Solo Tone

Brush with the Blues (Live)

Jeff Beck

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Original Gear

GuitarFender Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster (late 1990s/2000s version)

AmpMarshall JTM45 head

PickupsFender Hot Noiseless single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass3.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveKlon Klon Centaur

Notes

Live performance, specifically referencing 'Live at Ronnie Scott's' (2008), which is the most widely cited and sonically identical version of 'Brush with the Blues (Live)'. Most of the tone is from the JTM45 head, with EQ adjustments made on the guitar. Overdrive is achieved with a Klon Centaur pedal. The solo section uses the same rig as the main performance. No evidence of additional pedals except for possible light overdrive and reverb.

Tone Character(10)

touch-sensitive and dynamicsinging sustainliquid, vocal-like phrasingedge-of-breakup crunchwarm and expressiveclear note separationresponsive to fingerstyle techniquenot heavily saturatedEQ shaped by guitar tone knobwhammy bar vibrato

Difficulty

The solo requires expert-level control of dynamics, touch, and whammy bar phrasing, with advanced fingerstyle techniques and expressive articulation that are hallmarks of Jeff Beck's style.

Sources

Guitarists: the tone and style of Jeff Beck | guitar TONE OVERLOAD How Jeff Beck changed guitar music forever | Guitar World

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