It’s the guitar event of the year. Who knew?

[blowtorch]

Some moldy cheese and acidy wine with those sour grapes, gents?

...and nah, cannot stand Schlockamassa myself...

I'll have you know I'm a tragically misunderstood artist, well before my time, and I'll be absolutely huge after my passing

 

[Toto'sDad]

I'll have you know I'm a tragically misunderstood artist, well before my time, and I'll be absolutely huge after my passing

AND, your guitar collection will be the talk of the town, until every last one of them is sold at HUGE prices!

 

[Jakedog]

Yeah, I have no ill will to Joe. He’s made it and he is good at what he does. I would never buy a guitar with his name on it nor anyone’s name. I don’t believe buying an endorsed instrument makes you a better player anyway. Especially me! He certainly keeps guitar in the limelight and that is a good thing. We may be a dying breed.

I would definitely buy sig models. But not just because I like the players. They often have specs I really like that you can’t get on regular production instruments. Or sometimes anywhere.

I’m not a Mayer fanboi, but I own a Silver Sky and I am not ashamed. It’s a badass guitar and nothing else is like it.

 

[bottlenecker]

You don't like Led Zep or the Allman Bros?

This is hard to answer, because I've heard it so much I just have no appetite for it. An accurate and truthful answer might be that it's my least favorite of music I like. Or maybe it's my favorite of music I don't like.
I can tell you that when I want electric guitar blues music I'd rather hear Hound Dog Taylor, Otis Rush, Freddie King, or Earl Hooker, than any rock stuff.

 

[Jakedog]

I'll have you know I'm a tragically misunderstood artist, well before my time, and I'll be absolutely huge after my passing

That’ll just be the bloat from your corpse being left in the sun.

 

[black_doug]

I'll have you know I'm a tragically misunderstood artist, well before my time, and I'll be absolutely huge after my passing

Please don’t cut off your ear.

 

[blowtorch]

Please don’t cut off your ear.

"I Almost Cut My Ear"

(Speaking of which, anyone seen the Van Gogh immersive thing that's I assume on tour? It's here for about another month and I've been wondering if it's worthwhile)

 

[lowatter]

Another musicians eating their own thread. I've never met him either and I'm also not a fanboy but I did see him 5 years ago in concert at the Greenville SC Bons Secur arena and enjoyed it. It was very well produced and entertaining. His playing was great and the crowd was mature and mellow(my kind of show).
I've watch several of his gear boobtoob videos and interviews over the years. He seems like a very personable guy and willing to share his knowledge and experiences. Yeah, he's rich and to some he may come off as arrogant but he's worked all his pre-teen and adult life playing/learning/experiencing etc to become notable and viable. I'm sure that he's responsible for many roadies and other musician's salaries that support them and their families.
Back to the original billing statement of "guitar event of the year"...I'd put any negative connotations on his publicist.
One thing I'd really like to see from Joe is to take the plunge and mostly do completely original tunes. JMHOYMMV

 

[blowtorch]

One thing I'd really like to see from Joe is to take the plunge and do completely original tunes. JMHOYMMV

yeah. musicians who dont write their own music may as well be trained monkeys.

no offense to monekys anywhere, but... i just dont get the appeal of watching people flawlessly execute someone else's tunes

outside of maybe elvis and frank and patsy

and they don't make em like that anymore

 

[msalama]

dont write their own music may as well be trained monkeys

I was a lead guitarist in a coupla bands, back in the day, whose songs were mostly written by the vocalists thereof. Made a coupla records with the buggers too. So was I a monkey to begin with, I was at least THEIR monkey for that time being

 

[blowtorch]

I was a lead guitarist in a coupla bands, back in the day, whose songs were mostly written by the vocalists thereof. Made a coupla records with the buggers too. So was I a monkey to begin with, I was at least THEIR monkey for that time being

you were a sideman and that's different. no shame at all in that

 

[memorex]

I live in the area and I won't be there. Nor will I be attending any Guardians or Browns games this year. I just don't care anymore.

