<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Jeff-beck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/jeff-beck Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Back in the ’70s he got up with us and played Train Kept A-Rollin’. That was amazing, but of course I was intimidated. He’s a genius. He’s Mozart!”: Joe Perry salutes his guitar heroes Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/back-in-the-70s-he-got-up-with-us-and-played-train-kept-a-rollin-that-was-amazing-but-of-course-i-was-intimidated-hes-a-genius-hes-mozart-joe-perry-salutes-his-guitar-heroes-jimmy-page-and-jeff-beck xc8QR2bbhNKUtU5QJiCq4o Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Clapton chose pure blues, and he hated it when the volume went up. He actually said to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, ‘You’re too loud!’ Because he’s a purist”: ’60s icon Donovan salutes a golden generation of guitar heroes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/clapton-chose-pure-blues-and-he-hated-it-when-the-volume-went-up-he-actually-said-to-jimmy-page-and-jeff-beck-youre-too-loud-because-hes-a-purist-60s-icon-donovan-salutes-a-golden-generation-of-guitar-heroes afgy5gwEMK8CANnKavGpne Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:26:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He would always put himself down. I'd say, 'How is your latest record, Jeff?' And he'd go, 'Oh, it's a lot of rubbish'”: Ritchie Blackmore says that Jeff Beck was "always reaching for something he couldn't find" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/he-would-always-put-himself-down-id-say-how-is-your-latest-record-jeff-and-hed-go-oh-its-a-lot-of-rubbish-ritchie-blackmore-says-that-jeff-beck-was-always-reaching-for-something-he-couldnt-find iG5U35fm987yzgqcgb4aLH Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:45:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re all sitting around waiting. Finally, Jeff strolls in. Mickie says, ‘Jeff – where's your guitar?’ He’s like, ‘Oh, it's in the van on its way to Leeds!’”: When a classic track was created out of chaos by Donovan, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Wood and friends ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/were-all-sitting-around-waiting-finally-jeff-strolls-in-mickie-says-jeff-wheres-your-guitar-hes-like-oh-its-in-the-van-on-its-way-to-leeds-when-a-classic-track-was-created-out-of-chaos-by-donovan-jeff-beck-ronnie-wood-and-friends yEvmrna6gdKc3CRSJUcrnN Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's the first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page combined to create a groundbreaking song – and then argued over the writing credit ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-first-heavy-metal-riff-ever-written-and-i-wrote-it K2vSkEdt39s2tQa72ePD9 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t have many guitar players’ albums on my iPhone, but I can tell you this – Jeff is there”: John McLaughlin discusses the magic of Jeff Beck – and names his favourite underrated guitarist ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-dont-have-many-guitar-players-albums-on-my-iphone-but-i-can-tell-you-this-jeff-is-there-john-mclaughlin-discusses-the-magic-of-jeff-beck-and-names-his-favourite-underrated-guitarist owHqh6he9cJzU7ma5h3CPT Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:27:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Don’t miss this rare opportunity to own an accessible tribute to one of the world’s most famous, cherished, and valuable electric guitars”: Epiphone unveils Inspired By Gibson Custom version of Jeff Beck’s iconic 1954 Oxblood Les Paul ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/dont-miss-this-rare-opportunity-to-own-an-accessible-tribute-to-one-of-the-worlds-most-famous-cherished-and-valuable-electric-guitars-epiphone-unveils-inspired-by-gibson-custom-version-of-jeff-becks-iconic-1954-oxblood-les-paul QhmU3EhY8GGkPz4hBnXkue Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:35:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘He’s given me the riff of the century!’”: The classic song that Stevie Wonder wrote for Jeff Beck — but ended up saving for himself ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-thought-hes-given-me-the-riff-of-the-century-the-classic-song-that-stevie-wonder-wrote-for-jeff-beck-but-ended-up-saving-for-himself ftKWoXaMnmBeUkNkpysCcS Sat, 31 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I believe I’ve got the last recording Jeff Beck ever did in the studios": Guitarist Mick Rogers thinks he's in possession of a piece of musical history ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/i-believe-ive-got-the-last-recording-jeff-beck-ever-did-in-the-studios-guitarist-mick-rogers-thinks-hes-in-possession-of-a-piece-of-musical-history 2a59kVEVuaYC2y5EoLDXFP Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:38:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With Off The Rails, I was stuck – didn’t quite know where to finish it – so Iwent and saw Killers of the Flower Moon”: Jerry Cantrell reveals how Jeff Beck and Martin Scorsese influenced new solo album I Want Blood ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/jerry-cantrell-on-how-jeff-beck-and-martin-scorsese-influenced-new-solo-album-i-want-blood jvFraX7zBsftb7HCAEUB2X Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:37:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Fans will know it from the cover of his debut solo album": Jeff Beck’s famous Les Paul sells for more than £1m! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/fans-will-know-it-from-the-cover-of-his-debut-solo-album-jeff-becks-famous-les-paul-sells-for-more-than-gbp1m w9q4uznfpBR3UXwW6dTYyj Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was doing a gig, I dropped the pick, and I was drunk. I was afraid if I bent over to pick it up, I'd fall. So I played the rest of the show without the pick and started to really like it’”: What Jeff Beck told his friend Joe Perry ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-doing-a-gig-i-dropped-the-pick-and-i-was-drunk-i-was-afraid-if-i-bent-over-to-pick-it-up-id-fall-so-i-played-the-rest-of-the-show-without-the-pick-and-started-to-really-like-it-what-jeff-beck-told-his-friend-joe-perry ZTsQeFdHWQKwJK4t7Uy97R Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, 'We don't do that. We don't steal stuff.' I always felt bad about it”: How Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry acquired Jeff Beck's fuzz pedal - and what he did to pay him back ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-said-we-dont-do-that-we-dont-steal-stuff-i-always-felt-bad-about-it-how-aerosmith-guitarist-joe-perry-acquired-jeff-becks-fuzz-pedal-and-what-he-did-to-pay-him-back GcrCsPwGVkU79RC6iPraUK Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:42:13 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:48:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the flesh, he was earth-shattering. His style on every level was fantastic… playing with his teeth, his feet, and behind his head": When Buddy Guy rewrote the blues rulebook with a Strat and blew the collective minds of Clapton, Beck and Page ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/when-buddy-guy-rewrote-the-blues-rulebook-with-a-strat-and-blew-the-collective-minds-of-clapton-beck-and-page da8f8JLzdZzG3FGpntqW39 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:38:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hope the future guitarists who acquire these items are able to move closer to the genius who played them”: Over 130 of Jeff Beck’s guitars and amps headed to auction, including his Tele-Gib, Yardburst Les Paul and 'Blow By Blow' Oxblood Les Paul ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/i-hope-the-future-guitarists-who-acquire-these-items-are-able-to-move-closer-to-the-genius-who-played-them-over-130-of-jeff-becks-guitars-and-amps-headed-to-auction-including-his-tele-gib-yardburst-les-paul-and-blow-by-blow-oxblood-les-paul SFabCexywrJB7atReTJtak Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:42:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ "As a little girl I’d had dreams like that and there I was on stage at the Royal Albert Hall. I’ve played there many times, but not with Eric Clapton next to me!": Susan Tedeschi on honouring Jeff Beck and why the Telecaster chose her ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/susan-tedeschi-interview-fender-telecaster-eric-clapton rzxULyNz9X88nGcRDtdXtm Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:55:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "His experimentation with the physicality and tonal possibilities of the electric guitar seemingly knew no bound": 5 songs you need to hear by Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-guitar-songs-5 UHQ3kdYr28gAM52e8Dv7qH Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:14:48 +0000 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:16:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson honours Jeff Beck with YardBurst 1959 Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-honours-jeff-beck-with-yardburst-1959-les-paul-standard 4e9Lg4WvuGQkicMmNrpK2L Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:29:12 +0000 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:32:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He wrote it for me, but the record company had the power to prevent any other record coming out and they said, ‘This is a number one smash: Beck doesn’t get this’”: The story of the Stevie Wonder and Jeff Beck connection ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-stevie-wonder-superstition-cause-weve-ended-as-lovers WWuwaQY28xrfyuaGc6bcmb Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:07:19 +0000 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:07:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brian May did an entire section, about a dozen guitar harmonies:” Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single, Going Home, is released – but who played what? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-knopflers-guitar-heroes-charity-single-going-home-local-hero-theme-released-for-teenage-cancer-trust LuNdqnaYJVtpbPcoUdVtXg Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:38:47 +0000 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:38:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They just risk everything – every song starts from a point of absolutely no safety net”: Queens of the Stone Age engineer and producer Robert Adam Stevenson on working with Josh Homme, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp and recording a very '80s Taylor Hawkins ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/robert-adam-stevenson-producer-interview-qotsa-jeff-beck-guitar V9cVd8kPwJvTqyeMNr7eNE Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:07:51 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steal the signature guitar tricks of the greats including Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen and John Frusciante ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/steal-the-signature-guitar-tricks-of-the-greats-including-jeff-beck-eddie-van-halen-and-john-frusciante vaF922bbpntaDqSJbSBAgA Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:02:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-cozy-powell-elp-rainbow-whitesnake-drum-hero wBZUqe85ZCzqPfTP54eKri Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:46:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That was my first falling off a cliff moment" – Tal Wilkenfeld on the challenges and trust of playing bass with Prince and Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tal-wilkenfeld-prince-jeff-beck-bass-interview JjEaSVywsLVGPgxb8UsosH Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:16:38 +0000 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:16:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sometimes Jimi Hendrix’s girlfriend would go and buy us breakfast because we had no money”: Rod Stewart says early days of the Jeff Beck Group were no picnic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/sir-rod-stewart-looks-back-on-the-jeff-beck-group