I had the opportunity to interview. Jeff, in about 2004. He invited me to his house outside London and I even got to play the off-white Stratocaster as he gave me some impromptu guitar lessons. It was awesome and he was awesome!
It’s with mixed emotions I watch this. I cannot wait to attend the exhibition to take a closer look very soon but sad we have lost such a talented artist who inspired so many guitarists!
Like many, I was fortunate enough to see Jeff live. There was/is, no one like him. I'm still heartbroken about his passing. 😢 R.I.P. Jeff and thank you for so many years of your great guitar playing.
One of the world's best guitarist's. Hearing Jeff's music is the most wonderful sounds of any music at all. You have left the stage Jeff but we thankfully still have the amazing sounds you created from these instruments. RIP Jeff.
That Seymour Duncan built Tele is the very guitar that made me want a Tele as a young man. I saw a black and white picture of Jeff in a guitar book with that guitar smoking a fat cigar talking with Clapton and knew I have to have one.. I now have a dozen!
A 59 LP for £50K? I’d get a loan to buy that!😂 That just seems like a 1/20th of what you’d think it would go for? Ok, it’s been modded, but it’s been modded by Jeff Beck, played by icons, and used on important recording? A new 59 VOS is pushing £7K? Anyway, I’d expect that to go for a fortune on auction day.
Yea it’s a weirdly low estimate… maybe because it’s been renecked and Jeff didn’t seem to like it after that? Still a legendary guitar so I think it’ll go for more.
"Flame Maple Top"? lol It's a plain maple top as were all the early LPs. Nice "expert" . I love it when an "expert" says something wrong as soon as they speak.
It's unfortunate that only the very very rich will be able to get their hands on one of Jeff's guitars. Where does that leave the average Joe who loves Jeff Beck, has every album and knows every note of every song? That makes me sad.
The story about the Tele Gib is not true...Jeff traded his Yardbird Esquire for the Tele Gib...it was not a gift...Duncan made replicas of the Yardbird Esquire and gave Jeff one of the copies ...
I was surprised not to see the Stratocaster with the large headstock that he used with the Jeff Beck Group and Beck Bogert and Appice. The one with the pickguard cut off.
The Seymour Duncan Telecaster was not a gift to Jeff Beck? It was a trade for the Fender Esquier Jeff used in The Yardbirds. In interviews Jeff had remorse over letting the guitar go.
The main cream-colored Strat, the Oxblood Les Paul, and the Telegib are the crown jewels of this collection. As far as I am concerned, he was cut down in his prime...
@@doyleblueshall1398 He was still playing and gigging at his usual high level when he suddenly contracted bacterial meningitis. Compare to Clapton, who hasn't really done anything new since Derek and the Dominos. Age is a number.
Mine turned up an hour ago, but let's be honest, it is a very interesting book as much as a catalogue - masterful research, especially the photography. No complaints from me.
Has anyone in the States received the Christie's JB catalog yet? I ordered mine for a Christmas present and it has yet to show and there have been no updates.
Same in germany. I wrote to Christies and they made excuses because of printing delays over the christmas period. But a few hours ago I received a tracking code. Hopefully I get the Catalogue before I start to visit the exhibition😂
1:20 … the Comedy-writer/Shadow in me was hoping that after this guy said “Iconic”, he’d ‘hang’ the guitar, and either not do it properly, or the whole hanger and guitar would just come off its mounting … 😄🙃
Why does the headstock on the 1959 Les Paul look too big? It does NOT look like a typical 59 headstock profile. Was the neck changed in its life? Maybe... Somebody must know.
Doesn’t matter man. Are these guitars supposed to sit in some vault crusting away until the world ends? Jeff is gone. I just hope an amazing musician gets these and not just some rich non musician collectors.
Hold on, there's something funky going on with the headstock on that first Les Paul. No explanation or closeup shot? Hopefully the website clears this up.
These Guitars will most probably be bought by collectors rather than players. Hopefully their fate won’t be to be forever put behind glass in some millionaires house.
On one hands it's a shame his family is selling them off but then again what are they going to do with them if no one in the immediate family will use them like Ed van Halen's son does.
I think the well known musicians with deep pockets will end up with these. They were probably getting their funds together knowing this day would come. Not in a disrespectful manner though.
