Joe Bonamassa explains his seven-amplifier rig: “What’s the point of playing guitar if you can’t be loud as hell?”
Joe Bonamassa has given fans a tour of his current guitar rig for his live shows, which features seven different amplifiers.
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Bonamassa detailed his rig in a video shared to Twitter on Friday (26 March) – watch it below.
Joe Bo’s Low Fidelity Rig Rundown part 1: 2 plus 2 plus 2 equals: Overkill and potential hearing loss!! Enjoy pic.twitter.com/wiUjaMiHUq
— Joe Bonamassa (Official) (@JBONAMASSA) March 25, 2021
The seven-amplifier setup includes a pair of vintage Marshall heads: an ‘86 JCM800 50-watter and an ‘87 Silver Jubilee 100-watter. According to the bluesman, “these stay on the entire time” as his “anchor sound”.
Bonamassa explained that he usually runs four amplifiers in tandem at a time, topping off the Marshalls with either a pair of Fender Joe Bonamassa ‘59 Twin-Amps, or a pair of Dumble Overdrive Specials. The rig also includes a Benson-built Leslie cabinet, and a secondary Twin-Amp just for the onstage Theremin.
“It’s all kind of linked together with a bunch of wires. And it’s loud as hell,” Bonamassa said. “See that’s the point – what’s the point of playing guitar if you can’t be loud as hell?”
Further along the video, Bonamassa explained his elaborate pedalboard – dubbed the “boomer board” – which was built by Dave Friedman in 2012.
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The board’s signal chain involves a Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere, a Boss DD-2, an MXR Flanger, an Ibanez Tube Screamer, an Electro-Harmonix Pog, a Fulltone Supa-Trem (which is always on), as well as Bonamassa’s signature Way Huge Overrated Special and Dunlop Fuzz Face.
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