Re: Your favorite Bonamassa guitfiddle...
This message has a point about fav guitars...just read on...
My husband and I saw Joe open at "Hot Summer Nights" in Seattle (August 2005) for BB King (Kenny Wayne Shepard was after Joe but he fizzled in the heat of Joe). We had never seen or heard of Joe Bonamassa before and we were literally blown away! His live "Blues Deluxe" was HOT and definately got our attention! After that we bought all of Joe's CDs and we now play Joe at our house daily.
In December 2005, a friend called to tell us that Joe was playing at Jazz Alley in Seattle on December 7, 2005. We went to the event and we were doubly blown away. Up close and personal, Joe is beyond fantastic. We sat right in front of the microphone at this venue and heard every note up close and personal. We even got the set list which was 6" from my left hand, had Joe autograph it, the whole nine yards! What a very humble and personable guy Joe is in person too. The point: The Gigliotti guitars were so hot, as was the Chandler slide guitar, that I turned to my husband when Joe was playing each one of them and said, "You have got to get that guitar!" As it stands today, we have the Gigliotti GT (different color though--long story), a Gigliotti GS on order, and we have the Chandler slide. OMG! The sound Joe gets out of these guitars in phenomenal!
We have personally spoken to the Gigliotti guitar creator, Patrick Gigliotti, as we ordered a custom Gigliotti GS. Check out their new headstock at www.gigliottiguitars.com. It's a Joe Bonamassa signature series guitar and Patrick will make you one exactly like Joe's! They now come with a plate on the back of the neck that says "Custom Made for so-and-so" with the serial number on it. According to Joe's website, he is coming back to Jazz Alley in December 2006 (4 nights, 2 shows per night) and we are going and taking our new Gigliotti GS (Joe's signature series guitar) and have Joe personally sign it.
Okay, can you tell my hubby and I are total Joe fans? I play the keyboards and my husband plays guitar. We have a blast and enjoy doing this together and seeing greats like Joe play and inspire us to keep on keepin' on!
BadKitty-I love this post...my husband is the guitar player and he has been begging me to take to tickling the ivories again...I don't think I'll be refreshing my piano skills until the kids go off to college...
The Gigliotti guitars are spectacular and I read about the change in headstocks!!! Patrick is a super nice guy, as well. As Joe grows in popularity, I see Patrick's guitar demand increasing.
I don't have a Joe favorite guitar and could never decide, they all sound amazing!!! I love how the grain in woods stand out on guitars and take on different shades, so from physical appearance, not sound, the gold strat wouldn't be my favorite, but nice for variety to have a flashy number!!!
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