-
Originally Posted by joelf
-
07-20-2021 11:01 AM
-
Originally Posted by joelf
The film Blow-Up that you appeared in with the Yardbirds was included briefly in the doc, but it didn’t mention that you had to smash your guitar like Pete Townshend. How do you feel about that all these years later?
Well, clearly the Who was asked to do it and they said no. I wasn’t in the position to argue when they paid us a lot of money, and it was a proper, professional film with an Italian producer-director [Michelangelo Antonioni], and he just said, “You’ll smash your guitar.” And I said, “No, I won’t.” It was a sunburst Les Paul. He said, “We’ll buy you another one.” He didn’t grasp that you don’t do that to most guitars. So they rented six beginner guitars, and they were so cheap they came in a clear plastic bag [laughs]. I remember there wasn’t much left of them when we finished. I thought, “OK, if you want me to be Pete Townshend, I’ll do it. Who’s going to argue when the money was there?” I thought I’d get some stick from Pete, but I never did.
The thing is, I used to smash amps up anyway – out of rage rather than showbiz. If they crackled, they were finished, and they would end up on the floor. Pete may have seen us play. I doubt it, but if he came recruiting from the band, he would have seen me do that – bash the amp and genuinely treat the guitar like a piece of shit.
-
Roy Buchanan on acid.
-
07-20-2021, 01:34 PM #29joelf GuestOriginally Posted by ruger9
-
07-20-2021, 01:38 PM #30joelf GuestOriginally Posted by zdub
Anyway one time is a time too many...
-
Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
of the three Yardbirds guitarists who went on to great careers Beck , for me, stood alone..
while he didnt seem to get the "superstar" badge that Page and Clapton wore he is still doing it "his way"..and I am glad he is..
a inspiration to anyone new to guitar that have late 60's and beyond musical tastes and may want to venture into Becks style..
we have to remember he has been doing this for over 50 years..to me he is true to his interpretation of the music he plays and is a master
at subtle tone changes..crunchy distortion and FXs all within the same solo and does it with ease..
he has ventured into jazz/fusion and it seems natural to him ..then he can be part of an "Elvis" band-and rock-a billy like his name was donny lee..
-
So after Wired and Blow by Blow, what is the next best Jeff Beck album?
-
Originally Posted by BWV
-
Originally Posted by BWV
-
Originally Posted by BWV
In addition to Wired and Blow by Blow, I also like his early Jeff Beck Group albums with Rod Stewart on vox.
-
That reminds me he played guitar on at least one of Mick Jagger's solo albums. Interesting pairing, and makes you think what if the Stones had hired Beck as a replacement for one of their guitarists who had left the band...
-
Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
-
Originally Posted by joelf
-
Originally Posted by joelf
-
Originally Posted by joelf
Last edited by PMB; 07-20-2021 at 08:05 PM.
-
Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
However, Jeff's a lone wolf and would have lasted about five minutes with the Stones.
-
07-20-2021, 10:08 PM #42joelf GuestOriginally Posted by PMB
-
07-20-2021, 10:11 PM #43joelf GuestOriginally Posted by PMB
-
Originally Posted by joelf
-
Originally Posted by ruger9
-
@joelf you seem to be comparing Jeff to other players to some extent? I prefer to look at it in terms of what he brings to the table which is unlike other players. And there’s a lot that he does that’s pretty individual to him.
It’s about the sound he makes. I think he’s imaginative, very right brain - he plays guitar like a painter; he also seems to very interested in imitating vocals.
I’m not sure he knows a thing about theory. He does things other players wouldn’t do. It’s not a jazz aesthetic or even a fusion one, because those players are more concerned with note choices and rhythmic pocket etc. Jeff on the other hand seems interested in sound and expressiveness of the notes he plays, which might seem a bit much or overwrought I guess if it’s not your taste.
i always liked his solo on this cut, long before I realised it was Beck; simple but has some classic Jeff Beckisms in it. That bit at the end where he doubles the vocal with harmonics is pretty cool…
i recently heard someone trying to imitate Bechet’s vibrato on a strat and it sounded like Beck hahaLast edited by Christian Miller; 07-21-2021 at 04:29 AM.
-
Originally Posted by Christian Miller
-
Both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page live quite near me, I ought to pop round sometime!
My son and his mates once spoke to Jimmy in the local Tesco Express, not really where you expect to see a rock guitar god.
-
Originally Posted by grahambop
My world is literally falling apart.
-
Originally Posted by grahambop
The Unwritten Theory of Guitar Harmolodics
Yesterday, 07:33 PM in Guitar Technique