Best single amp for a Bonamassa tone ? (Page 1 of 2)

If it's the 2009 RAH tone you are after, the quick answer would be you need 2 amps, Marshall style and Fender style. That way you get a fuller overall tone and the differences in characteristics add to the tonal quality...
Speaking from experience, as this era is also my favourite, I have got close with a Marshall JCM1 and Fender Champ. I've tried TS-808, Mesa Tone Burst, MXR FET Drive, the list goes on, they all get you in that ball park. I also have Egnator Tweaker 15's and I had the Ceriatone ODS Mini, good amps but didn't work for me...!
Closest I've got lately is on the Line 6 Helix, pairing a Hiwatt with a Dr Z Route 66, then using an external Overrated Special to drive the modelled amps.
Just wrap this up for now, I recently got the mini Jubilee head and I have on order a Satin from Carol Ann, will run my Van Weelden Royal Overdrive into the Satin. Will be interesting to see if that big works...!!!
Hope this helps...?

Hi

Joe live at Rockpalast , concert is mostly a Jcm 900 Dual reverb  all the way easy if you know how but he can make any amp sound good

"Everybody's entitled to my opinion.

It's largely in the hands, I tend to sound like me whatever I play into. Joe sounds like Joe whether he's playing his Jubilee's or Tweed's.

I concentrate on the playing side of things ~ note choice, vibrato etc and work out from there. A Fender combo of good quality with a good OD pedal should get you ballpark area, budget usually plays a factor! This was my attempt:

https://soundcloud.com/mini-forklift/kossoff-cop-off

Have fun and good luck!

Thank you, appreciate the kind comments. Joe is a huge source of inspiration to play, play, play and then when the wife goes out I should probably play some more.

I will never understand the chase for "someone else's tone". And to say you got closer with an Egnater than with the list of Marshall's you put up.....LOL.

Not trying to be a jerk, but you need a reality check. Chasing somebody else's tone is an exercise in futility. First off, you could play through Joe's rig, and you won't sound like Joe. That means you have to try and find the rig that will make YOU sound closest to Joe, which can only be judged by your own ears.

In other words, you are asking a question that nobody can answer but yourself. My honest, realistic advice would be, settle for close. Stick to your Egnater. You aren't going to get "that" sound without spending THOUSANDS.

The other thing is this. The more you spend on quality amps, the more it brings out YOUR sound. A rig like Joe's accentuates EVERYTHING you do as a player with your hands and volume/tone controls. In other words, the more you spend, the FURTHER AWAY you will probably get from what you are after, hence your result so far. Take your Egnater, and then go plug into a vintage Marshall 1/2 stack. That Marshall will let you know what you REALLY sound like, because if you are sloppy, you WILL here it, unlike your Egnater. It will accentuate the volume/tone adjustments, and also whatever (good OR bad) that you are doing with your hands.

Again, saying you are chasing Joe's $150,000 tone (amps/guitar), and an Egnater Tweaker has been the closest thing you have found tells me you need to save your money.

Find YOUR tone, and embrace it. Not knocking the Egnater in general by the way.....decent amps!

I want to make sure this part of my response stands out.... In other words, the more you spend, the FURTHER AWAY you will probably get from what you are after, hence your result so far.

Actually, the advice I gave the OP is helpful and accurate. I told him to stick with his Egnater, just like you did, and if you knew anything about high end amps, you would know that what I said about them is absolutely accurate, and pertinent to the OP.

You are correct....I have and do own several amps and Les Paul's. I enjoy playing all of them, and don't buy them to sound like someone else. I experiment to find MY tone.....the tone I like best.

I couldn't care less what you think of our videos, and you are right.....an off the shelf Marshall would absolutely be fine. I happen to like my custom made Friedman BE better than any off the shelf Marshall's I currently own at the moment, but thank you for your input. Lol

My thinking is, how many people can put a 100w guitar amp in their house at volume dial at the 6 on the dial of 10, just at the edge of break up with a 4x12 or even a 2x12 with 300w EV speakers

That would be around the spot Joe plays. And the power tubes are starting to work
If you play at "bedroom " levels they'll never sound right

I was shopping for a combo a couple days ago, and although I ended up with a Marshall dsl 40c, I tried a PRS combo (I believe it was a 30 watter). And as soon as I heard its tone, I thought "Joe".