Joe Bonamassa: The blues guitar mastery of Stevie Ray Vaughan
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When Joe Bonamassa was all of six years old, there were two guitar players that changed the game for him: on the rock side, it was Eddie Van Halen. The other was Stevie Ray Vaughan, who came out of Austin wielding an old Stratocaster and a Fender amp set to stun, and turned the blues guitar world on its head.
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Billy Gibbons is the one that made me want to play guitar, I was listening to the radio with .my Dad in 1975 and heard ZZTop and I was like oh man I want to do that ! Later on heard Van Halen and Stveie, and in 1982 heard a bootleg of Metallica , my musical taste is all over the place . Lol
Thanks, Joe. I appreciate your appreciation.
If anybody has any pickups that's good for the blues . I could use some.
The more I see from Joe the more I respect him.very cool.
Indeed! I remember the first time I heard EVH and SRV. I still listen regularly. RIP King Edward and Stevie Ray!
Srv has been my favorite since the 80s. By listening to him it turn me on to Albert king and t bone walker etc. Ty Joe
I'd love to see Joe and his knowledge of guitars do a video with Josh from JHS and his knowledge of pedals.
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See you at the Amp in March Joe! ????
I was fortunate to have gotten to see Stevie live three times. When I first heard pride and joy on the radio I had no idea who it was and it was before the internet so it took a while to figure out who was playing. I was hooked on him ever since.
Damn, bro! You completely nailed it. I don't know why I feel surprised…you have mastered that thing! Lol
Thank you for this, he was 1 of the reasons I started playing. I was 13 and heard "Say What!" and was hooked! Well done my man.
Way to play cool SRV and be a douche about it
I remember Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck on Tour! It was called 'The Fire Meets The Fury. So on 10-28-1989 UIC Pavilion,Chicago,IL,USA they ended with a jam of 'Going Down'. Then went straight to Buddy Guy's Legend's and jumped on stage with Buddy Guy, only happened once-in-a-lifetime!
Tin Pan Alley is such a monster of song.
Thanks Joe for giving a legend his over due props for being 1 of the best guitar players i ever followed!!!!! I am still waiting for someone to play there guitar behind there back and not miss a note!!!!! GBY Joe and SRV. Dave.
Great video Joe!
I only got to see Stevie one time at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis it was a great concert Gregg Allman was there also.
I haven’t been able to see you in concert yet but I’am planning on it.
See ya soon! ????
Love Jobo! Hearing him talk about SRV made my day, thank you. Can we also give a name check to Tommy Shannon? He mentioned Chris and Reese but not Tommy. Anyone who can keep up with Johnny Winter and Stevie needs a mention!
SRV had terrible hair
SRV was shooting a pilot in memphis for a TV show that never came to pass. I was doing all the back line. I was able to stand right off stage right and watch him adjust the gain (or maybe level) on his tube screamer with the toe of his boot. While soloing! Just an awesome experience for me!
We like to ask everyone what single show would you love to be front row for if you had a time machine. Mine is definitely SRV's last show. Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy V, they all said he was exceptionally on fire that night, blew them all away. Dude went out on top. Thx Joe nice lil tribute
I had no idea this dude played guitar, I thought he just hoarded old guitars and amplifiers.
Joe’s bed pillow is a 69 Marshall Super Lead 100w Tube head
GOAT!!????????????
Humble legend homage to another legend! You bless us with your huge knowledge and I for one Thank you????❤
"The People's Blues Man !" One of the select few that anytime something top tier happens in Blues, Rock or old school Metal one of them is usually involved. You have to appreciate a top tier musician who is also a fan and historian of the art form that is the soundtrack of our lives. Thanks Joe, we appreciate you in a bunch of different ways.
There should be a limit to how much one person should collect. The stuff he owns should be out being played and not in his personal museum.
Not to mention,
Texas Special pups
Dude! It’s so freaky hearing you play SRV. The music is definitely SRV, but it still sounds like you. I have always believed that was the mark of one of the greats. No matter what you are playing. You still sound like you.
Finally.!
SRV remains the King. Happy to have his and David Bowie’s autographs on the cover of Let’s Dance album. Wish he had lived to make many more great albums. ????
Massive respect to anything that you do, keeping the true guitar sound and philosophy.
I think that the very much overlooked guitar, is the 'hard tail (no trem) strat'. Maybe you could do more on those?
Buzzing audio while you are talking in the beginning
i saw stevie ray in 1985 when i was 15 and more into metal but after that show i started loving the blues more,that show changed my life…saw him again in i think 89 with jeff beck!
Whats weird in 83 srv playing a 59 strat would be like a kid today playing a 2002 highway one strat now lol????. Im buying all the hwy 1 i can people
Waouh, le son au bout des doigts.
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Alvin Lee, and Johnny Winter…masters of the Blues…now Joe! Can't get enough of great blues guitar!
Just on YouTube, watching a random playlist of videos and I can’t across this one. Of course I clicked in as I love SRV.
I think initially, I forgot for a second that I was watching Joe and not just another SRV lore vid. But then when Joe started demonstrating, I was pleasantly reminded that Joe’s effortless chops are in a class in with only a handful of people alive today.