The Guitars of Jeff Beck: A Short History
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This was tough. We lost one of the most important guitarists of my youth in Jeff Beck. It's like a chapter of my 20's has ended abruptly, without the anticipated resolution. I haven't covered every instrument he was ever pictured with of course. I try to highlight and spend time on the instruments used on the big records or concerts as those most important in the artist's career. Here of course, it's sort of "which Les Paul" and "which Stratocaster" and hey, it could be a lot worse right?
Hope you dig it.
Keith
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I'm 64 years old and a drummer, not a guitarist. I admit I cried like a baby the night I found out he had died. No one else played like he did and no one ever will. RIP to the greatest.
Chris LaGrego: I'm currently 63 years old, American, and find myself absolutely flabbergasted... Jeff Beck was my favorite guitarist. I felt like the world stopped, when he died. I think I might need to head out and go buy every piece of music he wrote and played. I'll probably need to get that to somehow fill the new hole I have in my heart.
Jeff Beck is easily one of the most innovative guitarists of my time. He took the instrument places it had never been before. RIP Jeff
And where it might not ever go again
Unfortunately just hearing his stuff now. A friend gave me the live album from the 2000s with the killer bassist. Shits amazing.
@@telequacker-9529 Yeah he was. Listen to Truth and Beck-Ola with Rod Stewart on vcl and Ron Wood on bass.
He was the most unique and innovative guitarists of all time. And we will never see another one like him, .... ever.
As Jennifer Batten says in the 2017 Biopic on Jeff Beck called: "Still On The Run" ....
"There is a difference between playing music and BEING music.... and that's what sets Jeff Beck apart from everyone else..... because he IS music"
In the same documetary Joe Perry says "There is every other guitarist.... and then there is Jeff Beck"
..... your favorite guitar player's favorite guitar player.....
RIP Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck is the best 🎸🎵🎶 ever ‼️👍
So well done, Keith. Thank you for all the work you do to research and preserve this great history. Rest in peace, Jeff.
Blow by Blow- 25c Vinyl LP at a Yard Sale ages ago … Minds Blown and Lives Changed! Still gutted at his passing.
A playlist of all his albums is never played out, never boring and never sounds the same. Can we say this of any other guitarist?
RIP Legend!
I'm not lying when I say Jeff Beck is the only guitar player ever who literally made me cry, just by playing the guitar. Usually, only the best singers on this planet can do that. I guess he plays the guitar the way the best singers sing. Technically unparalleled and emotionally overwhelming.
Thanks for the video Keith! ❤️
Absolutely! He is the only guitarist that made me cry as well.
"Diamond Dust" made me cry. I'm kinda welling up a bit now actually!! Yeah- Jeff's stuff was so achingly beautiful, wasn't it?
Blow by Blow and Wired have been( and remain) two of my favourite ever albums ; both are phenomenal and inspiring.
Got to see Jeff one last time in concert a few months ago. He was still at the top of his game. I'm glad I got one more chance to be mesmerized.
A beautiful tribute to the master, Jeff Beck. Thank you. It's still hard to believe he's gone. We've added People Get Ready and Rock My Plimsoul to our set list to honor him.
the passing of jeff beck marks a turning point in the history of guitar. it’s been a rough few years for the music world, and this is just the latest blow. at 19, i’m a bit sad that i didn’t get to experience the full force of what rock guitar was through the 60s to the 90s, and i’m even more sad that i get to experience the passing of my heroes. but as sad as it is, we still have the music. and with that music comes the energy and emotion from when it was written. jeff beck was one of my favorites as a kid, and hearing of his death was heartbreaking, but i think this video is a pretty good send-off for one of the greatest guitarists to ever have lived
It makes me incredibly happy to hear a young person talk about their love for Jeff Beck. He really was and is a force to be reckoned with.
We can temper our sadness at Jeff Beck's passing with the knowledge that he was one of those very rare musicians who got to have a career the way he wanted to, playing with those he felt like playing with,, making few if any concessions to popular whims and tastes, and paying little if any attention to the trappings of fame, fortune and stardom. He was equally or perhaps even more content to work on cars at home as he was to play guitar on stage or in the studio. Very few of us, and especially those working in and around music and art, get to enjoy that much creative and personal freedom. And in the end, he fell ill and died quickly, rather than enduring a long slow physical or cognitive decline. He lived an interesting, freely creative life, and died as good a death as anyone can hope for; and he left unique music for us to remember him by.
