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.
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
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! ❤️
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!
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 RUclips, thank you for bringing Jeff back for a few minutes and, yes, I cried at the end.
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 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
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'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.
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....
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 RUclips 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.
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.
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 💙🎸
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!
wee huddy 1 second ago 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 RUclips filmed in Jeffs attic , surrounded by guitars where he talks about why he has them and ... the one that got away
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. 🙏👌
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 🍻
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 !
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.
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 RUclips! 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 🎸
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.
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.
Great video. I appreciate that you waited to post this video. It shows a level of respect for Jeff that makes the video that much more honest and sincere.
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.
Though I was a teenager in the 80s, I was a huge fan of The Yardbirds. Jeff Beck's playing on those records was mind blowing! I later got into his solo music. Blow by Blow and Wired have been constants on my turntable, cd player, and now digitally on many road trips. My eldest daughter and I got to see him on the Stars Aligned tour in 2018. It was undoubtedly one of the best concerts either of us have ever witnessed and a memory we will always cherish.
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.
😎👍✝️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.......
Really glad you made this video! I was only 7 or 8 when I first saw his performance on the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame 25th anniversary show, and I fell in love with his playing. When I bought my first single coil Strat in high school my guitar teacher told me I sounded a lot like Jeff Beck, with how I play with the whammy bar. I'm an absolute 80s freak, so on the day I heard he died I decided to listen to Flash from start to finish on my way to college, and I swear I've never heard an album like that before or since! The perfect combination of rock, new wave and even a bit of post Disco, what an underappreciated album if you ask me :)
@@goodun2974 interesting... I absolutely love Flash and the entire crop of 70s artists who tried keeping up with the 80s (80s releases from Yes, Genesis and Deep Purple for example)
@@Mr.Goldbar I started buying records at age 13 in 1971, starting with the Who, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. I listened to a lot of blues based rock and slide guitar back then ---- Johnny Winter, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, Beck's Truth album with Rod Stewart and so on ---- which also sent me backwards into exploring the blues, becoming a fan of not just Robert Johnson but also Tampa Red, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Mississippi Fred McDowell and so on. I was selling and installing stereo equipment for a living by 1980, and musically I mostly hated the Eighties. The recordings definitely got worse, and many of the new bands were worse (and the non-formatted progressive FM radio of the Seventies was replaced by heavily formatted and playlisted radio ---- you could almost set your watch by what song would come on again every 4 hours). From the late seventies to the early eighties we had a lot of Jazz rock and fusion bands come through town; I saw the Jan Hammer group twice, the McLaughlin DiMeola DeLucia trio, the Dixie Dregs, Jean Luc Ponty, Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa.... sadly, the only time I got to see Jeff Beck play was many years later with Jennifer Batten and it wasn't particularly good show, but I was heavily into Beck when Blow By Blow, Wired, and There and Back came out, as well as the live album with Jan Hammer. I do remember an interview with Beck where he talked about recording the Flash album; he said he couldn't figure out what the producer really wanted so he just made a lot of rude guitar noises until the guy smiled! I was never really that big into the shredder type guitarists; the only guy I've listened to consistently for decades who plays, or used to play a million miles a minute is Steve Morse, formerly of the Dregs (though hes got arthritis pretty bad and can't play at the speed he used to ---- I've seen him many times with the Steve Morse Band but have never had any interest in the "modern" Deep Purple). I did quite like Steve Vai's "Flex-Able" home recordings but not the commercial releases, and Eric Johnson sounds kinda dated to me now. It's interesting to knote that Beck played fewer notes In his later career and yet hit emotional peaks that the shredders could never come close to. I listen to a lot of slide guitarists. Ry Cooder is one who in particular changed how I viewed music and guitar playing. Ry's buddy, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, is another (from electric lap steel through a Dumble, to violin to mandolin and banjo to the Saz, Oud, and Bouzouki, the guy is one of a kind ---- but he's very ill now). And then there's Sonny Landreth, who is far as I am concerned is the Jimi Hendrix of bottleneck electric slide guitar. Totally in a category all by himself; Clapton and Knopfler sing his praises, and he has played at all the Crossroads festivals; he and EJ cowrite and recorded together as well ( "The Milky Way Home"). In a totally different musical vein,, the other guy who I've been listening to constantly for 35 years is Richard Thompson, a triple threat on acoustic and electric, as a singer (still sings great at 73!), and unparalleled as a singwriter.
