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Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
The 'it's just pentatonics' arguments etc are nonsense. Playing like that may not be your favourite style, but it's clearly not easy. Literally thousands of hours have gone into honing it.
Shred metal is not my favourite genre at all - I never listen to it, but Id never call the players 'shit'. Clearly they have crazy skills, it's just not in my wheel house personally.
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
He's a good player, but the baggage he comes with puts a lot of people off. I'd much rather listen to guys like Josh Smith and Ariel Posen who seem to approach guitar playing with a lot more humility that JoBo.
That FX comment from JoBo is just nonsense. Using FX well is as much an art as playing a sweet blues lick.
I don't listen to a lot of JoBo but it is obvious he is a great player.
The gear endorsement stuff- that is going to be handled by managers and the business around him- it literally has nothing to do with his day to day- that is how endorsements work.
You can judge the guy for it, sure- but most musicians would kill for that sort of exposure and I don't blame a guy for making a living however they can to do music.
Being a touring musician is an expensive business and record sales don't sustain you- you have to keep the machine running somehow.
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
My beef is with the idea that ripping bluesy pentatonic lines is easy or not valid. It's actually really hard tbh and anyone that has tried to play in that style will know that. His technique and skill is beyond question.
On the other hand, the use of effects creatively is definitely an art.
I think his point was a critique of players who hide behind effects to mask poor playing, rather than the use of FX themselves.
In fact, i think Bonomassa posted on Instagram to clarify this point after the interview was published.
As for the hype machine... well it's show business. It offends some people, but I don't give a monkeys. The jokes about the merch/endorsements I get - they are funny, 'co that's how he rolls.
You mentioned Josh Smith - he got a slating on here recently (before the UK tour) for posting on TGP about how hard it is to make a living as a player.
He regularly plays sessions, tours with top acts etc and still struggles despite being absolutely phenomenal. Fair play to JOBO for making it work.
as the youth say 'Keep grinding' lol
John Mayer 'always sounds like he's covering Wind Cries Mary'? is a laughable comment. Not really my bag, but what about his pre continuum pop hits? What about the more 80's soul influenced stuff? pretty diverse range of material, no?
It's personal opinion at the end of the day. We all have our preferences, but ill conceived blanket comments like this really make me chuckle.
If you’re interested, Way Huge posted this pic of JB’s current pedalboard.
https://instagram.com/p/Bfgaqv0nNOE/