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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

“What he did with it, it just brings you to tears”: Jeff Beck’s last-ever recording has been released – as Mark Knopfler’s sensational star-studded charity single finally arrives
By Matt Owen published
More than 50 of the world’s finest guitar heroes have joined forces for the track, which has been recorded to raise funds for teenage cancer charities

“I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches”: The first minute of Mark Knopfler’s star-studded charity single has been released – can you guess the guitar heroes from their chops?
By Matt Owen published
The nine-minute extended cut contains contributions from over 50 guitar legends, and features Jeff Beck's final recording
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