Entertainment
Jan 12, 2023
Call Jeff Beck a "guitar god" or a "guitarist's guitarist," but he was the class's only student.
Jeff Beck
Bacterial meningitis, according to a statement issued on behalf of Beck's family, was the cause of the legendary guitarist's death on Tuesday. Beck was a legendary guitarist in the history of rock and roll. He was 78 years old.
Jeff Beck
Beck could play rock, jazz, blues, soul, and anything else that piqued his interest. The guitar, or at least how Beck played it, was a versatile instrument comparable to the voice, according to Beck.
Jeff Beck
"I just wanted to be a vocalist," he said in 2010. "Because of the spring-loaded bridge, the Stratocaster, particularly the guitar Stratocaster, opens up a world of possibilities.
Jeff Beck
I can use the vibrato bar, also known as the "whammy bar." And by changing the pitch, I can make infinite variations on that. I've got six strings. As a result, I can lower the pitch while playing a chord."
Jeff Beck
Beck was born in 1944 in Wallington, England. He developed an interest in the guitar as a child.
Jeff Beck
He rose to prominence in The Yardbirds alongside Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Beck soon left the group to form The Jeff Beck Group (along with a then-little-known singer Rod Stewart).
Jeff Beck