Well said👌🙏🎸
Wise words young man if you're a player continue to play as the rest of us players will Long live Jeff Beck
@@TheGdspruill absolutely, though i will say that i’m not a man. i’ve been playing for about 5 years now, and have no plans to ever stop
Hey Keith..I'm glad you are doing this..I hope your world is better today than yesterday.🤘♥️🎸🎶
Thanks Eric. I’ll go put on Blow by Blow and the world will get a little bit better.
@@fivewattworld that's exactly right Keith..it really is what it's all about 😊
@@fivewattworld Follow it up with "Truth," and it'll continue to get better.
He got better as he got older but he was always great. Nice video.
Jeff is the greatest to ever pick up a guitar plain and simple he was the hero to legends that says it all
I know this video is about Jeffs guitars, but I wanted to share about three of his early amps. The Yardbirds were booked for a cconcert and their Vox amps had failed. Jeff had to use a Gibson S.S. amp with two 2-10 speaker cabs. They were rented from our main local music store. My friends and I went to Memphis in the early seventies for a live music weekend and saw the Jeff Beck Group with Cozy Powell riding around in a rented station wagon. What a thrill!!! On Sunday we went to hear the JBG Live. They were in Memphis recording the JBG album with Going Down on it. Jeff was using a S.S Sunn Lead amp on top of a 6-12 Univox cab. with the white Strat. ON the Blow by Blow Tour he used black L.P. with a Fender Showman Cab and a Marshall Head. Benard Purtie on drums. He was the Best!!! Thanks for your work.
Thank you Keith. I was really shocked when I heard Jeff passed. Still kind of hard to believe, due to the fact that his guitar playing never faltered with age. He seemed to get better & better ( at least I think so. ) This may sound kind of weird, but Jeff was the last virtuoso I would've imagined to pass away so soon. I'm still bummed out over it.
I think that my wife and I are some of the only people left on the planet who still occasionally just sit and listen to albums from start to finish. And I mean listen to them. We hardly talk, we just sit back and enjoy the music, the way it's supposed to be done. I have an almost audiophile level stereo so it does sound pretty good. We've both caught Jeff Beck live a few times although funnily enough, that was before we got together.
I believe you missed mentioning the Strat that Jeff used in the second Jeff Beck Group. It had a natural finish with had a white pick guard that was either damaged or modified which left it with a hard edge cut which exposed the lower horn. You can see him playing it on a filmed concert that included "Going Down' and other songs. You can see a Les Paul on a guitar stand in the clip as well I'm not sure if it's the oxblood one.
Yes you are correct; there is also footage of Jeff using that Strat on 'Definitely Maybe'
I saw a video made a few weeks before his passing, and he was better than ever. This still hurts.
He had a lot more music in him. 💔
Really hurts still I agree. To imagine what this legend would of brought to us in the years to come, it's heartbreaking😢 losing Jeff was a huge loss to our lives..bet they're "rockin it up" up there 💙🎸
It is nice to not only listen to an entire album, but actually enjoy it. I know it's lost on younger people, but I'm 35 and those of us in that range still pop cd's in and run whole albums. Learned it from my parents and God willing I'll teach my kids the same thing. Great vid dude 👍
I’m 40 and I havent touched a CD in 20 years man
I'll be 37 in a couple months and I can relate to the original statement and the reply oh, but there is nothing better than listening to an album from front to back whether it's a vinyl a cassette on CD or from some Digital streaming source
@@curtisy6234 No love for the 8 track, the coolest format IMO, An 8 track will play over and over, Ya I am 64 Happy to say , I got to see Jeff two times in the mid 70s
My friends and I do a listening party about once a month. We rotate a person picking an album that is only revealed at the time of the get together. It is listened to in its entirety and when done the rest of the guests go round robin, each picking a single song until we call it a night. It's been a great experience. Some chose the classics, and some chose their oddball favorites. Give it a go. You gotta make music happen sometimes.
