Watch Jeff Beck play a ferocious set of Yardbirds classics with the White Stripes in 2002 By Jackson Maxwell published 12 January 23 Sharing a clip of the high-volume jam on social media, Jack White tipped his cap to the late "guitar innovator extraordinaire"
Jeff Beck – the ultimate interview: one of the electric guitar's most prolific innovators reflects on his sprawling career By Alan di Perna published 12 January 23 In this classic 2009 Guitar World interview, the guitar legend waxed lyrical on his formative years with The Yardbirds, how his radical technique inspired a new era of instrumental guitar, and his musical relationships with Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck's 13 best studio guest appearances By Damian Fanelli published 12 January 23 From studio sessions with Ozzy Osbourne all the way to a surprising reggae run-out with Toots & The Maytals, here are 50-plus years' worth of Beck's greatest collaborative credits
Watch footage from Jeff Beck’s final live performance, featuring a stellar guitar solo on This is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr By Matt Owen published 12 January 23 Beck performed his last live show on November 12, 2022, and brought an end to his final tour in spectacular fashion, showcasing the very best of his unique playing style
Why Jeff Beck was the guitar hero's guitar hero: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Vince Gill, Steve Stevens and more pay tribute By David Von Bader published 12 January 23 Some of guitar's greatest names share how Beck influenced their own playing, praising his mastery of the space between the notes and relentless pursuit of innovation
Jeff Beck, 1944-2023: the guitar world pays tribute By Matt Owen published 12 January 23 Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Ronnie Wood, Carmen Vandenberg, Sammy Hagar, Buddy Guy, Mike McCready and countless others have paid tribute to the legendary guitar icon, who has died aged 78
Jeff Beck, a giant of rock guitar, dies at 78 By Jackson Maxwell published 11 January 23 Beck's representatives said the guitar great passed away after contracting bacterial meningitis
The 10 best covers of Jimi Hendrix songs By Josh Hart published 24 November 22 A good Hendrix cover is a rarity, so we've taken it upon ourselves to compile the 10 greatest takes on Hendrix classics
Watch Jeff Beck’s flawless jam of Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing with Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar By Matt Owen published 24 November 22 Beck once again proves he's just getting better and better, delivering an emotive, improv-heavy performance of the 1967 classic
Watch Jeff Beck play Link Wray’s once-banned Rumble using Fender’s American Vintage II ‘57 Stratocaster By Matt Owen published 11 November 22 The 1958 track – the only instrumental guitar song ever to be banned from the radio – was once played to Beck by Jimmy Page, and remains a key player in Beck's current live setlist
Learn the soloing secrets of 5 of the great British blues guitarists By Jon Bishop published 4 November 22 Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Mick Taylor and Jimmy Page in one in-depth blues lesson. It's time to fire up the Bluesbreaker and dig in...
5 guitar skills you can learn from Jeff Beck By Steve Allsworth published 26 October 22 Learn how to bend it like Beck can with our rundown of the former Yardbird's signature techniques and musical style
Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp sue professor over plagiarism allegations By Matt Owen published 24 October 22 Bruce Jackson had accused the pair of stealing lines from a former prisoner’s poem on a track from their recent collaborative album
Johnny Depp to join Jeff Beck's upcoming North America tour dates By Sam Roche published 1 September 22 Depp will join the guitar legend after he finishes the trek's first six dates with classic rock legends ZZ Top
The greatest guitar albums of the ‘60s: From Beatlemania to Electric Ladyland, a rock ’n’ roll revolution takes shape By Total Guitar editors last updated 19 August 22 As chosen by you, here are the albums that defined guitar music in the swinging ‘60s, featuring the Beatles, Cream and some guy named Hendrix... He could play
Jeff Beck announces mammoth list of US tour dates, including a string of shows with Ann Wilson and ZZ Top By Matt Parker published 15 August 22 The shows follow the release of Beck’s collaborative album with Johnny Depp, 18, and kick off in Texas on September 23
Kim Thayil, Steve Vai and Wolf Marshall discuss legendary six-strings in these exclusive extracts from Greg Prato's Iconic Guitar Gear By Matt Parker last updated 8 August 22 Guitar World's Greg Prato has a new book, and it takes a close look at the gear choices of over 150 players, including Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp accused of stealing lyrics from a 1960s spoken word poem By Sam Roche published 5 August 22 Select lines from Sad Motherf**kin' Parade – from the pair's recent collaborative album 18 – mirror those of a poem recited by an incarcerated man in the '60s known as Slim Wilson
Joe Bonamassa says Jeff Beck is “the best rock ‘n’ roll guitar player in the world” By Matt Owen published 20 July 22 Beck’s decade after decade of invention on guitar has convinced Bonamassa that there is no one who can touch him
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck cover Killing Joke’s The Death and the Resurrection Show By Matt Owen published 8 July 22 The track is taken from the pair’s upcoming album 18, out on July 15