British guitarist reacts to Jeff Beck's spellbinding performance

[@freewaybullit]

Few players can stop your breath with three notes and have you holding back tears. The beauty of pure sound and emotion is what Jeff brings.

[@DerGlaetze]

It’s like a spiritual experience. Jeff is Britain’s national treasure.

[@jamesdaviddupre99]

I can't think of another guitarist as good as Jeff. Especially on whammy bar. He is also keenly aware of the value of silence/rests. His comping with vocalists is also perfectly start and stop right on time. Thanks, Jeff!

[@rickjason215]

Totally agree. I think it comes from his sense of melody. His innate feel of when to play and what to play. His whammy bar skills are so much harder than playing fast. I have never seen another player who could do it.

[@NHfiddle]

You're aware we lost Jeff yesterday, right? There will NEVER be another one like him. Unmatched in every degree of being the "master of the stratocaster". Now we all have to learn his music so we can do a fine tribute to his legacy. He was a personal hero to me, my favorite, a guitarist who one could actually listen to and be amazed at his ability. RIP Jefferey Arnold Beck...

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

Yes I am very sad. He appeared in our class in Sutton East when he was 14 and we were 13 in Art One. He came in late in the year. We were a special class in Art at SUTTON EAST SECONDARY SCHOOL, and the Head Master was George E Mackley, the famous artist, wood engraver and printer. We as a class, heard that Jeff was always in trouble., and in fights. This information would trickle through from time to time. We did not really know him as he came late in the year. One day he came in late before the bell went, We watched him come in with a bundle of wires and bits of wood. He went straight to the Teachers cupboard at the back of the room and sat down on the floor inside. He was near the boys he got on with, and spoke with when he came into class. They relayed to the rest of our class that Jeff was trying to make a guitar!! We watched with baited breath. I could not see how he could possibly make a guitar with such a small amount of equipment and tangled wires. Jeff always electrified the class. We would watch his every move. Suddenly blues notes came from the cupboard. I could hardly believe it! How could he make any sounds like that from this tangle??? I do not know! However I was very excited, to her the blues. I did not like Rock around the clock, and preferred the blues. Like Jeff, my mother was a trained concert pianist who also unlike Jeff's mother, had played jazz professionally. So we had similar backgrounds She did not like "Pop" and neither did my mum but I heard fantastic jazz and other serious music on record and and Bach, Schuman, Rachmaninov, etc, which Jeff Beck's mum liked to play. When I heard the few notes that I had no idea how he created, with that jumble,-I immediately reacted and thought about how he must someday become famous. I was sure of it and wanted to tell him. but I was too shy. After we all left school, I looked out for anything to do with Jeff Beck and eventually found the Yardbirds. I searched quite a lot but did not find anything much. I got married and went to Yorkshire and did not have a television. As Jeff said, after, "Hi Ho, Silver Lining" I did not find much because the British promotion system was a Dead Duck, and Jeff ended up working very nicely in America and Japan. I got married and for a few years did not see much, until he joined a group called BECK, BOGART AND APPICE, when I was a fully qualified Art Teacher. With Wow! Zoom! I realised that he had found his way at last and had been doing this for a few years while I was in a dark place with my children. I was so pleased for him. He knew what he wanted to do, and did it HIS WAY! HE IS NOW CONSIDERED THE GREATEST, which is an enormous achievement, as he composes and arranged music in his own style and he is so quiet about it and polite and thankful, to those who were and are support musicians of great calibre. I was extremely sad about his passing. I wish he could have stayed with us a bit longer. He is a truly great composer, and arranger and stuck to the sounds HE wanted to create and play with those who understood. So many of his fellow musicians are great ones, but he stands out in a very different way, and expresses his musical abilities with musicians who are part of a Jeff Beck orchestra. I hope his Mum and Dad could see what he had achieved here on earth! Love to you Jeff and condolences to his wife and sister. I will remember you always, and see you and listen to you on You Tube!! Cynthia Allen McLaglen

