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Mick Rogers may be in possession of Jeff Beck's last-ever studio recording
By Janelle Borg Published
Mark Knopfler’s charity single Going Home, released in March 2024, was widely thought to be Beck’s final recording, but Rogers says he has an unreleased studio track that may very well take that crown

Hans Zimmer on the time he unwittingly gave Jeff Beck a guitar lesson
By Phil Weller Published
The pair were working on a film score together when the composer found himself showing the world’s “most inventive” player a thing or two on the guitar

How Jeff Beck’s Blow by Blow triumphed against the odds to change instrumental guitar forever
By Chris Gill Published
50 years on, Blow by Blow remains an inspirational force – a turning point for Beck and guitar-led music in general

Billy Corgan names himself and two other ’90s guitar gods as the ‘metal Yardbirds’
By Matt Owen Published
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman shared near-identical early experiences with two other players close to his local area, but they all ended up going down different avenues – not unlike the Yardbird legends

Steve Lukather on wielding Beck’s Strat, jams with George Harrison – and his best solo slip-up
By Andrew Daly Published
Luke sets the record straight on recent fake interview about modern players, explains how he knew when Michael Jackson liked his playing, and hints at what to expect from his new Music Man signature

How Andy Timmons gave a bargain guitar a new lease of life – taking inspiration from Hendrix and Beck
By Janelle Borg Published
The virtuoso has owned “a long chain of guitars” throughout his decades-spanning career but calls one Strat he bought off eBay a particularly memorable find

Joe Satriani was days away from signing Jeff Beck for G3 – before the Yardbird dropped out and suggested Prince as a replacement
By Janelle Borg Published
Satriani discusses how Beck may have overlooked him due to their generational differences as guitarists

Jerry Cantrell on how Jeff Beck inspired him to dig out a rare pedal for I Want Blood
By Phil Weller Published
The Alice In Chains riffer drew inspiration from the late great, and his penchant for left-field gear, for his latest solo album

Jeff Beck's guitar collection has sold for an astounding $10.7 million at auction – complete with a record-breaking Les Paul sale
By Janelle Borg Published
The mega-auction, which included over 130 guitars, amps, and ‘tools-of-the-trade,’ saw some of Beck's most noteworthy guitars – including his ‘Oxblood’ Gibson Les Paul and ‘Anoushka’ Strat – go under the hammer

The highlights of the Jeff Beck guitar auction – from Seymour Duncan’s Tele-Gib hybrid to his Oxblood Gibson Les Paul
By Chris Gill Published
Christie’s Jeff Beck Auction offers a revealing look at numerous iconic instruments from the guitar hero’s entire career – from the Yardbirds to Johnny Depp
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