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What gear does Beck use?

MusicRadar reported that Beck's most prominent acoustic guitar on Sea Change was a Martin HD-28, and that overdubs and mixing for the album were done in Pro Tools. Beck has also said a $60 Silvertone 1448 is central to his music.

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What gear Beck uses: a sourced gear guide

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About Beck's gear.

What guitar does Beck play?

Beck told the New York Times, as Guitar World reported in 2019, that a Sears-catalog Silvertone 1448 he bought for about $60 is central to his music and that he recorded many albums with it.

What acoustic guitar did Beck use on Sea Change?

MusicRadar's 2025 feature says Beck's most prominent acoustic guitar on Sea Change was a Martin HD-28, recorded with a single Neumann U 47 FET microphone.

What DAW did Beck use for Sea Change?

MusicRadar reports the album was tracked to tape at Ocean Way, with further overdubs and mixing completed in Pro Tools.

Does Beck have a signature guitar?

Martin made a limited D-16BH Beck Hansen signature model, limited to 99 units worldwide, as MusicRadar noted in 2023.

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Beck is the songwriter behind Odelay, Sea Change and Hyperspace. This short guide covers the instruments and software named in published interviews and production features. Beck rarely publishes gear details, so only sourced items are listed.

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