We Asked Joe Bonamassa To Unbox our Aged Guitars: Gibson Murphy Lab Artist Series
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- Watch Joe Bonamassa’s first impressions of the Gibson Murphy Lab aged guitars.
▶ Gear used in this video:
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Joe is playing a MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50 1x12 Combo amp - get yours HERE: bit.ly/3QogX7I
In this episode of the Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab Artist Series, world-renown guitarist and guitar collector Joe Bonamassa talks about why he likes vintage guitars, plays several of the new Murphy Lab-aged Gibson Custom Shop guitars, and offers viewers his first impressions - while absolutely blowing us away with some facts about how nitrocellulose lacquer on vintage guitars check, and how to spot a played-in guitar.
Joe tells viewers about the first time he ever handled a 1959 Les Paul, which was in 1993. He also talks about vintage Les Pauls that he has seen that have been converted and heavily modified in various ways, mainly because the owners never thought they would become so valuable.
As he plays the guitars from the Gibson Custom Shop’s Murphy Lab including a Les paul, SG, Firebird and ES-335, Joe gives us a demo and review of each model. He emphasizes the “played-in” feel of the Murphy Lab instruments. “The binding makes all the difference. It doesn’t feel new.” He adds, “The fact that you’ve been able to capture the played-in feel on a new guitar is something that, in the history of aging, hasn’t been done.” He also comments about the checking on the body on a Murphy Lab-aged ES-335 and how they got that right, too.
Joe also recalls his first guitar and what it was like to crack open the case. “It represents a dream - that anybody can pick one of these things up and go, you know, if I just believe in myself, I can do this.” And he leaves us with this statement about the Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab guitars: “What’s not to like? It’s that attention to detail … the hard work pays off, and this really shows.”
For more information about Joe Bonamassa, visit his website at jbonamassa.com/.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Why Joe Bonamassa loves aged guitars
0:24 Joe’s First Impressions of a 59 Reissue
0:46 Nitrocellulose lacquer aging
1:33 The sound of an aged Gibson Les Paul
1:58 Joe’s first 59 Les Paul
2:56 The Gibson SG Murphy Lab
4:12 Vintage Les Paul vs Custom Shop Murphy Lab Reissue
4:54 Gibson ES-335 Murphy Lab Blonde
5:27 The played-in feel
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▶ Gear used in this video:
Shop all Gibson Murphy Lab Guitars with international shipping HERE: bit.ly/3Q6pcE2
Joe is playing a MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50 1x12 Combo amp - get yours HERE: bit.ly/3QogX7I
I can listen to Joe talk about Gibson guitars all night!
‘Closest I’ve seen’… for now Joe, for now.
Lol, until next year’s come out.
6:05 The most inspiring piece of wisdom I’ve ever heard. Thank you sir Joe.
.....and be a "Jukebox hero"🎶
Joe Bonamassa knows Great Guitars when he picks them up, plays them acoustically and plugs them in and ROARS. A totally fitting marriage of Superstar Artist and Superstar Guitars. Congrats! :)
He's a niche artist at best, hardly a superstar.
@@HashiAkitaPuppy 😎 Joe B is a Superstar in my "opinion" ☺
@@HashiAkitaPuppy The guy is a self-made musician with three houses and a serious vintage guitar collection. Hardly niche. Ask someone in his business.
@@HashiAkitaPuppy check his bank account....I'm sure IT would disagree.
@@GeoffSweet ask 100% walking down the street if they know who Joe Bonamassa is and unless you are standing outside of guitar center, you won't find more than 3 people who know him.
Joe is probably the best person to do a review of these guitars because he he knows his stuff and can do things musically that more players cannot!!
But this is not a review! It is an advertisement by Gibson. He might be convinced by these guitars, maybe? But he is not gonna criticize them in any way
Joe makes me want to buy a Murphy Lab 59 every time I see him on TH-cam
D T everytime I see him I wanna buy his Fender custom shop Telecaster
If you think that this is a review and not an advertisement, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona that I'd like to sell you.
They have him playing through a boogie, lol.
Saw Joe in concert last week in Vegas, still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.
I had the opportunity to play several at Sweetwater. Honestly? I loved every single one of them.
