Ep453: Joe Bonamassa & The Art of Collecting
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Guitarist and music-gear mega-collector Joe Bonamassa joins us to talk about his new record label, collecting gear, his appreciation and approach to the art of vinyl records, his new LP "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" on Journeyman records and more.
Topic Include:
- Joe's record label "Journeyman Records"
- Joe likes mentoring other artists
- Balancing being a musician and a businessman
- Joe's appreciates music on vinyl
- Hearing music as designed by the artist
- Sequencing a record is like sequencing a live set
- The approach to Joe's record collection
- Seeing the record collection of Claude Nobs
- Hard to find many recordings on CD or streaming
- What will happen to Joe's music gear after he's gone
- American built guitars and amps
- How does Joe maintain his collection?
- Joe won't say which guitars he's save
- Who would Joe like to collaborate with?
- Putting himself in the zone for a live show
- Playing the Hollywood Bowl
- Working with an orchestra vs an 8 piece band
- Interview wrapup
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| 0:00.0 | Guys, check out the killer record cases and stereo furniture at sidetracked workshop.com. |
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| 0:13.6 | That's sidetracked workshop.com. |
| 0:16.2 | And now on with the show. |
| 0:19.2 | Welcome to the vinyl guide. |
| 0:23.8 | The podcast for record collectors and music nerds here's your host the biggest record nerd of them all Nate goyer ah well hey everyone it's Nate |
| 0:29.3 | welcome to episode 453 of the vinyl guide the podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl records |
| 0:37.4 | and hey people got another big one for you this week we are of the Vinyl Guide. The podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl records. |
| 0:40.8 | And hey, people, got another big one for you this week. |
| 0:45.7 | We are joined by guitarist and music gear mega collector, Joe Bonamasa, |
| 0:50.1 | who's going to talk to us all about his new record label, collecting music gear, |
| 0:53.2 | his appreciation, his approach to the art of vinyl records, |
| 0:57.4 | his new LP live at the Hollywood Bowl on Journeyman Records, and lots more. |
| 1:03.4 | The record is now out. You could dial it up on streaming, or you can order the vinyl at jbanamasa.com. |
| 1:10.3 | There's lots of videos. You can go over to YouTube and see some of the performances live at the Hollywood Bowl with the full orchestra. Pretty cool stuff. |
| 1:12.2 | That's Joe Bonamassa live at the Hollywood Bowl on Journeyman Records. Now, for those of you who |
| 1:17.7 | are new to the Vinyl Guide podcast, welcome to the show. We've got hundreds of episodes you can |
| 1:23.7 | enjoy for free, talking to legends about records, rare recordings, and collecting. |
| 1:29.4 | For example, Mr. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top joined us for episode 293, talking guitars, records, |
| 1:36.1 | touring with Jimmy Hendricks, and lots more. That's episode 293 of The Vinyl Guide. |
| 1:41.3 | We recently discussed the Miles Davis Archive, What's in there? The records, the |
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