I've seen him live several times with different guitars. The white and the surf green strat stand out, but maybe the white one from Ronnie Scotts was my favorite. Or maybe the Tele that he gave to Jimmy Page. I gotta admit that the Ox Blood Les Paul was used to incredible effect as well. I guess I even love the 'gene vincent' guitars that he used with Imelda May. It all comes down to Jeff himself; he did things that no one else could do. A monumental loss.
Can't wait. yes, tears when the news hit,
Fan since '65 when i was 8 with Steeled Blues (HFOS B side).
Yes Duane Eddy and all but Jeff Beck knocked me out.
Lifer.
I saw him last year at the Albert Hall. So glad I did. RIP Jeff
My heart remains tender regarding Jeff's passing , however it swells back up when I contemplate the universe of musicians he's inspired , and knowing they will not let his legacy rust . It's gonna take a little more than a minute , but I can pass the time in the warm comfort of "Deafinately/MayBe" , "'Cause We've Ended As Lovers ", and "GoodBye PorkPie Hat". I count myself fortunate to have seen Jeff since There And Back , and witnessed Jeff and SRV at THE Madison Square Garden in NYC . You could have run me over with a New York Times delivery truck , and I would've died happy . St. Pete could've sent me to Hell , and the words out of my mouth would be ,"Screw You , I saw Jeff Beck and SRV . Praises to you , Tim , and your support crew for putting this together for us that feel Jeff's absence .
I also saw Jeff Beck and SRV at Madison Square Garden. Unforgettable night.
Jeff Beck has been super inspirational to me the last few years to the point that I’ve started trying to learn more about his music and style of play. I must say, it’s become my jam. Thanks for doing this video. I might add that there’s nothing like seeing Jeff Beck live. Glad I had the opportunity to see one of the greats at least once.
Jeff Beck's playing inspired my desire to play the guitar. He showed us just how special and unique it is as an instrument and how magical it can be as a vehicle to reach our creative destinations.
I've enjoyed watching every tribute to him, the history of the guitars he played, and interviews with him. Thanks for your video, as it it will help us remember the tools of a genius and legend. 🙏👌
I did a couple of records with Jeff in the late 90's. He had me put standard strat necks on his signature strats. It comes with a very fat neck. He said that he spec'd it just to make it different.
I have Jef Beck LiVE at Ronnie Scott's in my DVD player in my guitar room...I watch it all the time...over and over....way before his recent passing....another great video , thanks Keith
In my opinion Jeff Beck is the most inventive guitar players ever! His playing was incredibly lyrical. His sound, the way he bent notes, totally unique. There was even humor in some of his playing. He never sounded like he was running up and down scales. He coaxed the guitar to make the sounds he heard and felt. His playing could make you pump your fist or bring you to tears. As many people have said, "there's everybody else and then there's Jeff Beck"! The world is a much sadder place without him!! R.I.P. Jeff Beck!
At the end of his opening for Carlos Santana in 1995 in the Woodlands, north of Houston, he smashed a white Strat's butt end into the stage several times, smiling - then threw a hand in the air and carried it of with him. I had seen him on the Blow by Blow tour in San Antonio but was not nearly as impressed with his playing - then. He'd gone through several changes which left me behind until the 1995 show. I had to plug my ears but was transfixed by every note and finally realized his playing was as unique as his hands' ergonomics. That didn't, and doesn't suit me - I had to develop my own. I didn't need to see him again live because of UA-cam but, I've scoured the listings fo nearly every version os several favorites. They were all different - and all brilliant. One of a kind for sure.
Early in 1977 I remember being a young struggling student and scraping together the money to see Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. On that evening with no money in my pocket I walk from one side of the city to the other, energized by the thought of seeing Jeff live. Upon arrival I found myself 3 rows back front and center. The assault on my senses was powerful and awe inspiring, unlike anything I had experience at gig, up until then. The walk home via the darkened back streets was surreal as the show played back in my head. I knew then playing guitar was going to be a major part of my life for ever. Thank you Keith, for your heartfelt homage.
Jeff Beck was the man. Thanks for an another amazing video, Keith.
Keith, thank you for bringing homage to such a wonderful musician. We only can be grateful for what he brought to this world.
