Ja ich habe natuerlich Freude an Beitraegen Wie den ueber Jeff Beck.Ja ich habe meine Gibsen 340 wieder hervorgeholt.Die Fender Strato ging verloren.Im Du mit einem Pianisten ueben wir woechentlich.Hans K.Peter, Basel
Nice piece Simon; also interesting to (unsurprisingly) note most of Jeff's sound-bites and quotes were high in relevance or insight - one you didn't pick out but I used in my own very small nod to his very huge loss was: "I don’t understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound; finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. I love it when people hear my music but can’t figure out what instrument I’m playing. What a cool compliment."
Re your query about where you saw JB in Birmingham -- checking an old/archive Birmingham Live page in the on-line Birmingham Mail, a music fan by the name of Mick Hoole confirms it was the Odeon Theater on New Street:
"I saw some great gigs at the Odeon, including the Climax Blues Band who were support to Jeff Beck - and to this day the only support I've ever seen do an encore."
Ja ich habe natuerlich Freude an Beitraegen Wie den ueber Jeff Beck.Ja ich habe meine Gibsen 340 wieder hervorgeholt.Die Fender Strato ging verloren.Im Du mit einem Pianisten ueben wir woechentlich.Hans K.Peter, Basel
Nice piece Simon; also interesting to (unsurprisingly) note most of Jeff's sound-bites and quotes were high in relevance or insight - one you didn't pick out but I used in my own very small nod to his very huge loss was: "I don’t understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound; finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. I love it when people hear my music but can’t figure out what instrument I’m playing. What a cool compliment."
Re your query about where you saw JB in Birmingham -- checking an old/archive Birmingham Live page in the on-line Birmingham Mail, a music fan by the name of Mick Hoole confirms it was the Odeon Theater on New Street:
"I saw some great gigs at the Odeon, including the Climax Blues Band who were support to Jeff Beck - and to this day the only support I've ever seen do an encore."
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/birminghams-best-worst-gigs-your-7748494
Thank you Ross for the info about the name of the venue. Well researched! I may well include that Beck quote as an edit!