Jeff Beck Jeff Beck: "I’ve Done a Whole Tour with a Fender Twin When Stevie Ray Vaughan Was Going Through About Four Billion Watts... He Asked Me, ‘What the Hell Are You Using? Are Your Amps Under the Stage?’” The late Strat-master discusses his thoughts on volume (and when loud becomes too loud), playing classical melodies on the electric guitar, and why he favored a trusty Fender amp onstage and in the studio. Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind The audience is left stunned while the presenter is rendered speechless by this awesome display of guitar-playing talent Listen to Jeff Beck’s Newly Released “Superstition” Live Recording Ahead of the Epic Beck, Bogert & Appice Boxed Set Revisited by Jeff Beck prior to his death, the ‘Live in Japan 1973, Live in London 1974’ boxed set showcases previously unreleased live performances from his legendary power trio Grid List Latest Jeff Beck Listen to the New ‘Jeff Beck Tribute’ EP By Rod Brakes published 19 May 23 Featuring previously unreleased material, this three-track collection appears ahead of next week’s Royal Albert Hall tribute concerts “I Wouldn’t Want to Go Through All That Again. It All Turned out Fine, Though”: Jeff Beck Reflects on a Life Devoted to Guitar By Gary Graff published 9 May 23 The legendary guitarist sat down for a chat and opened up before his 2009 Rock Hall honors and show-stopping all-star jam “I Feel That I’m Kind of Underrated”: In 2008, Harvey Goldsmith Got a Phone Call That Changed His Life… And Revived Jeff Beck’s Career By Gary Graff published 8 May 23 The U.K.’s best-known concert promoter raised Beck’s profile considerably in both music and pop culture “When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy By Gary Graff published 5 May 23 Along with an interpretation of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” the guitarist’s oddball tribute tunes have earned high praise “I’m Having a Religious Moment”: That Time ‘GP’ Presented Jeff Beck With Guitar Hero Cliff Gallup’s Picks By Chris Gill, Guitar Player Staff published 21 April 23 “Now I have to rethink my whole fingering,” said the guitarist “He Swept Us All Aside and Put Us in a Bin”: Jeff Beck On Jimi Hendrix By Barry Cleveland published 20 April 23 In this fascinating interview extract from the ‘GP’ vault, Beck recalls the impact of Hendrix among his peers “I Would Never Dance to Someone Else’s Tune”: How Jeff Beck Found True Happiness in Expressing Himself as a Musician Without Any Boundaries By Chris Gill published 20 April 23 After going quiet in the 1980s, Jeff Beck returned to form with ‘Guitar Shop,’ beginning a journey of rediscovery that culminated with ‘Jeff’ “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 Chris Gill published 19 April 23 By following his heart, the guitarist was unexpectedly rewarded with his most commercially successful album ever, ‘Blow by Blow’ “I’d Lost My Girl, Hendrix Had Come and Smeared Everybody Across the Floor… It Wasn’t Looking Too Rosy”: In 1968, Jeff Beck Found Success on His Own Terms With His Own Group By Christopher Scapelliti published 14 April 23 But life after the Yardbirds would prove infinitely harder “I Told Motown, ‘Listen, I Did This for Jeff Beck’”: How Stevie Wonder’s Apology Led to One of the Guitarist’s Signature Tunes By Christopher Scapelliti published 11 April 23 “I Thought, He’s Given Me the Riff of the Century,” said the late electric guitar pioneer 1234567 Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to GuitarPlayer. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1Fender’s ’48 Dual Professional Combo Lives Again in a Near-Original Reissue, Courtesy of Mr. Joe Bonamassa2Hear These Fine Vintage Martins in Action on Collector and Bluegrass Ambassador Gary Brewer’s Latest Cut, ‘House of Axes’3Bluegrass Master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers Shares Some Guitar Pick Wisdom4Featuring Unhinged Electric Guitar Work and a Contradictory Shredding Non-Solo, Here Why You Need to Listen to Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto’s ‘Love, Love’5Acoustic Control Gamma Effects Pedals Review
Listen to the New ‘Jeff Beck Tribute’ EP By Rod Brakes published 19 May 23 Featuring previously unreleased material, this three-track collection appears ahead of next week’s Royal Albert Hall tribute concerts
“I Wouldn’t Want to Go Through All That Again. It All Turned out Fine, Though”: Jeff Beck Reflects on a Life Devoted to Guitar By Gary Graff published 9 May 23 The legendary guitarist sat down for a chat and opened up before his 2009 Rock Hall honors and show-stopping all-star jam
“I Feel That I’m Kind of Underrated”: In 2008, Harvey Goldsmith Got a Phone Call That Changed His Life… And Revived Jeff Beck’s Career By Gary Graff published 8 May 23 The U.K.’s best-known concert promoter raised Beck’s profile considerably in both music and pop culture
“When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy By Gary Graff published 5 May 23 Along with an interpretation of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,” the guitarist’s oddball tribute tunes have earned high praise
“I’m Having a Religious Moment”: That Time ‘GP’ Presented Jeff Beck With Guitar Hero Cliff Gallup’s Picks By Chris Gill, Guitar Player Staff published 21 April 23 “Now I have to rethink my whole fingering,” said the guitarist
“He Swept Us All Aside and Put Us in a Bin”: Jeff Beck On Jimi Hendrix By Barry Cleveland published 20 April 23 In this fascinating interview extract from the ‘GP’ vault, Beck recalls the impact of Hendrix among his peers
“I Would Never Dance to Someone Else’s Tune”: How Jeff Beck Found True Happiness in Expressing Himself as a Musician Without Any Boundaries By Chris Gill published 20 April 23 After going quiet in the 1980s, Jeff Beck returned to form with ‘Guitar Shop,’ beginning a journey of rediscovery that culminated with ‘Jeff’
“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 Chris Gill published 19 April 23 By following his heart, the guitarist was unexpectedly rewarded with his most commercially successful album ever, ‘Blow by Blow’
“I’d Lost My Girl, Hendrix Had Come and Smeared Everybody Across the Floor… It Wasn’t Looking Too Rosy”: In 1968, Jeff Beck Found Success on His Own Terms With His Own Group By Christopher Scapelliti published 14 April 23 But life after the Yardbirds would prove infinitely harder
“I Told Motown, ‘Listen, I Did This for Jeff Beck’”: How Stevie Wonder’s Apology Led to One of the Guitarist’s Signature Tunes By Christopher Scapelliti published 11 April 23 “I Thought, He’s Given Me the Riff of the Century,” said the late electric guitar pioneer
