This guitar is so beautiful that it’s made my ears sound like they’re echoing and I hear a buzzing sound as I’m watching the video. Must be a beauty. 😎
Considering the fact that each of these guitars is built personally by a respectable master-builder, I am actually surprised that they are releasing these guitars for less than 10000 dollars. Not saying that these are reasonable prices for any normal guitar player, but as far as I remember the master-built version of the Eric Johnson Virginia Strat was also priced more closely to 10000. I hope I do remember this somewhat correctly.
@@yannick2047 Are you nuts? I have a Jon Hill guitar that crushes any of these - he makes THEE BEST BASSES IN THE WORLD BTW - 1800-2500 bucks. (Maybe a little more now I got mine a couple years back) Bro - that guitar is two fucking pieces of wood ... BOLTED TOGETHER. Give me a break.
“A guitar is a guitar is a guitar “. Finally a real player says it. It’s the player that makes the music, not the instrument. “Play it and enjoy it”. JB could make a 5 & dime store special sound amazing. 🇨🇦😎🎸
Is the one he's holding the one that got 'lost' at Fedex? Get a Partscaster(new body, pickups and hardware and YOUR favorite neck profile)and the Supro and it's 'close enough' for a lot less...
Don’t forget…there are other guitars that are less pricey. No need to get upset at all. Not to mention there are guitars that are a lot more money. This guitar looks and sounds tout sweet too!
Joe Can play Like there's no tomorrow hes a nice guy too.A little bit out of my price range So all keep my road worn telecaster great guitar by the way !
i absolutely love Joe Bonamassa....and he always has a tale to tell too.....but i'llleave "guitarhunting" to him.....my 400.-$ mex tele will do just fine....:-)
Video is interesting to me because I am working on a awesome patts caster, a micawber style tele. Ash, 8.6 bridge, paf neck, quarter sawn rosewood neck, modern compound radius. Not trying to be all vintage reissue with it. A nice mix of modern vintage. Feels good to have a few player's grade guitars that we can do whatever to. Got kicked out the telecaster club because everyone was like oh no that's not an all original fender. Fortunately, the modders club likes me. Lot of the old time musicians would mod em out big time before anyone realized they were going to be collectors items. Go buy five of em at the pawn shop, switch the necks around, keep the best one and give the rest to their friends. They didn't care about the historical value back then, they were just trying to make a guitar worth playing. Of course now it wouldn't be right to mess with an all original vintage tele. Just gets a little ridiculous when someone has a squier and they are all like oh no i can't mod my infinity made in Mexico strat. Like whatever dude. Have my parts casters i can go crazy on. Those are the ones that are the most playable and stage studio ready.
Joe's is the "new" hardest working collector/musician. Try n to pay off Norm and his other pushers lol Joe ...kirk needs a 58" hook him up...!!!!!! 🤘ya'll take care
8:28 Sorry Joe. But Seymour Duncan‘s support told me it‘s not out of phase. The middle position is parallel, so it‘s thinner sounding. The same thing is with Strats in 2nd and 4th position, it‘s all parallel.
@@FinstaDaMinsta I don't know the guy from technical support, but that doesn't matter. I contacted the support team by e-mail and asked specifically because I don't perceive the sound in the middle position as out of phase (out of phase is thinner and nasal in the sound). I thought I was simply mistaken, but my suspicions were confirmed. I also strongly suspect that the support guy asked the people who were actually involved in the development (in this case the boss himself and MJ, who winds the pickups there). And if they don't know, who does? I love Joe, but even he can slip up sometimes, right?
Why does every interview about this guitar keep referencing Keith Richards. Keith’s ‘Macawber’ is it’s own guitar, looks similar, but the neck pickup is installed backwards and has its own sound. I believe i5 may even be a lap steel pickup in the bridge.
Late reply, but I more look at it as productions of specific guitars that Joe happens to own. The Nocaster and SG are great examples. Even Lazarus can be considered a unique guitar. I'd say it's more sharing the instrument than Joe just boasting. Just my opinion.