[@cindypowers4993]

I saw Jeff Beck in 2010 @FOXWOODS in Conn. USA and he played Over the Rainbow as he is playing in the video here. Everyone was MESMERIZED by his playing. Even my boyfriend ( who was a truck driver) had tears in his eyes, it was a spellbinding performance. So so lucky to have seen him. I still have flashbacks of that concert to this day 🎸🤘☮️♥️

[@TruthSurge]

Beautiful. I always thought J. Beck was way better than Clapton. Clapton was great at blues. Jeff was great at music. Just my opinion! Another good analysis vid!!!

[@jamesmcbeth4463]

I like Clapton but Jeff Beck is ... well, Jeff Beck. He could come up with an entire new way to play Happy Birthday To You.

[@mitch5699]

He's almost as good as Truth but yer talkin about a bit different styles of guitar player Jeff is the better Jeff ...hehehe. but T is better...

[@kathmandoo]

Completely agree. Beck has taken Guitar playing to a new level.

[@discernment8963]

Great as all the Yardbirds alums are, I believe Page and Clapton both are awed by Beck. Not that he's starving, lol, but ironically he's the least commercially successful of the 3 (i.e. Buchanan).

[@mitch5699]

@@discernment8963 have gotta agree with that , it's cool to know the greats have had that same awe that everybody has had...

[@lynyrddeville]

Jeff Beck has such perfect technique his playing transcends technique and what you hear is pure music.The ONLY guitar player you never hear hit his physical limitations and struggle. Never to be topped, pure genius.

[@paulsimmons5726]

There are many incredible rock guitarists and then there's Jeff Beck!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@mattemeny2606]

There are many you tubers , and then there is the incredible Fil. A legend of a man, he brought fine guitar playing to the unwashed masses. On this day, we honour Fil.

[@paulsimmons5726]

ELO Ron - Wouldn't have a idea but it doesn't take away the basic fact that Jeff Beck is a step ahead of about every big name rock player out there.

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Paul Simmons : I had a lover that was strictly #JeffBeck! #SenseMemory ❤️🤦🏻‍♀️👉🏾💯

[@JAP42]

Yes! Talk about "underappreciated" -- Rory could do it all.

[@printemil]

I remember watching an interview with Eric Clapton in which Clapton was discussing Beck’s technique. Clapton said something like, « There’s a reason no one copies Jeff’s style. It’s because what he does with the vibrato with his left hand, while his right fingers hit the strings, constantly move the whammy bar and use the knobs, is damn hard.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yep!

[@epipick]

I rarely use a plectrum and justify it by saying " neither does Jeff Beck".

[@rrguitar1]

He's one of a kind. Probably one if the most interesting guitarists out there to listen to. Always unpredictable.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Definitely!

[@johnnosiennek7066]

And to watch and see how he gets the sounds.

[@derekclacton]

No one is ‘the greatest’ guitar player in the world (to quote Clapton “... there’s one in every crowd) but I’d be surprised if there’s another that most guitarists admire more than Jeff Beck 🎸

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

A guitar master, his sound is unique, precise and precious. His guitar is his voice and there are no words.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@jurgenblick5491]

I consider Jeff Beck to be one of the greatest guitarists of our time.

[@KKMcK1]

Right! You do know that Jeff and Roy were friends. I've seen Jeff live more than any other rock guitarist, and I have seen Led Zeppelin 7 times. You've also covered Robin Trower who I saw a lot as well. Again, I want to say cheers to you, being so young, and knowing the right things about these players. What you have to say is right on!!! I am 64, and have been playing since the 60s. So, to find a youngster who has the correct insights as you do is quite refreshing and exciting. I returns my sense of hope for real music. Keep at it young man!!!

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

Thank you Wings of Pegasus. This is so detailed and recognises what Jeff Beck has achieved in a development of a particular technique,that is different and only his.