I bet you played them all like a nerd!
@@RobertBakerGuitar Think I didn't!!?
I can sit and watch Joe talk and play guitars for hours on end. Always a Joy to see such a great player
Joe is such an incredibly humble and likeable guy. Love his insight into these Murphy Labs..
lol, very humble man.
My Gibson Skinnerburst has that "ping" acoustically and roars. It is not a Murphy Lab though. It was built in 2014.
I'm just waiting for them to offer relic'd Boogies.
Murpha Boogie
@@SteveDunnBand Ha! If relicing guitars is partly to give them some mythical backstory, then if you got a new relic'd Boogie that didn't work, I expect they'd just tell you it fell down an imaginery set of stairs.
@@hotblackdesiato3451 But after picking it up at the bottom of those stairs, a Boogie would still work 💪
Why so we can pay 10x the price?
Joe is carrying the blues torch, I freaking love him finally getting the recognition. I know he’s been getting a while now but I’ve been watching him for years.
"blues"...lol, blues based pop-rock is more like it.
When people like Gary Moore passed away, Joe for me took over and some others that followed. Joe stays with the classic greats and it shows.
I need to try me one of these Murphy Labs!
Yeah, my g
Yes, you do you, big NERD!!!
Do a give a way, you wont 🤑
I recommend you do Rob 😉
Just make sure it’s not one which has had the flaking finish problems
If anybody knows what a vintage Gibson should like it's Joe. He takes stuff on the road most would be scared to take out of a safe! Keep playing the blues Joe we're listening. 👂👂
I sense an “ICON” 5 - 10 part series with Joe in the near Future. It just can’t be one!
Joe is great. Always interesting, humble and a hard working individual. The guy deserves everything he has and that he bought his parents a beautiful home and one of his Dad's favourite mid 60's muscle car, demonstrates just what a loving family can achieve. All the best JB, his family and those fine folk who build these guitars. Fan from Sydney, Australia.
Beautiful guitars 💕
Ughhh GIBSON. You are the reason I can’t retire! I want everyone of these!
I’m not into the aged or relics but I appreciate what Gibson is doing they’ve never let me down with any of my purchases all my Les Pauls play like a dream and still smell damn good!!
I love my les paul smell
VOS R8
Gimmie a Murphy Labs RD Standard. One with the original full 25.5" scale plz.
Fluff.... You're a big TH-cam channel, who loves Gibson! I guarantee if you said pretty please, you could get a good "artist discount" or something!!!! Love your work bro!!!! I'd love for you to do another "favorite artist signature guitar" video!!! Mine is still the Wes Borland Yamaha CV820WB!
THIS
Ask and ye shall receive 🙌
Absofrkn right
I’d love to see a heavily checked/aged Flying F-Hole headstock inlay.
My first Gibson guitar was a1965 Gibson SG Standard..It was hanging on the wall in the used guitar section of the store (before there was Vintage). I paid $360.00 dollars for it. It was well loved, worn, aged and the nickel PAFs were tarnished, the binding was smooth as ivory and the inlays were a bit yellowed with age. I remember strumming it and how resonant it was. I've seen a few of these Murphy Lab SG's and it brings back a lot memories of my 1st Gibson...only thing missing is that old guitar aroma. Gibson Por Vida!
Very lucky man, don't sell it. I wish I can go back in time and take a whole rack of 59's in Les Pauls, SG's and Telecasters lol. I am very happy with my two Jimmy Page signature Telecasters though. Who knows if they are the exact spec, but they play, feel and sound very good. I also Have an Epiphone 59' Les Paul that I paid $799 for. That to me was a
steal and that guitar is still available. THe Murphy Labs will take a little time saving up for but I will have one in the future.
Joe now also plays SGs on stage. If anyone exemplifies the great Gibson heritage this man does, what a rich tapestry of instruments we have to play.
As always it´s really interesting to listen to Joe talking about guitars, because he is one of those peolpe who really has the experience with these amazing old instruments.
Just read a comment here that he is "the most boring man alive" - ok he is making no saltos or handstands, you only have to listen to what he´s saying and if it´s not interesting for you:
Watch another video! Just last week I had the chance to test the Murphy Lab Les Pauls in each "aging version" - expensive but amazing. I would chose the very light aged Model!
