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Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff”
By Phil Weller published
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025

Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa
By Gary Graff last updated
“I don't really know the secret of how guitarists create their own unique sounds,” Rodgers tells us, “but I know a good guitar sound when I hear it”

Joe Perry tells tales of his adventures with guitar icons Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Slash and other rock greats
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist has just released the EP ‘One More Time’ with Aerosmith compatriot Steve Tyler and new pal Yungblud

Jeff Beck had a secret love affair with a PRS guitar. Paul Reed Smith is trying to track it down
By Phil Weller published
He’s most commonly associated with Les Pauls and Strats, which makes Paul Reed Smith’s revelation even juicier

Ronnie Wood on the remark that got him demoted to playing bass in the Jeff Beck Group
By Phil Weller last updated
Forced to switch instruments, Wood embraced the challenge and won praise from none other than Hendrix himself

Jeff Beck gave the perfect response when asked about his guitar of choice
By Phil Weller published
The clip from a 2013 interview is a jaw-dropping watch, and a powerful advert for a guitar he once called "cheap"

Ritchie Blackmore on the thing that made Jeff Beck special — but kept him from realizing his own talent
By Christopher Scapelliti published
In a new interview, Blackmore recalls the guitarist and his habit of putting himself down, something we find evident in his interviews through the years

Donovan on his helter-skelter session with Jeff Beck
By Christopher Scapelliti published
After a string of hits in the late 1960s, Donovan closed out the decade with a tune that marked the end of his chart run
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