Latest about Jeff Beck
Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty on the other reason Eric Clapton left the group to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Clapton has long since been credited with departing the band over musical differences, but his former bandmate has added a fresh twist to the tale
How Jeff Beck foiled David Bowie’s plans after appearing with him on the biggest night of the Ziggy Stardust tour
Beck had been Bowie‘s first choice as guitarist in the Spiders From Mars. He proved temperamental to the end
How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues
Like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend, Clapton was thrown when Jimi Hendrix arrived on the rock scene
“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
Beck considered quitting music after Hendrix arrived. Then he saw an opportunity to “get dangerous”
Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff”
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Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa
“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
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
He’s most commonly associated with Les Pauls and Strats, which makes Paul Reed Smith’s revelation even juicier
