A SOLID-BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM SHOP STRATOCASTER FOR JEFF BECK, BY TODD KRAUSE

Previously assembled with the loose neck included in this lot, Jeff Beck used this guitar as his #1 Strat throughout his 2018 Stars Align Tour with Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson. The neck was switched to the current configuration in 2019 for use as Jeff's #1 Strat at the final show of his 2019 tour at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, on 27 September 2019, where he reunited on stage with old Jeff Beck Group bandmate Rod Stewart. Music historian Chris Gill, who worked with Jeff on the guitar captions for BECK01, explains the reverse headstock: 'The most notable feature of this guitar is a neck built for a left-handed Strat, which places the arrangement of the tuners in reverse order. This also reverses the tension of the strings, making the high E and B strings much easier to bend and the low E and A strings more percussive and brilliant. Some consider this an essential element of Jimi Hendrix’s distinctive Strat tones, as Hendrix played left-handed and strung a right-handed Strat in reverse order and flipped the guitar over.' The guitar was then tuned a half step down for use as Jeff's #2 Strat on his 2022 tour, for occasional performances of 'Loose Cannon'.