@@landonbuckanaga6411 I'd buy that if he didn't have his name plastered on all the cases, headstock, or in extreme cases, fretboard. At least it's just embroidered in the case in this example. I don't know. I don't have a problem with him having a small handful of signature guitars; he's a great player. But it feels less special when he has a signature Tele, Les Paul, 335, Flying V, Firebird. He's really diluting the concept of a "signature guitar". I think he has Joe Walsh beat at this point lol
I had had a replica of Keef's "McCawber"", but I sold it rather quickly. I missed the distinct, wonderful character of the original Tele neck pickup which I think is one of the best pickups of all, on par with DeArmond Dynasonics and P-90s.. It is interesting how a humbucker on a Tele sounds so different from the same pickup on a Les Paul. or on an ES-335 Those being such different instruments is the reason, of course, but one might have thought that as aggressive a pickup as a humbucker would not change quite so much. Oh well....
@@dbb124 yes, a review. Paul said in the beginning, that Joe sent them a guitar that they were going to review for Guitar World. But you're right, this is just a commercial.
Talking about something you dont talk on first date. Who know what's the pot and cap value on this? If it's the original i guess its 250k for the pot and .047 for the cap
Why this guitar and not the “ Terry Reid “ Tele he bought ? I’ve only ever played a Bonamassa Epiphone with tomato soup finish and it wasn’t the best guitar , I believe they have now been withdrawn .
cant wait to see one on ebay and see the "mint" description on it. Oh yeah...itll probably be closer to 12 or 13 grand there..you wouldnt want a scratch on this.
You get get an amazing prs private stock for this price. For a bolt on neck? This is ridiculous, it wouldn’t even hold a candle to the sound of a private stock.
I hate to say it but my squier classic vibe custom with a paf humbucker in the neck and Duncan vintage Tele in the back sounds better than this here !?🤔
Yes, that Duncan Vintage Antiquity - if it's the same as you're referring to - sounds fantastic. I put one in and it changed the sound and output entirely.
First you buy a $8500 telecaster and then you take it down to the local bar for blues night open mic. ”Man that guitar looks beat up! It must be really old. Where u get it?” “It’s new, bought it for $9000.” 😐😂😂😂
The fat necks gibson use on their reiisues is a bit of a ploy. If you want the thinner necks you have to buy a 59 or 60 reiisue which are alot more expensive than the 57 and 58 reissues with the 57 being thicker than than the 58 and less expensive than the 58. Gibson seems to reiisue the myth of those guitars rather than the guitars as they are in reality .
Not my bag. But I did bite on one of the 1,959 sets of the "1959" pickup sets he and Seymour did for backups in his 'Bursts'. They were $475. They sound great, and should. Not exactly sure they were worth the $$ but I have no regrets. JMHO --gary
I can’t wait for the epiphone version 👍
😂
😂😂😂
I'm waiting for the PRS No-Sky signature model. 😜
WHAT? JAJAJAJA
Lmao
I played the original one in Boston! Thanks so much Joe!! This is amazing!!
Wow tom , its really a amazing guitar ?
I remember a quote by Roy "Mr. Telecaster" Buchanan. He said putting humbucker on a Tele, is like drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa.
This guitar is so beautiful that it’s made my ears sound like they’re echoing and I hear a buzzing sound as I’m watching the video.
Must be a beauty.
😎
8500 bucks - "the quality control is real good."
At that price point its nice to hear they have good quality control. A lot to ask!
😂😂😂
no self respecting working guitarist plays something that extravagant/overpriced. Mostly because we're mostly broke.
@@danielbearden2151
The perfect guitar for lawyers and fund managers! 😁
Considering the fact that each of these guitars is built personally by a
respectable master-builder, I am actually surprised that they are releasing these
guitars for less than 10000 dollars. Not saying that these are reasonable prices for
any normal guitar player, but as far as I remember the master-built version of the
Eric Johnson Virginia Strat was also priced more closely to 10000. I hope I do remember
this somewhat correctly.
@@yannick2047
Are you nuts?
I have a Jon Hill guitar that crushes any of these - he makes THEE BEST BASSES IN THE WORLD BTW - 1800-2500 bucks. (Maybe a little more now I got mine a couple years back)
Bro - that guitar is two fucking pieces of wood ... BOLTED TOGETHER. Give me a break.
@@yannick2047 and at some point gibson sold the eric clapton beano burst replica on 30k 🥴🥴
Whoever started placing super high prices on beatup reliced guitars should be smacked...hard...
