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In Honor of Jeff Beck: Guitarists Pay Tribute

In Honor of Jeff Beck: Guitarists Pay Tribute
Photo by Jordi Vidal

To honor Jeff Beck’s life and legacy, countless guitarists and friends have shared tributes to one of the most influential guitarists of our time.


Yesterday, it was announced that Jeff Beck had passed away at 78. Guitarists Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Buddy Guy, Brian May, Carmen Vandenberg, and more offered loving tributes. Brian May states: "He was inimitable, irreplacebable - the absolute pinnacle of guitar playing." See the tributes below.

Read our full tribute here.

Jimmy Page

Joe Bonamassa

Buddy Guy

Queen's Brian May & Roger Taylor

Billy Gibbons

Zakk Wylde

Alice Cooper

Tony Iommi

Mick Jagger

Brian Wilson

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