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Gibson honors Jeff Beck with a recreation of his 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul – before he gave it a radical makeover
By Matt Owen published
Beck bought the original model – widely considered to be one of his most iconic instruments – when he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, using it extensively both in the studio and on stage

Ted Nugent weighs in on top guitarist lists and the unsung heroes who deserve more recognition
By Janelle Borg published
Ted Nugent names the guitarists he thinks deserve to be championed as much as Beck, Clapton and Page

Dave Natale has worked with Prince, Van Halen and The Rolling Stones – but Jeff Beck was the loudest player he ever mic’d up
By Matt Owen published
The legendary front-of-house mixing engineer has been exposed to countless guitar tones across his career, but Beck's was one of the best – and certainly one of the loudest

John Mayer has been playing Jeff Beck’s Fender Stratocaster – and Joe Bonamassa has confirmed it’s the real deal
By Matt Owen published
Mayer brought the Custom Shop model out during Dead & Company's residency at The Sphere, and used it to channel his inner Beck

Spector unveils Doug Wimbish USA Custom Series basses, including a replica of his iconic 1987 5-string
By Janelle Borg published
With signature EMG pickups and an era-specific headstock design, Spector's new basses promise to deliver “the sound and feel that inspired Doug Wimbish's signature style”

Mark Knopfler and Jeff Beck were planning a collaborative album before Beck died
By Matt Owen published
Beck's last-ever recording featured on Knopfler's recent all-star charity single

“One of my greatest heroes”: Joe Bonamassa salutes Jeff Beck as he shares his favorite licks
By Joe Bonamassa published
With a Les Paul in hand, Bonamassa checks in from Nerdville to give a lesson in the style of the late, great Jeff Beck

“Monster lineup here”: Eric Johnson and Michael Landau honor Jeff Beck with a fretboard-burning Freeway Jam cover
By Phil Weller published
The two Stratocaster masters recently shared the stage for a Beck-honoring jam

“It was found in the trunk of a car. They had sanded it to make it look like it wasn’t mine”: Tyler Bryant's stolen Pinky One Strat was played by Jeff Beck, inscribed by Steven Tyler – and, miraculously, returned to him five years after it was taken
By Matt Parker published
The blues-rock guitarist recalls the loss – and remarkable recovery – of his most significant six-string

“George Martin wasn’t going to leave his own studio, and Jeff never gave directions or said much, so there was nobody telling us what to do”: Listen to Wilbur Bascomb’s bassline on Jeff Beck’s Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
By Chris Jisi published
New York session bassist Wilbur Bascomb Jr. recorded on Jeff Beck’s 1976 version of this Charles Mingus ballad
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