I'll second that.........
I want the whole story of where the damn guitar went and where it was found !?
4:56 for price: $8500 ... I'm glad they addressed that frankly, and didn't hem and haw about it. I bet it is a sweet-ass instrument.
plus it's not exorbitantly expensive if you compare it to a regular masterbuilt. if there is such a thing as a "regular" masterbuilt lol
$10,000 after tax dammed near 🤪 yeah that not that bad 😂😉
“A guitar is a guitar is a guitar “. Finally a real player says it. It’s the player that makes the music, not the instrument. “Play it and enjoy it”. JB could make a 5 & dime store special sound amazing. 🇨🇦😎🎸
Which is ironic coming from a guy who refuses to play anything except closet classic vintage equipment
A year from now they will be twice the price if anyone is selling one. Twice as ridiculous.
When is the Harley Benton version coming out?
Chinese copy is already out and its better.
@@ΟΟύτις What brand?
@@brandonkruse6412 German
Fender Squire version would be more affordable
Harley Benton TE53
The thrill of the Chase.., 😍🎸Can’t wait for your next collaboration .❤️
Is the one he's holding the one that got 'lost' at Fedex? Get a Partscaster(new body, pickups and hardware and YOUR favorite neck profile)and the Supro and it's 'close enough' for a lot less...
you could be right there....:-)
That's what I'll be doing
I'm always loving Joe's interviews, awesome guitar, love his stories, inspiring.
Pity his music is 💩
Looks like Albert Collins guitar. Saw him many times back in the day at Music Row Showcase in Nashville. He had that neck PAF
Don’t forget…there are other guitars that are less pricey. No need to get upset at all. Not to mention there are guitars that are a lot more money.
This guitar looks and sounds tout sweet too!
JOE❤️ is the best ever💕🕊
This guitar sounds is really amazing wondeful😍
Thanks for this great video🌹💕🌹
Joe Can play Like there's no tomorrow hes a nice guy too.A little bit out of my price range So all keep my road worn telecaster great guitar by the way !
Oh, Great to see Randy in the room...
When will the bludgeon pickups be available Joe??
i absolutely love Joe Bonamassa....and he always has a tale to tell too.....but i'llleave "guitarhunting" to him.....my 400.-$ mex tele will do just fine....:-)
Oh yeah. We have a Mexican Nashville Tele in the studio - awesome guitar I think the studio paid $450 for it.
j Bonamassa number one blues salesman ill put my name on anything
Worth every penny
Seems like a great guitar, I would add a Floyd Rose to it
Are you on drugs?
@@AP-ui7oi Nah, but I would add EMG pickups to it, not into that vintage tone
Absolutely. Tear out that vintage shit and add a super distortion and that Floyd.
Is there any squier version?
The irony has always been, working musicians can't afford any of this stuff. And when they can, they get endorsement deals.
im brazilian, we pay the double of the guitar value in taxes, with this money we can literaly buy a small house.
Video is interesting to me because I am working on a awesome patts caster, a micawber style tele. Ash, 8.6 bridge, paf neck, quarter sawn rosewood neck, modern compound radius. Not trying to be all vintage reissue with it. A nice mix of modern vintage. Feels good to have a few player's grade guitars that we can do whatever to. Got kicked out the telecaster club because everyone was like oh no that's not an all original fender. Fortunately, the modders club likes me. Lot of the old time musicians would mod em out big time before anyone realized they were going to be collectors items. Go buy five of em at the pawn shop, switch the necks around, keep the best one and give the rest to their friends. They didn't care about the historical value back then, they were just trying to make a guitar worth playing. Of course now it wouldn't be right to mess with an all original vintage tele. Just gets a little ridiculous when someone has a squier and they are all like oh no i can't mod my infinity made in Mexico strat. Like whatever dude. Have my parts casters i can go crazy on. Those are the ones that are the most playable and stage studio ready.
7:26 I think I felt Joe's eyebrows raise slightly when Damian said "Speaking of small packages" as he pointed in Joe's direction
Joe's is the "new" hardest working collector/musician. Try n to pay off Norm and his other pushers lol
Joe ...kirk needs a 58" hook him up...!!!!!! 🤘ya'll take care
Was this filmed 15 years ago?