ZSCtfHWXfBsu58Tu9XECuj Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:33:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck Tribute EP released, featuring previously unheard recordings of the late guitar hero that were played at his funeral ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-tribute-ep JaiHy6qUg4QHYaD9mkcBsT Fri, 19 May 2023 15:56:19 +0000 Tue, 23 May 2023 10:54:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton releases cover of Moon River featuring the late Jeff Beck on stellar form in one of his final recordings ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eric-clapton-jeff-beck-moon-river NREKbKa7S4ciZ5v2GDu2xD Fri, 12 May 2023 17:31:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton to lead tribute gigs to Jeff Beck with Johnny Depp, Gary Clark Jr, Imelda May, Billy Gibbons, Rod Stewart, Derek Trucks and more to appear ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eric-clapton-to-lead-tribute-gigs-to-jeff-beck-with-johnny-depp-gary-clark-jr-imelda-may-billy-gibbons-rod-stewart-derek-trucks-and-more-to-appear 5Ug6qqwZB4hkpBoEFCGVuQ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:41:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Eric Clapton make a surprise guest appearance with Jerry Douglas to pay tribute to Jeff Beck and play While My Guitar Gently Weeps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/see-eric-clapton-make-a-surprise-guest-appearance-with-jerry-douglas-to-pay-tribute-to-jeff-beck-and-play-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps QaBSNGxq376wnF7R5aF99g Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:18:44 +0000 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:20:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons explains what makes Abba great and why –if pushed – he’d take early Jeff Beck Group over early Led Zep ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gene-simmons-kiss-abba-jeff-beck-group-led-zeppelin MRQZovKHSMwuSx6WFwh6ij Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:49:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 times Jeff Beck brought the house down in an all-star jam ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-jeff-beck-guitar-jams-video CzDWhKFdy7cv24R4Va84M5 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:43:44 +0000 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian May on Jeff Beck: "He was a hero to me all along" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/brian-may-jeff-beck-tribute-video BbAwWb2oV8YumrBFxXpVvS Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:31:43 +0000 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:35:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The guitar world pays tribute to legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, who has died aged 78 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-dies-aged-78 uEFGEjFvvdPGeneK49g6hX Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:16:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:11:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jeff Beck perform Link Wray’s rock ’n’ roll classic Rumble on a Fender American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-fender-american-vintage-II-stratocaster 7YJxEayNMfvhiBsg5csLVh Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:06:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn 4 Jeff Beck guitar chords ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/jeff-beck-guitar-chords-lesson CUdMGJYiwgLZJ5ReTKJ6La Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:50:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp’s new album, 18, drops today ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-and-johnny-depps-new-album-18-drops-today i5ozHsfbtZZcXimjofjyEh Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:41:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's as though it was made for me" – Jeff Beck explains why the Strat is his favourite guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jeff-beck-strat-interview fVd7pwvKfLKs6DwDxcCpcc Thu, 07 Jul 2022 20:58:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck and Ozzy Osbourne unite for Patient Number 9 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-jeff-beck-patient-number-9 WQr2wJUGqYNMyoJoRYW3G5 Sat, 25 Jun 2022 21:48:45 +0000 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:20:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jeff Beck’s stirring instrumental performance of the Beach Boys’ classic Caroline, No ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-jeff-becks-stirring-instrumental-performance-of-the-beach-boys-classic-caroline-no NkLRGBGAEQQ9L3Wcn9okGo Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:52:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck: "I'd play with the Rolling Stones" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/jeff-beck-id-play-with-the-rolling-stones-500889 o9o6qPbm6bBasj34Z5zujD Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:53:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 05:22:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck announces small UK show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/jeff-beck-announces-small-uk-show-409645 XLTLQWyCo9BDEZqrFYaQdQ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:46:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 03:10:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck insures hands for £7million after carrot-cutting incident ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/jeff-beck-insures-hands-for-7million-after-carrot-cutting-incident-248457 zjf2rYtigbK2CkxpZ984sE Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:23:00 +0000 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:27:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff Beck unveils Gibson Les Paul Oxblood ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/jeff-beck-unveils-gibson-les-paul-oxblood-248092 YaETnuc5xezMj9tJK7c8kn Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:41:00 +0000 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:19:21 +0000