[@rklewis2]

I've watched the Ronnie Scott performance several times. Jeff Beck is nothing short of amazing. His ears and his touch are incredible, and his taste...wow. Practice all you want. This sound is his!

[@paul-singhgurth1599]

It's like Jeff is a master impressionist painter...only he paints with sound. And we get to interpret what it means to each of us. All these years later, even after hearing this many times, I'm still moved nearly to tears. I had a poster if Jeff playing his tele over my bed all through Highschool. One of my early teachers in music school said to be careful who you make a musical hero because that will influence your playing and limit you. Jeff has no limits. I would look at that poster every day while tuning and warming up for my 10 hour practice. I would say "One day Maybe I'll play like that". He inspired me, and others like Holdsworth, Scofield, SRV to find my own voice. If we only listen deeply, what wonderful teachers we have been given. They are a gift.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

Chidambara Prem Well put! Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@iggyfritz7150]

This is one of my favorites by Jeff it shows his virtuosity how he can control the guitar and pretty much make it sound like anything he wants. It isn't just a his technique I've heard him make a Fender Telecaster sound like a banjo, like a harmonica and an opera singer that was so close to the opera singer you couldn't tell if it was his guitar or the opera singer the man is beyond amazing.

[@paulbuxton1326]

Jeff does things no one else does on the guitar , we dream 🎶🙏

[@rickjason215]

I remember Jeff from the Jeff Beck Group when he played a Les Paul. He has evolved into a totally different unique player. You are so right about what guitar is about. Most young players feel they have to play fast to show their chops, forgetting it’s about the music. If you do great songs they will be played forever.

[@Relayer2u.]

This is not just the most beautiful piece of guitar music I've ever heard it's the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard full stop. Jeff isn't just a great guitar player he's better than that he is a musical genius, he alone takes the guitar where others cannot and dare not follow, he can take you to places musically that you never knew existed. It's no coincidence that all the top players including the likes of Schon to Van Halen and great players of other instruments go to Jeff Beck's shows.It's interesting to note that back in the late sixties/early seventies the 'Big Three' as they were called were - Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Both Page and Clapton peaked around 1973, while jeff left them behind and peaked some thirty five years later. The 'Big Three' now?, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa. As Joe Perry said, there's Jeff Beck and then there's everybody else.

[@crusheverything4449]

Joe Bonamassa in The Big Three? Have you not heard Guthrie Goven?

[@charlesmcgehee3227]

You can see his years of playing and operating the whammy bar by seeing how he holds that bar. It is like a separate instrument for him. Very nice narrative from Fil here.

[@jopo6388]

This one from Jeff is truly angelic. Been following him since I was about 10 years old 1972. Has influenced my guitar playing incredibly.

[@constancespellman9560]

What a beautiful performance and this is why he is my favorite.

[@KurtColville]

Thanks for the video and for your appreciation of melody and emotion over speed and chops. Jeff has it all, but what separates him from everyone else is his sense of melody and phrasing. Awesome that you put that first!

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem, thanks Kurt!

[@BiggeDiehl]

For those of you new to Jeff Beck, you need to see the entire performance "Live at Ronnie Scott's". Truly amazing.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@williamknell864]

Beck is flat out amazing. His right hand, his imagination, and his total command of the ergonomic layout of the Strat. You can listen as far back as the Yardbirds, and there are hints of it all. He seems to have been in a state of life long refinement of all of these things. But he doesn't rehash his former anything. It's been built upon. He's some kind of journeyman ninja of electric guitar.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah he really kicked on with his career after the Yardbirds, crafting his unique sound.

[@jgreber1790]

I was introduced to Jeff Beck for the first time listening to his album "Wired" in the 70s. After listening to the album a few times, my hair actually became nappy! What energy! My favorite song on the album was his interpretation of "goodbye pork pie hat". Just wonderful!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Great video. I saw Jeff Beck twice live and met him. An amazing guitarist. One of the three Yardbirds guitar greats, along with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@michaelhayward7572]

Great mechanic too...