Im never critical on youtube because I know how hard this is to do but Im also a professional communicator and these 2 have to go. Zero cred in the guitar community. "head of sale" and "musical instrument specialist?...exactly how many instruments does he specialize in?" Stripping the finish of a burst was not an "interesting choice" it was FU(*&#$ sacrilege...but they didnt realize that at the time. Give us today's perspective then put it in perspective. "I think" it was his most prized possession.....yeah that's expertise right there. Deliver me.
@@adamfindlay7091 I know but they still need to be called out. My wife and i worked at Sotheby's in the late 80s. We understand the auction house mindset. They need to be challenged.
Truth be told when Sandra said this is what Jeff wanted I don't believe that for one second. I don't think Jeff ever gave it any thought. The condition of the 54 Oxblood LP it was never cased. Covered in dirt and grime
Super cool. It is sort of funny. If some of these were owned by a normie. “It’s a shame your guitar is modded., it’s sort of worthless now. If it was stock it would be worth a huge amount”.
I can see doing a JB exhibition, but Christies is an auction house. This is lead up to auctioning off this collection to the highest bidder. The only value these guitars have is, that JB played them. A few played a lot, most of them closet queens. If a nobody like me owned that Strat, it would be virtually worthless, since nobody collects a "parts-caster". If that were an original 54, with original everything, it would be a very valuable and collectable guitar as is. JB is the value adding factor here. 50 yrs from now, will anyone know or care who Jeff Beck was? I would hope so. But as time goes on, the fans of these iconic musicians die off. My kids have never heard of Jeff Beck and have no real interest in his story.... I mean, they've heard of Jimi Hendrix, but don't particularly like his music.. They've heard of Led Zeppelin, but no clue who Jimmy Page or Robert Plant are as individuals. Jeff's music will be pulsating through my speaker cabinets for a little while longer, but when I'm gone, that will be the end of it in my family.
Oh, they are now auctioning off guitars like it's the Mona Lisa! The hype never stops! Of course you can't afford to buy any of them. Somebody is making a lot of money but it's not you.
I almost want to own one of these to really stick it to an ex who was a failing musician who couldn’t get his life together. Poor dude. He’d love to own one of these, but I’m employed, he’s not.
I wonder if there will be any restrictions on the buyer`s end. It would only take one billionaire to come in and out-bid everyone to take the whole lot for himself. I`m guessing that would happen if Joe Bonamassa were a billionaire. His guitar hoarding is well-known throughout the guitar world. ;-)
I think this is very silly and goes against the whole gestalt of rock n’ roll. This isn’t like selling an artist’s paintings or maybe a writer’s original manuscript. These are just guitars! Albeit on some famous recordings, but still… Better sell them now before rapidly aging really rich boomers with nothing else to spend their money on. Their kids aren’t going to care very much. These instruments will be cheaper in 50 years..,
I had the opportunity to interview. Jeff, in about 2004. He invited me to his house outside London and I even got to play the off-white Stratocaster as he gave me some impromptu guitar lessons. It was awesome and he was awesome!
That's an amazing story!
What did he teach you? How was his advice style?
Awesome man 👍🏼😎🇨🇦
The magic was not in his instruments, the magic was Jeff
A correct statement.
Was thinking same - those guitars alone don’t excite me
It’s with mixed emotions I watch this. I cannot wait to attend the exhibition to take a closer look very soon but sad we have lost such a talented artist who inspired so many guitarists!
These SHOULD be in a museum
Jeff would want them played, not hanging on a wall.
@@jeffbrassard1268 Agreed.
There are tons of good playable guitars, these should be in a museum.
Maybe an entity like Live Nation will buy and donate to a museum like Rory Gallagher's '58 and '61 Strats
Like many, I was fortunate enough to see Jeff live. There was/is, no one like him. I'm still heartbroken about his passing. 😢 R.I.P. Jeff and thank you for so many years of your great guitar playing.
One of the world's best guitarist's. Hearing Jeff's music is the most wonderful sounds of any music at all. You have left the stage Jeff but we thankfully still have the amazing sounds you created from these instruments. RIP Jeff.
“Flame top as they call them” that was a good one
😂 While pointing to the one of the plainest top I've ever seen on a les paul yeh
That Seymour Duncan built Tele is the very guitar that made me want a Tele as a young man. I saw a black and white picture of Jeff in a guitar book with that guitar smoking a fat cigar talking with Clapton and knew I have to have one.. I now have a dozen!
DAMN! I’m in tears watching this. What an amazing collection.
