<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Jeff-beck ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/jeff-beck Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:43:12 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Play like you don’t know how to play guitar.” Miles Davis gave him a cryptic instruction. The result was jazz-fusion’s foundational album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-mclaughlin-miles-davis-and-in-a-silent-way WwSngntaByDPtXbC7AKYqd Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:43:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It hit the floor on its face and split down the middle.” The night John McLaughlin broke his guitar — and changed Jeff Beck forever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-hit-the-floor-on-its-face-and-split-down-the-middle-the-night-john-mclaughlin-broke-his-guitar-and-changed-jeff-beck-forever fvJVdxoHA5Pj6N3D6smfLE Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:28:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s only one way out — break that guitar!” Jeff Beck on frustration, Fender Esquires and the limits of destruction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/theres-only-one-way-out-break-that-guitar-jeff-beck-on-frustration-fender-esquires-and-the-limits-of-destruction fruDnypNacrDQYk4DdagCV Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:09:56 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:45:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He puts a huge ding in it. And the serial number was 000001! He said, ‘I got this from Steve Marriott.’” Dweezil Zappa says Jeff Beck damaged a priceless vintage Strat right before his eyes — and didn’t even care ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dweezil-zappa-on-the-time-jeff-beck-damaged-a-priceless-vintage-strat-before-his-eyes WQF9UEYd32PGXbshGrdJ5k Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:36:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff recorded things that are in my vault. It’s an album’s worth of stuff.” Jeff Beck drummer Narada Michael Walden reveals the guitarist left behind a previously unknown trove of tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-drummer-narada-michael-walden-reveals-the-guitarist-left-behind-a-previously-unknown-trove-of-tracks zJWUTzkJLzh6q4rnejkfPD Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:59:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That is partly the reason, but he also had a bit of aggravation.” Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty on the other reason Eric Clapton left the group to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-other-reason-eric-clapton-left-the-yardbirds-according-to-jim-mccarty NvgGZTgiLMnzEDX6xDth6K Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:25:18 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:48:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bowie goes, ‘Oh, you might as well agree, they’re already showing a bootleg version at the XXX theaters on 42nd Street.’” How Jeff Beck foiled David Bowie’s plans after appearing on the biggest night of the Ziggy Stardust tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-jeff-beck-performed-with-david-bowie-on-the-biggest-night-of-the-ziggy-stardust-tour VhA2xkKpvxeS5gL6ArAh49 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:53:36 +0000 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:51:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When he showed up and did it all for real, it burst my bubble. I was pissed for a little while.” How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative eraand found his way to the blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-eric-clapton-survived-jimi-hendrix DfKtxMLrxZVbjJ7LTCCC4W Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:04:48 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:08:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He made it possible for everybody to see what could be done with an electric guitar.” Jeff Beck on how Jimi Hendrix changed the game ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-on-why-the-extreme-jimi-hendrix-allowed-him-to-get-dangerous VX6qx8WzJopdfe9WiBnp64 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:14:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even though he says he wrote it, I wrote it!” Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-jimmy-page-and-the-first-heavy-metal-riff pycxCfRvSMd7AZ6mfx9Bj Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:22:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was my soulmate guitarist, and we were in sync musically. Sad we lost him. Such a tragedy.” Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-rodgers-on-jimmy-page-jeff-beck-brian-may-and-more wgegefRjuiyAuZs5ohwZ5a Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:30:59 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They put us on the bill with Humble Pie and Johnny Winter.” As Joe Perry teams up with Yungblud for a new EP, he tells tales of his adventures with guitar icons Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Slash and other rock greats ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/they-put-us-on-the-bill-with-humble-pie-and-johnny-winter-as-joe-perry-teams-up-with-yungblud-for-a-new-ep-he-tells-tales-of-his-adventures-with-guitar-icons-jeff-beck-jimmy-page-slash-and-other-rock-greats kxBt63V7ca84EnEnfofagh Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:39:29 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:40:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He told me I’d never see him with it, but he used it to record.” Jeff Beck had a secret love affair with a PRS guitar. Paul Reed Smith is trying to track it down ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/jeff-beks-secret-prs-love-affair 4nx6uj86LBdHMwNpiWWKyV Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:12:43 +0000 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:13:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, 'It sounded really great with with two guitar players.’ And Jeff said, ‘Ronnie, if you don't mind...’” Ronnie Wood on the remark that got him demoted to playing bass in the Jeff Beck Group ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ronnie-wood-on-teaming-up-with-jeff-beck-and-how-he-got-relegated-to-bass UAuPbrVC7mAo7Y9ZGVwQSj Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:28:01 +0000 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:04:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What is it about the Fender Stratocaster that you love so much?” Jeff Beck gave the perfect response when asked about his guitar of choice ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-on-the-versatility-of-the-fender-strat iM53TJ6PiFMAuWCBYZfLpQ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:16:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was always reaching for something he couldn’t find.” Ritchie Blackmore on the thing that made Jeff Beck special — but kept him from realizing his own talent ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-on-jeff-beck Ux7uH43HHrMWewNCv9hHBJ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:26:05 +0000 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:31:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Finally Mickie says, ‘Jeff, where's your guitar?’ Jeff looks around and says, ‘Yeah, where the eff is it!?” Donovan on his helter-skelter session with Jeff Beck — and the rumor it fueled about their future ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-on-the-donovan-session-when-he-forgot-his-guitar BVBuRYjemcawRzCWfhnqUc Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:18:45 +0000 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:21:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff just lost his rag and smashed up his guitar. He said to Jimmy Page, ‘You could’ve stopped me doing that!’" Jim McCarty on Jeff Beck’s and Jimmy Page’s “stressed out” time in the Yardbirds ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jim-mccarty-on-jeff-beck-and-jimmy-page-in-the-yardbirds Csdc2ZgVV6BroBEmrBBCmb Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:32:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric Clapton played it and was just fascinated. He said, ‘I haven’t seen this guitar since we made Layla.’” Warren Haynes on his 12-string Les Paul and playing the iconic guitars of Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/warren-haynes-on-his-12-string-les-paul-jeff-beck-yardburst-duane-allman-layla-les-paul mq8yFURg8h6RR7Q6oKZWy4 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:25:20 +0000 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:32:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "What a wedding band!" Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith and Tool's Justin Chancellor form a surprise supergroup with Nicko McBrain for a one-off performance of a Jeff Beck classic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/iron-maiden-and-tool-members-jam-jeff-beck-at-a-wedding p3ydMmUrYboYNHWX7dFWpb Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘My amp is out there past the wing of the plane!’” Buddy Guy’s wild tales about Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and the Bassman that got left on the runway ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/buddy-guy-on-bb-king-jimi-hendrix-jimmy-page ZyrraDWar2fjAXXCyANizi Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:17:37 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:24:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’d say, ‘That’s really the most dreadful noise I’ve ever heard.’ And I’d say, ‘That’s what I want!’” Jeff Beck and former Beatles producer George Martin made a jazz-fusion classic. It's getting a new look ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-the-midnight-special-1975 cmfHwT4Ad3voiD95q82nSM Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:01:23 +0000 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:04:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Probably the only good thing that ever came from my drinking.” Marcus King didn't realize he bought a gem of a vintage guitar until this happened ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/marcus-king-drunkenly-bought-a-1966-esquire eqaznWjdQZYiKUNUc9AwdN Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:47:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even though he says he wrote it, I wrote it!" Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page never agreed on which of them composed the song Beck called “the first heavy metal riff ever written" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-jimmy-page-and-the-supergroup-that-never-was T825JK7MPYsxSdZsMU39rh Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:49:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was making effects for Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix, I was one of their best-kept secrets.” Roger Mayer on the private world of making custom effects for the 1960s’ biggest guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/pedals-pedalboards/when-i-was-making-effects-for-jimmy-page-jeff-beck-and-jimi-hendrix c3irxiK4M7exi9KFL4FH8A Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:36:43 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:25:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’re very similar to Jimi in that way. I’m just a part-time employee.” Jeff Beck told Stevie Ray Vaughan he reminded him of Jimi Hendrix. Here’s why ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-told-stevie-ray-vaughan-he-reminds-him-of-hendrix cbpABte2WxWfGdrhuS9mMo Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:11:38 +0000 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:14:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, 'Oh, my God. This guy is doing everything that I was trying to do.' He just made me feel like I couldn't play.” Brian May on the mind-blowing difference between seeing Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix perform in the 1960s ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-thought-oh-my-god-this-guy-is-doing-everything-that-i-was-trying-to-do-he-just-made-me-feel-like-i-couldnt-play-brian-may-on-the-difference-between-seeing-eric-clapton-and-jimi-hendrix-perform-in-the-1960s LZzhGQi4FuHu3j9aVaRMfP Fri, 30 May 2025 12:47:53 +0000 Fri, 30 May 2025 15:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His unique style of playing was something that no one could match.” Paul McCartney played with George Harrison and John Lennon in the Beatles, but he says there is one guitarist who was like no other ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-mccartney-names-the-guitarist-no-one-could-match eJfuiqc2WtaiN6VSJuBeu6 Thu, 15 May 2025 20:10:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff Beck used to love seeing him and Lenny play live! It feels full circle.” Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul was just played on Lenny Kravitz's full tour by guitarist Craig Ross ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/craig-ross-playing-jeff-becks-1959-yardburst-les-paul 6jmiDSbsYsSW7vPvxEuewe Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:01:27 +0000 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:03:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew he was going to be somebody then. He had that star quality”: Ritchie Blackmore on his first meeting with Jimmy Page and early recording sessions with Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-on-meeting-jimmy-page-and-recording-with-jeff-beck LyxdMEPxTWqm2zZqXWv6fX Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:41:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I spent a day with Jeff and the famous white Strat, but Jeff was playing through his dodgy Marshall and didn’t like the sound.” Mick Rogers says he has Jeff Beck's final recording. Releasing it is another matter ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mick-rogers-jeff-beck-final-recording HtfqYFhqbXckGpAGQuhXdW Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:03:30 +0000 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:10:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I saw Stevie Wonder with one about four years ago. Another guitar player gave me this. No one else has got one." Jeff Beck demonstrates his 'Blow by Blow'-era rig in 1974 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-shows-his-guitar-rig-in-1974 TyuJ7YgpSb9sd3Ae5sR8Zi Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:16:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page’s playing on the first Led Zeppelin album —we just hadn’t heard someone let loose like that.” Phil Manzanera talks Page, Beck, Townshend and the 10 albums that changed his life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/phil-manzanera-the-10-albums-that-changed-my-life mHjZ77KwVb79q99UVXNgLo Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:56:15 +0000 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:10:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was very strange for Eric Clapton and me. We went and watched Jimi at about 10 London shows together.” Pete Townshend recalled how Jimi Hendrix led him to write ‘Tommy,’ the Who's 1969 breakthrough ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pete-townshend-jimi-hendrix-and-tommy 72AdKLARbQwxRrdfK7mVVm Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:27:57 +0000 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:29:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He just didn't want to do it, so he came up with the most ridiculous suggestion.” Joe Satriani reveals that a G3 tour with Jeff Beck nearly happened – only for him to pull out last minute and suggest Prince filled his spot ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-jeff-beck-g3-tour C8kYV6j9oU5Uj9Fq7aLmoP Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:07:07 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What makes you think they stay in tune?” Jeff Beck on his microtonal guitar approach and how he set up his Fender Stratocaster for precision pitch bending ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-becks-microtonal-guitar-approach KUjQi3Bz2gXCDRxKkAn4zF Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:27:59 +0000 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:04:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The most expensive Les Paul ever sold." Jeff Beck’s guitar collection breaks records as it sells for more than $10.7 million, over eight times what was expected ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-beck-auction 9eusWkEM7pgPsLXXMDahQh Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's cobbled together, but it has an aura to it.” Jeff Beck's 'Blow by Blow' Oxblood Les Paul is not all that it seems ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/jeff-becks-oxblood-les-paul ftgeNBLJSMgEY2uNmMqRGo Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:14:31 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:53:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimi Hendrix was a great player, but he wasn't really creative.