in and i've met a local big_smile great to meet you all

Belief is a beautiful armour, but makes for the heaviest sword
  • From: Newark, DE
  • Registered: 2013-01-13
  • Posts: 1,675

Re: Hello everybody!

Welcome to the forum!

Alan
  • From: Kansas City, MO USA
  • Registered: 2011-01-03
  • Posts: 1,256

Re: Hello everybody!

Welcome to Bonamassaville! Your countrymen are among Joe's most ardent and knowledgeable fans, so it's always good to welcome another Brit to the party!

Terrance Shuman
Kansas City, MO
  • From: North Lake Tahoe
  • Registered: 2013-04-20
  • Posts: 187

Re: Hello everybody!

Welcome!   Wonderful to see how Joe's music draws us all in, young, old and a LOT of " in-betweens " !1

Tahoe Jo

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  • Registered: 2012-05-31
  • Posts: 1,308

Re: Hello everybody!

Welcome.  we really love having young fans like yourself post here.  show us some videos when you can of your playing.
Joe really is the best and this is a great place to share about gear, joe and other music.

My son is 25 and plays the guitar.  So I love to lurk in the gear section myself. 

Mary

  • Registered: 2006-05-08
  • Posts: 1,996

Re: Hello everybody!

Hey Alex.  Glad to hear Joe moved you too.  It's a nice complement for Joe as I know Muse puts on a hell of a live show.  Welcome aboard!

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  • Registered: 2006-06-30
  • Posts: 2,835

Re: Hello everybody!

Welcome to the group....:)

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........
  • From: Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2013-04-30
  • Posts: 82

Re: Hello everybody!

Hi to all those who have welcomed me since my last post and thank you. I'm new to forums and stuff so is the above one what they call a 'troll' or something?

Belief is a beautiful armour, but makes for the heaviest sword
  • From: Moncton, NB Canada
  • Registered: 2013-02-03
  • Posts: 469

Re: Hello everybody!

Hi Alex!

Big 'ol welcome to you.  You got it on the troll thing.  It happens.  Great first posts, looking forward to hearing about your own rig rundown.  You are among many musicians, musician wannabe's...me, and friends.  Have a great time here.


Steve

Steve

2011 Gibson Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Studio...among others.
Beacon Theater, New York, May 18, 2013/Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea, Feb. 17-21, 2015/3 Kings Tour, Bangor, ME, Aug. 12, 2015
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Re: Hello everybody!

Don't worry about the spam posts. When you see one, report it and the mods will send it to the trash bin. Part of this popular site is it attracts them like flies to sugar. Enjoy the site.
Rick

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  • From: Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2013-04-30
  • Posts: 82

Re: Hello everybody!

RickB wrote:

Don't worry about the spam posts. When you see one, report it and the mods will send it to the trash bin. Part of this popular site is it attracts them like flies to sugar. Enjoy the site.
Rick

Thanks for the help, i'll watch out for any spam

Belief is a beautiful armour, but makes for the heaviest sword
  • From: Lancashire, UK
  • Registered: 2013-04-30
  • Posts: 82

Re: Hello everybody!

MINI_Zoso wrote:

Hi Alex!

Big 'ol welcome to you.  You got it on the troll thing.  It happens.  Great first posts, looking forward to hearing about your own rig rundown.  You are among many musicians, musician wannabe's...me, and friends.  Have a great time here.


Steve

Hi Steve, thank you for welcoming me to this magnificent place! I would love to do a rig rundown, i might put it as my signature thing. See you around

Belief is a beautiful armour, but makes for the heaviest sword