Keep the Blues alive!
Chris, they're nothing more than arm chair blowhards who call Joe boring. I don't find him boring at all. He still sounds like a kid in a candy store and a damn fine guitarist. Us guitarist are looking for the Holy Grail at a fraction of the cost, that sound. If we find it, we try to pay for it lol. With 15 guitars I own, I'm not done.
@@michaelheller8841 Michael - yes you hit the point. I‘m always impressed of his enthusiasm talking about guitars. They are like people to him and its a real conversation between him and the guitars. Maybe I like this, because I often feel the same way. Anyway - for me its fun to watch and listen to Joe.
Greetings from Germany 😎🎸
Have met him twice, very humble and down to earth. Just your average Joe! (Except he's a phenomenal guitarist)
Thank you Joe!
Such an excellent collection of historic guitars. Love your style, both Joe B, and Gibson. Thank you for a great interview. 😍👍
Needs to be 2 hrs longer, or more ! Heck I could listen to him ALL day long.
Joe Bonamassa is amazing live!!!
So awesome!
Joe kicks ass, love his passion and enthusiasm for the guitar!
Impeccable taste in guitars,Joe always plays the coolest guitars on the planet!
Great video - great guitars!
More Bonamassa content please!
That was so awesome!! I have two Gibson Standards but my Bonamassa Epi 58’ “Amos” Flying V is right up there.. and talk about a guitars value skyrocketing wow!! Thanks Joe!!
I love this man and his sense of humour ❤️❗️
Ya got the 👍 from Joe. Means yur doin somethin right 😁🎸🤘
Even tho out of my budget, they are bringing a real excitement to Gibson
joe is a professional guitar nerd.
WOW!! Ok I'm get at least one!! They all sound GREAT! That white SG has a nice warm rumble which I love on a nice low watt amp!!PEACE
gibson just tugs at my heart strings
Sweet, my trusty Gibson SG Standard now resembles a top shelf Murphy Lab guitar & all I had to do was gig it for a year. Awesome
Always good to her you play Jo 👍
⚓️ Thanks Joe, Mark 😎
I love JB got to see him in Vegas.
I have an OLD ES125T hanging in my NERDSVILLE Just like Joe...but only 1. I should bring it up to you guys so we can put a date on it. I like what Epiphone is doing. I have several, including the Epiphone '59 Les Paul I bought on Les Paul's last birthday, a Gold Glory, an SG Muse, an SG Jr. (I put a P-90 in) and a couple of the Les Paul Specials with P-90's ALL GREAT GUITARS
I'm sold. Once I pay off my Sweetwater card balance. I'm buying one of these.
What an awesome guy , !!!!
That cherry sunburst les paul though😍
Can't afford it, but it sounds and looks great.
I love you JOE!!!!
I noticed the Boogie product placement. I remember when Gibson use to embrace the Gibson/Marshall combo.
Those days are gone. Now we are supposed to believe that is was an LP/Boogie combination on our favorite records, not an LP/Marshall. Don't trust your lying ears.
I've been playing for 37 years and that Firebird is still my white whale. ;-)
Never understood the desire to take something new, wreck it cosmetically, and sell it as new. Then again, I've never understood the desire to buy something like that. There's no magic in these guitars - Joe is just an exceptional player. By the way, he sounds just as good on every other guitar he plays. 🤘Joe!
Did you actually listen to the numerous benefits mentioned that an aged guitar provides?
Esse é lenda !!!
abraços e bends
Funny he mentions the Heel Crack on Sg's. A bandmate loaned me his 62 or 61 sg, and it had the heel crack, and when they reglued it together they did not use clamping properly, so the action was higher than normal. The crack was at such an odd angle too.
I never judge people by their looks, but you'd never suspect Joe of being the absolute guitar legend that he is, just by looking at him.
Nice mesa boogie !
that firebird is wow
Joe is the best.
His phrasing is so fresh. Always hear new sounds from him. How does he do that? There are only 12 notes!!!!
Aw man I was hoping for a Steve Winwood reference on the firebird! Badass nonetheless
Good enough for Joe.. good enough for anyone. That white SG sounded amazing.
