Jeff Beck's Personal Collection Is Going Up For Auction

[crunchee]

From Premier Guitar :

Rare Opportunity: Jeff Beck's Guitar Collection Auction - Premier Guitar

[specialk]

01/22/2025:

https://www.christies.com/en/events/jeff-beck-the-guitar-collection/what-is-on#highlights

[Jakeboy]

Wow….

[DarkHammer]

why do some of his guitars have double years? I.e. "Gibson Kalamazoo, Michigan 1954 and 1972...The Oxblood" 

Are they some sort of a partcasters assembled from 1956 and 1972 components?

[Steve Haynie]

Well...  Charlie Daniels had a 1959 Les Paul that was renecked at the factory in 1969.  Jeff Beck's Les Paul could have had the same situation. 

[crunchee]

1 hour ago, DarkHammer said:

why do some of his guitars have double years? I.e. "Gibson Kalamazoo, Michigan 1954 and 1972...The Oxblood" 

Are they some sort of a partcasters assembled from 1956 and 1972 components?

It's not a partscaster as such, just modded, according to the stories that have gone around for years about this guitar...this guitar originally came with P-90s from the factory, and then was routed for HBs later on, before Beck got it, according to the Guitar.com article below.  Gibson's 'reissued' a few versions of this guitar with a Oxblood paint scheme starting in the 1990s or so, IIRC:

“It’s time to part with them as Jeff wished”: 90 of Jeff Beck’s guitars, including his ‘Oxblood’ Gibson Les Paul, are headed to auction

[gorch]

Will any of these guitars ever be played again? I assume they will turn into collectors items and case queens.

Loud Hailer became a favorite album to me.

[Steve Haynie]

If Kirk Hammett or Joe Bonamassa buy any of those guitars they will get played. 

[alantig]

2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

If Kirk Hammett or Joe Bonamassa buy any of those guitars they will get played. 

Same for Jim Irsay.  He's known to loan his guitars to musicians playing in Indy, and for those who play at his events.

[Jakeboy]

Loud Hailer is a great album in the Guv’nor’s catalog. Truth remains a fave as does Beck-ola and his Yardbirds output, at least for me. 
Oh, his Gene Vincent tribute as well. Beck NAILED the Gallup tone and phrasing.

[scottcald]

On 11/20/2024 at 10:35 AM, Steve Haynie said:

If Kirk Hammett or Joe Bonamassa buy any of those guitars they will get played. 

And then there will be Gibson Hammett BonaBeck signature models. 🙄

[HSB0531]

1 hour ago, scottcald said:

And then there will be Gibson Hammett BonaBeck signature models. 🙄

And then there's the counterfeit Jeff Beck misspelled Gribson Kalamityzoo, Mickagen 1954 end 1972.5 Auction to be held down the street from Christies in a dark alley.