Chill man, Ffs
That Gibson is going to go for an Insane price, Beck, Page, and Hendrix, played it . What more is there to say?
Christie’s estimating £40k-50k on this. But there’s another Les Paul in the collection with a pre-auction estimate of £300-500k!
A 59 LP for £50K? I’d get a loan to buy that!😂
That just seems like a 1/20th of what you’d think it would go for?
Ok, it’s been modded, but it’s been modded by Jeff Beck, played by icons, and used on important recording?
A new 59 VOS is pushing £7K?
Anyway, I’d expect that to go for a fortune on auction day.
You are not lying at all. 🎸🎸🎸
Yea it’s a weirdly low estimate… maybe because it’s been renecked and Jeff didn’t seem to like it after that? Still a legendary guitar so I think it’ll go for more.
Yep. My first bet was a '59 LP, THE holy grail of electric guitars.
Played by good old Hendrix..
Lovely to see these featured instruments but I'd rather Jeff was still with us to play them as only he could.
pretty amazing he kept that '59 all through the years . he didn't play it and the value skyrocketing along the way
Awesome collection
Jeff Beck absolutely the best RIP 🙏 Jeff you are truly missed 💔 😢😢❤
Just .... OMG!
This is when I wished I lived in London.
That strat trem setup is great! Floating with 5 springs so loose the man effortlessly bends out of the way.
I can’t even watch, still can’t believe the man isn’t here anymore…💔❤️🎶💯🔥🎸
Its the end of the world as we know it; a couple of squares assessing Jeff Beck guitars.
Hah, roughly my take as well.
Yeah her knowledge was veneer thin. Tragic really. Jeff deserved better. She's probably a Coldplay fan.
"Flame Maple Top"? lol It's a plain maple top as were all the early LPs. Nice "expert" . I love it when an "expert" says something wrong as soon as they speak.
Did you see the head stock? I can't tell from my phone but it looks like the bigger Norlin style.
Kerry if you don't know him, he is one of the Antiques Roadshow 's top level appraisers & he knows his stuff 100 %. 🎸
@@th-pl3nx - 0:22 I did have to pause and look close to see it said 'The Gibson'
@@th-pl3nxNorlins rock!
Those guitars will continue to make music. But not the same music .
Sadly, they will end up in some rich guys library never to be seen again.
It's unfortunate that only the very very rich will be able to get their hands on one of Jeff's guitars. Where does that leave the average Joe who loves Jeff Beck, has every album and knows every note of every song? That makes me sad.
Where? Go play some music!!!
You would've thought Christie's would have involved Steve Prior in the Making of these video promotions as he knew the equipment so well
I wanna see more! Only 5 minutes!
The story about the Tele Gib is not true...Jeff traded his Yardbird
Esquire for the Tele Gib...it was not a gift...Duncan made replicas of the Yardbird Esquire and gave Jeff one of the copies ...
And Jeff said in one interview he wish he could get the guitar back.
Terrible trade. The telegib was nothing special compared to the broadcaster...been there done that....regrets later
@@babydaddy1930 been there too… 64 es335 😔
Agree, that is the way I heard it…..in an interview with Jeff Beck by him.
True!
joel (lindas husband) here....was lucky to see the Jeff Beck Group in the 60s at the Fillmore East....with Rod , Ronny and Mickey
Just a shame that Les Paul is so heavily altered. With Jimmy Page and Hendrix touching it maybe it's totally priceless
I was surprised not to see the Stratocaster with the large headstock that he used with the Jeff Beck Group and Beck Bogert and Appice. The one with the pickguard cut off.
The Seymour Duncan Telecaster was not a gift to Jeff Beck? It was a trade for the Fender Esquier Jeff used in The Yardbirds. In interviews Jeff had remorse over letting the guitar go.
True I saw the interview too.
The main cream-colored Strat, the Oxblood Les Paul, and the Telegib are the crown jewels of this collection. As far as I am concerned, he was cut down in his prime...
Prime? He was 78 years old! the average life span of a Brit male is 77.5 years old. duh
@@doyleblueshall1398 He was still playing and gigging at his usual high level when he suddenly contracted bacterial meningitis. Compare to Clapton, who hasn't really done anything new since Derek and the Dominos. Age is a number.
It's hard to see a man's stable of guitars going up on the block. Among other things it means the man won't be playing them anymore...
❤❤❤❤❤
Just received the catalogue today... .40 quid and a tenner postage...from Christies..
