Jeff Beck
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Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2023
By Jackson Maxwell published
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
By Amit Sharma published
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
By Nick Wells published
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
By Matt Owen published
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
By Matt Owen published
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
I’m Going Down: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram calmly recovers from tonal calamity as he joins Eric Gales and Samantha Fish onstage at Crossroads 2023
By Matt Parker published
The trio of blues maestros took on a standard beloved by Jeff Beck at what has fast shaped up to be the guitar event of the year
“We’re going to pay tribute to the man himself right now”: Joe Bonamassa and John McLaughlin honor Jeff Beck with a hair-raising rendition of Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers at Crossroads 2023
By Matt Parker published
The two guitarists paid tribute to the departed icon, performing Beck’s signature tune
Jackson has reprised a cult electric guitar associated with Jeff Beck for a super-limited Custom Shop run
By Matt Parker published
The Music Zoo exclusives meld Jackson’s lesser-spotted 3S build with the specs of another limited run with the retailer – making for an unusual hybrid
Derek Trucks has been tackling Beck’s Bolero in his own spectacular fashion – watch him nail Jeff Beck’s influential guitar tour de force
By Matt Owen published
The slide virtuoso has been paying tribute to the late Stratocaster master with a string of sensational covers
Jeff Beck said Stevie Ray Vaughan “was the closest thing to Hendrix when it came to playing the blues”: watch the two guitar heroes duke it out on Goin' Down
By Jackson Maxwell published
Filmed for MTV, this electrifying 1989 performance showcases the Strat titans' uniquely forceful playing
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