Loved the interview with Little Steven Joe.
I assume these are sold out? Can't find link to buy.
NM
Sold Out!!!!
8:28 Sorry Joe. But Seymour Duncan‘s support told me it‘s not out of phase. The middle position is parallel, so it‘s thinner sounding. The same thing is with Strats in 2nd and 4th position, it‘s all parallel.
So the 20 year old taking tech support calls at Duncan is the one to trust over the guy who designed it. Right on. Got it.
@@FinstaDaMinsta I don't know the guy from technical support, but that doesn't matter. I contacted the support team by e-mail and asked specifically because I don't perceive the sound in the middle position as out of phase (out of phase is thinner and nasal in the sound). I thought I was simply mistaken, but my suspicions were confirmed. I also strongly suspect that the support guy asked the people who were actually involved in the development (in this case the boss himself and MJ, who winds the pickups there). And if they don't know, who does? I love Joe, but even he can slip up sometimes, right?
It does sound great in fairness
great video' what was the overdrive?
im watching this at half speed so it's a full hour of tele pals
😂
good morning. Does anybody know what humbucker he is using from Seymore duncan ? is he using a neck or a bridge seymore humbucker.
Why does every interview about this guitar keep referencing Keith Richards. Keith’s ‘Macawber’ is it’s own guitar, looks similar, but the neck pickup is installed backwards and has its own sound. I believe i5 may even be a lap steel pickup in the bridge.
Does anyone have a link to just the pickups? I like that bridge pickup!!!
Yes. Google does. Plenty of them.
I think Joe needs to cool it with the signature guitars.
Yeah, it’s obnoxious and pretentious at this point.
JOE BONAMASSA IS A DOUCHE BLUES
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Late reply, but I more look at it as productions of specific guitars that Joe happens to own. The Nocaster and SG are great examples. Even Lazarus can be considered a unique guitar. I'd say it's more sharing the instrument than Joe just boasting. Just my opinion.
@@landonbuckanaga6411 I'd buy that if he didn't have his name plastered on all the cases, headstock, or in extreme cases, fretboard. At least it's just embroidered in the case in this example. I don't know. I don't have a problem with him having a small handful of signature guitars; he's a great player. But it feels less special when he has a signature Tele, Les Paul, 335, Flying V, Firebird. He's really diluting the concept of a "signature guitar". I think he has Joe Walsh beat at this point lol
What does he play at 27:30?
JB!?! instant like
I had had a replica of Keef's "McCawber"", but I sold it rather quickly. I missed the distinct, wonderful character of the original Tele neck pickup which I think is one of the best pickups of all, on par with DeArmond Dynasonics and P-90s..
It is interesting how a humbucker on a Tele sounds so different from the same pickup on a Les Paul. or on an ES-335 Those being such different instruments is the reason, of course, but one might have thought that as aggressive a pickup as a humbucker would not change quite so much. Oh well....
here ya go folks here's another guitar you will never get
Just build your own - to your OWN specs - for a fraction of the cost..
Another guitar for rich doctor and lawyer's collections.
That can only play 3 chords (sometimes in sequence) 🇨🇦😎🎸
That won’t get played
True
Buy a 1982 silverstar tokai ss60 or mid 1980s fernandes strat. Custom shop quality for 500 $ usd.. ignore this bonamassa marketing crap
@@lyricbread who cares what you would do??
And I thought my accountant had fast hands but Joe B has him beat!
AMAZING!!!
I wonder what pots it has? 500k or 250k?
Why would you guys review a guitar that only 100 people will buy? Its interesting, but pointless to review.
@@dbb124 yes, a review. Paul said in the beginning, that Joe sent them a guitar that they were going to review for Guitar World. But you're right, this is just a commercial.
Because nobody is buying them and he needs the money.....not doing show's for over a year.
@@chassisresearchkid they're already sold out. His net worth is estimated $20,000,000. Pretty sure he'll be alright.
So the PAF was replaced ?
Love the repro I just love it. Just concerned why the put in the wrong screws. The original has flat screws. Just saying.
How much ? $8500. Sure collectors not for players. Joe makes it sound great. Teles are the best.
