Joe Bonamassa “Lazarus” 1959 Les Paul Standard

Joe Bonamassa “Lazarus” 1959 Les Paul Standard - Interview & Demo

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Epiphone and Joe Bonamassa are proud, no, really nerding out to present the Joe Bonamassa “Lazarus” 1959 Les Paul Standard. A guitar inspired in part by a conversation over a plate of meatballs at a favorite Hollywood guitar nerd hangout.
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As the story goes, a red, dinged-up Les Paul was literally brought to Joe’s table at Barone’s in Hollywood, which in turn launched an impromptu investigation into the true identity and origin of the guitar in question. Kim LaFleur, of Historic Makeovers, confirmed Joe’s nagging suspicions that the guitar was indeed a 1959 Les Paul Standard. Joe was ecstatic and so moved by this stroke of good fortune that he named the guitar Lazarus. Much like Lazarus of the Bible, this ’59 Les Paul literally came back from the dead. Not wanting that to be the end of the story, Joe teamed up with Epiphone to honor this great guitar with an artist model aptly named the Epiphone Joe Bonamassa “Lazarus” 1959 Les Paul Standard. Try saying that with a mouth full of meatballs. The Lazarus features a mahogany body with a maple cap that is topped with a wide-grain AAAA flame maple veneer. The sweet tone comes from some of Joe’s favorite pickups; Gibson BurstBuckers paired with 50s style wiring and CTS® potentiometers and Mallory™ capacitors. Lazarus comes with a vintage-style case sporting Bonamassa graphics and a certificate of authenticity.
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“It’s gig-ready, and it’s a great tool to have whether you’re playing out live, in the studio, or just having fun at home annoying your neighbors.”
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Timestamps:
0:00 First meeting "Lazarus"
4:11 The story of the name
5:06 David Neely & Joe Assess the original Les Paul
5:52 Specs & features
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@OfficialEpiphone Жыл бұрын

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@batphink2655 2 жыл бұрын

Joe is am amazing guitar player love everything he's done what a talent and what tone!

@jwd1112 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget about Joe’s sweet M5 at the beginning of this! 🤩

@harrievogels6400 2 жыл бұрын

Got that lovely peace of art yesterday. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🎸🎶🎸🎶

@MrCarlos1335 2 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WATCH THE BLUES MASTER ,GUITARIST,JOE BONAMASA DO ANYTHING .

@GarryWan666 2 жыл бұрын

I just purchased one from Thomann a few hours ago! 970€ Including 25% Swedish VAT, can’t wait!

@thomasdempsey4870 2 жыл бұрын

Already ordered! Been waiting......

@dannyjoseph3585 2 жыл бұрын

Whoever made this commercial should be fired. Over two minutes in a Epiphone guitar commercial and I haven't seen one Epiphone guitar yet.

@jasonmoffett5420 9 ай бұрын

Not too long ago I bought the Epiphone 1959 Les Paul standard outfit, which I wanted for a while and I'm very happy with it but then I seen your Epiphone 59 Lazarus Les Paul. When I got the 1959 LP standard outfit I was was happy with my collection, a Gibson Les Paul Custom, a 2010 Epiphone limited edition Slash Les Paul another Epi Classic LP (that has everything upgraded), a couple of Ibanez RGs (a 91 and a 2018) a 1991 Fender Heartfeild Talon an SG, a Yamaha Pacifica, instead of a good Strat (I've got a Squire for home use and another 10, or more, other guitars so when I got the 1959 Epi I thought yep, that'll do but just lately I've been seeing your Epi Lazarus and it looks like I'm buying another guitar. Epiphone have made a great guitar, I'm sure you'd b proud of it. I also like the idea of making a Epiphone version so more people can enjoy it. Thank u Joe. 👍🏻

@48_kingdom 2 жыл бұрын

Good jobs EPIPHONE !!! I hope next project is HARRISON-CLAPTON les paul “LUCY”🤞🏻

@birdmanbl 2 жыл бұрын

Great seeing Dave Neely what a great guy so happy I'm friends

@stanesposito2664 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Epiphone, how many signature guitars does one musician deserve? There's a lot out there.

@Cookie4yabro 2 жыл бұрын

All of his signatures have completely sold out…I’m sure they will continue to work with Joe as much as they can

@chriscampbell9191 2 жыл бұрын

@@Cookie4yabro Joe is a great proponent of the style of music that most players use Les Pauls for. He's a guitar nut, and well known. So yeah, I don't see a problem with his signatures either.

