Jeff Beck (Geoffrey Arnold Beck, 1944–2023) was an English guitarist who rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and later as a solo artist. Renowned for instrumental albums and a distinctive Fender Stratocaster tone, he explored blues, rock, jazz-fusion and electronic textures across a long career.

Member of the Yardbirds; influential electric guitarist noted for his touch and tone; frequent use of Fender Stratocaster and various Marshall amplifiers; multiple Grammy Awards; career spanned from the 1960s until his death in 2023.

DeBaser reviews celebrate Jeff Beck's guitar virtuosity and stylistic restlessness. Critics highlight landmark instrumental albums (Blow by Blow, Guitar Shop) and his fusion of blues, jazz and electronic textures. Opinions vary on later pop-leaning or vocal projects, but Beck's touch and tone are consistently praised.

For:guitarists, fans of instrumental rock, blues-rock and jazz-fusion listeners

 For those who remained standing - few, to be honest - after the right hook to the face of "Who Else?", the left hook of "You Had It Coming" in 2001 comes to close any discussion.

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 "Where Were You" is his composition that represents him the most, encapsulating in it all his artistic vision of music expressed in 40 years of activity, and that one day he would like to be remembered precisely for that song which, by the way, is not a song since it is impossible to classify it under a "genre" of belonging: blues? jazz? fusion? no way, it's Jeff Beck, ladies and gentlemen.

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 In many respects, Jeff is the greatest electric guitarist of all time: his touch and sound are princely, unmatched; his approach to rhythm and melody is intriguing and surprising...

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