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Ricky Byrd performs during the 12th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue at Highline Ballroom on March 12, 2011 in New York City
How Jeff Beck inspired former Joan Jett and the Blackhearts guitarist Ricky Byrd to switch from Marshall stacks to Fender combos

By Janelle Borg Published

Byrd was a total Marshall stan, but witnessing Jeff Beck at the Iridium in New York changed his mind

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(from left) Nigel Tufnel, Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, and Slash perform onstage
Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it

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Epiphone Jeff Beck Oxblood Les Paul
“A timely reminder of a true great”: Epiphone Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood review

By Dave Burrluck Published

Another fabled Les Paul joins ‘Greeny’ in Epiphone’s top-end lineup

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Epiphone Jeff Beck Oxblood Les Paul
Jeff Beck’s iconic Oxblood Les Paul made history as the most expensive LP to sell at auction – and now it’s been revived as an Epiphone signature model

By Matt Owen Published

The legendary 1954 LP starred alongside Beck for much of his career and sold for more than $1 million at auction. Now, Epiphone has launched a $1,200 replica

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The Beach Boys (l-r) Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson (drummer), Carl Wilson, Brian WIlson, Mike Love appearing on Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater in 1964
Al Jardine on the genius of Brian Wilson, working with the Wrecking Crew and touring with Jeff Beck

By Damian Fanelli Last updated

In this 2015 interview, Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine recounts some of the pivotal moments as a key member of one of America’s greatest musical treasures

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Marcus King playing Jeff Beck's Yardburst on stage
Marcus King follows in Craig Ross’ footsteps to wield Jeff Beck’s iconic Yardbirds-era Les Paul on stage

By Janelle Borg Published

KALEO's JJ Julius Son and Marcus King Band's Drew Smithers also played the legendary LP, which fetched over $490,000 at auction earlier this year

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Craig Ross playing Jeff Beck's Yardburst on stage
Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross has been playing Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul onstage for an entire tour

By Janelle Borg Published

Keen-eyed attendees of the European leg of Kravitz's Blue Electric Light tour could spot one of the most iconic guitars in history

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Mick Rogers
Rockabilly rover Mick Rogers on playing with Frank Zappa, touring with Kiss, and rootsy jams with Jeff Beck

By Naomi Baker Published

The veteran rocker recalls how Frank Zappa helped him get his first Les Paul – and also got him kicked out of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – and discusses his recordings with Jeff Beck, which Rogers says were the last the late virtuoso ever made

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Left-Mick Rogers of Manfred Mann's Earthband performs on stage at Gasometer City on May 9, 2014 in Vienna, Austria; Right-Jeff Beck performs on stgae at Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas, Nevada, 18th October 2013
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

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Hans Zimmer and Jeff Beck
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

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