LOL me 2.. $98 US total
. . . What a surprise … Not that many years ago there would have been a minimal charge - if any. These also will be ‘monetised’ in the near future .
Mine turned up an hour ago, but let's be honest, it is a very interesting book as much as a catalogue - masterful research, especially the photography. No complaints from me.
Aw, man...the oxblood was RIGHT THERE!
That is by FAR my favorite of his. That thing was amazing.
Has anyone in the States received the Christie's JB catalog yet? I ordered mine for a Christmas present and it has yet to show and there have been no updates.
Same in germany. I wrote to Christies and they made excuses because of printing delays over the christmas period. But a few hours ago I received a tracking code. Hopefully I get the Catalogue before I start to visit the exhibition😂
@@gitarre_co I'll check with my daughter, as see was getting it for me. Thx.
US was today or tomorrow 1/16
Hopefully not!
I hope jimmy gets one of these
When will his cars be auctioned?
A private collector took them all.
Stripping a '59 Les Paul sunburst isn't an "interesting move".
Turns out that it's a pretty dumb move.
I watched with the sound off. RIP JB. No-one like you ever again!!
1:20 … the Comedy-writer/Shadow in me was hoping that after this guy said “Iconic”, he’d ‘hang’ the guitar, and either not do it properly, or the whole hanger and guitar would just come off its mounting … 😄🙃
You're going to auction his equipment off, and not put them in a museum? That is insane.
Why does the headstock on the 1959 Les Paul look too big? It does NOT look like a typical 59 headstock profile. Was the neck changed in its life? Maybe... Somebody must know.
Only The Great Guitarists should be allowed to bid for Jeff Guitar’s Collection Page, Clapton , Richards , Perry, May , Gilmour ,
Bonamassa will probably end up with one or two of these.
@@VegasAlien1I won't be surprised if Jim Irsay doesn't buy them all.
What a depressing situation rip Jeff
The Les Paul is clearly not a flame top .
Jim Irsay is probably gonna get at least one.
RIP and "Thank you"
I have the purple fender off the Beckology album
Did Jeff Beck have a will? Is this auction what he requested?
Hopefully it goes to support his wife....
@@WordDustNYC I wouldn't worry about her
Doesn’t matter man. Are these guitars supposed to sit in some vault crusting away until the world ends? Jeff is gone. I just hope an amazing musician gets these and not just some rich non musician collectors.
Its not the model or make. The personal history-involved is way more interesting/ important to me ...
RSG was not BBC.
The ultimate woman. Phwoarr!!
Hold on, there's something funky going on with the headstock on that first Les Paul. No explanation or closeup shot? Hopefully the website clears this up.
According to Christies website it has a 1972 neck.
Looks like the headstocks that were done for Macon Music. Sturgill Simpson has an old 335 with that same custom headstock.
0:22 - It says 'The Gibson'
definitely NOT the original headstock veneer of a 59 LP.
@ No it is based on a Gibson L5 headstock.
Beaucoup bucks! Jeff preferred the strat because "it makes me work." He wasn't fond of the easy glides...like Christie's! 😉
These Guitars will most probably be bought by collectors rather than players. Hopefully their fate won’t be to be forever put behind glass in some millionaires house.
Best watched with the sound off.
Agreed.
I just realized I've not finished greiving the loss. Can't watch this.
On one hands it's a shame his family is selling them off but then again what are they going to do with them if no one in the immediate family will use them like Ed van Halen's son does.
Beck Ola Bolero
RIP
I wonder what lawyer/corporate executive will add these to their collection.
I think the well known musicians with deep pockets will end up with these. They were probably getting their funds together knowing this day would come. Not in a disrespectful manner though.
My bet is Jim Irsay will buy them.
Im never critical on youtube because I know how hard this is to do but Im also a professional communicator and these 2 have to go. Zero cred in the guitar community. "head of sale" and "musical instrument specialist?...exactly how many instruments does he specialize in?" Stripping the finish of a burst was not an "interesting choice" it was FU(*&#$ sacrilege...but they didnt realize that at the time. Give us today's perspective then put it in perspective. "I think" it was his most prized possession.....yeah that's expertise right there. Deliver me.
100%
Agree but it's Christie's they're not gonna budge.
An interesting move? Good lord 😢
You questioning JB is sacrilege.