@@Mr.Goldbar , PS, I liked 70's Yes but not the 80's years with Trevor Rabin. Ditto for Deep Purple, I liked the Ian Gillian and Ritchie Blackmore period, but nothing afterwards. I never cared for Genesis. The 80's was hair-extensions, synth-pop, MTV, and lousy, overly-processed recordings; and the biggest-name bands taking a year in the studio to make a record. It was when I started exploring roots music and listening to bands that mostly played live in the studio and cut songs in just a couple of takes, to capture the moment before everybody settles into a safe rut.
Keith, how about doing an episode on David Lindley? He is quite ill and hasn't been able to gig in several years. You don't need to cover all of his likely 400+ instrument collection, but maybe a couple dozen key instruments. He is one of the most, unusual, colorful, iconoclastic characters in music, and he may not be with us for much longer. Somebody should write a biography of him but it may already be too late for that. BTW, a friend of Lindley's set up a T-shirt sale to help defray his medical expenses; which brings up the burning question, how is it possible to play for so many famous people on so many hundreds of records and tours for decades yet not be able to afford medical care? Something is seriously wrong with both the music business and our insistence on a for-profit medical system.
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.!😯.....
I am 63, been playing rock guiitar for 49 years. In that time I have seen probably half my guitar heroes go. Jeff was the only one I shed tears over. The world lost so much.
Keith, I'm afraid the guitar shown at 4:30 isn't the one Seymour swapped with Jeff. Seymour built 2 Tele-Gibs, one with a tune-o-matic bridge and another with a chopped in half telecaster bridge. The one Beck got was the latter.
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.
Good job. Still processing Jeff Beck's passing. For me, he was the best, period, but a close second for me is Tony Iommi, and Johnny Marr I guess gets third, all very different guitar players. Beck would make any guitar sound good, but I do agree with him that Fender noiseless pickups are great and highly underrated.
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.
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
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.
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~!
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 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.
Some will say Jeff's talent has passed with him. No, His life was a constant musical progression. And his talent has been cast on millions of guitarist. I'm proud to be one of them.
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. 😄
Keith, another awesome HISTORIC video. I remember back in high school blow-by-blow was the album to have the album to learn and play at our gigs. lyrics and leads to practice for endless hours... I was indeed saddened to hear about Jeff Beck's passing. A tear or two rolled out of my corner my eyes. Once again a great getaway video from the sad State of Affairs these days in our America. Thank you brother. Wake up America... Randy, Great North Woods Michigan
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.
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Jeff Beck is the best 🎸🎵🎶 ever ‼️👍
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
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- 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!
Jeff is the greatest to ever pick up a guitar plain and simple he was the hero to legends that says it all
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
I'll never forget hearing Nadia for the first time with those drums kicking in. Pure awesomeness.
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!
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.
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.
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.
So well done, Keith. Thank you for all the work you do to research and preserve this great history. Rest in peace, Jeff.
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.
He got better as he got older but he was always great. Nice video.
Blow by Blow and Wired have been( and remain) two of my favourite ever albums ; both are phenomenal and inspiring.
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 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'
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 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 RUclips, thank you for bringing Jeff back for a few minutes and, yes, I cried at the end.
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.
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
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.
THE OX BLOOD IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GUITARS EVER
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....
I saw him last year at the Albert Hall. So glad I did. RIP Jeff
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 RUclips 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.
Out of all the RUclips channels this is the real deal god speed Jeff
Keith, thank you for bringing homage to such a wonderful musician. We only can be grateful for what he brought to this world.
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 was the man. Thanks for an another amazing video, Keith.
Nice job, Keith! May be my all-time favorite electric player. Thanks to Jeff, too!
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 💙🎸
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 RUclips 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
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. 🙏👌
Just beautiful, Keith! Bless you for your insight on one of the greats from my and your, lifetime! Cheers!
