Jeff Beck - History Of his Effects Pedals

[@balke7935]

Still can’t believe he’s not around anymore 😢 he was there right from the start, pushing boundaries til the end. I feel like he’s one of our last connections to that era, gone.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Well said

[@rickjason215]

I don’t know why, but his death hit me very hard. He was very careful about his health, just terrible luck to get that infection. He will be missed.

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@rickjason215yes, very unlucky it seemed Rick. Otherwise i reckon he could've easily lived into his 90's

[@BHAKTIBROPHY]

My friend Kenny designed and made Jeff's Snarling Dog Pedals. We got Jeff to contact my bro and fellow *crip*, as he calls me, Jason Becker. Beck shunned the limelight (don't blame him), but dang, he was a kind man. My dad customized old cars; Beck was just a regular guy when it came to mixing in with that group of men and women in car clubs, around the US, anyway.

[@marksguitars5617]

great job, saw Jeff Beck many many times and his pedal set up was ever-changing. RIP Jeff Beck!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks Mark

[@Joe-mz6dc]

@marksguitars5617 Wow! I never had the chance to see him once and I really wish I did. You're very lucky. He's an amazing guitar player.

[@guilhermefidalgo8958]

History goes that the first ever made Boss OD-1 prototype was given to Jeff Beck to test. It was not yellow but black and it was seen on stage with him. Probably it was late 70s.

[@mike1967sam]

Man do I miss Jeff, I still can't believe it. He was the only guitarist in the last 55 years that was second to none, not even Jimi Hendrix or Allan Holdsworth.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Amen

[@Alfa75V6]

Hendrix was more versatile and often more powerfull , Beck was more melodic maybe

[@prajnachan333]

​@Alfa75V6 you can't be .......

[@GundogJake]

We’ll never know what Jimi might have been doing if he’d have lived into his late 70’s like Jeff did. Might not have evolved at all, whereas Jeff was constantly reinventing his craft and pulling notes from nowhere, so if it has to be a competition my vote goes to Jeff..

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

​@@GundogJakeYou wanna go down that path of "What if..." then I got a name for you: Randy Rhoads. IMO Jeff Beck was the GOAT Guitarist. Now that he is gone my all time favorite guitarist alive is Steve Morse.

[@cobowe]

The last I saw Jeff ( June 22 in Cardiff) Jeff was using a CAE Wah into a Red MXR 78 Distortion pedal into the Archer JB model ( diodes are tuned to JBs preferences) The Grey Mxr Flanger, H&K Rotosphere and Mutron

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks for the info

[@willkupers]

As always, well prepared and very informative. Hats off Ramon. 👌🏽 Jeff was a legend and had the most unique style of his own. No one even came close this style. RIP Jeff.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks very much Will

[@HarrisonProductions]

Excellent video as always to a guitar legend like no other

[@TheGuitarShow]

Many thanks

[@piperofsimms]

Thank you ! I recently bought the JB fender strat. I have discovered a new excitement for playing learning these Beck licks and his techniques. Wow !

[@TheGuitarShow]

@@piperofsimms very cool

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

i saw jeff beck playing with jaun hammer ! = bloody fantastic show ! thanks Jeff .

[@TheGuitarShow]

So cool!

[@ericwarrington6650]

Right on brother.. another masterpiece for a master musician..you do the world a great service my friend.. fantastic work 🤘🎸🎶😁

[@TheGuitarShow]

thanks bro

[@kevingiblin4122]

Never tired of the guvnor 😅😊🎉❤

[@fuzzboxes]

The wooden pedal pictured at around 3:40 is a counterfeit Tone Bender, built by Music Ground (nowadays known as 'Hanks' and 'British Pedal Company'), and sold to a Japanese collector at some point in the last 15 years.

[@Meddled]

Music Go Round and accusations of fraud in the same sentence? Colour me surprised.