@@adamfindlay7091 I know but they still need to be called out. My wife and i worked at Sotheby's in the late 80s. We understand the auction house mindset. They need to be challenged.
Truth be told when Sandra said this is what Jeff wanted I don't believe that for one second. I don't think Jeff ever gave it any thought. The condition of the 54 Oxblood LP it was never cased. Covered in dirt and grime
Some lawyer or NFL owner is gonna have some sweet guitars.
Being a lefty, I highly doubt Jimi Hendrix played Jeff’s Les Paul.
Jim Irsay bout to spend another few million...😮
free ? thanks jeff.
I am sure Johnny Depp is going to be a serious bidder.
Hope so they were very close ❤
He probably got One already
Wonder when the hot rods will cross the block?
Super cool. It is sort of funny. If some of these were owned by a normie. “It’s a shame your guitar is modded., it’s sort of worthless now. If it was stock it would be worth a huge amount”.
I can see doing a JB exhibition, but Christies is an auction house. This is lead up to auctioning off this collection to the highest bidder. The only value these guitars have is, that JB played them. A few played a lot, most of them closet queens.
If a nobody like me owned that Strat, it would be virtually worthless, since nobody collects a "parts-caster". If that were an original 54, with original everything, it would be a very valuable and collectable guitar as is. JB is the value adding factor here. 50 yrs from now, will anyone know or care who Jeff Beck was? I would hope so. But as time goes on, the fans of these iconic musicians die off. My kids have never heard of Jeff Beck and have no real interest in his story.... I mean, they've heard of Jimi Hendrix, but don't particularly like his music.. They've heard of Led Zeppelin, but no clue who Jimmy Page or Robert Plant are as individuals.
Jeff's music will be pulsating through my speaker cabinets for a little while longer, but when I'm gone, that will be the end of it in my family.
don't you feel like me ,after some point all that was precious comes down to hands of bunch of nobodies and Scrooges look at these two. what a shame.
the value of that LP was cut in half by stripping it
and swapping the neck
Explain the odd headstock on the Les Paul, you utter amateur.
Sad to see this, and to have these stiff people presenting on them.
Aye…
Oh, they are now auctioning off guitars like it's the Mona Lisa! The hype never stops! Of course you can't afford to buy any of them. Somebody is making a lot of money but it's not you.
Sure, show us 4 out of the bunch. Snooze.
Annoyingly incompetent presenters and camera work.
Two owns who have no idea what they’re looking at nor talking about
How much I wish somebody like the king of england or...as smart as elon musk...or just me with a lot of money. A lot of auctions the last few yerars
RAW
SUGAR
I'd rather buy something new and well made.
I almost want to own one of these to really stick it to an ex who was a failing musician who couldn’t get his life together. Poor dude. He’d love to own one of these, but I’m employed, he’s not.
I think you underestimate the prices. You can not afford them
Mayhaps consider moving on...
The vultures are thinking lots of money to be made out of this collection..
So sad… 😞
Which filthy rich musicians (and a few die hard fans) are buying those I wonder?
these two are idiots about guitars. what a shame no real experts here
I will give you $150 dollars cash for that old strat...$250 for the 59 les paul...
I wonder if there will be any restrictions on the buyer`s end. It would only take one billionaire to come in and out-bid everyone to take the whole lot for himself. I`m guessing that would happen if Joe Bonamassa were a billionaire. His guitar hoarding is well-known throughout the guitar world. ;-)
I think this is very silly and goes against the whole gestalt of rock n’ roll. This isn’t like selling an artist’s paintings or maybe a writer’s original manuscript. These are just guitars! Albeit on some famous recordings, but still…
Better sell them now before rapidly aging really rich boomers with nothing else to spend their money on. Their kids aren’t going to care very much. These instruments will be cheaper in 50 years..,
He's one guy I was never impressed with his playing. I just wasn't.
I'll bet you were a big 'Family Guy' and Adam Sandler fan as well.
I'll defend you to my last breath, you've got plenty of taste, it's just all in your mouth. YOU DEAF PHOCKING ARSEHOLE
You've got a lot of taste, all in your mouth. SO DEAF, SO DUMB and I bet you can't play a C chord.
So what.Why comment nobody cares what you think
So sad to see this i love Jeff Beck
It's all materials get a grip
@deanl0 I don't want to get a grip I'm letting go bro 😂
Sad
like the white strat with
the left hand neck....
just old guitars....
now jeff's gone....