Acting The Chet Biography Jeff Lyster, AKA The Chet, is a guitarist who joined the band Eels in early 2005. Acting From the Basement Self - Eels 2009 Eels: Live and in Person! London 2006 Himself (Guitar, backing vocals) 2008 Eels with Strings - Live at Town Hall Himself (Trashcan, suitcase, saw, lapsteel guitar, guitar, mandolin, melodica, keyboards, upright bass) 2007 Agent-readable