How many of the 100 come in left handed?
Nil as a lefty stick to your squire classic vibe like me
i'm just sitting here wondering what's so great about paul that he's still who we're seeing
I guess it's mainly for collectors. Maybe a Mexico-built version with less relic'ing coming soon?
what's that riff at 27:30?
Let me love you - Jeff Beck. The album is called Truth
@@MikeODandy Have the album, couldn't place it!
Talking about something you dont talk on first date. Who know what's the pot and cap value on this? If it's the original i guess its 250k for the pot and .047 for the cap
Who is Joe Monam..
Why this guitar and not the “ Terry Reid “ Tele he bought ? I’ve only ever played a Bonamassa Epiphone with tomato soup finish and it wasn’t the best guitar , I believe they have now been withdrawn .
Why dont him and fender make a Mexican versions of this at a reasonble price......geeeez....
cant wait to see one on ebay and see the "mint" description on it. Oh yeah...itll probably be closer to 12 or 13 grand there..you wouldnt want a scratch on this.
Killer tele
Whats with the sound
Can't believe Joe is the same age as John Mayer
John...umm who?
Joe B, John M, Derek T. Same generation
@@richardclark. mayer
Great guitar!!! :)
You get get an amazing prs private stock for this price. For a bolt on neck? This is ridiculous, it wouldn’t even hold a candle to the sound of a private stock.
Damn Joe, those Cubans are catching up.
His wine cellar must be incredible.
He calls it the "bludgeon" because Keith Richard had to smack a guy upside the head when guy rushed the stage and went after Mick 😂
A tele will do that nicely.
@@firdausHITMAN That's what Keef said when asked about that incident 😂 !
fender is much better than gibson in my opinion. better quality guitar.
Both are great. Just different.
8:56 cool
Come on guys sort the mic's
I hate to say it but my squier classic vibe custom with a paf humbucker in the neck and Duncan vintage Tele in the back sounds better than this here !?🤔
it kills this bourgeoise garbage
Yes, that Duncan Vintage Antiquity - if it's the same as you're referring to - sounds fantastic. I put one in and it changed the sound and output entirely.
AliExpress then
9K is a lot for a piece of wood with a magnet and some wire in the middle.
These are doctor lawyer guitars
My 59 jazzmaster has a really small neck. It's thin at the nut and has a a thin D profile.
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I'd be afraid to play it at a gig in case it got a ding.
8:50 eric Johnson sound
First you buy a $8500 telecaster and then you take it down to the local bar for blues night open mic.
”Man that guitar looks beat up! It must be really old. Where u get it?”
“It’s new, bought it for $9000.”
😐😂😂😂
Couldn't figure out why that guy's voice sounded so familiar..... It's Joe Peschi!
Killer looking gat
sold out!
i believe he put 0.11 string gauge on it
$8,500 and nearly sold out (good for them)... I'll never own one so why should I give AF? I'd rather drool over an original.
Yet here you are
"Too flat" shuts Joe down??? He plays 12" radius Gibson's all the time. That's confusing.
So your average custom shop is $4000 - $5000. This is $8500. If Joe's cut is say around $4000, he should net about $400,000. Not a bad payday.
Not masterbuilds they aren’t.
👍👍
Joe sacked Keith Richards and swiped Macawber.
The fat necks gibson use on their reiisues is a bit of a ploy. If you want the thinner necks you have to buy a 59 or 60 reiisue which are alot more expensive than the 57 and 58 reissues with the 57 being thicker than than the 58 and less expensive than the 58. Gibson seems to reiisue the myth of those guitars rather than the guitars as they are in reality .
I have the real bludgeon, it has a large strat headstock on a tele body. Now that headstock will do some real damage!
I guess Fender finally said "Well. Ok. I guess so."
Yeah, but can it get you INTO any jam?!
he will sell eventually to normans rare guitars
Not my bag. But I did bite on one of the 1,959 sets of the "1959" pickup sets he and Seymour did for backups in his 'Bursts'. They were $475. They sound great, and should. Not exactly sure they were worth the $$ but I have no regrets. JMHO --gary
Heck I’ll write a check. Bahahahahaha
close Ur eyes and you would swear jo pesci was doing the interview, uncanny.