[@parkviewmo]

Jeff Beck's sound here is sacred, so beautiful each note breaks your heart. Thank you for your analysis--I love the sounds from guitars so much and it is great to understand a little more about how they are created.

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@samvimes1083]

Jeff playing "you need love" with Clapton during the same concert has one of my all time favourite solos. Jeff manages to make his guitar sound like a distorted harmonica, it's absolutely incredible to see his control. Jeff remains musically innovative and fresh when his contemporaries are happy to rest on their laurels and play the same old songs.

[@kmkall6874]

My favorite song also Totally agree Amazing!

[@geoffwright9684]

When asked who the greatest guitarist was that he'd ever recorded Sir George Martin without hesitation replied Jeff Beck. Considering the incredible players he would've worked with...pretty much validated by this performance.. Perfection Thanks Fil... inspirational ❤️

[@bobby7771117]

Very cool! I'll be looking through all of your Jeff Beck videos! You have great taste in music ,Phil,and you do a great analysis on each of these great artists!!! Sincerely,BobbyK

[@drsus0]

The skill to recreate the recorded track of this song, when it requires such insane guitar skills! is what makes Beck one of the greatest ever.

[@TheNaqoyqatZ]

Jeff is so underrated. He's a master of so many techniques while making it all come together as good music.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@rickjason215]

He really loved to play rockabilly. Also songs of different genres.

[@owenedwards1708]

Beck's a musical high wire trapeze artist without a safety net - love is brave.

[@sidneysmith8787]

There is no one else who can bring so much out of a guitar. He is a Master and he is King of the guitar. I caught him on his There and Back tour and have a piece of one of his broken strings.

[@tcdknowlton]

The whole of Live at Ronnie Scotts is absolutely phenomenal !! The melodic element of his playing shows up on Cause we Ended as Lovers and Day in the Life as well Jeff just makes his guitar sing so sweet. !! His rhythm section of Tal Wilkinfeld on bass and Vinnie Colaiuta is spectacular. Love to see another Track from this performance at Ronnie Scotts covered. Perhaps Cause We Ended as Lovers ???

[@Bix12]

JB has a new bassist and drum kit'ist these days....Rhonda Smith (Prince's bass player for 10 years), and skins and bones legend Narada Michael Walden playing drums

[@hafstrat]

This performance is simply astonishingly brilliant. Genius.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@bobbyshroyer440]

Jeff acknowledges Roy on the Blow by Blow album. Jeff was also highly influenced by the "Spectrum" album (Billy Cobham) with the guitar playing of Tommy Bolin. Listen to Quadrant 4 to hear the whammy being used by Tommy to select very specific pitches. This is the first instance I'm aware of ('71) & I believe this is where Jeff received the inspiration to do the stunning whammy work he would go on to do years later.

[@sinnertrain7405]

Jeff Beck is such an innovator and has such an distinctive, iconic sound and style. I think he's kind of the Miles Davis of guitar, both in the raw emotion he brings to each note and being a such ground breaker, always moving forward. I've seen Jeff three times and hope to see him again.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@robertcameron3709]

In 1971Jeff Beck attended a gig by a new band called Mountain, where he raved about their guitarist , Leslie West. His comments were reported in the Disc magazine under the front page headline "Mountain man taking the Clapton crown". Beck reckoned West was the best guitarist he'd ever seen. Leslie West played techniques with the whammy bar and volume control which Beck incorporated into his playing. Both men occupy the top table in my pantheon of guitar gods, alongside, amongst a couple of others, the one and only Roy Buchanan.

