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Saw JB at the Symphony Hall in downtown Springfield MA last night, my third Bonamassa show. Just as amazing as the first two, and this time I had the good fortune of sitting in the first row of the center orchestra section! Though the sound quality that close wasn't quite as good as the previous shows I attended, it gave me an incredible opportunity to see this 6-string wizard work his magic up close. I didn't make my own set list, but will post one if I can find one on the JB website later. He had added a few of the newer tunes off the Black Rock CD since the last show I'd seen and dropped a couple of the Ballad of John Henry CD selections, but still included many of his staples. The opening number was the Rory Gallagher classic, Cradle Rock, which surprised me! And he closed his encore with the Just Got Paid/Dazed & Confused tour de force that he's been using for quite a while now, played on a vintage Flying V.
Being that close also gave me a chance to see an array of gorgeous instruments--mostly Les Pauls, but several others. New in his arsenal was a beautiful fully bound tobacco-burst signature LP and a bright yellow, pinstriped custom Fender Esquire that he used for Bird on a Wire in his encore. Here's a link to a photo of it taken at last night's concert:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24057301@N05/5168351707/in/photostream/
He's also no longer using the Music Man Petrucci baritone for Ballad of John Henry, opting instead for his dark blue signature model LP. He's also added a violin bow for a portion of the song's solo, followed by some slide work. Here's a brief YouTube clip of a portion of the tune recorded at last night's concert. Good video quality, though the audio isn't that great. You may notice that Joe is getting rather "follicly challenged" these days! BTW, you can't see me in the dark, but I was sitting right in front of that theremin. Here's the clip:
Being that close also gave me a chance to see an array of gorgeous instruments--mostly Les Pauls, but several others. New in his arsenal was a beautiful fully bound tobacco-burst signature LP and a bright yellow, pinstriped custom Fender Esquire that he used for Bird on a Wire in his encore. Here's a link to a photo of it taken at last night's concert:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24057301@N05/5168351707/in/photostream/
He's also no longer using the Music Man Petrucci baritone for Ballad of John Henry, opting instead for his dark blue signature model LP. He's also added a violin bow for a portion of the song's solo, followed by some slide work. Here's a brief YouTube clip of a portion of the tune recorded at last night's concert. Good video quality, though the audio isn't that great. You may notice that Joe is getting rather "follicly challenged" these days! BTW, you can't see me in the dark, but I was sitting right in front of that theremin. Here's the clip:
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