“ Pete Townshend talks originality, playing loud and which guitarist was first to use feedback ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pete-townshend-on-using-feedback-1990 x6GY8dzTL72DbxWjRvmQJh Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:16:56 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:22:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I once asked Jeff Beck if he used Vox AC30s, and he said, ‘What? Those old Beatle bashers?’ Then he realized what he'd said”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-mccartney-talks-jeff-beck-ac30 rxFSzHnfkCeq8aetdZGVz9 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:09:34 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's just a shame that I never really had a chance to talk with him or hear him. It would’ve been a thrill to see how he worked.” Jimmy Page on the player he admired most and the word he hates when it comes to describing rock guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jimmy-page-picks-hisfavorite-guitar-players a5BYFQfoP7y8TQX2xHr6zN Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:37:03 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They said, 'Come over and play a couple of tracks.' That's what I did. And when I went to go, they said, 'Where are you going?!'" Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jeff-beck-alice-cooper-almost-joined-pink-floyd-rolling-stones uZyWyh5PAfqgMpZA8Zc6xC Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:17:05 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He woke up with this insane screaming in his ears. I wanted to pack it up that day and send my amps home." Slash recalls how a jam with Jeff Beck nearly ended his idol's career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/slash-on-jamming-with-jeff-beck qq78XMaGwEavMqw6wvnX95 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:31:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers than in the Yardbirds. But I didn't want to be mimicking Chicago blues musicians forever." Jeff Beck said he turned down a spot in John Mayall’s group, only for Jimi Hendrix to nearly derail his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/why-jeff-beck-turned-down-john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers 3Eu35Mwoe5ofcG6sT9QL74 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:05:43 +0000 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:24:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were parts where it just did not work.” Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/page-on-beck-yardbirds ZYTF6VYPE69oStsWb5ZLDV Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:30:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'm not a guitar player — I never took the time. I use it as a tool.” The guitarist behind some of music's biggest hits says you don't need to be virtuoso to have a career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-cropper-if-someones-got-groove-theyre-gonna-last-longer-than-the-guy-that-doesnt ijq7euPz2r24FNPhSxrupj Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:12:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was truly terrified. I was on the same stage as every one of my heroes: Mike Bloomfield, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix." Martin Barre talks about sharing stages with his guitar royalty after Jethro Tull took a "big risk" hiring him in 1968 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/martin-barre-on-joining-jethro-tull-in-1968 zMaP7LeQxhGKqeWc7i2tG6 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:17:53 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I apologize for what's about to happen." Watch Steve Morse pay tribute to Jeff Beck with "Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-morse-covers-jeff-beck-teams-up-with-angel-vivaldi uYMBKuozKAA8gh8VTqxDkj Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:13:47 +0000 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:05:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to create something I thought Jeff Beck would have used.” David Kowalski’s Rare Earth Germanium Device is one of the most innovative fuzzboxes we’ve seen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/i-wanted-to-create-something-i-thought-jeff-beck-would-have-used-david-kowalskis-rare-earth-germanium-device-is-one-of-the-most-innovative-fuzzboxes-weve-seen BsLHcPZRtyVcocf9KKs8hQ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:51:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve got something special to do tonight”: Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's white Strat ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/steve-lukather-hendrix-little-wing-jeff-beck-strat 6Udsg5RQtmeHusrNyXANyn Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:18:02 +0000