Blow by Blow “It Was Like Starting All Over Again, Like I Had Never Played the Guitar Before”: Tired of Recycling the Same Old Blues-Rock Riffs and With Nothing to Lose, Jeff Beck Turned to Jazz-Rock Fusion By following his heart, the guitarist was unexpectedly rewarded with his most commercially successful album ever, ‘Blow by Blow’ “I Told Motown, ‘Listen, I Did This for Jeff Beck’”: How Stevie Wonder’s Apology Led to One of the Guitarist’s Signature Tunes “I Thought, He’s Given Me the Riff of the Century,” said the late electric guitar pioneer Watch Jeff Beck Demonstrate His Oxblood Les Paul, Amps and Effects in This Historic BBC Clip Officially rereleased by the BBC yesterday, this high-quality footage was captured just weeks before the landmark ‘Blow by Blow’ recording sessions Latest Blow by Blow “I Shouldn’t Have Done ‘Blow by Blow’”: Jeff Beck Reveals His Regrets in This Hilarious Interview By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore, Matt Resnicoff published 29 September 22 Discover why the legendary guitarist thought his platinum-selling LP was “just mistakes on record” How Alvino Rey Introduced the Guitar World to Effects in the 1930s by Making His Instrument Talk By Christopher Scapelliti published 13 April 22 It started as a novelty effect for a WWII-era talking puppet and became the ear-grabbing sound behind some of the 1970s’ biggest rock hits. “You Pick Up a Les Paul and It's Heavy and It Really Means Something – It Means Business”: Jeff Beck on His Les Paul Love Affair By Guitar Player Staff published 12 April 22 Video Watch His Matchless Technique Up Close in this Jaw-Dropping Performance of the Beatles’ “She’s a Woman.” Video Watch Jeff Beck’s Breathtaking "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" Performance with Eric Clapton By Jim Campilongo published 5 November 21 Video Here’s why ‘Blow by Blow’ remains one of the greatest guitar-instrumental records of all time. Video Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic2Matteo Mancuso pays homage to his hero, Paul Gilbert, with new track, Paul Position 3Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way 4David Gilmour explains his preference for vintage guitars, and demos his 1945 Martin D-185Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall
“I Shouldn’t Have Done ‘Blow by Blow’”: Jeff Beck Reveals His Regrets in This Hilarious Interview By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore, Matt Resnicoff published 29 September 22 Discover why the legendary guitarist thought his platinum-selling LP was “just mistakes on record”
How Alvino Rey Introduced the Guitar World to Effects in the 1930s by Making His Instrument Talk By Christopher Scapelliti published 13 April 22 It started as a novelty effect for a WWII-era talking puppet and became the ear-grabbing sound behind some of the 1970s’ biggest rock hits.
“You Pick Up a Les Paul and It's Heavy and It Really Means Something – It Means Business”: Jeff Beck on His Les Paul Love Affair By Guitar Player Staff published 12 April 22 Video Watch His Matchless Technique Up Close in this Jaw-Dropping Performance of the Beatles’ “She’s a Woman.”
Watch Jeff Beck’s Breathtaking "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" Performance with Eric Clapton By Jim Campilongo published 5 November 21 Video Here’s why ‘Blow by Blow’ remains one of the greatest guitar-instrumental records of all time.