[@therightisright8276]

He's often overlooked as innovative but he didn't even hold the pick like anyone else, he used his thumbnail and created hits with every type guitar imaginable. RIP Jeff

[@prajnachan333]

That was a great tour of Jeff's effects. I had no idea he used so many different things. In an interview that must have been much later he said he didnt use anything; though I would see him stomping different things, like overdrive for solos, an effect that sounded like a doubler of some kind and occasionally a wah petal. But mostly fingers- guitar- amp.

[@gcrauwels941]

I had a Proco Rat distortion back then. I have a clone now, but love it. Rest well Jeff.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Great pedals!

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

great video well spoken and good info = love ENGLISH music from pop culture - rock n roll every style 1060`s on ! THANK YOU .

[@KekeElBecko]

Incredibly good work, forensically identifying Jeff's gear

[@guitarnationtv]

Jeff didn’t come from a Delta Blues or a Chicago Blues tradition he came from a Rockabilly tradition like the Tridents! The Binson was made in Essex!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks bro

[@Meddled]

Binsons were Italian.

[@guitarnationtv]

@@Meddled yes and thereby inherently unreliable, in those days they used to say, never buy anything Italian with moving parts so various distributors made them in the uk including Dallas and ESE

[@thekitowl]

@@guitarnationtvremember using a Binson PA system ( 76/77 ) that was made over in Essex .

[@guitarnationtv]

Yes in Shoeburyness Essex!

[@darrellminx5459]

Thank you very much for putting this video together. I have been a fan of the Gov'ner since the beginning. Yeah I'm old. I have been researching his rig for years and it's great to have my own findings confirmed. Great work. I even learned a few things as well. Great show. RIP Jeff. Cheers.

[@atiostefony3760]

Amazing ! So many details, that are so important to get about his sound and his use of tech was quite huge to his playing as well

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks

[@baronoflivonia.3512]

Wow, a super Informative video on the late Jeff Beck and pedal's he used, Thanks for Video

[@TheGuitarShow]

Glad you liked it, thanks

[@SweetSpotSC]

Great history, lesson, explanation, and accompanying photos! Thank you so much!

[@geemac7267]

Very interesting. If any guitarist could ever honestly say he didn't "need" pedals, it was Beck. But he was too creative and experimental not to try a heap of them. They are the spices in the sound recipes.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Well said!

[@larrythomas7512]

Txs 4the information...Tone Beast.. guitar tone...like a finger print 🎉

[@linheitzig9227]

You do a tremendous job getting all the important information. Not just this video, all your video's. Thanks Goose!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Many thanks indeed!

[@TheBlueskyson]

Agree Linny. Where would we be without the Goose. ty

[@domidigital]

I've always wanted to know about his overdrive sound on "There and Back". Is this a Rat already or the Coloursound Overdriver through a Marshall? Any insights highly appreciated!

[@TheGuitarShow]

Anyone?

[@MaxPower-js1sk]

I remember having my pedals on the floor, 40+ years ago. I used to put a loop of Gaffer tape on their backs to keep them still. We used instrument cables because patch cables didn’t exist.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I always loved the lush effect that Jeff used on the song 'Max's Tune'.

[@coreymihailiuk5189]

A. very detailed over view of Beck's pedal choices. Thanks !

[@TheGuitarShow]

Glad you liked it Corey, thanks!

[@shaunw9270]

Great work there Ramon. So much detail 👌

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks!

[@williampayne7678]

Brilliant Guitarist

[@TheGuitarShow]

agreed

[@denAlexVA]

Thank you so much for the detail! I never had much luck with pedals , most of them broke down (60's 70"s). Vintage Fender tweeds gave enough overdrive. That being said, The Klon was in a class by itself. I do not use mine with a LP. But with a Strat, WOW. The notes are really defined with just enough sizzle and the harmonics native to a Strat come through. I have a KTR as well as the ARC clone. A must for those who love Strats! The KTR sells around 700 bucks used, the ARC is about 200. A must if you like Strats. Thanks again

[@LucasHaneman]

Great video as always Ramon! It’s cool to hear about this stuff

[@TheGuitarShow]

Glad you enjoyed it Lucas!