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.
Beautiful words about one of the very best Keith, thanks for doing this
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Dang. You look good for 63.
Great video. I've never gotten into Jeff Beck, but it certainly is sad he is gone.
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.
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.
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 🍻
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 !
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.
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 RUclips!
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 🎸
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.
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.
Great video. I appreciate that you waited to post this video. It shows a level of respect for Jeff that makes the video that much more honest and sincere.
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.
Though I was a teenager in the 80s, I was a huge fan of The Yardbirds. Jeff Beck's playing on those records was mind blowing! I later got into his solo music. Blow by Blow and Wired have been constants on my turntable, cd player, and now digitally on many road trips. My eldest daughter and I got to see him on the Stars Aligned tour in 2018. It was undoubtedly one of the best concerts either of us have ever witnessed and a memory we will always cherish.
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.
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.
"People get ready".... nice. Always a pleasure sir.
Great video! RIP JB 🎸
😎👍✝️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.......
Really glad you made this video!
I was only 7 or 8 when I first saw his performance on the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame 25th anniversary show, and I fell in love with his playing.
When I bought my first single coil Strat in high school my guitar teacher told me I sounded a lot like Jeff Beck, with how I play with the whammy bar.
I'm an absolute 80s freak, so on the day I heard he died I decided to listen to Flash from start to finish on my way to college, and I swear I've never heard an album like that before or since! The perfect combination of rock, new wave and even a bit of post Disco, what an underappreciated album if you ask me :)
You're the only Jeff Beck fan I've ever heard to say he liked "Flash". [Beck himself said he wasn't happy with it either].
@@goodun2974 interesting...
I absolutely love Flash and the entire crop of 70s artists who tried keeping up with the 80s (80s releases from Yes, Genesis and Deep Purple for example)
@@Mr.Goldbar I started buying records at age 13 in 1971, starting with the Who, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. I listened to a lot of blues based rock and slide guitar back then ---- Johnny Winter, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, Beck's Truth album with Rod Stewart and so on ---- which also sent me backwards into exploring the blues, becoming a fan of not just Robert Johnson but also Tampa Red, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Mississippi Fred McDowell and so on. I was selling and installing stereo equipment for a living by 1980, and musically I mostly hated the Eighties. The recordings definitely got worse, and many of the new bands were worse (and the non-formatted progressive FM radio of the Seventies was replaced by heavily formatted and playlisted radio ---- you could almost set your watch by what song would come on again every 4 hours). From the late seventies to the early eighties we had a lot of Jazz rock and fusion bands come through town; I saw the Jan Hammer group twice, the McLaughlin DiMeola DeLucia trio, the Dixie Dregs, Jean Luc Ponty, Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa.... sadly, the only time I got to see Jeff Beck play was many years later with Jennifer Batten and it wasn't particularly good show, but I was heavily into Beck when Blow By Blow, Wired, and There and Back came out, as well as the live album with Jan Hammer. I do remember an interview with Beck where he talked about recording the Flash album; he said he couldn't figure out what the producer really wanted so he just made a lot of rude guitar noises until the guy smiled!
I was never really that big into the shredder type guitarists; the only guy I've listened to consistently for decades who plays, or used to play a million miles a minute is Steve Morse, formerly of the Dregs (though hes got arthritis pretty bad and can't play at the speed he used to ---- I've seen him many times with the Steve Morse Band but have never had any interest in the "modern" Deep Purple). I did quite like Steve Vai's "Flex-Able" home recordings but not the commercial releases, and Eric Johnson sounds kinda dated to me now. It's interesting to knote that Beck played fewer notes In his later career and yet hit emotional peaks that the shredders could never come close to.