I knew people who knew Jeff personally and though I never met him, these people all had an amazing energy around like similar to those who knew Jimi - some of them the same people too! Music is emotion and its the story of whats within and all around, some people can let that out without fear, Jeff was one.
Your channel is like Fender Custom Shop's tag line of 'when you're ready.' The most mature and considered music channel on UA-cam, thank you for bringing Jeff back for a few minutes and, yes, I cried at the end.
70 yrs old guitar geezer here. Jeff Beck will always inspire us. Condolences to his loved ones. Hope to sign up for some lessons when it’s my turn. Thanks for a great video.
I had already been a fan of the Jeff Beck Group- both lineups. Then Beck Bogart Appice power trio. Then "Blow By Blow" came out the year I graduated 1975 (!)
I first saw Jeff with the Jan Hammer Group 1976 at Day On The Green.
The Stevie Ray Vaughn tour (!) 1989
The Jeff Beck/Santana tour (!) 1995
"Who Else" tour; "You Had It Coming" tour.
So outstanding.
"Emotion Comotion" tour 3 nights in a row, and two other times.
Finally with Z.Z Top in 2014.
I followed the European and America tours with Johnny Dep almost nightly thanks to UA-cam!
My life has been filled with Jeff's music 🎶 and I am so saddened by his passing. But boy do I gave alot to be thankful for. 🙏
Thanks for this video if our beloved maestro-
Jeff Beck forever 🕉 guitarist 🎸
Nice job, Keith! May be my all-time favorite electric player. Thanks to Jeff, too!
The first time I saw Jeff Beck live was when he played with The Yardbirds at the Alexandria(Virginia) Roller Rink on December 23, 1965. My band, The Beau Street Runners, Franconia, Virginia, also played and is on the poster playbill, which I still have hanging, right here, in my home office. The 'Holiday A Go Go' was presented and promoted by WEAM(AM Radio/Northern Virginia) and Jack Alix(DJ). Admission was $2.50. The Shangri-La's also appeared. He played his now legendary Esquire thru a pair of bridged and borrowed, from another band, Fender Super Reverbs. Long Live Jeff Beck~!
Beautiful words about one of the very best Keith, thanks for doing this
Blow by blow was the most significant albums in my musical journey. Jeff showed me how an instrument can live, breath and express emotion. He took what Jimi did to the nth level ! There was no other even close to him. Rest easy....
Thanks Keith - i took my guitar teacher to see Jeff in Paris in 2011. I owned a JB signature and gifted it to my oldest a few years ago. It meets all his electric needs!!! Fantastic as always!
I still think about watching one of your first videos - and I commented about 5 watt world being perfect - as I loved my 57 Champ re-issue. Still love that amp - use it almost every night. And, as for Jeff Beck, he will never be forgotten by guitar players. He will be studied, and attempted to be copied forever. RIP Mr. Beck.
I have wanted a purple Beck signature since I was a kid. Also, Jeff looked 28 years old for like 50 years. RIP
His Prized all Original ‘54 Telecaster was My Favorite. I believe its the Guitar in the Fantastic “People get Ready” clip with Rod Stewart. He tells the story of acquiring it in the Japanese Subtitled Clip in which he walks through his Guitar Collection. You can just Feel How Dear the Guitars were to Him. I Could watch it Endlessly.
Great Job Keith!
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The original Esquire he used on all the Yardbirds recordings is now owned by Seymour Duncan who swapped it for a Tele Duncan had fitted with Gibson humbuckers , Jeff loved it and Duncan offered a swap . Beck said as it went out the door never to be played again , that he felt instant regret and later jumped at the chance to grab that '54 , which was apparently destined for someone else ( there is a clip somewhere on UA-cam filmed in Jeffs attic , surrounded by guitars where he talks about why he has them and ... the one that got away
Yep, thats the clip that I could watch forever. 600 bucks was good cash for that Guitar in the ‘70’s
Out of all the UA-cam channels this is the real deal god speed Jeff
Wore out Blow by Blow and Wired vinyls not only to learn but to marvel at the sonic tapestry he wove, introducing us to modulation way beyond the gritty tones provided by volume/drive manipulation. I broke out the vinyls, scratches and all, the day of his passing. He’s a profound influence and will be missed as such. Thanks for the tribute.