[@theshallowsea]

Thank you very much for this Ramon , amazing reasearch 🙏🎶

[@joelscott145]

The “large volume pedal” is a Tychobrathe Pedalflanger. He states that he had 2 in the 1980 GP cover article. Also he said he used an Ibanez booster.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks Joel - I had actually out this in the description of the video as soon as I uploaded it - Henry Kaiser spotted it right away

[@BrianKlobyGuitar]

Most awesome... thank you for posting the info :)

[@TheGuitarShow]

My pleasure!

[@mauricedibert2635]

Amazing research

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thank you

[@cu6454]

Thank you 👍🎸

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thank you too!

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Excellent video. Thanks.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Glad you liked it!

[@strat0871]

Thanks bro, Jeff was my hero too.

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Seeing Alvin Lee and Jeff Beck on the same stage playing would be awesome ❗️ 1)Jeff Beck 2) Alvin Lee 3) Robin Trower

[@TheGuitarShow]

That would be something!

[@rickjason215]

I saw Alvin Lee at the Fillmore East. Great player. I also saw Procol Harum in the same place. Never saw Beck live.

[@Varone26]

I could be wrong on this, but didn’t Jeff also use an MXR Blue Box on Blow by Blow? Thelonious in particular.

[@REM1956]

Nicely done, as usual. Great job, Ramon.

[@joshwaterfield4882]

Fantastic coverage - well done! Do we have any footage or audio of Jeff using his final board, more specifically, the Archer or Variac Fuzz?

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks Josh!

[@AndrewJones-cx6kl]

Great job!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P. SIR BECK

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thank you

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

@8:00 the CryBaby was made under license owned by the Thomas Organ company. Dunlop did not own the brand name until many years later.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks for the info

[@teresathomley3703]

Great video, thanks.

[@TheGuitarShow]

My pleasure

[@edt.5118]

After a concert in Philadelphia somewhere in the 1980's, i went to the stage before they took away his pedals and one was a Colorsound Treble Booster.

[@piktormusic2538]

Nice work.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thank you

[@pierrelucas995]

Hi Ramon. Great job as always. As a fan of the Yardbirds, I have a suggestion for a future video if it is possible. What about an interview with Chris Dreja, rhythm guitar and later bass player in the Yardbirds ? He played with Clapton, Beck and Page, he must have stories to tell ! Maybe he knows where Eric's red Telecaster is today...

[@roughcutguitars]

Second that!

[@thekitowl]

Not sure Chris would know where the Red Tele is, Eric can be seen playing it with The Bluesbreaker’s.

[@pierrelucas995]

@@thekitowl Jeff Beck said that when he joined the Yardbirds he didn't own a guitar (hard to believe though) and he had to play with Eric's Tele which he said belonged to the Yardbirds' management. I suspect that Eric's Bluesbreakers Tele is a different one, the finish is different. But who could be sure ?

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks Pierre, Let me see what I can do - leave it with me.

[@roughcutguitars]

@TheGuitarShow Knew we could count on you :-) And whether Chris can solve any mysteries or not, we've got to hear whatever these guys have to say about their gear, how they procured it, or recording techniques while... well you know unfortunately.

[@jerryvahnknight218]

Killer episode!

[@hatrickmusicnz]

Very good. Thank you.

[@TheGuitarShow]

pleasure

[@gibson6dog]

Brilliant matey

[@familydogg1234]

I was fortunate enough to have seen JB 4X including ARMS concert in NYC. I saw him Oct 8 2022 with Johnny Depp- he was Spectacular. Sadly he only played 18 more shows. Hey thanx for this special on Guitar Pedals- I don't think anyone's done this before. So did Roger Mayer invent the Fuzz Box. I realize some people were getting a Fuzz Sound prior to the Fuzz Box. Readers??