@donthewatcher 2 жыл бұрын

i was lucky to get a Lazarus with a really nice veener top (mini tiger flames) and i got a set up at david neely's on sunset, a very special guitar from the epi/gibson cust,om shop collaboration david even signed my nerdville case

@Slashturianu 2 жыл бұрын

This one with a Slash Sticker is how the Epi Slash AFD should have been. Nice Gibson Pickups, nice FLAME, better than AFD Slash This is the BUY. Slash approves🤘🎩🎸😎👏

@MrSpeed-lt8gr 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with that. I love Slash but this axe looks so gorgeous.

@Dami1rush 2 жыл бұрын

Why Epiphone choose everytime burstbucker 1&3 and not 1&2 like Gibson version? 😷

@ThePrimoRecords 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente

@runesvendsen2270 2 жыл бұрын

Always inspiration to see Joe ! Fantastic share, Thanks.

@michaelgonzalez7304 10 ай бұрын

I need to get a vintage '59 Les Paul Burst someday.

@alicegay4286 2 жыл бұрын

if the finish is satin nitro lacquer, i think it is gonna be the best selling item for epiphone. actually, gloss nitro is not that bad if compare to totally gloss. 899 for this. not that bad and the color is much better than the epi 1959 tobacco

@TheNohcim 2 жыл бұрын

no way it is nitro

@stricknine8623 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielktdoran Polyurethane finish is a much, much more durable finish than lacquer. But, some people don't care for the shine or deepness of the look. Remedy is not buffing out the Polyurethane finish to the extent and stopping the process short with a satin or medium gloss. But then there is the "wood breathing" crowd and the folks that like a finish to check and to deteriorate in the way that lacquer does.

@MachoKing5150 2 жыл бұрын

@@stricknine8623 The thing is, a LOT of people want a less durable finish. We WANT our guitars to show wear and tear. That's why relic guitars sell, it's almost impossible to get modern-finished guitars to show wear without intentionally abusing it.

@stricknine8623 2 жыл бұрын

@@MachoKing5150 You apparently didn't read all of my comment

@stricknine8623 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielktdoran It may "suck"... but it is a much, much more durable finish than lacquer.

@adamwatson6916 2 жыл бұрын

I missed out on the Lazarus as unfortunately by the time I found out about there were all spoken for but on the bright i already owned a killer epi 59 and I just got a second one and my second one sounds exactly like some of the Lazarus 59s I have heard in demo hideous. Accept for the finish the only difference is a one piece neck vs a 3 piece neck but despite having 2 epi 59s i still want a Lazarus and that had nothing to do with the Joe Bonamassa aspect it's just a really cool looking and sounding guitar and has my favorite epi 59 finish . It's the most natural and authentic looking of all the epi 59s . I have my eye on a third epi 59 . It's one of the retailer exclusives in Canada its the aged royal ice tea or royal tea but to my eyes it looks like one of the lighter tobacco sunburst finishes from the early to mid 70s like the one Alex lifeson had . Kind of a reddish brown . Today a tobacco sunburst is along always pure black . I have one epi 59 with the stock Burstbuckers 2 and 3 . The second has Gibson custombuckers and if I get the third which I should probably not buy but most likely will buy I will put a 57 classic plus in the bridge and a Burstbucker 1 in the neck as I don't like the regular 57 classic as a neck pickup for a les paul and I have a couple Of BB1s in a drawer . It would be cool to have 3 epi 59s loaded with pickups from all three of Gibsons modern PAF pickup families. The custombucker Burstbucker and 57 classic families. That would make some very fun interesting and informative playing session s

@jeffreylazzarinisr7419 2 жыл бұрын

Not nitro and Pau Ferro fret board. Vaneer maple top. Import tuners. Not USA made. The upside is the pickups and nice case.

@DANTHETUBEMAN 2 жыл бұрын

yep.

@Edward1312 Жыл бұрын

Fretboard is Indian Laurel not Pau ferro

@eddisonbuenano5282 2 жыл бұрын

The second he switch from the Gibson to Epiphone I lol'd at the pale comparison

@michaelvanbuskirk8845 Жыл бұрын

Then go out and spend $100k and get a real one. Most of us can't.