I only discovered Blow By Blow when I decided to hire it from my local CD library back in 1988 and it changed my musical world. Then I bought Wired and both of those albums are amongst my favourites ever and I still listen to them regularly.
Let’s see… The Oxblood Les Paul, the Esquire, and his famous Strats. A couple acoustics maybe? Beyond that I’m not sure what else he used. This should be interesting and educational. 😄
Seymour Duncan Telecaster
@@kevinmalone8903 - Oh yeah. The TeleGib guitar.
In the book I, Tina, that pink guitar is mentioned for being used by jeff during the sessions from the *Private Dancer* album which included the Dire Straits lineup. Mark Knopfler had written what became the title track while the band was recording *Love over Gold.*. Shortly before Jeff passed away, I read on Wikipedia that Mark is not satisfied by Jeff’s guitar solo on that tune.
During the week ending January 2023, I got a look at a video in which Jeff demonstrated some of his favorite models and mentioned the one he traded to Seymour Duncan. The comment section not only included my musing that Mr. Duncan should give that Broadcaster to a museum but also a long thread of people talking about the character played by Christopher Guest during This is Spinal Tap; everybody agrees with me that Chris usually based that character on Jeff.
I think that my favorite instance of Jeff on film on TV is during a scene in the film Twins where he is the electric guitar player in a live band appearing at a honky-tonk in New Mexico. It’s not the kind of thing you would expect of Jeff Beck, but he was definitely a musician that didn’t believe in categorical barriers, so it’s just as fitting as it is disarming to see.
JB's passing was such a shock - and with Tom Verlaine passing most recently I'm reluctant to open the news these days. I'd only watched the Ronnie Scott's show again at Christmas. All things must pass, even the wizards, but it hurts. Thanks Keith, these vids are screen gems and very much appreciated.
I find it amazing that I feel that, at 78, Jeff Beck was taken from us too soon. That is a testimony to his constant striving for something new. He couldn’t pass his Strat without being tortured by its promise - and challenge.
I actually knew all about this K, but it was really fun to watch what you put together here man and to remember being a kid staring at the cover of Jeff’s records or a magazine cover with him on it and listening to the record or cassette, to remember seeing him in Chicago, all that and realizing that he made so many people just feel happy and feel a kind of wonder at his music. A real humble unassuming car guy who could capture your imagination and make you want to play guitar. So know matter how much I know about him, it’s always time well spent to see something well done like your video.
Several weeks ago I was on the Eastwood Guitar website and ordered this wacky looking guitar, the LG-50. When it came I was doubtful about it, but by morning I had fallen in love with it. I mention this, because, according to Martin Power's biography of Jeff Beck that I bought the night I heard about Beck's passing, the guitar that I was playing is based on the old Guyatone LG-50 from the early 60s. This was, as it turns out, Beck's first electric guitar. I was thrilled to hear that, although I suspect mine to be much better than the original.
The most touching tribute to me was posted by the 17 yr old guitar prodigy LYSA X in Japan. She simply posts what's left of her video playing Where were you,( at age 11!) an texting her sad good bye. Some years ago I watched a interview with Jeff Beck where he stated he simply quit the Yardbirds with no notice while in the middle of a tour, out of extream frustration over the band constantly giving bad performances due to heavy drinking.
I seen Jeff Beck in 2009 and it changed my life. I already played guitar for years but after that, wow I knew what I could really figure out. Oh don't forget I was only 13 or so at the time too
Great episode! I’m 64 and the Beck albums of the 70’s were so present in my listening experience. Thanks for your channel recommendations and I’m a TrueFire learner now! Cheers 🍻
Nicely done, Keith.
I had to watch this clean thru before saying anything.
JB fan for a long time, since i was 8 in '65, Yardbirds HFOS B side, Steeled Blues, credited to Jeff Beck.
yes, i cried when i got the news. Heck, he gigged in November !
The sister of a good friend gave me her pristine copies of Truth and Beck Ola around '71 (cosa nostra? a little scary) I still have them, still clean. Had a Univiox amp poster with BBA on my bedroom wall . Bought the album as a Holland import, which i also still have (motorcycle trip from SFO Ca to Russian River,,,,abit scary ;) Nice used record store find.
