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“It didn’t tick his boxes. It didn’t give him what he wanted”: Before Fender, Jeff Beck worked with Ibanez to create a wild Telecaster/Les Paul hybrid – this is the never-before-told story of the signature model that almost was
By Matt Owen published
In the 1980s, Beck sought out Ibanez to help his unique vision for a signature guitar become a reality. We trace the history of an instrument so elusive that few even knew it existed

“It wouldn’t have worked with the Stones at all. We’re all about teamwork”: Jeff Beck was once rumored to join The Rolling Stones – Keith Richards explains why that never happened
By Matt Owen published
Although the two parties never aligned, their mutual respect for each other was clear: “He was one of the best, man,” Richards tells Guitar Player

I’m Going Down: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram calmly recovers from tonal calamity as he joins Eric Gales and Samantha Fish onstage at Crossroads 2023
By Matt Parker published
The trio of blues maestros took on a standard beloved by Jeff Beck at what has fast shaped up to be the guitar event of the year

“We’re going to pay tribute to the man himself right now”: Joe Bonamassa and John McLaughlin honor Jeff Beck with a hair-raising rendition of Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers at Crossroads 2023
By Matt Parker published
The two guitarists paid tribute to the departed icon, performing Beck’s signature tune

Jackson has reprised a cult electric guitar associated with Jeff Beck for a super-limited Custom Shop run
By Matt Parker published
The Music Zoo exclusives meld Jackson’s lesser-spotted 3S build with the specs of another limited run with the retailer – making for an unusual hybrid

Derek Trucks has been tackling Beck’s Bolero in his own spectacular fashion – watch him nail Jeff Beck’s influential guitar tour de force
By Matt Owen published
The slide virtuoso has been paying tribute to the late Stratocaster master with a string of sensational covers

Jeff Beck said Stevie Ray Vaughan “was the closest thing to Hendrix when it came to playing the blues”: watch the two guitar heroes duke it out on Goin' Down
By Jackson Maxwell published
Filmed for MTV, this electrifying 1989 performance showcases the Strat titans' uniquely forceful playing

Steve Lukather voices support for the ‘tone is in the hands’ camp: “There’s no magic guitar, just magic people”
By Matt Owen published
The Toto hero says he's played through both Eddie Van Halen and Jeff Beck's rigs, and came to the same conclusion both times: he sounds like himself no matter what he plays through

A Beck, Bogert & Appice live box set Jeff Beck was working on before his death will be released this fall
By Jackson Maxwell published
Live In Japan 1973/Live In London 1974 was remastered from recordings that had been sitting in Beck's vault for almost 50 years, and features the power trio's interpretations of Superstition, Going Down and more
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