Beck

The D-16BH shows Beck's appreciation for a true working musician's instrument: the emphasis is on tone, playability and understated decoration. The "Beck" signature is inlaid in abalone between the 19th and 20th frets. Every D-16BH Beck Signature Edition guitar comes equipped with Martin Gold+Plus Natural II sound reinforcement electronics.

Each D-16BH Beck Signature Edition guitar bears an interior label signed by Beck Hansen and CEO, C.F. Martin IV. A portion of the proceeds from each guitar will be donated to The World Literacy Campaign, which addresses global problems of poverty, ignorance, disease and substance abuse through literacy programs.

Beck used this guitar during the Odelay and Mutations Tours, from 1997 to 1998.

This was Beck's main guitar during the Midnite Vultures tour. He also used on the Mutations tour. It was supposedly smashed around 2001, according to this article. http://beck.diskobox.net/articles/2000/guitarplayer_05-00.html

Beck can be seen performing with a 1948 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar.

From photos and videos, it appears Beck plays several Silvertone 1448 Guitars. One instance is a Silvertone 1448 with some stickers and capo as seen in this video of him performing "Black Tambourine" in 2005, and another one is used in the same session in this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPsbOTdCvY (no sticker, different strap, and Drop D tuning).

Beck uses another Danelectro sometimes.

In the source photo, Beck can be seen using a Danelectro Dano Pro electric guitar.

While this guitar with Beck looks to be a Stratotone Newport, it would be most correctly identified as a Silvertone Newport H42, also made by Harmony, although seemingly more rare. via vintagesilvertones.com

Beck didn't use the Danelectro Shothorns, he used Jerry Jones copies. To my knowledge, he used two of them, one with two pickups, and one with three. He used these from 1995 to 1996.

This was Beck's main guitar during the Mellow Gold tour. It was a Fender, but he must have broke the neck, since it was changed to a no-named rosewood neck.

Beck can be seen in this picture play- uh... I mean... Dueling with a Roland G-707 Synth Guitar. Other members in his band can sometimes be seen using this guitar as well.

Beck used a sonic blue Mustang in open E tuning during the Mellow Gold tour, for songs like Thunder Peel and Pink Noise (Rock Me Amadeus).

From GuitarPlayer magazine, May 2000 issue: "For amps, it's back to the thrift store. Other than a Peavey Classic 20 and ... [it's all about 'old crusty amps'...]"

(A 20 Watt model didn't show up in this site's item list, so I chose the 30W.)

The Sears Silvertone 1484 Twin-Twelve amp can be seen in the video very clear at 0:24. It's mentioned here as well: http://www.silvertoneworld.net/amplifiers/1484/1484.html

From GuitarPlayer magazine, May 2000 issue: "For amps, it's back to the thrift store. Other than ... an Ampeg Jet, Beck's collection is all about 'old crusty amps' (...)."

Beck's pedalboard can be seen 0:05 into the video. The Electro-Harmonix Big Muff is the first pedal from the left on the top row.

From GuitarPlayer magazine, May 2000 issue: "Stompboxes are about the only things in Becks arsenal that are shiny and new. A mainstay in his live and studio rigs is a Boss GT-5. While recording Midnite Vultures, Beck programmed sounds into the multi-effects pedal to make it easier to reproduce the album's tones onstage."

(A GT-5 model didn't show up in this site's item list, so I chose the GT-6.)

The Z Vex Super Hard-On pedal can be seen in the center of Beck's pedalboard, as seen in this photo from Beck's performance at The Echo in Los Angeles, on Mar 22, 2007.

Beck's pedalboard can be seen 0:05 into this video. The Digitech Whammy 4 is the first pedal on the right in the bottom row. The design and layout of the pedal is consistent with the 4th generation of the Digitech Whammy.

The MXR M-133 Micro Amp Pedal can be seen on the top row of Beck's pedalboard, as seen in this photo from Beck's performance at The Echo in Los Angeles, on Mar 22, 2007.

You can see a shot of Beck's pedalboard 0:05 into this video. The Boss DM-2 is on the bottom row, the second pedal from the left.

The Boss LS-2 Line Selector/Power Supply is next to the Holy Grail in this photo of Beck's pedalboard. The source photo is from Beck's performance at The Echo in Los Angeles on Mar 22, 2007.

"A mainstay in [Beck's] live and studio rigs is a Boss GT-5." - taken from Guitar Player Magazine, May 2000.

The Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal can be seen in this photo of Beck's pedalboard. It is in the bottom row, third pedal from the right (Beck's right, that is). The source photo is from Beck's performance at The Echo in Los Angeles on Mar 22, 2007.