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LEFT: Jeff Beck performs with a Fender Stratocaster circa 1975. CENTER: Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore of rock band Deep Purple performs with a red Gibson ES-335, 1969. RIGHT: Jimmy Page- performs in California in 1977
Ritchie Blackmore on his first meeting with Jimmy Page, and early recording sessions with Jeff Beck

By Phil Weller Published

Today, the former Deep Purple guitarist is full of praise for his compatriot, but a 1975 interview suggests a slightly different narrative

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LEFT: Mick Rogers of Manfred Mann's Earth Band performs on stage at the E-Werk on October 23, 2012 in Cologne, Germany. RIGHT: Jeff Beck performs on stage at The Holland International Blues Festival in Grolloo, Netherlands, 9th June 2018.
Mick Rogers says he has Jeff Beck's final recording. Releasing it is another matter

By Phil Weller Published

The pair bonded over their love of rockabilly, but Beck's impending tour prevented them from re-uniting before the guitar legend's untimely passing

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Jeff Beck performs on stage at Korakuen Baseball Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, August 1975.
"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

By Jonathan Graham Published

Following a performance of "Get Down in the Dirt," the guitar icon offered a rare close-up look at his gear, including his "Oxblood" Les Paul, amps, pedals and a mysterious talk box

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Phil Manzanera in his studio in London with a red Gibson Firebird electric guitar, 2024. This photo appeared with a story on GuitarPlayer.com about the 10 albums that changed his life
Phil Manzanera talks Page, Beck, Townshend and the 10 albums that changed his life

By Andrew Daly Published

The guitarist behind Roxy Music’s groundbreaking albums reveals the records that shaped him as a musician

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LEFT: Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performs onstage, late 1960s. RIGHT: Pete Townshend poses backstage, with Gibson EDS-1275 twin neck guitar
Pete Townshend on how Jimi Hendrix led him to write ‘Tommy,’ the Who's 1969 breakthrough

By Matt Resnicoff Published

“I realized that what I had was a bunch of gimmicks which he had come and taken away from me,” the Who guitarist told us. “I took refuge in my writing” 

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Joe Satriani and Jeff Beck
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

By Phil Weller Published

Satriani has recruited some of the biggest-name players in the world on his virtuosic merry-go-round tours, but there’s one name he’s never been able to cross off his bucket list

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Jeff Beck performs during "Stars Align Tour" at Chastain Park Amphitheater on August 22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Beck's right- and left-hand pitch bending, combined with his fingerstyle approach, allowed him the highest level of expressivity using just his hands.
Jeff Beck on his microtonal guitar approach and how he set up his Fender Stratocaster for precision pitch bending

By Lisa Sharken Published

The late guitarist shared insights into his influences and techniques in an interviewer for our May 1999 issue

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A Christie's art handler shows a Gibson Electric Guitar known as 'The Oxblood' during a photocall ahead of Christie's auction "Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection", in London, on January 14, 2025.
Jeff Beck’s guitar collection breaks records as it sells for more than $10.7 million

By Phil Weller Published

His famed "Oxblood" Les Paul, featured on the cover of his 'Blow by Blow' album, is the record-breaking star of the show

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Jeff Beck perform with Oxblood Gibson Les Paul in 1977
“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

By Phil Weller Published

It was the star of his most famous album's cover, but the ‘54 Les Paul — like its owner — defies convention

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Pete Townshend performs onstage with the Who at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on October 27 1975
Pete Townshend talks originality, playing loud and which guitarist was first to use feedback

By Phil Weller Published

He says Marshall's '60s amps were rife for experimentation while discussing his “musical” use of screaming amps

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