[@frankb8652]

Simply the best. Great analysis Fil. I had this concert on my DVR but that was a few DVR's ago:)

[@fongy200]

Jeff knew he played a blinder that night i was lucky enough to attend one of the performances with my late father, they were filming on the night but the performance we see was filmed on a different night. Variations in all his sets but this particular performance was one he'll be remembered for. He's in good company Vinnie Colaiuta, Jason Morrelo and Tal Wilkenfeld are all world class. Good stuff.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@Eowyn187]

My favorite guitar solo of all time. Every hair on my body stands to attention. Sounds just like a beautiful human voice. A banshee wailing her desire. Un-freaking-believable!!

[@Kyle-dj2gv]

Jeff Beck can get sounds out of his Stratocaster that no one has ever made before with a guitar. Definitely in the top five guitar players of all time.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah originality is king.

[@autistichead8137]

Check out Jan Akkerman

[@elloco6332]

i saw Mr Beck in 2001 at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Best performance i have witnessed and i have been checking out live rock and blues acts since 1979. Love the work you do here Wings!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@michaelhernandez6446]

As always, Beautiful Reviews. I had the Pleasures, of seeing live in 1980, Jeff Beck, Jan Hammer and Simon Phillips. It was quite an encounter with their Muses. Their collective Majesty stays with me to this writing and recollection.

[@yowsa52]

Jeff Beck reinvented himself. From an early age his playing has always been relevant to my musical brain. Now at 67, new or old creations I still adore. What better way at age 14 to learn guitar hammer ons, pull offs, harmonics than to try to master Jeff's Boogie.

[@bangcolt]

Pound for pound, Jeff Beck is the world's greatest living guitarist.

[@j.dragon651]

made me laugh, he must weigh one thirty wet? Actually I never really looked at how tall he is?

[@farrellbrent8189]

Pound for pound Kenny Rodgers was the best Kenny Rodgers

[@mitch5699]

@@farrellbrent8189 hehehe he was definitely in the top 3 Kenny Rogers of the 3..but you gotta remember Jeff is the best ....Jeff. ..people kill me..

[@mickchilly1112]

@@farrellbrent8189 pound for pound your the greatest clown around 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@cindypowers4993]

Just magic... Rest in Heavenly Peace 🎸Jeff Beck 🌹

[@spiritosa0123]

Thank you, Mr. Wings. And thank you to my friend Dony, for turning me on to Jeff Beck and other guitarists. RIP my dear Dony. I will always think of you when I hear Jeff Beck. And many others. Miss you. Smwahhh.

[@kentmains7763]

Jeff's talent is so immense that he never really found a place to fit in, he's just an incredible oddity.

[@cybrunel1016]

Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart,Eric Clapton, among many other industry moguls were attending that night ( no surprise there ) and most people who watched it when it was released were left gasping. To be honest, I can't remember a performance that moved me to tears like this one did, the power of music played like that just rocked me to my core. Simply beautiful, masterful playing. Thanks for posting Fil, damnit where's my Kleenex ? P.S: Jeff said in an interview, he fasted for 6 days before this gig, to get in the zone...now that's dedication wouldn't you say ?

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah that's dedication!

[@TheRealJamesKirk]

TY, Cy, for such a beautiful post. "Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scott's" is my most cherished music DVD. As a drummer, I'm a big fan of Vinnie Colaiuta (might I suggest Vinnie, Steve Gadd, and Dave Weckl playing at the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mauym6Giq62lh7c ) and he and Tal Wickenfeld complement the Master beautifully. I get teary-eyed myself.

[@garymorgan3314]

I too found it indescribably moving and one of the very best live albums ever. He does every song justice and 'A Day in the Life' is like nothing I have heard before. As for his fasting, well Jeff's always a one-off so one shouldn't be surprised, any more than he has avoided drugs and, indeed, meat, without making a fuss about either. Then again, he is Top Man.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

Jeff IS a drug, all on his own, and he's an ax-murderer with his guitar, so he doesn't need meat to prove it.

[@tomkenny5864]

I went 6 days fasting with a pile of cocaine

[@gamers7800]

Love your insight into these legendary musicians , a lot of youtuber's can be a bit condescending and snide when it comes to classic rock, but I always find you to be fair in you're judgment of these gifted musicians. So much great music from the past just waiting to be discovered. Keep up the great work.👍👍

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks! No problem!

