GUITAR MAN Official Trailer (Joe B Doc)

Rabs · November 2020

thegummy · November 2020

Cheers man.

Hope I don't forget about it by the time it comes out.

HarrySeven · November 2020

thegummy said:

Cheers man.

Hope I don't forget about it by the time it comes out.

Thankfully, I’ve already erased it from my memory.

Tadragh1 · November 2020

This guy is everywhere.

Strat54 · November 2020

Just a great marketing plan to relieve you of cash whilst Joe can't gig lol. Its $9.99....and trust me you will be none the wiser as to anything by the time you've watched it....

usedtobe · November 2020

Who is he?

thegummy · November 2020

usedtobe said:

Who is he?

Yo daddy

EricTheWeary · November 2020

Good news, Joe is very guarded and it's almost impossible to find out anything about him normally.

Emiel · November 2020

Hasn't this been years in the making? I've heard of this 'self-made' man/success quite some time ago already.

... I'd only want to know how he manages to acquire so much gear! The man has what, like hundreds of guitars and amps? That must be worth a fortune. And that without a hit record? How? Concert sales? Merch? Mortgages? Rich parents? Tax evasion? Robbing banks? Just kidding...

Philly_Q · November 2020

I remember seeing a documentary about him when he was a chubby little kid, probably 12 or 13 years old... he had a '54 hardtail Strat and there was a bit with him and his dad meeting Danny Gatton.

Thinking about that, his career has always been based on more than just records and gigs. He was a bit of a multi-media personality before it was really a thing.

Strat54 · November 2020

Emiel said:

Hasn't this been years in the making? I've heard of this 'self-made' man/success quite some time ago already.

... I'd only want to know how he manages to acquire so much gear! The man has what, like hundreds of guitars and amps? That must be worth a fortune. And that without a hit record? How? Concert sales? Merch? Mortgages? Rich parents? Tax evasion? Robbing banks? Just kidding...

Well an average of 150 gigs a year to an average of 5000 people a night paying an average $80 a ticket grossing $400k a night makes a gross of $60,000,000 less costs should leave a few quid + merch + dvd + album sales, split between him and Roy Weisman....over the last ten years or more equals plenty of old guitars and amps!
Further reading here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimryan1/2020/01/16/joe-bonamassa-on-taking-control-of-his-business-building-a-brand-and-investing-in-himself/

EricTheWeary · November 2020

Emiel said:

Hasn't this been years in the making? I've heard of this 'self-made' man/success quite some time ago already.

... I'd only want to know how he manages to acquire so much gear! The man has what, like hundreds of guitars and amps? That must be worth a fortune. And that without a hit record? How? Concert sales? Merch? Mortgages? Rich parents? Tax evasion? Robbing banks? Just kidding...

His dad ran ( runs?) a geetar shop so he’s been a bit wiser than the average mid range rock star in terms of purchasing gear; often seems to be a bit of a rock star discount applied for him as well and then the ‘as owned by Joe Bonamassa’ premium added when selling.

He’s had top twenty album sales in the U.K. and I suspect had more physical sales than many better known artists. Estimated personal worth of $20million. I’m guessing that’s more than for a Little Mix member.

newi123 · November 2020

Strat54 said:

Emiel said:

Hasn't this been years in the making? I've heard of this 'self-made' man/success quite some time ago already.

... I'd only want to know how he manages to acquire so much gear! The man has what, like hundreds of guitars and amps? That must be worth a fortune. And that without a hit record? How? Concert sales? Merch? Mortgages? Rich parents? Tax evasion? Robbing banks? Just kidding...

Well an average of 150 gigs a year to an average of 5000 people a night paying an average $80 a ticket grossing $400k a night makes a gross of $60,000,000 less costs should leave a few quid + merch + dvd + album sales, split between him and Roy Weisman....over the last ten years or more equals plenty of old guitars and amps!
Further reading here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimryan1/2020/01/16/joe-bonamassa-on-taking-control-of-his-business-building-a-brand-and-investing-in-himself/

HIs business model is actually really interesting - he and kevin shirley worked out quite quickly how to make money. Get out there and play, maximise ticket prices, sell as much merch / endorsements as you can, and run your own record production business to keep all publishing etc

Like him or love him he`s made a huge success of it, and he does work very, very hard..............

Personally I liked some of the earlier records, and seeing him play as a 3 piece in smaller venues was very inspiring. Since then he`s almost become a victim of his own model, and there was a period where he seemed to make the same records several times just to be able to go back on the road. I kind of lost interest then.

I do also find him quite interesting to listen to on guitars amps etc! Others may disagree!

LPManic · November 2020

I just wish he’d stop wearing the suits and the awful shades.

EricTheWeary · November 2020

LPManic said:

I just wish he’d stop wearing the suits and the awful shades.

He pretty much has to wear shades to manage a visual problem that would make glare from stage lights insufferable as I understand it. In defence of the suits from watching that clip above there were far worse sartorial choices he made prior to them.

Hattigol · November 2020

If only this guy had some marketing behind him...

scrumhalf · November 2020

Do you think he might get a feature in one of the guitar magazines? It's a bit of a long shot, I know.

EricTheWeary · November 2020

scrumhalf said:

Do you think he might get a feature in one of the guitar magazines? It's a bit of a long shot, I know.

I don’t think they are interested in him, criminally over looked.

soma1975 · November 2020

EricTheWeary said:
He pretty much has to wear shades to manage a visual problem

Looking like a prick?

RandallFlagg · November 2020

Kermit voiced bluesman who thinks he's Neo from The Matrix when he's on stage.

Done.

Strat54 · November 2020

LPManic said:

I just wish he’d stop wearing the suits and the awful shades.

He said recently that he's not sure after such a long time off the stage that he can go back to being that guy again.

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