[@fgaron2000]

At 22:50. It's an Empress Tremolo, not a Diamond Phaser. Both are orange pedals from Canadian builders, but the Diamond has only one footswitch. Great video overall, though.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thanks for the info! I actually spotted this as soon as I uploaded and made a note in the description but thanks anyway bro

[@Longhorn.Rock_Roll61]

Nice show Jeff Beck one of the finest players ever he not using a pick I'm wondering if he couldn't find one lol I had that problem back in the day

[@TheGuitarShow]

thanks for the comment and I agree!

[@Danielallanz]

I think there was an echoplex on "I aint superstitious"..I can get the lead tone perfectly with a really short delay time (set so it doubles) and one or two repeats on mode 1 of catlinbread belle epoch deluxe

[@cleetushellhamster4143]

What's the weird les paul copy Jeff was playing at 14:13 i checked and also saw he played his signature Greco Strat at the same gig

[@knightfall9394]

that weird les paul I believe was a synth guitar, i think roland made it

[@rodolpheponthus2948]

Seems Jeff was way ahead of his time for effects. Maybe even before Hendrix, who was essentialy a R&B player before 1966. He must have caught the effect train arriving in London ? Maybe I'm wrong. But english guitarists seemed more avant guard in terms of experiminting with gear than their US counterparts (except for Les Paul obviously)

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Ramon also Monday is my friends birthday also my birthday ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@TheGuitarShow]

Many thanks bro

[@TheSterlingSound]

Great job!

[@frankgreco]

Great detective work!

[@doccyclopz]

In all actuality Heart Full of Soul was initially released in the UK on 4th June 1965 and 2nd July 1965 (US) whereas (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction was released 5th June 1965 (US) and 20 August 1965 (UK). So Americans assumes the Stones did the Fuzz thing first but it was in all factuality the Yardbirds who did it first.

[@TheGuitarShow]

Many thanks

[@5150show]

Hey Bro . This is amazing . Thank you 🙏

[@TheGuitarShow]

pleasure!

[@teresathomley3703]

Thank you so much

[@TheGuitarShow]

You're most welcome

[@TheBlueskyson]

Cool vid. ty and merry xmas all

[@TheGuitarShow]

Thank you and merry xmas to you also

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@TheGuitarShow Thanks bro. Watching live at ronnie scotts. what pedals do you reckon he's using here? Here's full concert. enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZvaanyCqb-EppY

[@MBRMrblueroads]

Awesome 👍👍

[@TheGuitarShow]

pleasure bro

[@Chuck-Bob]

I've still got one of those Digitechs right here.

[@TheGuitarShow]

nice

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

Im looking for a history or time line on Jeff’s rugs!!! if only that thing could talk, the stories it could tell!!!

[@TheGuitarShow]

sounds interesting - Id like to order one too

[@billyrocca9029]

Sonic examples of the gear presented would have been a nice touch...

[@marvinthemartian6788]

The proco rat pedal really is three types of distortion in one. Turn the dial to the left IT’s overdrive, twelve o clock is fuzz, to the right it becomes more distortion

[@pickmaster]

Great story!

[@piplee1439]

Jeff controlling feedback? See Shapes of Things. Absolute sonic perfection

[@TheGuitarShow]

Amen

[@tinyb69]

Who's Clive Tench????

[@rednoise0]

I was just looking to see of anybody else caught that. It's bassist Clive Chaman and vocalist Bob Tench. Otherwise, good video!

[@Jonathan-qj1li]

I cried when he passed away which I hadnt done since John Lennon was murdered.

