Latest about Jeff Beck
“Rest in peace, Bobby”: Veteran vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench – who worked with the likes of Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Humble Pie, Ginger Baker, Van Morrison and many more – dies, aged 79
The British musician played with everyone from Peter Green to Freddie King and Ginger Baker yet never got the limelight he deserved
Jeff Beck was a master of string bends and the whammy bar – and this masterclass in his ‘blues and beyond’ guitar style will make your solos more expressive
Jeff Beck was a player like no other. He was the GOAT. We can't make you play like him, but this lesson shows how you can incorporate his style and make your blues more expressive
“We could hear Jeff playing right through the wall… I’d never heard anything like it”: Melvins’ Buzz Osborne once secretly listened to Jeff Beck’s warm-up routine – and it blew him away
The Melvins leader shared a trailer with the late guitar legend when the two played back-to-back slots at a festival – and what he heard proved to be unforgettable
“Eric came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Jeff Beck’s contribution was spellbinding”: Mark Knopfler enlists Clapton, Townshend, Iommi, Slash and dozens more for all-star charity single
Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes raise funds for teenage cancer charities with an epic version of his Local Hero theme, featuring Jeff Beck’s final recording, and over 50 guitar legends – including David Gilmour, Joan Armatrading and Brian May
Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2023
We had to say goodbye to a staggering number of guitar geniuses this year. We salute those players and their contributions to the instrument
News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023
We track the year’s biggest six-string stories – from landmark gear developments to devastating departures and 2023’s most headline-grabbing players
“The smallest element can be the basis of a cool riff. That’s pretty much how I wrote Sweet Emotion”: Tom Hamilton reveals the inspiration behind one of the most iconic bass riffs in rock
How Sweet Emotion, from Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic, was inspired by Jeff Beck’s Rough and Ready
“It didn’t tick his boxes. It didn’t give him what he wanted”: Before Fender, Jeff Beck worked with Ibanez to create a wild Telecaster/Les Paul hybrid – this is the never-before-told story of the signature model that almost was
In the 1980s, Beck sought out Ibanez to help his unique vision for a signature guitar become a reality. We trace the history of an instrument so elusive that few even knew it existed
“It wouldn’t have worked with the Stones at all. We’re all about teamwork”: Jeff Beck was once rumored to join The Rolling Stones – Keith Richards explains why that never happened
Although the two parties never aligned, their mutual respect for each other was clear: “He was one of the best, man,” Richards tells Guitar Player
