Anyone Played a Joe Beck?
Kurt Shapiro
http://store.yahoo.com/joe-beck/joebecsigjaz1.html
My apologies if this double-posted.
geekg...@aol.com
> Not the tenor one, but the regular Joe Beck 6
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/joe-beck/joebecsigjaz1.html
>
> My apologies if this double-posted.
I've played Joe Beck's personal Cort (the standard tuning not the
Alto). He plays a stock, factory Cort (nothing special or modified
about it). Its a nice guitar. I also own a Cort Joe Beck Alto
Guitar, which I bought from Joe. They are actually the same body,
neck, etc with different bridges and pickups. They are decent
guitars. I endorse Stromberg, which I like a lot better, but the Cort
is a decent axe and it's pretty inexpensive. You can buy them direct
from Joe through his web site (www.joebeckmusic.com I think).
--Eric Elias www.ericelias.net www.funkyfolkmusic.com
GregD/oasysco
> Not the tenor one, but the regular Joe Beck 6
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/joe-beck/joebecsigjaz1.html
>
> My apologies if this double-posted.
>
>
Yeah, $549 for the oen he really plays. Not bad. And he actually plays it?
Greg
William C.
"Kurt Shapiro" <kurtWITHOUTT...@hotmailNOSPAMTHANKS.com> wrote in
> Not the tenor one, but the regular Joe Beck 6
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/joe-beck/joebecsigjaz1.html
Don't know about the Joe Beck. But I did have a Cort Triggs 2, which was a
fine guitar, a real favorite. The quality control was superb, it sounded
great. In its price range I haven't seen anything quite as nice.
geekg...@aol.com
Yeah, he plays it in concert. He was also using a really inexpensive,
but great sounding Hugh and Kettner solid state amp, although I don't
know if he's still using it. This was about two years ago when I last
saw a show of his.
--Eric Elias www.ericelias.net www.funyfolkmusic.com
Willie K.Yee, M.D.
>> Yeah, $549 for the oen he really plays. Not bad. And he actually plays it?
>>
>> Greg
>
>Yeah, he plays it in concert. He was also using a really inexpensive,
>but great sounding Hugh and Kettner solid state amp, although I don't
>know if he's still using it. This was about two years ago when I last
>saw a show of his.
When he played 2 weeks ago, he played the Cort through a Korg A4 pedal
board and a pair of AER cubes.
Willie K. Yee, M.D. http://users.bestweb.net/~wkyee
Developer of Problem Knowledge Couplers for Psychiatry http://www.pkc.com
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Gary Beck
discription. I'm curious as I have a Joe Beck Alto guitar on the way and was
wondering what Joe uses for amplification.................Thanks gary beck
"Willie K.Yee, M.D." <wk...@bestweb.netttttttttttttttt> wrote in message
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Michael Tueller
(in message <NAqxc.26235$Tn6....@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>):
> What is an AER cube?
The correct model name is 'Acousticube', webpage: <http://www.aer-amps.de>
I have an acousticube IIa. While it's great for acoustic instruments
and everything that needs full range amplification I recently was a bit
unsatisfied with it regarding warm/fat Jazz guitar sounds.
I did some experiments with a Sansamp Classic in front (settings for
clean Fender sound). While it didn't sound bad the speakers are the
weak point in this arrangement (IMO). I think you really need different
speaker & cab for electric Jazz sound.
I'd really like to try those RE cabs sometime (I'm in Europe)...
You can't switch off the tweeter in the Acousticube so it's too
'HiFi' sometimes (for eceltric Jazz guitar sounds).
But it's a great powerful and very portable amp. I hope the recent
models have a better FX-section (mine is a bit noisy, but my model
was built in 1997).
Michael
Keith Freeman
> <http://www.aer-amps.de> I have an acousticube IIa. While it's great
> for acoustic instruments and everything that needs full range
> amplification I recently was a bit unsatisfied with it regarding
> warm/fat Jazz guitar sounds.
Have you tried a tube preamp, e.g. a Presonus, to warm up the sound?
-Keith
Music samples, tips, Portable Changes at
http://home.wanadoo.nl/keith.freeman/
E-mail: keith DOT freeman AT wanadoo DOT nl
Michael Tueller
(in message <Xns9503A53B9...@194.134.2.2>):
> Have you tried a tube preamp, e.g. a Presonus, to warm up the sound?
No, maybe I'll try that. But I think more about buying another
amp/cab for the more electric sound.
Mike
Chris Beck
> Yeah, he plays it in concert. He was also using a really inexpensive,
> but great sounding Hugh and Kettner solid state amp, although I don't
> know if he's still using it. This was about two years ago when I last
> saw a show of his.
> --Eric Elias www.ericelias.net www.funyfolkmusic.com
--->Well, I was just at Joe's place last week on a family vacation
(he's my father's brother (a.k.a. my uncle). I picked up a Cort
standard box (in sunburst) from him so I can finally learn to play
guitar, being a sax player for the last 20 years.
Anyway, he's got a Hughes & Kettner ZenAmp combo he plays though, at
least that was the one in his studio. He's got a few others, but I
didn't get into what he's actually gigging with. He does like that
AER amp. Very small, and quite powerful. It makes a very nice
harmonica amp, also. My father is a long time piano player, but
recently took up jazz harp in his retirement. Rather good at it, too.
He plugged in a mic to the low-z input and cranked in a little reverb
and it sounded really nice.
And definitely yes, he plays a stock Cort. His current rig has been
modified to minimize feedback in 'loud gigs'.
www.guitarspecialist.com has all the details. Pretty cool. He has
quite a few other guitars, but he just plays the Cort and loves it.
He pulled mine out of the case, tuned it up quick, and jammed away.
What a nice, smooth, fat sound!
Enjoy!
Chris Beck
geekg...@aol.com
Hey Chris,
I suspect it's nice to be a prt of the family. I am sure you
will enjoy the guitar too. I was over at Joe's two (maybe three)
years ago, when they were litereally just moving it to the house they
are in now. I was there to do a magainse interview with Joe. The
studio was all set up already though. He was very gracious to me and
we ended up jamming for quite awhile. Joe gave me some very
appreciated complements on my playing. I got hooked on the sound of
the Alto Guitar and ended up buying one from him right then. I got to
go back two more times for lessons on the Alto guitar and enjoyed
hanging out with Joe and learning some of his Alto Guitar
arrangements. He's a great guy (and a fantastic player).
--Eric Elias
www.ericelias.net wwwfunkyfolkmusic.com
Chris Beck
> Hey Chris,
> I suspect it's nice to be a prt of the family. I am sure you
> will enjoy the guitar too. I was over at Joe's two (maybe three)
> years ago, when they were litereally just moving it to the house they
> are in now. I was there to do a magainse interview with Joe. The
> studio was all set up already though. He was very gracious to me and
> we ended up jamming for quite awhile. Joe gave me some very
> appreciated complements on my playing. I got hooked on the sound of
> the Alto Guitar and ended up buying one from him right then. I got to
> go back two more times for lessons on the Alto guitar and enjoyed
> hanging out with Joe and learning some of his Alto Guitar
> arrangements. He's a great guy (and a fantastic player).
>
> --Eric Elias
> www.ericelias.net wwwfunkyfolkmusic.com
Hi, Eric.
Yeah, it's pretty cool, but since I've grown up with him around, it's
really pretty mundane. I definitely enjoy visiting him (which doesn't
happen often enough) and talking music and such.
I wish I lived closer and could take some lessons from him. But alas,
I'll have to get some local lessons and then once I start to get
halfway decent, he can give me some pointers.
Best!
chris