 

[Rockinvet]

I would definitely buy sig models. But not just because I like the players. They often have specs I really like that you can’t get on regular production instruments. Or sometimes anywhere.

I’m not a Mayer fanboi, but I own a Silver Sky and I am not ashamed. It’s a badass guitar and nothing else is like it.

Now the Silver Sky is a different story, lol! Not a Mayer fan either, but he deserves respect too. Great singer, player,/entertainer. I have the opposite feeling on sig models myself. I just don't see spending the extra money when Im happy with all the guitars I have now or can tweak to my liking.

 

[jvin248]

... I own a Silver Sky and I am not ashamed. It’s a badass guitar and nothing else is like it.

Are you able to describe the exact features that make it so? You gig regularly and over years. You've had dozens to hundreds of guitars plus worked the retail gig.

What are the import features that if other builders could add or change, what would they be?

A long time ago I had a Squier I bought new that I kind of hated, and a little while later I picked up an abused and half destroyed S-type for $15 that must have originally been a big box holiday special. However, the neck was super easy to play, so I dug in. The important difference was the Squire's neck carve cut a lot of wood off the rear shoulders. Width and depth were similar and the same as MIA Strats. So the Fender competitors were making a better copy than Fender had Squier do where it counted.

So I'm super interested in what the SS specifically did to stand out for your playing.

.

 

[Big_Bend]

I love all things Joe B! Got to see him live in '21 at Red Rocks and it was a fantastic concert.

I've also seen every one of his Live From Nerdville interviews and they are all wonderful, I think almost 80 of them now.

Here was a great one with Billy F Gibbons



I'd go see Joe in Cleveland or anywhere else if I could.

 

[RobRiggs]

 

[richiek65]

He (and his marketing) has annoyed me greatly in the past, I've since seen some clips that I thought were extremely musical and not up himself. I believe his Nerdville thing is pretty decent, but i have yet to investigate.

 

[Jakedog]

Are you able to describe the exact features that make it so? You gig regularly and over years. You've had dozens to hundreds of guitars plus worked the retail gig.

What are the import features that if other builders could add or change, what would they be?

A long time ago I had a Squier I bought new that I kind of hated, and a little while later I picked up an abused and half destroyed S-type for $15 that must have originally been a big box holiday special. However, the neck was super easy to play, so I dug in. The important difference was the Squire's neck carve cut a lot of wood off the rear shoulders. Width and depth were similar and the same as MIA Strats. So the Fender competitors were making a better copy than Fender had Squier do where it counted.

So I'm super interested in what the SS specifically did to stand out for your playing.

.

I’ve been over the differences in my specific SS threads, but mainly it’s in the way it’s been tweaked. The way a typical S/S/S guitar is shaped and contoured, has taught us to think of it as a very refined, sleek, and comfortable shape. If you’d told me before I owned the PRS that it would make a Strat feel bulky and clunky I would not have believed you, but that’s the case.

The contours have been tweaked, the upper fret access is far better due to the neck heel design and lower cutaway scoop, the controls have been moved slightly so they don’t get in the way. It has a 7.25 radius, but does not fret or choke out with the action set at where I would normally set it on a 9.5-10” guitar, because the fret work is immaculate. Properly leveled frets allow a 7.25 to work just fine. The pickups and electronics are unique. The hardware is unique. Literally everything about it is different.

After owning probably close to 200 Strats in my life, I can say without hesitation that the SS is definitely not a strat knockoff. It’s the next evolution of that style instrument.

 

[TheCheapGuitarist]

It's advertising. Did ya expect it to say, "Just another concert"?

 

[Happy Enchilada]

to me he's the perennial coverboy for this kind of thing
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which is , you know, all good and fine, but really not my wheelhouse

"Guitar Aficionado"? Really?
A whole magazine for posers who like to decorate their mancaves with guitars without learning to play ...
Oh wait, they're called "collectors." Nevermind ...