Jeff Beck on his microtonal guitar approach and how he set up his Fender Stratocaster for precision pitch bending
The late guitarist shared insights into his influences and techniques in an interviewer for our May 1999 issue ...
Joe Satriani was days away from signing Jeff Beck for G3 – before the Yardbird dropped out and suggested Prince as a replacement
Joe Satriani has recruited a host of the world's top guitarists for his G3 tour over the decades – among them, Steve Vai, ...
“I like some of that stuff”: The album that made Eddie Van Halen love Jeff Beck
Eddie Van Halen was an innovative guitarist, and naturally, he was drawn to other innovative guitarists such as Jeff Beck.
The artist Jeff Beck called the best guitarist of all time: “No question about that”
Very few guitarists can claim to have ever come close to the talents of Jeff Beck, but there's one that he always claimed to ...
Joe Satriani reveals that a G3 tour with Jeff Beck nearly happened – only for him to pull out last minute and suggest Prince filled his spot
Satriani has recruited some of the biggest-name players in the world on his virtuosic merry-go-round tours, but there’s one name he’s never been able to cross off his bucket list ...
George Thorogood & The Destroyers: ‘We give our utmost to be better than we were the night before’
As George Thorogood & The Destroyers prepare for two NZ shows with ZZ Top this May, their 74-year-old frontman is rocking as ...
Guitar that connects Jeff Beck with the house of Ravi Shankar sells for £1,00,800 at Christie's auction
The white Fender Stratocaster was signed by Ravi Shankar’s daughter Anoushka Shankar, a celebrated sitar player in her own right. It was not the most expensive item sold at the auction ...
Five-star rated guitar concert coming to Wycombe Swan
The Story of Guitar Heroes is set to rock Wycombe Swan. Celebrated as the UK's leading guitar-fest, the show has been praised ...
Billy Gibbons once covered Jimi Hendrix hits while supporting Hendrix on tour
Few players would have had the nerves to cover Hendrix while supporting him on tour, but Gibbons is made of sterner stuff – ...
Guitar legend on time with Southern rock icons, offers to join other bands
Those three talents are on vivid display once again on Haynes’ 2024 solo album, “Million Voices Whisper.” The album finds him ...
Joe Satriani talks Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and the 10 records that changed his life
Joe Satriani’s massive 2024 is leading him into an even-more impressive 2025. Last year the guitar virtuoso hit the G3 stage ...
Jeff Beck’s wild tales of Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa
Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a guitar, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck‘s most memorable friendships ...