[@guitarandbeyond51]

The kind of COMPARING analysis you share with us is the kind of COMPARING which is really expanding our view of life so the COMPARING you do Fil is beautiful and I and we thank you for the luv you bring.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks, but these are really just analysis videos saying what I see ☺

[@guitarandbeyond51]

@@wingsofpegasus I see your playing Shawn... Thanks

[@robertburke784]

I got to see Jeff Beck live when he toured with SRV in the 80's. While I am not a huge fan of his music, he is the best at what he does. I really appreciate his talent and he is definitely one of the all time greats. A true innovator!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT]

Had the great good fortune to see Jeff Beck in concert about five years ago and have collected a good representative sample of his recordings over the years, including the classics like "TRUTH" and "BECK-OLA" with those great vocals provided by Rod Stewart. His is one of the most historically significant careers in guitar playing and rock music, and in the event I had to limit my music library drastically, Jeff Beck would be well represented in my reduced collection.

[@sandyboudreaux-barber9586]

I only recently discovered your channel and I am a new avid fan. I’m learning so much from you. I grew up with Beck et al performing. Thank you

[@darlatidwell6255]

How could you not be spellbound ? I'm so glad he took that technique totally into his practises and brought it in as one of his own accomplishments. A great trademark and sound. Outdoor concert with Jeff Beck ..would be nice. 🤘

[@rickjason215]

He is cupping the volume and using the whammy bar at the same time. That and his amazing control is what makes him sound different than anyone else. I don’t think I have seen any other guitarist with his control of the whammy bar.

[@stephenzanichkowsky4434]

It seems as if his right hand's five fingers are doing five different jobs.

[@rickjason215]

@@stephenzanichkowsky4434Exactly. You know it and I know it, but most people won’t understand what he is doing.

[@sully3900]

I've seen Jeff Beck many times including on a double bill with Stevie Ray Vaughn on The Guitar Shop Tour. Jeff's drummer was Terry Bozio and it was one of the most amazing live shows I've ever had the pleasure to witness...and that says a lot.

[@sergelaporte4295]

Even before Roy B., Jeff was already impressive and had his vibe. Be it the Yardbirds or his Truth album. The volume thing is just one part of his arsenal . Thanks for your video :)

[@stephenzanichkowsky4434]

I was a huge fan of Truth, and Rough And Ready is also spectacular...

[@cbh440]

One of the most unique guitar players to ever hold a pick (oh, wait a sec, he doesn't use a pick anymore!) Just a beautiful player. I was fortunate enough to see him on the There and Back tour, which changed my view on guitar players forever.

[@michaelstanley4698]

The very best concert that I ever heard, was Jeff Beck at the Music Hall in Houston, in the 70's (lost my ticket) when he made the slide guitar sound like symphony, playing past the 12th fret lots!

[@mloretotepper5791]

The most creative and clean rock guitarist ever with an amazig technique

[@glenearl9506]

Listen to Jeff Beck with Jools Holland playing Ray Charles, drown in my tears, He gets a standing ovation.Saw him with the Yardbirds when I was 15 and just learning to play. Stood right in front of him. Made me want to give up. Never be able to play like that. If God Played Guitar would he be as good as Jeff Beck.

[@gearmeister]

Jeff's "WILL" to be himself since the beginning has always paid off. He never wanted to be conventional or "pigeon holed" into any category with his playing. There's no tune ever done on electric guitar with more feeling. That's why in my estimation he's the greatest stylist on the electric guitar ever! Can you imagine how the tab would look for this TUNE? I've never given up on him to be ground breaking, and he has never disappointed! Thank you for the great video!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha that tab would be a minefield of interpretation!

[@gearmeister]

wingsofpegasus... True.. Only one man can play it properly, Jeff! I watch live at Ronnie Scott's but I'll watch Jeff no matter where he's performing

[@hywel4605]

thumbs up if you have seen Jeff live?