I listen to a lot of slide guitarists. Ry Cooder is one who in particular changed how I viewed music and guitar playing. Ry's buddy, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, is another (from electric lap steel through a Dumble, to violin to mandolin and banjo to the Saz, Oud, and Bouzouki, the guy is one of a kind ---- but he's very ill now). And then there's Sonny Landreth, who is far as I am concerned is the Jimi Hendrix of bottleneck electric slide guitar. Totally in a category all by himself; Clapton and Knopfler sing his praises, and he has played at all the Crossroads festivals; he and EJ cowrite and recorded together as well ( "The Milky Way Home"). In a totally different musical vein,, the other guy who I've been listening to constantly for 35 years is Richard Thompson, a triple threat on acoustic and electric, as a singer (still sings great at 73!), and unparalleled as a singwriter.
@@Mr.Goldbar , PS, I liked 70's Yes but not the 80's years with Trevor Rabin. Ditto for Deep Purple, I liked the Ian Gillian and Ritchie Blackmore period, but nothing afterwards. I never cared for Genesis. The 80's was hair-extensions, synth-pop, MTV, and lousy, overly-processed recordings; and the biggest-name bands taking a year in the studio to make a record. It was when I started exploring roots music and listening to bands that mostly played live in the studio and cut songs in just a couple of takes, to capture the moment before everybody settles into a safe rut.
Keith, how about doing an episode on David Lindley? He is quite ill and hasn't been able to gig in several years. You don't need to cover all of his likely 400+ instrument collection, but maybe a couple dozen key instruments. He is one of the most, unusual, colorful, iconoclastic characters in music, and he may not be with us for much longer. Somebody should write a biography of him but it may already be too late for that. BTW, a friend of Lindley's set up a T-shirt sale to help defray his medical expenses; which brings up the burning question, how is it possible to play for so many famous people on so many hundreds of records and tours for decades yet not be able to afford medical care? Something is seriously wrong with both the music business and our insistence on a for-profit medical system.
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.
I have wanted a purple Beck signature since I was a kid. Also, Jeff looked 28 years old for like 50 years. RIP
I am 63, been playing rock guiitar for 49 years. In that time I have seen probably half my guitar heroes go. Jeff was the only one I shed tears over. The world lost so much.
Keith, I'm afraid the guitar shown at 4:30 isn't the one Seymour swapped with Jeff. Seymour built 2 Tele-Gibs, one with a tune-o-matic bridge and another with a chopped in half telecaster bridge. The one Beck got was the latter.
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.
Good job. Still processing Jeff Beck's passing. For me, he was the best, period, but a close second for me is Tony Iommi, and Johnny Marr I guess gets third, all very different guitar players. Beck would make any guitar sound good, but I do agree with him that Fender noiseless pickups are great and highly underrated.
Thank you for making this video Keith. Your videos are great! Jeff Beck was awesome and is sorely missed.
This man was where it’s at!
Another beautiful video Keith!! Well done Sir 👏
Thanks a whole lot, Keith. I'm gonna miss ya, JB!! Thank God I can still listen.
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.
Wired has to be one of my favorite Jeff Beck albums. RIP Jeff Beck
Nobody played like Jeff Beck. Great work as always.
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
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.
Very well done vid!
I'm a bass player, but I've been a Jeff Beck fan since 1967
Keep up the great work on the history vids!!
Thanks Keith ❤️sooo cool and such an honor
Been waiting for this one. Thank you, brother ❤
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~!
Thanks for doing this, Keith👍
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.
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.
I do love him and miss him. Mister Jeff Beck is a legend.
Howdy Keith. Well done. Freeway Jam!
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.
And yes keep it touch with friends and make new ones.
Some will say Jeff's talent has passed with him. No, His life was a constant musical progression. And his talent has been cast on millions of guitarist. I'm proud to be one of them.
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.
Keith, another awesome HISTORIC video. I remember back in high school blow-by-blow was the album to have the album to learn and play at our gigs. lyrics and leads to practice for endless hours... I was indeed saddened to hear about Jeff Beck's passing. A tear or two rolled out of my corner my eyes. Once again a great getaway video from the sad State of Affairs these days in our America.
Thank you brother. Wake up America...
Randy, Great North Woods Michigan
Thanks Randy
Keith you couldn’t have said it any better there at the end .
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.
Well worth the wait on this one. Very classy and fantastic work my friend 🎶🎸
A fitting and informative tribute to a legend, great video man. :)
his sound was so different to anybody else he was amazing