Jeff Beck Group was one of my faves of the summer of '72,,,,first real gf, house to myself.... pretty sweet (Yes Close,,,was another)
Went to a record store to buy 'Skynyrds "Nuthin' Fancy" and see "Blow By Blow". Bought both. '75, the year i graduated HS. Great sound tracks :) Somehow missed him at Winterland then. Finals, didn't know??? I'd gone there about a dozen times and googled if he ever played there. He did that same summer ! man,,,,
Saw a vid with an interview with Jeff here a few years ago and he mentions the Wired 'gift' Strat. That album is here, too,
Pretty great...Touring with John...
"I don't wanna play your guitars anymore!"
"But do you like it?"
"Yes."
"It's yours"
Don't get me started about Tommy Bolin....
Rest In Peace, Jeff Beck.
Just beautiful, Keith! Bless you for your insight on one of the greats from my and your, lifetime! Cheers!
Thanks Keith for the wonderful video. The 2 references to people get ready is oh so true. I've lost 3 family members and a childhood friend in the first month of 2023.
My all time favorite “rock” guitarist since I picked up the first couple of albums back in ‘65 when I was 15❣️Saw him with the first Jeff Beck Group featuring Rod Stewart at The Fillmore East around 68-69 👌
Wired has to be one of my favorite Jeff Beck albums. RIP Jeff Beck
THE OX BLOOD IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GUITARS EVER
Hi Keith, thanks so much for posting this. I downloaded the backing track "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" to my Fender G DEC amp. I learned that when it came out in 1975 off the Blow by Blow album. So every time I pick up the guitar I can honor Jeff by playing this track at least 95% note for note right off the album. Sounds just as good on my Les Paul as it did when Jeff recorded it on his Tele/Gib. Hope your're having musical fun in your world, I know I am in mine. Thanks again.
I am still in shock, I had recently fallen back in love with Jeff's music, not that it ever left me. I was so fortunate to see him on his There and Back tour, and recently, in 2018. His wonderful ability to make you scratch your head while saying how the hell did he do that! His phenomenal musical journey came to an end way too fast and soon while reminding me that life is fragile, beautiful, and short to make the best of what we have while we have it! Thank you for everything you gave me and the world Mr. Jeff Beck.
So Sad ... Blow By Blow was one of my favorite albums , growing up ... and still is today. I Thanks for sharing another great video ... even under the circumstances. Happy Birthday ! ... and thanks for doing what you do !
There's an interview with Beck talking about, and playing. That Selmer-Maccaferri guitar. He says Page gave it to him and that it was the type of guitar Django Reinhardt often played.
I'll never forget hearing Nadia for the first time with those drums kicking in. Pure awesomeness.
his sound was so different to anybody else he was amazing
Keith you couldn’t have said it any better there at the end .
The show I went for the 'Blow by Blow' tour, still remains one of my favourite concerts of all time.
I was at the Cobo Hall Detroit concert in '73. I believe Jeff use using the Ox Blood LP. Back in those days the P.A. was mostly for vocal and drum support. Electric guitar and bass rigs were enormous to cover the room. Bogart would strike a low E and Eb on another string to beat a fright train rumble. Of course Jeff sounded amazing through a wall of cabinets.
It's important to note the Jeff had his tone control wired to the bridge pick up on his strats. This is not on the signature models only on his personal guitars. This is mentioned in his rig run down episode.
And yes keep it touch with friends and make new ones.
Oh man, hope there’s that clip of Jeff showing a documentarian his guitars. Especially when he shows him the Fender with the tag still on it that can never be played nor looked at.
Was that the one where he had the amp that went to eleven? That's was one of his best interviews.
Stop talking about it.
If Christophe Guest is any thing like You , Me and Eric Johnson from the first time I say spinal Tap I always thought that Nigel Tuffnell was secretly based On Jeff Beck .
@@dainhuston not so secretly
Thanks a whole lot, Keith. I'm gonna miss ya, JB!! Thank God I can still listen.