@ClaudioRaffaelli Жыл бұрын

Also these Epiphones are brand new And the original Laz is 60 years old. In a few decades when the wood darkens and ages as Joe says they will look astonishing

@yannick2047 2 жыл бұрын

The specs look good on this one (well, except for the fretboard …). But it‘s obvious that the top doesn‘t look as nice as the one on the original Gibson, a feat which would indeed be hard to achieve with just a veneer. But man, I am kind of on the fence regarding this one. If it had a nicer fretboard however, I would probably directly pull the trigger …

@Edward1312 2 жыл бұрын

I've noticed that some of the batches of laurel that Epi have used on the Epi 59 are v dark and indistinguishable from rosewood, I have a darkburst myself where you would be hard pushed to tell it wasn't Rosewood in look and feel, the laurel is that good. Its pot luck what you get to a certain extent as the laurel on the guitar featured here is very grey whereas if your lucky you may get a guitar with a much darker and browner hue.

@yannick2047 2 жыл бұрын

@@Edward1312 yep, the color of the fretboard and also the quality of the flamed top (veneer) is pure luck, at least as long as one orders online (and let‘s be honest, most people are probably going to do it this way). The Color and look of the laurel fretboard will probably also depend on the amount of care you apply to this board, I.e. oiling and moisturizing the board properly. Furthermore, the amount of care invested here will most likely also raise the playability and ‚feel‘-factor of the guitar, since strings and fingers can slide over the fingerboard more easily. I just hope they didn’t use too porous wood for these fingerboard because at some point, even the best fingerboard care cannot save it any more. In some shots of these commercial videos it somehow looks like this were the case. However, I have seen some recent demo videos on KZfaq where the fingerboard looks much better.

@Peepeestorm 2 жыл бұрын

It varies. I bought a left handed 50s standard Les Paul and the top is gorgeous. The fretboard looked pale like the one in the video but after putting some oil on it, it darkened up real nice and it looks like rosewood. Of course, it all depends. I’ve seen some really awful looking ones

@yannick2047 2 жыл бұрын

@@Peepeestorm good to know :-). Yesterday, I pulled the trigger one one of those Lazarus LPs and now have to wait for it for a couple of days. I have seen photos of some really awesome looking tops on those Lazarus models, but Three Chord Dave also put a video online of one which looks awful. So: keeping fingers crossed …

@ApeLikeCreature 2 жыл бұрын

My Lazarus came with a fantastic Flame Veneer and a darker fretboard. I LOVE the guitar!

@Anjohl 2 жыл бұрын

The change in his posture at 6:30 while holding the Epiphone vs. the Gibson is *very* telling.

@stricknine8623 2 жыл бұрын

Lol,...He is in a seated position with legs crossed and he did not even so much as move when the guitars were traded off. At 6:30, he is still in the same position while using his left hand to point to the pickups while talking about them.

@Edward1312 2 жыл бұрын

@@stricknine8623 Jeez some people speak such horseshit on KZfaq I feel embarrassed for that guy, posture of his body is telling what a load of utter nonsense.

@kathleenbrinkermann5413 Жыл бұрын

Patrick had been telling Peter green about his guitar or what he was doing g with puritans what new guitar he said he would have to get one he liked. Couldn’t go back Peter thought he’d have to work on that maybe when he bought that gold tone gretsch he thought he wouldn’t use it much but he thought it would make George Harrison happy for unknown reasons

@garyevans9688 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me why the Epiphone Lazarus has only one Mallory capacitor, while the Epiphone "59" Ltd edition Les Paul has two Mallory capacitors.

@eldyko 2 жыл бұрын

The epi doesn’t really look like that though

@ApeLikeCreature 2 жыл бұрын

My Lazarus has a much nicer top than the one Joe plays in this vid. It's very cool looking in person and a few of my friends like it more than my Les Paul Standard. And it plays almost as well as my Gibson.

@soofitnsexy Жыл бұрын

its cheap

@saycanalla 2 жыл бұрын

Thats cool.

@jvbluesville3426 2 жыл бұрын

Epiphone is like buying a hd sportster they’re great but you won’t be satisfied until you upgrade to bigger bike, In this case a Gibson, save your money and buy a r9 don’t settle for less if that’s your dream guitar

@MCMFF1 2 жыл бұрын

My epiphone is good for the moment for my skill level on the guitar, of course the Gibson would be great but i'm not good enough yet to justify buying a 3k+ guitar.

@therollband1290 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a Chibson 😂

@monto39 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty interesting that I worry so hard on a zipper touching my Gibson 356. He's playing A '59 lp sunburst and not apparently concerned in the least. Looks like the Epi is a satin finish, not the high gloss on the refinished Gibson?

