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)

PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass8.5

mid6.5

treble5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

wahDunlop Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby Wah

modulationHughes & Kettner Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MkII

delayBoss Boss DD-2 Digital Delay

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.

Sources

Joe Bonamassa and His New Album, Breakthrough - Premier Guitar Joe Bonamassa breaks down his epic onstage guitar rig | Guitar World Joe Bonamassa's Amplifiers | Equipboard Tech 21 British, Joe Bonamassa tone | Guitar Forum

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