British guitarist Jeff Beck has died at the age of 78. According to his family, the musician had meningitis and passed away "peacefully" on Tuesday. What a loss.

 

just put on wired, absolutely unbelievable playing. RIP

 

Rest In Peace Lord Jeff Beck!

 

Hard to process. I suppose it had to happen but it seems surreal...

 

Blow By Blow... amazing. RIP Jeff Beck.

 

God bless you, Jeff, for giving us so much for so many years.

 

I'll remember him as a guy who IS a Legend ..though he never seemed to try rly hard to become one

 

R.I.P. Jeff a true virtuoso of guitar.

 

RIP Jeff ... a guitarist with his own sound in a world of clones!

 

This album was a game changer for me; one of the best recorded, played, layered blues rock and roll ever. RIP legend

 

very sad news, he deserved his success but was really underrated by the masses if compared to other guitarists of his generation

 

Very sad to hear this news. RIP Jeff.

 

Yeah, I'm a bit down about this, he was my fav guitarist, I watch Live at Ronnie Scott's every year since I was a kid (thanks dad). Anyways, there isn't a single bad thing to be said about him, he only brought joy to the lives of those who were lucky enough to be around him. He shaped a whole generation of guitarists and will always be remembered, like Jimi and SRV are to this day.

 

So glad I got to see him in "95. It was awesome

 

Yes, especially when you see the other dudes at yardbirds, for example. He's for sure more talented and capable of a consistent sounding record and playing rather than Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

 

When I was a kid I won a Jeff Beck Discography (vinyl back then) from a radio station contest. Became a forever fan, especially Blow By Blow.

 

Oh cool. When I was a teen, I also won some records from WNBC-66 FM since I was the 6th caller. There was no Jeff Beck in the viny collection, though. Instead, I'd won-
1. Wings - London Town
2. Foreigner - Double Vision
3. Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
4. Eagles - Hotel California
5. Supertramp - Breakfast In America
6. Boston - Boston

 

Oh man, sad news. RIP.

On the other hand, try to look at it from a positive angle : he lived long enough to leave a massive body of work behind him. If one should decide to listen to nothing but Jeff Beck, there's enough material for at least a year, with all the bootlegs and whatnot.

Who's next? Brian May? David Gilmour? Steve Hackett?
...Keith Richards???

 

Nooo, Rest in peace, Jeff