[@wingsofpegasus]

I wish!

[@hywel4605]

twice at the colston hall.

[@Algonac9]

Hywel 4. twice at REH in Clearwater, FL. 22nd row then 4th row. Highlight was Over The Rainbow and Day in the Life. Manifique!

[@hywel4605]

the second time i saw jeff he did over the rainbow and day in a life. with rainbow he stalled before the last note and then pointed up then down indicating the pitch of the next note; we all pointed up and he hit it. something to remember.

[@Algonac9]

Hywel 4. We are among the many fortunate who have witnessed his prodigious talent.

[@patriciacestare232]

Beautiful as always

[@olfartdrummin8627]

One of the amazing things about Jeff Beck (among many) is that he's still putting out great stuff!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah!

[@WildflowerNJ1]

Ahhhhh, Mr. Beck!!!! I have had the great pleasure of getting to meet him a few times now. Such an incredible guitarist.....nice man.....and loves animals. So humble he is....wishing I could have been to the shows he came over here to do. Tonight...he is with Rod Stewart at the Hollywood Bowl. Thank you for this!!!!

[@bertoray5497]

That Ronnie Scott blu-ray is amazing. You could close your eyes and pick any song and find incredible techniques laced through it. I don't know why, but the Imogen Heap song is never available on streaming. Shout out to myself: Saw the Blow by Blow concert in LA back in day. Was blown away ( pun haha ) by Jeff Beck, but also by the drummer. Years and years and years later, I found out it was Bernard Purdie.

[@sockeye402]

Great guitarists can make a guitar sound like it's talking but Jeff Beck makes his guitar sound like it's reciting poetry! Live he is unbelievable.

[@nz1229]

Thanks for breaking this down Fil. Absolutely haunting playing by Jeff. Reminds me of a guy playing a saw I witnessed in a European churchyard.

[@unstablesun8179]

Also worth noting that Jeff is one of the few Rock guitarists who doesn't use a pick. He gets suck dynamics from those fingers, also working on his car engines means he has strong hands :) Known Frank Zappa quote : "Jeff Beck is the best guitarist on the planet."

[@Bix12]

JB is my favorite rock guitarist ever...in the Universe.....of all all time....been a fan since the Yardbirds. Halfway thru Guitar Shop, Jeff chuck'd his pick, and it's been nothin' but fingers and busted knuckles (he builds hot rods) ever since. He has never stopped moving forward. From "Who Else" to "You Had It Comin'" to "Jeff", his best records are the stuff he's put out in this millennium...and he is still crankin'm out.

[@apollohill6733]

Ah man Jeff Beck and his tremolo plus harmonics. I love when he does slide like on that Truth album. Love Freeway jam. Great description. Thanks for putting that up.

[@franklinloll2229]

You're a joy to watch. Don't stop.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@skipperrussell2025]

Jeff Beck makes the guitar sing and cry.

[@darrinros1177]

Jeff is beyond discussion for a normal human. He is the alpha and Omega of other worldly guitar players. Untouchable undefinable. Love him. Another English gift to the world. Thank you England for all the bad asses that start with J Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jim Marshall...just to name a few.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah his sound is from another place.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

Darrin Ros he's nothing special, just more well known cause he's been around forever.

[@888jimm]

I saw him at Universal Amphitheater, mid sized hall 5,000 seats, 45 minutes into the show I had to get out in the hallway and stuff my brain back in my head...awesome

[@irena7777777]

Allan Holdsworth's sound is more otherworldly imo

[@cobar5342]

Jeff Beck is an amazing and unique guitarist. I think he is the best in the world right now. He has such wonderful control and feel He leaves the other 'gurus' for dead

[@albertpratt4999]

Live Wired was my first real introduction to Jeff as a young guitarist and his technique seemed god-like, an amazing album from Jeff Beck.