A favorite FM radio moment for me in the 70's was the live album version of Blue wind with it's blast to the past inclusion of Train kept a rollin . My favorite Beck moments though were his solos on the Stanley Clarke album Journey to Love . Hello Jeff being a favorite riff to play
Jeff Beck, the guitar hero's guitar hero
I have a 2017 JB Sig. Strat. However, I swapped out the trem bar for a Wilkinson. I like the bend better, it clears the input jack, and frankly, I thin kit looks sharper. I have never broken a string on this guitar in the six years that I've had it. I used to play a '79 custom Les Paul with a Kahler trem. The strat has totally changed the way I approach playing guitar and I can't imagine having bought anything different. It's perfect.
Thanks Keith (and Jeff) this was a nice tribute. My first guitar teacher taught me a bunch of JB licks from cause we’ve ended as lovers when i was a kid and i’ve been a JB fan ever since. He just never stopped seeing what else he could do with the guitar. I’m so glad i had the chance to see him live a few years back.
I do love him and miss him. Mister Jeff Beck is a legend.
Yeah....
Thanks Keith and Mr. McErlain.
Land o' lakes,wi...here,,,,..........1960 was a very good year,,!.............my first album , bought with my own money,Blow by Blow........my older brothers loved it too.....his sound,playing started my playing hobby....today,we are glad to have had him show us how it can be........,,,,,,any sound,this man drove them like a race car.........tnx for this vid..................recently bought a 90's Marshall 250 dfx...and am engulfed in tone,,,..love it,lifetime amp,,,,,now where's my guitar!!!!..........tnx,pat....62 y.o.!😯.....
Used to bird hunt every year up in Watersmeet, MI.
Always great to see anything on Jeff, though this is a reminder of what we lost...which is a lot.
As a Jeff fan since '65 I noticed some points that would benefit from correction or clarification:
- You are right about Jeff not liking the red Tele that Clapton had played in the Yardbirds (the band also owned that Gibson bass). But he didn't buy the white R/N Tele from John Owen, he borrowed it and was using it when he purchased the Esquire from John Walker (nee Maus). That Esquire had a white plate that Jeff soon switched to black. The rusted saddles were repaced with brass, and the neck soon suffered a fracture and was replaced.
- Jeff was fired from the Yardbirds because he walked out on the band during dates in America. Page was able to compensate to the point where the band felt they didn't need two guitarists (egos were making that untenable), so Beck, waiting in England to rejoin the band, was ousted...though the Owen Tele stayed with Page. Page said Jeff gifted it to him, yet Beck said he tried to get it back but Page never delivered. Beck eventually compensated John Owen by gifting him with a Beck Signature Strat.
- The lineup on 'Beck-Ola' was not the same as 'Truth'. Tony Newman replaced Micky Waller, and Nicky Hopkins was now a full-time member. Ronnie Wood was on bass because Jet Harris of the original Shadows didn't work out and Dave Ambrose quit to join the Brian Auger Trinity. Another bassist brought in after Ronnie Wood was fired lasted just one gig...then Beck had to beg Wood to return.
- Aynsley Dunbar wasn't the first drummer with the Jeff Beck Group. He was fourth, with Waller also sitting in for a spell before returning after Dunbar's departure. Dunbar is on Jeff's second single, 'Tallyman'/'Rock My Plimsoul'.
- Carmine Appice is pronounced a-piece. His drumming brother (Black Sabbath etc.) Vinny pronounces his a-piss-E. Real family pronunciation is a-peh-chA
- The PAFs in the 'Tele-Gib' are Seymour Duncan rebuilds of the pickups from Lonnie Mack's Flying V. In his latter years, Beck would open his show by playing Mack's classic 'Lonnie On the Move'.
- The white plastic guitar Page gifted to Beck is a Macaferri (pron. mac-a-ferry), not (what sounded like) a McAfree. Beck saw it as compensation for the Owen Tele and said he felt insulted. He later changed his mind, saying he loved it because it was compact and easy to play around the house.
I hope this helps.
Cheers!
😎👍✝️Rest easy Jeff, we definitely will miss you. Thank you for sharing your talents with this world! Have fun jammimg with Jimi, Moonie, Bonzo, Jaco, Cozy, Peart, etc.......
