Music: Epic guitar battle - Eric Gales v. Bonamassa

Occasionally, over an adult beverage with fellow music loving and playing friends, and I will — at times — criticize Joe Bonamassa. Mostly because of his commercial success, and his juggernaut of a marketing machine (not sure what I mean? Join his mailing list).

Add to that the YUGE collection of rare guitars and amps that he tours with (rumor has it he has not one, but two Dumble amps in his rig) and yeah, he is kinda a douchebag.

But the man can play.

And play extremely well.

Thus, while I at times can quibble with his eccentricities, I gotta admire his HUGE pot of talent. Sure, some of that is just his luck to have the ability to play, but it is also a testament to a lifetime of practice and being in the right place at the right time.

That is a long prolog to saying that during a concert series a couple of years ago, he invited the incredibly talented Eric Gales to join him on stage for an old-fashioned Guitar Duel.

And this is worth watching in its entirety. Two dudes shredding on stage, and a lot of jaws hitting the ground in the audience.

The young Joe had it going on even 3 decades ago:

I hope you enjoy this video on a Sunday morning.

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