Credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images Though he turned down an offer from John Mayall to join his prestigious, often career-making, Bluesbreakers band, the late Jeff Beck still found himself ...

“Jeff Beck was a rock pioneer whose influence on his peers was unmatched,” Amelia Walker, Christie’s specialist head of private and iconic collections, London, said in a statement.

A first look at an exhibit of the guitars that showcase Jeff Beck’s life in music has been revealed as the instruments go on sale for hundreds of thousands of pounds. Auction house Christie’s ...