@allendean9807 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve become very disenchanted with Epiphone of late- you’ve come up with some amazing guitars; The Vivian Campbell The Lifeson The ‘59 The Lazarus And NONE of them offered in a left handed model. I mean, come on, guys. There are left handed players all over the world. More than in the US, a great number of EU, AUS and Japanese left handed players. Still, Epiphone, and Gibson, for that matter, release these great instruments, and give no options, or scans few, for left handed players. Now, i guess you could say, “learn to play right handed”. Yeah. No thanks. I love being a lefty. But as a maker, I’d think you’d want all the sales, not just some of the sales. There are a lot of major makers who offer left handed models out of hand. So come on, epiphone. Let’s get some left handed models of note.

@jsantos807 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you ! The 59, All Slash collection and the Joe Bonammsa Lazarus Epiphone should be available for left-handed. There are a lot of lefty players who want to buy this models. Let's see if they will release them in 2022

@KevinTheMetalhead Жыл бұрын

Matt Heafy's signature Epiphone LP custom has a left handed option.

@allendean9807 Жыл бұрын

@@KevinTheMetalhead that is one pretty guitar! I just traded for a 2020 lefty tribute with a slash set in it, and i jazzed it up with gold speed knobs, a cream and gold poker chip, and cream and gold pickguard. Looks just like the guitar i dreamt of when i was 14….

@Edward1312 Жыл бұрын

It's not that simple as you have to change all your tooling which is expensive because the LH playing population is much less than 10% (the percentage of the LH pop) because a lot of LH have learned to play right-handed. What this means is because there are so few LH players it doesn't make commercial sense to make LH guitars.

@allendean9807 Жыл бұрын

@@Edward1312 not sure I agree with you these days; first off, if you have left handed models, especially in the Les Paul line, you're set up to do lefties. it comes down to discrimination, and a company with believes its not worth their time. also, brick and mortar stores keep lefties on the shelves too long, then think its because there aren't any in their market, when in fact, the lefties they keep in stock are cheap, black, and not of the quality a right handed player would pick, let alone a lefty. left handed players make up a larger market abroad than in the US, this is true. however, we are here, nonetheless. the EU, Japanese, asian and Australian makers have so many lefties, entire store chains are committed to providing high end left handed guitars to their customers. only in the USA do you get a full compliment of 180.00 black Ibanez starter packs, Squier starter guitars in black, and that's it. seasoned players usually have to buy sight unseen. and I would buy a LOT more sight unseen if Gibson/epiphone gave a shit about us. look at schecter and ESP/LTD. nearly all their lines have lefty models.

@hollikistvanfodrasza6937 2 жыл бұрын

Buy a standard, switch pickups, save money.

@hollikistvanfodrasza6937 2 жыл бұрын

@Workhorse Productions I don't know...customizing a cheaper guitar can make it more personal. You wouldn't do that with a Gibson.

@soofitnsexy Жыл бұрын

it dont work that way

@Edward1312 Жыл бұрын

He makes a mid-range guitar sound like a top end Gibson, shame it doesn't look like one, but you have to cut corners somewhere if you want something accessible price wise. Its peanuts compared to a Gibson Standard though so shouldn't complain too much and the Epiphone won't disappoint if you are a decent player.

@jsantos807 2 жыл бұрын

Epiphone, please , release a left-handed version ;)

@filtheejoe 2 жыл бұрын

I woulda called it "Meatball".

@yannick2047 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, that’s funny!

@filtheejoe 2 жыл бұрын

@@yannick2047 Thank you.

@BillyBongwaters 2 жыл бұрын

That is NOT AAAA flame maple veneer sorry

@stricknine8623 2 жыл бұрын

It's AAA maple veneer over plain maple cap. But I get that they are advertising it as "AAAA" The way I deal with stuff like this,..If I like it,..I buy it,...if I don't like it..., I dont buy it. They could call it a "AA" top or a "AAAA" top or a bologna sandwich top if they want.