[@soulhealer20]

I have seen Jeff do this tune a couple of times. It's crazy beautiful.

[@Guardducks]

Funny I was thinking you should do Jeff just yesterday after watching your great Roy video and almost suggested it, and today you post Jeff.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha cool!

[@crustycobs2669]

Great analysis, a mesmerizing piece, cheers

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@Rickholly74]

Jeff was doing volume sweeps back in The Yardbirds . Listen to his chords on "Shapes of Things" (1966). He is a master at it now.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah he's really shaped the sound into something so unique.

[@foxbor0]

it's not just the notes that Jeff is playing melodies on, it's the harmonics he's creating as well. Untouchable (so far....)

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@Theearthtraveler]

One fantastic guitarist!! Thanks for posting!

[@Module79L]

The guy that challenged all the guitar-playing rules and got away with it. : ) Like you said, he's so unique that his sound is immediately recognizable.

[@MrMaynardWR]

Fantastic performance. Going to see Jeff Beck perform in July. What is amazing to me is that he sounds better in his old age than ever--who else can you say that about. Also check out Scott Henderson if you get a chance--definite influences of Jeff Beck and Allan Holdsworth but with his own unique twist and great tone.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome! Yeah Jeff is still great!

[@garymorgan3314]

Correct, sound systems have caught up with his astonishing technical ability and he's the best.

[@dolly5279]

Thanks so much for the descriptions of what Jeff Beck does on his guitar in such detail. He also had a trained Concert playing mother who, like my concert playing mother was encouraged to collect music in the form of records or concerts so as to enlarge and extend their knowledge of sounds from different parts of World Music, and different Genres. When one hears these sounds as a child it really goes in and stays. I remember Yuma Sumac singing Inca songs on our child's wind up gramophone and also listening to Various Tribal music from Kenya where we spent our early childhood. This background must have gone into Jeff's Imagination when he was younger and he also listened to Jazz when he took rides in his Uncle sports car,- obviously he was influenced by the music all around him, and fell in love with interesting old cars as well., and is why he collected them and was always covered in oil. Cynthia Allen-McLaglen

[@beckfreak2000]

I was lucky enough to be there at that nights performance, it was spellbinding and like you said not a sound from the audience. Jeff like all great guitar players borrowed lots of ideas from other players throughout his career but was clever and talented enough to use them to create his own unique sound that was always evolving . As usual Phil spot on analysis !

[@DuosHabet]

I had the chance to see him live during the "guitar shop" tour in Paris. anything but unreal. He's deffo the greatest to me. Plus, his performance at Ronnie Scott is one of the best recorded. Thank You for that! ( and I love Taj :)

[@willmajesky7555]

Fil, you inspire me to play better. You are good, your videos make me think, and your attitude is so positive.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks dude!

[@greyjay9202]

Jeff Beck is in his own musical zip code. He is a superb technician, but more than that, he has, as you say, a unique sound, and a highly developed ability to make the guitar speak, and express emotion. I regard Beck as one of the grand masters of the electric guitar.

[@jamespennington9719]

Lucky enuff to see him in 77! Magician musician!! Spellbinding to listen too!!

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

Welcome to the club. I first saw Jeff in the Yarbirds in 1965, was stunned and never recovered thank goodness!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

This was so soothing and beautiful-takes you to another space. Saving to listen to when stressed out: totally unique😀

[@mickavellian]

0:38 Oh LORD.... ANGELS can get melancholic with this man.. WHAT a melody what an utter master.. " The Jeff Beck Group" A bluesy masterpiece Beck, Stewart, Wood Jeff Beck Group DATE May 2, 1969 VENUE Fillmore East (New York, NY) My sister was there

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@mickavellian]

@@wingsofpegasus Yeah and ROD the MOD hit on her. She was 16 😲 but MOD did sign her "Shapes" of things" 45 rpm" ANd when she got married she played that as the wedding song . I have a COOL family!