Saw him with Rod Stuart, Ron Wood and crew a few times in the 60s. Still love that Bolaro/Oxblood sound.
Unlike so many of his generation Jeff Beck was still active, touring and creating. His passing was such a shock in part because he was only sick for a couple days. Bacterial Meningitis is a very quick killer and must be diagnosed and treated almost at the onset.
He inspired millions and created a style all his own. I can’t help wondering if he had a larger private guitar collection that just stayed home like so many others. But I think not. I think his collection was the hot rods he built himself.
Motor on Jeff!🎸
No Athlete, no Politician, no Person of the Public life has been able to adapt himself and to lead the way into modern ways as Jeff Beck..................he was absolety comfrotable in dealing with all styles, all rhythyms all gengers................he really was a case of study for history books............God Bless Jeff.
Sorry I misssed it live. Thanks Keith
RIP Jeff
Dang. You look good for 63.
Great video. I've never gotten into Jeff Beck, but it certainly is sad he is gone.
Another beautiful video Keith!! Well done Sir 👏
Thank you Keith for making this tribute. I saw Jeff Beck in '76 in Honolulu where he played most of the songs from Blow by Blow. Sadly, I've since lost the ticket stub that I kept in my '72 LP Custom case. He played the Jackson Soloist at the CBS employee private concert in Honolulu with Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you search there's some YT footage of the concert.
Great Video! There is another guitar. During the Japanese Tour in 1978 Jeff played a Strat. Neck and body were from his white 1961 Strat and Seymour Duncan installed a black anadized pickguard, schaller pickups I believe and three on/off/on mini toggle switches instead of a 3-way switch. The guitar was very famous in Japan and because of that some companies like Aria, Greco and Fernandes made replicas. Even Fender did one under the Squier brand in late 1982. There are some pictures online of this guitar and it can be seen on the back of an Live Album cover. Fender was showing a Picture of Jeff playing this guitar in the 1983 or 1984 Twang catalog.
"People get ready".... nice. Always a pleasure sir.
I had a Strat Plus and a Tele Plus in the 90s. I really miss those guitars.
u can still get em...i played a few recently my only problem is the weigh alot!!
Sitting down to listen to a new album all the way through - what a great concept! Many happy memories and “Wired” definitely was one of those albums.
I’ll happly 2nd that ! Wired its OK to think out side of the box.
Thank you for making this video Keith. Your videos are great! Jeff Beck was awesome and is sorely missed.
While I knew in my heart that it would never happen, I was really hoping that Jeff Beck would someday be reunited with his Esquire. It saddens me that he never got to see it again
Thanks keith, another great video. Keep them coming. Never would have guessed you were in your 60s. I hope I look as young as you in my 60s.
I did always dig that stripped down natural "50s" strat with the cut off pickguard from his early 70s era. Jeff Beck is such a monumental influence on me , so thank you for making this video
Keith- I enjoyed the shout out to Strings and Things in Memphis. I grew up in Memphis, and was a regular at Strings and Things. I hung out there a lot, just fooling around, playing with the guitars, but they tolerated me. I saw multiple artists at Strings and Things who were passing thru town, including Eric Clapton, BB King, Dicky Betts, Gary Rossington and Allen Collins(of Lynyrd Skynyrd) and the entire Black Oak Arkansas band. I had one bad story regarding Strings and Things, however, At age 16 in 1974, I bought a Rickenbacker 4001 bass from the bassist in a local band who had a drug problem and had to sell it to pay for his fix. I had no idea what it was really worth, and offered him $200, which he took on the spot. Several years later, I took it to Strings and Things to get rid of it because I was starting medical school. Realizing I didn't know what I had, they offered me an Ovation Applause acoustic guitar in trade, and acted like they were giving me a great deal. I found out later on that the Rickenbacker was worth much more than the Ovation, and that the sales guy at Strings and Things had put one over on a naive kid. Lesson learned.
Thanks for doing this, Keith👍
Great video as always. Thank you. Just one thing, you forgot to mention that Jeff Beck recorded all the main guitars in Jon Bon Jovi's Young Guns Ii: Blaze of Glory Soundtrack. That soundtrack really shows the inmense talent of Jeff Beck. May he rest in peace.