Adrian Belew Guitar Rig Rundown for King Crimson BEAT Tour with Steve Vai, Tony Levin & Danny Carey

Adrian Belew is one of the most inventive guitarists of the past half-century—an incandescent player and songwriter who has a vast menagerie of tones and sounds at his command. You’ve heard him with King Crimson, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and Frank Zappa, among others, and with his pop band the Bears and on his solo recordings and tours.
This fall, Adrian is following dates with the Talking Heads-fueled Remain in Light tour, which he co-led with Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison, with the BEAT Tour—a run drawing on his recordings with King Crimson in the ’80s: the albums Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair. Of course, this is just a small—but extremely potent and influential—portion of his 30-year collaboration with Crimson founder Robert Fripp, who has given BEAT his blessing. But putting this repertoire in the hands of Belew, fellow Crimson alum and super-bassist Tony Levin, the incendiary Steve Vai (playing the guitar role of Fripp), and the Earth-shaking drummer Danny Carey from Tool promises magical performances. It’s also one of the year’s most-anticipated tours.

As I write this, Belew, Levin, Vai, and Carey are rehearsing on the West Coast, and by the time this video posts, they will have played their first BEAT dates. So, word is likely to have spread that Belew has brought some crucial pieces of gear he played with ’80s Crimson back into play. But here, you’ll get a close up look and listen as Premier Guitar joins Adrian—with tech Blair White of Nashville’s Eastside Music Supply—at his mid-Tennessee home for a pre-tour Rig Rundown. Dig in!

0:00 - Andre' Cholmondeley & D'Addario
0:15 - Adrian Belew Playing Intro
1:02 - Recreating 1980s King Crimson
4:52 - Pairing Pedals with Parker Fly
6:55 - Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synthesizer
8:46 - Adrian Belew BEAT Pedalboard
11:17 - XPND Pedalboard & John Bohlinger
12:07 - Eventide H9 Settings
12:37 - Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp
15:40 - Twang Bar King Guitar
20:40 - Adrian Belew’s Signature Parker Fly
24:23 - D'Addario & Joe Glaser

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[darrendohertymusic]

It’s glorious to see Mr Belew get his incredibly well deserved recognition. Bring that tour to Europe please 🙏🏼

[TheRealHucasys]

I love how Adrian always looks at the camera more than anyone in his interviews, making it so clear how he is aware of addressing us, the wide audience mostly importantly.

[demonicsweaters]

by far one of the most creative guitar players to ever live

[DKStanford]

Man, I just LOVE Belew as a musician. He's arguably one of the greatest rock guitarists who has ever lived. He's still playing AND SINGING just as good as he did 45 years ago. I'm shocked that he's been able to keep his voice in such great shape.

[FigidiniHillStudios]

I just saw Beat last night, what an incredible show! One of my favorite concerts ever. Loved seeing the twang bar king Mustang back in action. Don’t miss this tour.

[abmendez]

any band with 2 Zappa band members most likely blow your mind....glad to see vintage/new stuff and how they still work awesome together.

[chefjeff]

Adrian Belew is such a cool guy - super funny, humble and obviously extremely talented. i seriously can't wait to see BEAT in a few months!

[johannasaninocencio]

Absolutely love seeing Adrian sharing his guitars and equipment. Thank you for your music and your generous spirit.

[nathanchampionmusic]

One of my all time favourite guitarists. Lets go!!!

[micksterminator]

Just saw them play tonight. So glad I did

[puppie]

What a legend, Love his work with kc, especially the power to believe record 😮😊

[melvined]

Adrian is always so excited about his gear. we should all be.

[JeffMcLeod]

Adrian could certainly host his own show. Would be excellent!

[bryanstaddon]

I’ve seen Adrian many times and it was always incredible, About 2 years ago saw him and Jerry Harrison . Weirdly enough I was with 2 close friends who’ve also seen him many times. We all agreed it was one of the best shows we’ve ever seen and we are old and have seen hundreds of bands. So psyched to see Beat in December and watch him continue his brilliant work.

[andyo]

Wish they still made Parker guitars - so cool :).

[andrewpappas]

My friend who plays drums in our band is going to see Adrian live with BEAT and I still see why he’s so excited for it, I haven’t listened to a lot of ‘80s Crimson (or not much Crimson in general, as opposed to my friend who cites King Crimson as one of his all-time favourite bands) but I’ve always liked his playing, it’s definitely unique as hell and his technique is still really cool to me

[theorangegoodness]

My number #1 sound influence as a teen guitarist and from my hometown! That 80's rig was gold!

[vkuolema]

Belew has been always centuries ahead of everyone when it comes to creativity/technology and sound. Hard to match his talent these days.

[teknomanning]

My favorite band of all time. And I’m 73👍🏿😊

[VoiceofFox]

Such a unique guitarist. And somewhat surprisingly, a really great singer - he sings ‘Holy’, the opener to Mike Oldfield’s ‘Earth Moving’ album. First time I heard him sing. Fantastic.