This pedal emulates the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier through the cascading of an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. His virtuosic ability and soaring tone have seen him become a guitar hero to many generations of fans. We wanted to give everyone an update about whats happening at daves guitar shop. Blues guitar star joe bonamassa has been getting pelted with e. The guy could stock his own music store, so impressive is his collection of classic gibsons and fenders. Joe bonamassa les paul standard pelham blue my les paul forum. The fet driver features a simple but responsive set of controls. The official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. Brand new condition mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage.
Using pedals that make you sound like everything but your guitar is fking. The collection posted on august 4, 2014 by kat king chances are you already spend so much money on guitars and gear that each time the credit card bill comes you have to snatch it before your wife sees that new guitar you bought or. Anyone who is even remotely familiar with joe bonamassa knows hes a huge collector of vintage guitars and amps. This stage is crafted from individually selected jfet transistors and handtuned on every pedal to achieve a warm tubeamp like clean tone. Aug 12, 20 the mxr custom shop fet driver is available now in the uk. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency. The thing here is that joe bonamassa has a niche audience who adore him for some extramusical reason i dont get. In upstate new york, bonamassa guitars is now open for business. The joe bonamassa fet driver features a unique circuit design. So john mayer recently left fender, but looks like joe bonamassa is going fender now. It doesnt clean up as nice as my tube driver, and thats a disappointment. In this video segment, joe shows off his amplifier setup during the 2009 tour. Ash body, bakelite parts and the best neck i have found on a 1956 stratocaster.
Mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver na effects. Fulltone makes an impressive variety of incredible overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals, including the ocd, plimsoul and fatboost fb3, but when it comes to the blues, most guitarists choose the fulltone fulldrive 2. Low gain not so much but i have my keeley bd2 for that. Hi folks ive just bought myself a second hand in asnew condition epiphone les paul standard jb in pelham blue, i was wondering how many of these things were made. For greater savings check out our used mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver effect pedal and get a great deal today. Though joe has enough to warrant calling his collection the bonaseum he does have some favorites. My pedal the tan one uses a tiny smd opamp, slightly different form the bonamassa version pic elsewhere on the forum. So john mayer recently left fender, but looks like joe. Joe bonamassa fet driver joe bonamassa official store. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Theres the nowfamous picture circulating of him on a nearly basketball courtsize soundstage packed with gear. The collection posted on august 4, 2014 by kat king chances are you already spend so much money on guitars and gear that each time the credit card bill comes you have to snatch it before your wife sees that new guitar you bought or finds that 5150 you just couldnt pass up on craigslist. You just heard the joe bonamassa fet driver from the mxr custom shop. In this portion, joe talks and demos his current lineup of amps for the ongoing tour.
Fet dream is equally at home in the living room or at a live gig, cutting through the mix. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes. The foundation of the fet dream tone is a tubelike fet input stage. This unique pedal gets a thick attack and smooth, amp like saturation by using a mix of opamp. Used mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver effect. The fet driver does the high gain tube driver sound very well. Theyre road ready instruments, consistent, powerful and always in tune only feeding back when you want it, which is saying a lot for this type of guitar. Supposedly the fet driver has the same exact schematic as the tube driver minus the tube obviously but the tube makes a world of difference. Joe bonamassa is an american bluesrock guitaristsinger. The fet driver pedal is designed to thicken up lead playing, and its tones range from soft clipping to light distortion. Heres a link to an article the mentions his switch over to. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the frag. Theres a video on youtube about how the gold top came into being.
Following in the footsteps of the dunlop jb95 cry baby and jbf3 fuzz face is the mxr fet driver, which is based on joe bonamassas favourite chandler tube driver, as made famous by david gilmour and eric johnson. Joe has had a great solo career stretching back to 2000. Set your volume level with the output control, and then use the drive control t. Mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver csp265 reverb. Pgs joe coffey is on location in des moines, ia, where he catches up with blues guitarist extraordinaire joe bonamassa. The good news is that if youre a bonamassa junkie, you already love this pedal. Mxr csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver pedal pmt online. Len had a guitar shop while joe was growing up and he is just getting back in the shop business. Although in guitar center they have listed it does. Among them is a gibson joe bonamassa signature es335, a cherry 64 gibson es335, 63 gibson nontrem firebird given to joe by a fan, 66 gibson firebird i, a historic makeover les paul replicating paul kossoffs stripped 59 lp, a collectors choice historic les paul modeled after bonamassas.