That frost blue Firebird is the coolest guitar I've ever seen
Ageing is just another word for living
******* I'm waiting for a Kirk Hammett/Gary Moore, Murphy Lab, 59 Greeny. 👌. I miss the old days when the Gibson showcase, was in the Opry Mills Mall (pre flood) seeing the Zakk Wylde Custom Shop bullseye on the wall was 🤘!!!!
I imagine heavens gate opening and that white sg meeting me. Drool.
collector's dream
I bet Joes Murphy lab finish doesnt crack and fall off in lil chunks lol.
Not trying to be cynical, because I'm sure they are mostly great guitars...but Gibson brings JB in to review Murphy Lab offerings...what was he supposed to say?
They suck, and the finish chips off....
I love Joe, but the dude is wearing a freaking Gibson cap...
@@AnonymousSam Of course,Joe's a Gibson player,what did you expect?
My fav
Hey Joe, how do you like the finish flaking of Murphy's lab guitars? ...
I’m not a Gibson guy but that Polaris white sggggg 🤤
Hello Mark Agnesi I know you are out there! HELLO MARK!
I don't like Pauls but damn those SGs are gorgeous. Love the Pelham blue.
🤘
Joe seems like a good dude.
If anyones knows , it’s definitely J.B , J.C And Tom Murphy
A voice like Kermit the Frog 🐸😂. Joe, you are a legend 🙌🏻🖖✌️
I really wish I could afford one lol maybe one day when I don’t have so many bills I might pick one up lol
What if you install new pickups on vintage 59 les paul and vice versa vintage 59 pickups on new murphy lab body .. would be interesting..
Cheers Gibson. All of those sounded awesome. Joe was alright . . . Lol
i have the Elliot Easton reissue Les Paul SG custom ,, amazing these guitars are under $3500 looks just like this 61 for $7K
Джо просто красавчик, так держать!!!
Just watched Tom Bukovac with his latest post his early 60's SG and my 61 Custom have thinner bodies at the upper bout than the Repros why!!
Gibson I’m begging you, please make scans of Joe Bonamassa’s Lazarus Les Paul please!!! I will pay slightly more for an exact replica for a left handed player such as myself!!
Wont be long before the 2016 and 17 Henry J models are worth a fortune the JC era is just a name on a headstock.
Didnt think Bonamassa would sell out
I believe in Bonamassa + Gibson into a Boogie
Yes another thing I would love but can't afford. One day, One day
So true!
I'd like to know what makes them have the "ping" he described and could be heard? Aluminum?
You can adjust almost any good electric guitar with a stop tailpiece create "the ping" most of the time. It might be more prominent with vintage guitars though because they tend to be more resonant.
My favorite type of relic is If the guitar looks used but was really well taken care of, give me an SG and I will run out with it in my hand
I want to call Joe up and pick up my next 59' for real. Who would know better than him?
Bring back the the semi-hollow EB basses and the 16” L5 archtop. In fact why haven’t you guys done an original Archtop line? Gibson invented the Arch top guitar. Do a Custom Shop historic line and a USA more affordable line
Check out the boogie amp
Like a kid in the candy store :)
How about a GA79RVT amp to go with that fine guitar ?
"Cool, now can I go plug them into a Tweed?" -- Joe, right after filming this, probably.
I like that hat. Where is it available?
Robert Degraff owner of Sound Vibrations Music Store Corpus Christi Texas passed away 8-9-2021 from COVID he was a Gibson dealer and a friend he will be missed
nice. what MESA BOOGIE model is that?
Fillmore 50
@@gibsonguitar ah ok. Thank you for replying back.
cool
Those are some great-looking guitars. Nice that these Gibson demos can now be played through amps that the company actually sells.
Interesting to see Joe give an almost instant analysis of the instruments, including little details like this one having a nice “bloom” or that one with the sweet “ping.” He’s seen so many it’s like he has a supernatural ability to access the guitars’ overall quality and feel within a minute or two. Very impressive.
I did find it funny to hear him mention the current high prices of vintage guitars. Aren’t they expensive because of the market created by collectors like Joe and well-heeled pros? That’s not a criticism - just the way it is. Good old guitars eventually end up in the hands of the people with the bucks.
whats w the cateye glasses guy