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Riff Tone
Just Got Paid
joe bonamassa
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late '50s reissue or vintage, as per Bonamassa's typical choice for this song live and in studio)
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (x2, run in stereo, through Van Weelden 4x12 cabs with Electro-Voice EVM12L speakers)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass8.5
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Notes
Live and studio setups are nearly identical for this song; Bonamassa is known to use two Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 heads in stereo for 'Just Got Paid' riff, with amp settings cranked for heavy blues-rock distortion. Year: 2010s+ (commonly performed live and on studio releases in this era).
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight, punchy low endaggressive and percussiveBritish crunchsinging sustainmidrange biteharmonic overtonesarticulate pick attackmodern claritydynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand technique for fast shuffle picking, tight palm muting, and left-hand control for slides and double stops, plus real-time effect manipulation.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late '50s reissue or vintage, as per Bonamassa's typical choice for this song live and in studio)
AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee 2555 (x2, run in stereo, through Van Weelden 4x12 cabs with Electro-Voice EVM12L speakers)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass8.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live and studio setups are nearly identical for this song; Bonamassa is known to use two Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 heads in stereo for 'Just Got Paid' riff, with amp settings cranked for heavy blues-rock distortion. Year: 2010s+ (commonly performed live and on studio releases in this era).
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight, punchy low endaggressive and percussiveBritish crunchsinging sustainmidrange biteharmonic overtonesarticulate pick attackmodern claritydynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand technique for fast shuffle picking, tight palm muting, and left-hand control for slides and double stops, plus real-time effect manipulation.