Jeff Beck RIP

[V41LEY]

Another guitar hero passes.

[Kinky]

[cherryowen]

No.

Sorry.

This is not allowed.

FFS

[aeropilot]

A good mate of mine has know Jeff for years through hot rods, and only last week he was saying that Jeff messaged him a few weeks back about something on one of his '32 Fords......

Also, it was bacterial meningitis that my grandfather died very quickly from....

[Wacky Racer]

Shocked about this. A brilliant guitarist.

Seen here with Jimmy Page, Keith Relf and Janet Street Porter on the dancefloor in Antonioni's Blow up (1966)

[Yahonza]

Someone you thought would go on for ever. RIP an incredible guitarist.

Have to post this:

[Leins]

Such sad news. RIP Jeff

[Pupp]

That’s another shocking passing to learn of unexpectedly. Simply a genius musician and always a mentor for up and coming performers across genres.

Very sad indeed

[Simes205]

Yahonza said:

Someone you thought would go on for ever. RIP an incredible guitarist.

Have to post this:

RIP Jeff, I saw you in once and it was amazing.

At the end of that show he invites EC to play. Allegedly Jimmy Page was in the audience too.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Just read the obit on the BBC news site. They've done him proud.

Rest in peace mate.

[fourstardan]

Who Else! utter class material.

RIP Jeff, Croydon has lost a legend.

[TR4man]

Such sad news.

Hadn’t realised he’d been married six times.

He was apparently a huge “car guy” too.

[Halmyre]

Just read it on the BBC News, one of those "aw fk, no" moments. I don't own nearly enough Jeff Beck albums I'm sorry to say.

[Chimune]

RIP Jeff.

[Elderly]

Simes205 said:

RIP Jeff, I saw you in once and it was amazing.

I saw him once with the Yardbirds at Klooks Kleek, a tiny venue in West Hampstead;
but to be honest I don't remember too much detail about those days .

I had the 'pleasure' of working with him at the BBC on 'The Five Faces Of The Guitar';
he was not too professional in that environment, but what a fabulous guitarist .....
...... he was a musician's guitarist.

[aeropilot]

TR4man said:

He was apparently a huge “car guy” too.

He was a good with a spanner and welder in his hands as he was with a guitar.

[lufbramatt]

aeropilot said:

TR4man said:

He was apparently a huge “car guy” too.

He was a good with a spanner and welder in his hands as he was with a guitar.

The cover of "Beck's Guitar Shop" picks up on his love of working in his garage.

Was lucky enough to see him live a few years ago at the Roundhouse in Camden when he came on as a surprise guest at an Imelda May concert. Crowd went mad and he did a couple of songs with her, fantastic moment, they had great stage chemistry.

Another legend lost. RIP.

Edited by lufbramatt on Thursday 12th January 08:44

[catso]

One of the 'Holy Trinity' - Beck, Clapton, Page.

Undoubtedly the greatest guitarist that ever lived.

RIP.

[Scaleybrat]

Sad news indeed. I remember about 25 years ago walking along Regent Street in the evening on our way to Veeraswamy for an expensive curry, when I passed a Ferrari (can’t remember the model) parked up at the roadside. The registration number was J8 ECK and I’ve always wondered if it was the great man himself - anybody know?

[aeropilot]

lufbramatt said:

Was lucky enough to see him live a few years ago at the Roundhouse in Camden when he came on as a surprise guest at an Imelda May concert. Crowd went mad and he did a couple of songs with her, fantastic moment, they had great stage chemistry.

Jeff was good mates with her now-ex husband, Darryl Higham, who was the guitarist in her band at the time, and wrote a lot of the stuff. Most of 'her' band at the time was Darryl's band in reality. Darryl has done a lot of gigs with Jeff, when Jeff wanted to do his Gene Vincent stuff, as Gene's original guitarist, Cliff Gallop was Jeff's 'guitar hero'.