Mxr fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music. Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver overdrive. Bonamassa fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and. Each week joe will be picking a guitar out of his collection to showcase here for the guitar of the week. Thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain. Mxr joe bonamassa fet driver anyone else liking these. The mxr fet driver is supposedly the same pedal as the joe bonamassa fet driver, only it costs less because now you dont have to pay extra for jbs name printed on your pedal. Now, i will buy a bonamassa version if one becomes available. Heres some choice picks of his collection 1959 les paul spot serial number. Nov 11, 20 following in the footsteps of the dunlop jb95 cry baby and jbf3 fuzz face is the mxr fet driver, which is based on joe bonamassa s favourite chandler tube driver, as made famous by david gilmour and eric johnson.
Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone. Aside from his incendiary playing and exhaustive release schedule, joe bonamassa is known for his staggering collection of guitars and amps. Daves guitar shop daves guitar shop is an authorized retailer of guitars and guitar. The mxr custom shop fet driver is available now in the uk. Mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver overdrive pedal. You can rule the world with a gibson les paul, in any shape or form. Anything tonerelated product involving joe bonamassa sits with us pretty well. Bonamassa fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum the official forum for all things joe bonamassa, guitars and blues music bonamassa fet driver page 1 joes guitars, amps and gear joe bonamassa forum. Dec 11, 2009 pgs joe coffey is on location in des moines, ia, where he catches up with blues guitarist extraordinaire joe bonamassa. Featuring a unique circuit design, the mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain. Following in the footsteps of the dunlop jb95 cry baby and jbf3 fuzz face is the mxr fet driver, which is based on joe bonamassa s favourite chandler tube driver, as made famous by david gilmour and eric johnson.
Ive been amazed by these guitars since the first time i played one. Mxr fet driver is different to joe bonamassa signature fet driver. Joe would like to share his guitar collection with you. So, after insisting, i tried the fet driver, a fulldrive 3, a mooer hustle drive and a zvex box of rock, using a squier jazzmaster and a usa strat.
Jun 06, 2014 anyone who is even remotely familiar with joe bonamassa knows hes a huge collector of vintage guitars and amps. Used mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver effect pedal. This pedal features a unique circuit design, the mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an overdriven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Mxr fet driver is different to joe bonamassa signature fet. It is a perfect match for any single channel amp to add versatility and a extra gain stage, but for all you bonamassa or ej fans out there you might want to try it on already driven amp. It still has the original receipt and pictures of the original owner. Maybe youve missed my point you added a pic of joe with his guitars, gold. The joe bonamassa fet driver pelham blue wat anderen zeggen. Mxr joe bonamassa fet driver westside distribution. Mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver csp265 tone. Welcome to the world of gigliotti electric guitars. The fet driver is 9vdc and runs at 25ma and works perfectly in line with other high gain pedals and fuzz faces should you dare. Maybe its because of his collection of guitars i dont recall any other socalled guitar hero ever who relied so heavily on his collection of vintage guitars as a selling proposition.
With separate overdrive and boost footswitches and mini toggle switches for selecting clean boost, midrange emphasis, mosfet. The four amp collection includes a 20 year old custom bogner uberschall, a marshall jubilee, a jb100 carol. Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain w read more. The better news is that if youre not a bonamassa junkieyou re going to love this pedal, too. Among them is a gibson joe bonamassa signature es335, a cherry 64 gibson es335, 63 gibson nontrem firebird given to joe by a fan, 66 gibson firebird i, a historic makeover les paul replicating paul kossoffs stripped 59 lp, a collectors choice historic les paul modeled after bonamassa s. Daves guitar shop daves guitar shop is an authorized retailer of guitars and guitar accessories from fender, gibson, gretsch, hamer, and more. View the joe bonamassa guitar collection joe bonamassa. Buy mxr custom shop csp265 joe bonamassa fet driver overdrive pedal.
Step on the fet driver to thicken up your lead tone with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency. The mxr custom shop joe bonamassa fet driver captures the rich, creamy sound of an over driven tube amplifier by cascading an opamp gain stage into a fet stage. Mxr is one of those companies that is not swayed by the digital world. The fet driver thickens up lead tones with musical, amplike distortion and sustain without the fragility and inconsistency associated with tubes. Jan 24, 2016 ive just bought myself a second hand in asnew condition epiphone les paul standard jb in pelham blue, i was wondering how many of these things were made. Among them is a gibson joe bonamassa signature es335, a cherry 64 gibson es335, 63 gibson nontrem firebird given to joe by a fan, 66 gibson firebird i, a historic makeover les paul replicating paul kossoffs. In a sea of fancy boutique pedals that seek to replicate some amp or some other musthave tone, the new fet driver is a seemingly basic overdrive pedal that many might overlook. Usually a sig model is based of something the person it is name after actually plays. Mxr joe bonamassa fet driver guitar factory parramatta. This unique pedal gets a thick attack and smooth, amp like saturation by using a mix of opamp and fet components. Bonamassa teamed up with mxr to create the fet driver. Joe bonamassa is arguably one of the hottest blues players currently on the planet.
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