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Jan 12, 2023 · Jeff Beck was the player other greats seemed to most commonly point to when asked who they believed to be truly worthy of the title – he was truly the guitar hero’s guitar hero. Throughout a monastic life of guitar playing and a career chiefly marked by perpetual reinvention, Beck provided seemingly infinite innovation on the instrument.
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Jan 13, 2023 · In his Ealing comedy accent, his haircut and strange outfits, he aped the archetypal rock god (he was the inspiration for Nigel Tufnel in Spinal Tap) but in his approach to music he was as obsessive as a classical soloist, and far more creative. He could not listen to other guitarists, he said.
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- Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers. An obvious place to start would be this Stevie Wonder-penned showpiece from Beck’s second solo record Blow by Blow. Though the album cover depicts Beck holding a 1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop that had been refinished in oxblood, with its P-90 pickups swapped out for hotter PAFs, the record’s most famous track was actually played on a 1959 Telecaster loaded with Seymour Duncan humbuckers, often referred to as his “Tele-Gib”.
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. This re-imagination of the 1959 Charles Mingus jazz standard might not document Jeff Beck at his most technically ambitious; it’s more about his note choices and the often vast spaces between them, which is precisely what makes it so magical.
- Where Were You. When it comes to control, few tracks demonstrate Beck’s command over the instrument as exquisitely as this piece from his sixth solo album, released in 1989.
- Brush With the Blues. Another song that encapsulates Beck’s mastery of the whammy bar is the third track from 1999’s Who Else! album, a release that saw the guitarist striving to find new ways to express himself creatively.
Jan 12, 2023 · Jeff Beck is entirely in a class by himself as a guitarist. His phrasing is utterly unique – restless, puckish, unpredictable and always a few leaps ahead of even the most adroit listener. Yet he can also touch your heart with some of the most lyrical, graceful and stunningly beautiful passages ever wrested from an electric guitar and amplifier.
May 30, 2024 · Jeff Beck’s playing had a depth and complexity that made it infinitely exciting to explore and understand his music. He was unique, a master of his craft who mastered the guitar in a way that has inspired generations of musicians and continues to do so today.
Beck, who ranked fifth on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, is credited with having influenced a generation of musicians and was known for blending all types of...
Jan 11, 2023 · Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ’n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar ...
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