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    RIP Jeff Beck

    So sad….

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I just now heard that on the TV news. I was never a great fan of his music, but I do recognize his talent.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Another of the all time greats -- legends -- gone.
    Thanks for all the music.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Oh, no. One of my top three guitar heroes.

    I feel an empty space in my soul.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I heard the news a bit ago.
    Jeff was awesome. He’s the only guitarist that while watching live (saw him 3x) that halfway through I wanted to give up guitar (as I could never do what he does).

    This one hit me hard.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I remember seeing him live in St. Louis right after "Truth" was released. Nazz was the opening act and it was one awesome show. In tribute today, I'm listening to his iconic Beck, Bogart & Appice album.

    RIP
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I'm in a bit of a shock here. Such a loss.

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I never was a fan so to speak but he was influential to so many musicians

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I forget the article/interview I read/saw, but I seem to recall that Jeff Beck's number one passion was cars. He built, drove and showed hot rods he'd built or modified, and in his words, “If I worried about my fingers, I’d never pick up a pair of pliers.”

    Jeff Beck Has a Phenomenal Car Collection

    So, not only was he one of the world's premier guitarists, he was also quite the motor enthusiast!

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Quote Originally Posted by OldStrummer View Post
    I forget the article/interview I read/saw, but I seem to recall that Jeff Beck's number one passion was cars. He built, drove and showed hot rods he'd built or modified, and in his words, “If I worried about my fingers, I’d never pick up a pair of pliers.”

    Jeff Beck Has a Phenomenal Car Collection

    So, not only was he one of the world's premier guitarists, he was also quite the motor enthusiast!


    Many famous guitar players are also car enthusiasts. Kenny Wayne Shepherd also likes muscle cars and owns a few.

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    What a great long life he lived. One of the most talented guitar wizards ever. He had a terrific career, playing with some of the most revered musicians on the planet. He will be missed, but never forgotten.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Loved him and regularly bought his albums and CDs. I especially loved his work on Roger Waters’s best album, Amused to Death. Beck’s own songs could be over the top at times, but he was one of the greatest at making others’ great songs even greater.

    And yes, he was as much a car enthusiast as a guitar guy.

    Seventy-eight is a good long life. It’s amazing how many of our 1960s and 1970s heroes are still active and productive. Sadly their deaths are going to come more rapidly. They might look young or at least energetic, but the human body knows how old we are.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    I appreciated that he got his daughter working with him, (she's a bass player), she had to get a lot of enjoyment from that!

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Quote Originally Posted by ch willie View Post
    Loved him and regularly bought his albums and CDs. I especially loved his work on Roger Waters’s best album, Amused to Death. Beck’s own songs could be over the top at times, but he was one of the greatest at making others’ great songs even greater.

    And yes, he was as much a car enthusiast as a guitar guy.

    Seventy-eight is a good long life. It’s amazing how many of our 1960s and 1970s heroes are still active and productive. Sadly their deaths are going to come more rapidly. They might look young or at least energetic, but the human body knows how old we are.

    I don’t know what makes me feel more sad. The fact that we are gradually losing our idols, or the lack of interest for the whole plethora of great artists that are being passed the torch to.

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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    May he rest in peace. He was a giant.

    Regarding the plethora or new players - that's the issue. Back in my day there were very few great rock players. Today there are millions.

    We have so many great players today - but not a lot of innovators. JB was in that rarified air of innovators that pushed the limits out of what we can do with electric guitars. He will be missed but what a legacy he left us.


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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Quote Originally Posted by Offshore Angler View Post
    May he rest in peace. He was a giant.

    Regarding the plethora or new players - that's the issue. Back in my day there were very few great rock players. Today there are millions.

    We have so many great players today - but not a lot of innovators. JB was in that rarified air of innovators that pushed the limits out of what we can do with electric guitars. He will be missed but what a legacy he left us.

    I think it was Richie Blackmore who said of Jeff Beck, "Sometimes he finds notes that I just don't have on my guitar."

    I have often said that the Beatles got me interested in playing guitar, and Clapton kept me interested. I'm going to append that comment to add that Beck was the only guitarist whose brilliance made me think of quitting.
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    Re: RIP Jeff Beck

    Quote Originally Posted by Offshore Angler View Post
    May he rest in peace. He was a giant.

    Regarding the plethora or new players - that's the issue. Back in my day there were very few great rock players. Today there are millions.

    We have so many great players today - but not a lot of innovators. JB was in that rarified air of innovators that pushed the limits out of what we can do with electric guitars. He will be missed but what a legacy he left us.


    Chuck

    Man, but I tell you: there is SO MUCH good music out there to be discovered. Apple Music shows me kickass new albums all the time. There is innovation even these days, we just gotta search for it

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