Dave F Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 John Thomas did a nice tribute to Jeff Beck We’ve Lost a Sorcerer: Jeff Beck Remembered - Fretboard Journal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Thanks, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185cat Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 I know this is an acoustic forum and many may not appreciate what he did, but, Jeff was a magician on an electric guitar. He could create soundscapes and do things others could not. It has been stated several times but he truly was a guitarist guitarist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Certainly a guitar hero of mine. RIP Jeff Beck. May your memory be a blessing. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 A worthy, well written piece, John. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Lars68 said: A worthy, well written piece, John. Lars Thanks, Lars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) In tribute to Jeff Beck, here’s a recording of me from 13 years ago, shortly after I first heard Jeff Beck do his instrumental version of “A Day in the Life”. My version of the song at the time was my own instrumental interpretation of the song with homage to both Wes Montgomery (who also did a guitar instrumental version of the song ) and to Jeff Beck. When I play it at gigs I often precede it by saying here’s my interpretation of a Beatle song that hardly anyone plays solo except maybe Jeff Beck. (Note: I will need to figure out how to rephrase that intro moving forward now that Jeff Beck has passed away, while still paying tribute to him). At the end of the song is a jazz guitar version of “I Want to Hold Your Hand” that I put in the arrangement to take the place of the long piano note on the Beatles’ version. I am playing a hollow body (acoustic/electric) 1965 Gibson 125TC with a P-90 pickup that I have in my collection through possibly either a Kalamazoo amp or an Ibanez amp (I can’t recall for sure). No overdubs are in the recording. Just me live playing my gitbox, Fingerpicking and octave playing. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff Edited January 15, 2023 by QuestionMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Beautiful piece, JT. The world is a poorer place without Jeff Beck in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Jinder said: Beautiful piece, JT. The world is a poorer place without Jeff Beck in it. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Nicely written and nicely played jt. I saw him in November in Thousand Oaks, one of his last gigs. I was a teenager when Blow By Blow came out. It was nothing like what I was into at the time but I loved it and still do. I've listened to it non stop the last few days. His death has really affected me. Something along the lines of devastated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 9 hours ago, Tman said: Nicely written and nicely played jt. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Nicely done JT. Thanks for sharing the two clips. I watched the beck show before, but I liked watching your performance as well Talk about trying to not let the moment get too big! That had to be the hardest part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, kidblast said: Nicely done JT. Thanks for sharing the two clips. I watched the beck show before, but I liked watching your performance as well Talk about trying to not let the moment get too big! That had to be the hardest part. Thanks! Yes, I had to keep reminding myself: this is just another guitar performance. Sure. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 28 minutes ago, jt said: Thanks! Yes, I had to keep reminding myself: this is just another guitar performance. Sure. 🙂 Jeff Beck sitting a few feet away, nope.. not just another performance. It's like a whole new slant on naked and afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 2 hours ago, kidblast said: Jeff Beck sitting a few feet away, nope.. not just another performance. It's like a whole new slant on naked and afraid. Ha! Perfectly expressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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