@stricknine8623 2 жыл бұрын

@Workhorse Productions Hey man, it works..."Not everybody does that"....Yes but everybody should. You know, I've been at this stuff for 39 years, I've found that some LP flame tops, for me atleast, look better when they aren't soo perfect and aren't quite soo defined. Its a great time to be a guitarist. There are some guitars out there today in the 650 - 1,000 range that have the playability and quality that couldn't have been touched 30 - 40 years ago for less than $1,500.00

@kathleenbrinkermann5413 Жыл бұрын

Patrick Simmons I think owned a Lazarus he was wick his dad might have bought the guitar for him but he’d been sick and sold the guitar as he couldn’t deal with it anymore ask him it might have been his guitar. Ktb

@leifpaul 2 жыл бұрын

why the metric bridge ??

@brunoantony9257 2 жыл бұрын

cool guitar Joe but where can I get that hat?? I can't find it on the Gibson website!

@harrievogels6400 2 жыл бұрын

Thomann Germany. 👍

@bryancollins6796 2 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does this place look like the same place Hoffa got wacked? Scorcese! Great guitar BTW.

@KingGrio 9 ай бұрын

Demo ? Where? Yackidi yackidi yack yack

@kathleenbrinkermann5413 Жыл бұрын

They said to Pat the agent said that he probably needed to get rid of a guitar from his early life and maybe it would keep paying him back in the future

@jamesyamasaki4026 2 жыл бұрын

Great story, amazing looking guitar. I really respect Joe Bonamassa. But the more interesting story might be what's up with that cool leather jacket with the Hawaiian flag on it! Where did that come from??

@johnbride6585 Жыл бұрын

I know if guitar intonation, that new epi is not

@CreamyBone 2 жыл бұрын

Joe's the greatest boring guitar player in the world 😉👍

@gangmusic1998 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate Epiphone's efforts, but there are too many differences and it still looks cheap.

@Edward1312 Жыл бұрын

Are you seriously expecting an $800 guitar to look anything like a $250,000 dollar guitar other than superficially. What you can't deny though about the Epiphone is that its sounds killer in his hands.

@kathleenbrinkermann5413 Жыл бұрын

It was about when he wrote oh well I think he being traded in I must have told him that

@rickjason215 Жыл бұрын

Why have I never been invited to your dinner? Is it only for rich guys?

@ubw8754 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't THAT GUY say that Epiphone is just only for kids? Then WHY THE HELL THAT ONE keeps trying to make and sell his signatures in Epiphone? Huh? Anybody?

@vladi7441 2 жыл бұрын

link?

@taverntimes6806 2 жыл бұрын

It really needed a gloss top..looks silly..

@deanlunn1969 2 жыл бұрын

Puts his name to another guitar he wont be gigging.... sell out and a Bonamassa the brand !!!

@tenebroruncr4374 2 жыл бұрын

A pity that in such special models they put fingerboards of such poor quality. Models like the Custom Koa that I have come with Ebony or the Kat Town and Prophecy models. Then the guitar that touches you is a lottery.I think Epiphone and Mr. Joe are making gold by introducing models that have nothing to do with the or Original.

@jerrymorganjr 5 ай бұрын

I wish they'd use a better look veneer on these "59s". They use the same ugly wester maple pin stripe veneer on all of them. And the paint job is lazy.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 Жыл бұрын

How the hell could you get the color so wrong? WTF?

@bdb000x5 2 жыл бұрын

Joe plays the epiphones but slash won't

@kathleenbrinkermann5413 Жыл бұрын

Pat told me do not go buy his guitar to me I said I wouldn’t as I don’t play guitar and didn’t plan to he thought his guitar liked me a little he’d been over there for a while at peters motel room I think his dad took it back for him maybe where they bought it asked his name Simmons his dad said Pat hD said and that was it. Peter had asked he may have been thinking of taking a guitar back. Butnotthere but he wondered if theyguitars not from there I remember he called the store up and asked. I noticed he had a British accent which I hadnt actually noticed very much before. So on the phone it was very noticeable I think he might have taken a guitar to them. He might have had Stevie nicks take it there for him maybe with Lindsey buckingham. The store owner was suspicious as the guy who called had a British accent they admitted it and he took the guitar they brought the money to Peter later handed him the money and Change and receipt. He was happy to see. I wondered what I would have that mattered ? Nothing? Maybe I decided to trade Peter green in…. I don’t know why he thought I should write albums why I get a high price and he gets royalties? Like I said. I thought I wouldn’t tell him about those thoughts. Now I wonder what still? I need money for that what would I buy? I think I would buy a solid heartwood pine guitar. From long leaf pine. There must have been one around? There are new trees growing around here some marshals planted like a cash crop they are almost entirely heartwood. Near red winds casino on the right side approaching is a cut log almost all heartwood.