Jeff Beck - RIP

[CalvinH]

these guitarists get legendary status and their skill levels are overblown

The 14 year old girl in the vid I posted is as good as any guitarist I have heard

She's playing music that someone else wrote.

[Phantom Spunker]

these guitarists get legendary status and their skill levels are overblown

The 14 year old girl in the vid I posted is as good as any guitarist I have heard

I can play songs like Comfortably Numb and Little Wing. I couldn't write them. Definitely more to being a great guitarist than imitation.

[SOMEPARTS]

these guitarists get legendary status and their skill levels are overblown

The 14 year old girl in the vid I posted is as good as any guitarist I have heard

Nobody ever confused Yo Yo Ma with Beethoven. HTH

[IroNat]

Better than Beck or Clapton or Eddie...

[BlackMetallic]

these guitarists get legendary status and their skill levels are overblown

The 14 year old girl in the vid I posted is as good as any guitarist I have heard

Not a single one of those guitarists would be able to replicate Beck’s tone

Tone comes from the mind, heart & fingers

[The Scott]

Better than Beck or Clapton or Eddie...

Tryouts for "Deliverance II - Hong Kong Hillbillies"?

[Moontrane]

Not a single one of those guitarists would be able to replicate Beck’s tone

Tone comes from the mind, heart & fingers

Yeah, it was in the early 80s that Beck ditched the pick and developed his right hand approach. I can't think of any well-know guitarists who made such a switch decades into a career.  Players like Mark Knopfler and Kevin Eubanks pretty much came out of the box with a pickless right hand style.

[joswift]

Not a single one of those guitarists would be able to replicate Beck’s tone

Tone comes from the mind, heart & fingers

This is exactly what I mean, fuck his tone, its a fucking guitar, you get profficent at it and you make the tones

Hendrix used a zippo lighter to get different tones, doesnt mean someone else couldnt make the same noise with a zippo


Clapton was supposed to be the GOAT, he played with Knopfler and sounded shite

[IroNat]

This is exactly what I mean, fuck his tone, its a fucking guitar, you get profficent at it and you make the tones

Hendrix used a zippo lighter to get different tones, doesnt mean someone else couldnt make the same noise with a zippo


Clapton was supposed to be the GOAT, he played with Knopfler and sounded shite

When?

[Fortress]

Jeff Beck R.I.P

“But this one goes to 11.”

[Fortress]

these guitarists get legendary status and their skill levels are overblown

The 14 year old girl in the vid I posted is as good as any guitarist I have heard

I’m absolutely not going to get into it with you.

Clearly it would be pointless.

You’ve not even a very basic understanding of guitar playing and its many aspects of virtuosic expression and performance.

I mean no disrespect.

It’s simply the truth.

[oldschoolfan]

Jeff beck was great Jimmy page to

[Fortress]

Jeff beck was great Jimmy page to

To and too. Look into it.

Jimmy is very talented, but strictly as an electric player, chops-wise, he’s mostly hugely underwhelming. His songwriting, arranging and producing are his greatest achievements. His acoustic playing was quite good.

Soloing, live, he is dreadful.

The man took sloppiness to new heights.

Regardless, once guys like Ed, etc. hit the scene, dudes like Page, Frehley and the like were outdated and left in the dust.

Which brings up … Beck.

Of his (stylistic) peers, Jeff was the only one to evolve and grow as a player. To reimagine himself and become something well beyond his era and scene.

[BlackMetallic]

To and too. Look into it.

Jimmy is very talented, but strictly as an electric player, chops-wise, he’s mostly hugely underwhelming. His songwriting, arranging and producing are his greatest achievements. His acoustic playing was quite good.

Soloing, live, he is dreadful.

The man took sloppiness to new heights.

Regardless, once guys like Ed, etc. hit the scene, dudes like Page, Frehley and the like were outdated and left in the dust.

Which brings up … Beck.

Of his (stylistic) peers, Jeff was the only one to evolve and grow as a player. To reimagine himself and become something well beyond his era and scene.

Jeff became the #1 session player for quite some time for big artists before everyone started hiring Slash

[joswift]

To and too. Look into it.

 

[wes]

   

   

   

   

   I really liked his earlier work.

The Yardbird = KICKASS BAND FOR THEIR TIME.

[joswift]

Better than Beck or Clapton or Eddie...

reminds me of this little dude

[The Scott]

reminds me of this little dude

"Deliverance" all over again?

And yes, all these kids are talented but what happens when they grow up?  Are any of them a "Mozart" or is this just the dream of a "Brozart"?

[Fortress]

Jeff became the #1 session player for quite some time for big artists before everyone started hiring Slash

Slash was never a session player.

He guested on a lot of records.

Big difference.

[The Scott]

Slash was never a session player.

He guested on a lot of records.

Big difference.

I remember the "Wrecking Crew" of session players.  All great musicians!  I think that Herb Alpert's "Tijuana Brass" was pretty much "Wrecking Crew" folks.

[SOMEPARTS]

"Deliverance" all over again?

And yes, all these kids are talented but what happens when they grow up?  Are any of them a "Mozart" or is this just the dream of a "Brozart"?

They are human tape recorders basically.

[The Scott]

They are human tape recorders basically.

Excellent point!

[Fortress]

I remember the "Wrecking Crew" of session players.  All great musicians!  I think that Herb Alpert's "Tijuana Brass" was pretty much "Wrecking Crew" folks.

Those cats played on EVERYTHING. Glen Campbell was a member.

After, it was the era of guys like Steve Lukather, etc.

[The Scott]

Those cats played on EVERYTHING. Glen Campbell was a member.

After, it was the era of guys like Steve Lukather, etc.

Yup.  Superb musicians all, my friend.

[IroNat]

Don't forget "two".