Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2021 single Time Clocks.
Music from Time Clocks
Artists on Time Clocks
Gear Used On Time Clocks
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Joe Bonamassa – Time Clocks (2021). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Amplifiers used by Joe Bonamassa on Time Clocks
Fender ‘59 High Powered Twin JB Edition
Blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa, also a collector of the world’s greatest vintage guitars and amplifiers, has toured and recorded with late ‘50s “high-powered” Fender Twin amps for many years. After testing several prototypes of a prospective Fender signature model, he pronounced them “great-sounding and torturetested” and gave his approval. The new ’59 TwinAmp JB Edition combines Joe’s favorite features in a wonderful new model that is sure to appeal to JB fans, collectors and professional guitarists everywhere.
According to 2021 Premier Guitar interview, a couple of Bonamassa's Twin amps were used for "Time Clocks" sessions.
For the Time Clocks sessions, Joe used a much leaner gear selection than you might expect, especially given his cavernous collection. "In New York City, you go with what you got. There were only three amps. I had a [JB signature] high-powered Twin sent from our inventory that's still in the spare bedroom in the apartment.
Fender Deluxe Reverb-Amp Original Issue (1963-1981)
I ended up using two Deluxes. I had one Deluxe Reverb and one brown Deluxe," says Joe. We wonder if Joe was referring to a reissue Deluxe Reverb that might have happened to be at the studio, or one of his rare closet classics. He immediately snaps, "Think about that critically and ask yourself again, 'Who are you talking to?'" Point taken, Joe! /.../ "When I was a kid, I had a black [panel] Deluxe Reverb. I think this is probably one of the ones that I had for 25 years," he clarifies. "The black and brown circuits are totally different, so you get that kind of sweet/salt mix. The brown Deluxe does the real thick midrange stuff and the black does the low and the high. That's kind of always been my M.O. It's never just one amp. You're mid-stacking with amps that don't necessarily do the same thing. The bigger, thicker tones you hear on the solo, that's the high-powered Twin. The more jangly stuff was the Deluxes."