what amp/Jeff Beck

[mike7]

Hey all
What amp does Jeff Beck use on live at Ronnie Scotts?
I love that tone!! Unbelievable tone as far as I'm concerned. I see he has Marshalls stacked up but I can't see which one is on. I see a smaller Marshall, is that an 18 watter?
Anyway, thank you for any and all info!
Mike

[vibratoking]

I believe he used a Vintage/Modern and a JTM-45. Most of the gig is the JTM-45 with a Klon to my ears. And yeah, those are some great tones.

[sliberty]

If I remember correctly, the smaller one may have been a 20 watt Guitar/Bass head. Not sure if he was using it though - may have been his backup.

I've seen him with Blues Juniors on stage too.

Bottom line is that his tone is in his hands, but it came from outer space.

[KellyBass]

Saw him last year in a fairly large theater, and he was playing through a cranked pro jr. But, you're right...it is all in his hands.

[Leo_Gnardo]

I've seen him with Blues Juniors on stage too.

Kingston NY @ 4 years ago, Jeff was reported to have been using only his aqua color Blues Junior though two 4x12's and a couple Marshall heads were onstage, unused. Wonder if his Juniors are modified?

He has uncanny control over his guitar all right, outta space. HOW does he do those crazy things.

[Blackburn]

Jeff Beck is pure magic. I saw him in Houston in 2010 and at the end he busted out an oxblood LP and did a tribute to LP.

Here's a clip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNtVMv44II4

[LeftyStrat]

I was sixteen when "Blow by Blow" came out. I was completely floored by "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" and thought that the tone was unique to the guitar used; Tele with Seymour Duncan HB in the neck position.

Then I saw him play it on a Strat, with all the nuances and tonal changes.

The magic is in those fingers, what a master.

[sliberty]

Its true of a lot of the masters:

Carlos sounds like Carlos whether he plays an SG into a Twin Reverb or a Yamaha into a Boogie, or a PRS into a Dumble.

Dimeola still sounds like Al even though he doesn't play his Les Paul into his Marshall anymore (PRS into a Fuchs last time I saw him).

A negative example would be Clapton. The tone is in his hands, and his hands have changed. Doesn't matter what gear he uses - he doesn't sound like he did in the mid-late 60's anymore. Although, if you look on YouTube, you'll find some clips of him using a 335, and he sounds SO MUCH BETTER than his usual Strat tone. But it still ain't the old days - he's changed to much.

[KellyBass]

All the time I was watching him work dynamic wonders with that little fender... I just couldn't help but wonder...what he would sound like with an express! Built and voiced by Ken! Can you imagine?

[JoeCon]

I really liked Jeffs work with the Jan Hammer group.
I saw Jan Hammers band alone at the Jazz Workshop in Boston and then a month later as Jeffs backup band, yeah right, at the Cape Cod Coliseum. Boy those guys could play and gave Jeff and great sound to play over...

[Aaron]

You'll need one of these too

Aaron

[vibratoking]

He's gotten away from picks for the most part, but he still uses a pick now and then.

[menger66]

I just seen a gear video for jeff he had a 100watt marshall dsl which the tech said he uses all the time, and then a 2061x marshall 20watter which he'd use if all else fails and then had a 60s super reverb that they said he never uses, but i have seen him playing a blues jr and old old tiny box amps and he sounded great. the tech said the dsl had been used for as long as he could remember mark

[vibratoking]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wg-9WrMxf8

His tech talks specifically about what was used on Ronnie Scott's - JTM45.

[Reeltarded]

Line level from a Palmer into Lexicon reverb (pcm70?) then power. They forget to mention all that. He's using amps as front ends only.