Scott Fraser Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 The greatest practitioner of the art of electric guitar. RIP. 3 4 Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Very sad. 78 years old, he contracted bacterial meningitis according to UK press 1 4 Quote Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Damn. Just damn. That bug moves quick. 1 4 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 One of my all time favorites Jeff Beck passed away. He actually played one of my Strats one time in New York City. I lent the guitar to a friend who was in the opening band, and Becks strat bit the dust so he used mine. My son Gene still has that instrument. 3 1 1 Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 At onetime I played most the material from his fusion phase. My fusion band in the 80s covered a ton of his work. I learned so much from the Wired and Blow by Blow albums. Guitar work as well as Jan and Max ‘s keyboard work. 3 2 Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 That is terrible, terrible news. Damn. 2 2 Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Quinn Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 That is shocking news since he was touring recently. R.I.P. Jeff Beck 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 This news is making me very very sad, definitely a great loss to our guitar world! Rest in Peace Jeff Beck... 2 2 Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Rest In Peace Jeff Beck. The greatest guitarist of our time has left us. I saw him open for BB King in Fresno on a HOT humid summer evening. At other stops on that tour, Jeff came back and jammed with BB. Not this show. That said, he was completely fantastic and has left us a memorable body of work. 4 2 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Oh nooooooo! Damn it. He was one of my favorite guitarists for almost fifty years. I just read that he died at the age of 78 from bacterial meningitis. In the July 1977 issue of Guitar Player magazine (which I happen to have in the basement), Jimmy Page said that Jeff Beck was the best guitarist out there. I have no argument about that. Bye Jeff. 3 2 Quote I rock; therefore, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC_j_dzkaVE&t=52s 3 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Very sad day. He will be missed. 3 1 Quote Jennifer S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 My sea foam green Jeff Beck American Strat is the one guitar I will never part with. The last DVD I bought is a Jeff Beck concert. He taught me to play with expression. My synth leads are better because I spent hours listening to him on guitar. 4 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 5 2 Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 It is amazing how Jeff Beck was able to create all those sounds with just a Fender Stratocaster and a Marshall stack. RIP Jeff Beck, and thanks for introducing the Strat to a lot of your great recordings. Gonna give Truth a few more listens tonight in your memory... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Dannyalcatraz said: Thanks for posting this properly, I posted a link above but this is much better. It shows how incredible Jef Beck was even in the Sixties, he is an irreplaceable talent, the greatest electric guitarist of our time and a force of nature above and beyond excellence. 6 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 hours ago, IMMusicRulz said: It is amazing how Jeff Beck was able to create all those sounds with just a Fender Stratocaster and a Marshall stack. RIP Jeff Beck, and thanks for introducing the Strat to a lot of your great recordings. Gonna give Truth a few more listens tonight in your memory... It wasn't the gear, it was his soul, his heart, his mind and his fingers that created those sounds. Nobody has ever sounded like Jeff Beck and nobody ever will. 5 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I found out this morning, had to soldier through a day of putting on a happy face at work. It was really hard. Back in the day I had both 'Blow by Blow' and the next collection 'Wired' on vinyl. 'Blow by Blow' had Jeff's immortal version of 'Cause We've Ended as Lovers', written by Stevie Wonder. To this day, I have no idea if Stevie ever recorded it. In fact I don't even know if it has lyrics. Jeff's version was so definitive, it didn't occur to me to look further. I've mentioned this before-a few years before the pandemic, I saw his performance at Tokyo International Forum. I think there's a recording out there. It was a month after G3 came to town, with John Petrucci as guest. The G3 show had some fabulous guitar playing. Mr. Beck was simply on another level. I wasn't aware of 'licks' or 'riffs'. I didn't make mental notes. His playing was not about technique. it was about expression. it was like watching one person play an orchestra. Totally mesmerizing. Music will never be the same. 7 Quote Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Terrible loss! Saw him open for BB in Toronto some years back. Nobody since Jimi had more innovative genius. Larger than life. Deeply missed forever. He set the bar so high we may never see it topped. 5 Quote Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Found this while having my morning coffee. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jeff-beck-immortal-boogaloo-170025054.html 2 1 Quote Jennifer S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 What happened when Brian May wrote a song about Jeff Beck (and May performed the lead vocals for it[!]), and invited Beck to come in and play lead guitar on it: 2 1 1 2 Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Awesome! And, following Brian May's recommendation. 2 1 3 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 'Where Were You' has been on regular rotation on my CD player, then iPod for about 30 years. It's everything I try to explain to people about how JB advanced the art of the whammy bar as an expressive melodic tool light years beyond where anybody else had taken it. Plus harmonics, plus highly controlled feedback, plus volume swells, plus overdrive, plus tone for days. It's the whole package of his brilliance, wrapped around a gorgeous melody. 1 2 Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 8:13 PM, RABid said: My sea foam green Jeff Beck American Strat is the one guitar I will never part with. The last DVD I bought is a Jeff Beck concert. He taught me to play with expression. My synth leads are better because I spent hours listening to him on guitar. I was waiting for someone to do this after hearing the news of his death, and I didn't have to wait too long..https://reverb.com/item/56572495-fender-stratocaster-2017-jeff-beck-artist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 2 Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 3 Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, p90jr said: I was waiting for someone to do this after hearing the news of his death, and I didn't have to wait too long..https://reverb.com/item/56572495-fender-stratocaster-2017-jeff-beck-artist Says it was listed 7 months ago. Don't know if he is a con artist or just stupid. 16 more listed at decent prices. He is going to have to wait a while for demand to go up. 3 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, RABid said: Says it was listed 7 months ago. Don't know if he is a con artist or just stupid. 16 more listed at decent prices. He is going to have to wait a while for demand to go up. It will never get that high, it isn't a "rare" guitar. Fender sold quite a few of them. I know a couple of friends who have them. It's a "thing" that some people list stuff at incredibly high prices. Con artist and stupid are two possibilities. Hopelessly optimistic could be one as well. Last but not least would be "my wife told me I have to sell all my guitars" so you post them at prices that nobody will ever buy them, and then you get to keep them. 😇 4 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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