S.O.D. "Gets Us All in the End" by Jeff Beck

2/9/2023 One of the more innovative guitarists that graced the instrument, Jeff Beck has left us. At age 6 he knew that he wanted an electric guitar when he heard Les Paul on the radio playing “How High the Moon.”

He grew up in East Sussex, England, and through his sister, met Jimmy Page when they were both teenagers. His first attempt at building a guitar consisted of cigar boxes bolted together, and a fence post as the neck. He painted on the frets, and used model plane control lines for strings.

Other than Les Paul, his influences include Gene Vincent, B. B. King, Cliff Gallup, Steve Cropper, Lonnie Mack, and more. Visualizing past the clean, bright sound, Jeff experimented with, and brought distortion and audio feedback to the forefront. Doing many different things with his fingers when playing, Eric Clapton stated “With Jeff, it’s all in his hands.” He is often referred to as a guitarist’s guitarist.