[@Danielallanz]

I'm convinced the marshall supafuzz was the sound of jimi hendrix AYE..the larger input and output caps give it its sound over the tonebender

[@craigshewchuk9018]

What happened to Jeff's stolen fender amp? Lol very curious the story behind it

[@TheGuitarShow]

Let me get back to you

[@KozmykJ]

Carmine App-Ice LOL 🙄 Nicely researched pedal info though.

[@vayabroder729]

My mind is blown; I thought his setup was less complex.

[@TheGuitarShow]

me too!

[@kayakchrispy]

I’m not addicted to my pedalboards but I can’t play an acoustic guitar anymore without feeling naked

[@TheGuitarShow]

I know the feeling!

[@CBrolley]

You slaughtered a lot of names in that video. Also there are several B&W photos presented, supposedly of the Tridents, which do not include Jeff Beck.

[@TheGuitarShow]

@@CBrolley I'm from Essex so I get a free pass on the name pronunciation. Regarding the photos of the Tridents: you will find photos in my documentaries that have rarely if ever been seen before. As you were.

[@CBrolley]

@@TheGuitarShow It’s not a matter of pronunciation. You combined bassist Clive Chaman and vocalist Bob Tench, creating someone called “Clive Tench.” That’s what I meant by slaughtering names.

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

Rip Jeff

[@knightfall9394]

I just wanted to see the ProCo Rat and snarling dogs whine-o wah

[@TheGuitarShow]

cool

[@jlutie2943]

Don't see kr or rw using all the effects

[@charlesjaphe]

ok

[@richardcray2919]

Jeff's hero was hank Marvin like all the rest of his age group.before he done his own thing

[@guitarnationtv]

Jeff’s hero was Cliff Gallup! He came from a rockabilly sensibility

[@derekclacton]

@@guitarnationtvAbsolutely 👍

[@vayabroder729]

@@guitarnationtvAnd let’s not forget Les Paul, just like with Jimmy Page. They were both Les Paul nuts.

[@johnhill5691]

@@vayabroder729 yes, Jeff liked trying to play all the notes Lester played even though Lester didn't play them all Jeff could! Jeff didn't practise, ever! If he was sitting around watching tv he'd noodle away stuff like Django Renhardt. He used to invest a lot of time on transcriptions, guitaristically harmonising vocals like Nesum Dorma or Corpus Christi Carol or People Get Ready that stunning opening phrase he plays he worked that out and his solo over many months

[@lloydluokkala4274]

I think Jeff said something about not using the wah pedal anymore after about 1975 so I take this show with a whole board of salt.

[@TheGuitarShow]

and thats why I use photographic evidence

[@lloydluokkala4274]

@@TheGuitarShow thanks for the information, a lot I didn't know I'll probably watch this again and stop to look at the pictures those new sub titles are distracting

[@carstenmanz302]

One of the most overrated "star guitarists" of the old generation - I don't know a single video of him where he would have played without all his sound tricks with effect devices, guitar mechanics, amp gimmicks etc., i.e. on an acoustic guitar! The rest was the usual blues/blusrock schemes, a few weird chords, slide technique, etc. His "genius" was more in how he used his sound effects and riffs rhythmically, but after decades of playing practice it wasn't magic. As a drummer and keyboarder I was much more impressed by other guitarists, especially since J.Beck wrote very few (well-known) songs of his own. 90% of his live concerts were partly ancient cover songs - and that's how he became a multimillionaire?!

[@eaglesonmusicgroupltdeagle8138]

Some people dont get it. Your one of them. In your infinite wisdom im quite sure that knocking another player doesnt make u any better. Jeff was an innovator. Jeff had what many recognize as the best tone in the business. He influenced jimi hendrix but he dont impress u. Well guess what. No one gives a fuxx what your uniformed opinion is. Critics suck shit. What a puke ass statement

[@slimsantilli4476]

I get where you're coming from. BUT.. both Sinatra and Elvis never wrote a song. Jeff was a fantastic guitar player that never reached the heights of the other British guitarists. Using effects effectively is part of the game. He was a very expressive player.