Jeff Beck
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How Jeff Beck made his whammy bar sound like a slide – his soloing secrets revealed
By Richard Barrett published
Nobody could bend notes like Beck – he took a glissando approach to blues-rock guitar, using the whammy bar when others might have used a slide
Steve Lukather confirms Jeff Beck guitar tribute project as he wields his iconic White Strat to cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing
By Matt Owen published
Lukather is one of the first players to use the late guitar great's old instruments as part of an ongoing “musicians’ project to honor Jeff’s legacy” – and many more are expected to follow
Carmen Vandenburg recalls Jeff Beck’s ultimate tone test
By Janelle Borg published
Vandenberg discusses the invaluable lesson she learned from Beck about achieving your tone no matter what equipment you have at hand
Up close with the Gibson Custom Shop reissue of Jeff Beck’s ‘YardBurst’ 1959 Les Paul Standard
By Dave Burrluck published
We take a closer look at another stunner from the Murphy Lab that celebrates a pivotal moment in rock history, and one of its greatest ever players
Wailers icon Junior Marvin on joining Bob Marley – and the night Hendrix shook his hand
By Andrew Daly published
Marvin had been offered a 10 year contract from Stevie Wonder on the day he joined Bob Marley and the Wailers. But he never looked back
Watch Johnny Depp and Andrea Bocelli pay tribute to Jeff Beck – accompanied by a recording of the late guitar hero
By Phil Weller published
The pair re-enacted Beck's 2020 performance of En Aranjuez Con Tu Amo, complete with a recording of the virtuoso's parts
Jennifer Batten pays tribute to Jeff Beck with a searing cover of Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers
By Janelle Borg published
Batten was part of Jeff Beck's touring band for three years and featured on two of his albums
Gibson honors Jeff Beck with a recreation of his 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul – before he gave it a radical makeover
By Matt Owen published
Beck bought the original model – widely considered to be one of his most iconic instruments – when he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, using it extensively both in the studio and on stage
Ted Nugent weighs in on top guitarist lists and the unsung heroes who deserve more recognition
By Janelle Borg published
Ted Nugent names the guitarists he thinks deserve to be championed as much as Beck, Clapton and Page
Dave Natale has worked with Prince, Van Halen and The Rolling Stones – but Jeff Beck was the loudest player he ever mic’d up
By Matt Owen published
The legendary front-of-house mixing engineer has been exposed to countless guitar tones across his career, but Beck's was one of the best – and certainly one of the loudest
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