Jeff Beck is one of the greatest Guitarists ever and is such a modest dude. He's been wearing the same T-shirt and jeans for fifty years. How cool is that?
Fifty years have past. Jeff Beck is an old man now, but his playing has not diminished. He is one of my all time favorite guitarist I've been listening to his music for more than fifty years! Peace..
Absolute rubbish!...Jimi never said he admired Jeff Beck and were is the proof. This as got to be one of the most ludicrous comment I've seen on RU-vid.
But, in Jimi's time, the general public didn't get him. He was much more popular in the UK (which happens a lot to Black American artists). After he died, people copied him a lot and now you can't really find a guitar player who wasn't inspired by him.
Jeff Beck's interviews are always a pleasure to watch. I cannot believe some of the comments: music is not a sport with winners and losers, taste is taste and there's room for everyone who's got something interesting to contribute. If all guitar-players were the same the world would be boring and a much poorer place. I'm sure that before Hendrix came to London and got signed he must have heard The Yardbirds, as he heard Dylan, The Beatles, The Stones & The Who, and thought "This is great!"
amazing how many great musicians remember the first time they met jimi hendrix. it's no wonder we haven't seen nor heard anything like him since. the guy's music is simply unforgettable.
pantheryou It’s because he died at 27. When you die at the height of your youth, you can’t tell your own story. It’s up to those who loved and respected you to tell your story. Janis & Jimi & Jim & Kurt were 4 of the best rock’n roll had to offer. Brian & Chris were 2 innovative & important musicians who probably had more to give us. Amy was a talentless piece of shit.
Not surprised Hendrix was impressed with Beck's 'Happenings Ten Years Time Ago' solo. It still beggars belief. Although Page is on it to, the solo is Beck's! Only He would do that.
Rest in peace Jeff. You also were a soul of inspiration for fusion rock guitar. Without hesitation on the top 4 with Jimi, Jimmy and Cream's Clapton. The forefathers
Sure, Jimi was totally spontaneous. The music really just flowed out of him. Raw, powerful, and very direct. I loved this about Jimi. It was like he was physically connected to the guitar. Whatever he thought was expressed instantly across the guitar strings. As for Beck and Clapton, these two were two of Jimi's idols, and they all became good mates. As I said 'Better' is a very subjective word. That all depends on your personal taste. For me, they were all wonderful, but I liked Jimi.
I seriously doubt beck & clapton were jimi's idols as a matter of fact he made them both very nervous however he clearly was impressed by billy Gibbons more than those 2 guys
@@farnamrohani9425 It is true that Billy Gibbons made a great impression on Jimi. However, it is equally true that when Chas Chandler told Jimi that he would take him to the UK, that Jimi asked whether he would meet Eric Clapton. And he did, on numerous occasions.
LOL!........Only in your frigging dreams. Jimi never said Beck and Clapton were his idols and were is the proof. It's funny how whites keep spreading and making-up these silly lies to make themselves feel good. It's one of the most ludicrous comments I've seen on RU-vid.
@@laughingblackman2259 Ok, that's your view. Look on You Tube to Chaz Chandler who found Jimi in Cafe Wha and brought him to Britain, talking about Jimi. Jimi actually asked Chaz whether he would meet Clapton, and whether they had Fender guitars and amplifiers in the UK. Chaz replied that having been in The Animals he knew Clapton and Beck personally, and would introduce Jimi to them when he came to Britain, and yes, they had Fender guitars and amps in the UK. Maybe 'idols' was too strong a term, so my apologies for that, but certainly Jimi was interested to meet them. Especially Clapton, as he was, as Jimi was, self taught. Jimi certainly did meet Clapton (and Cream) at Regents Polytechnic. He plugged into Jack Bruce's bass amp and blew us all away. I was there! Were you? What's more I was at another gig with Jimi, and he could not tune up his guitar. He shouted out into the audience, 'Is Eric Clapton in the audience?' There was a faint shout from the back of the crowd. Jimi then said, 'Can you come up and help me tune this?' Clapton has said on You Tube that Jimi was not the closest of friends, and that they would meet in passing here and there. Clapton felt somewhat estranged from Jimi, but was very annoyed at him when he died, because he felt that Jimi had let him down. It was all a big melting pot at that time. All the guitar artists were borrowing bits and pieces of music from one another, the odd riff here, the odd riff there, Jimi too. It was a wonderful time. Color and race never mattered with Jimi's music. It was the music that mattered. We all loved Jimi. We all still do. I hope you do too, and that you consider this a better comment.
@@MrMoggyman ; Huh......Melting-Pot?. Jimi and his fellow black musicians faced a lot of racism and injustice from whites both in America and Europe during the 50's and 60's and he did everything to fight against it. He showed great solidarity with the 'Black Panthers' and donated many of his song to their cause including 'Voodoo Child' Slight Return which he later said was their anthem. Make of that what you will but Jimi was a great guitarist and a true black icon. RIP Jimi
Both Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck were legend guitar players. It's sad that neither one of them is around. Hendrix did what no other guitar player was able to accomplish. Jeff Beck played with many groups like the Yardbirds and later formed his own band. They won't be forgotten because many professional guitar players were influenced by them. They were around in the time when music was great to listen to.
I just read one of Jimi's biographies and supposedly Jimi once said: "I don't play guitar, I play amplifier." I loved that. Jimi was also kicked out of many bands because his solos would just go "off" and they could not rein him in.
naah. the isley brothers where bragging about how well Jimi played for them. lil richard only lost Jimi because Jimi missed the tour bus and got left behind. seems more like Jimi performed well for all his employers but he had to move physica location due to money issues
See, both Clapton and Beck were initially overwhelmed by Jimi. But then they realised, he's one of us! What's more, Jimi was not greedy. He was prepared to share too. They all ended up as good mates. Clapton often could be seen at Hendrix gigs, and Beck admits he went along too. It was a big melting pot. All were learning from each other. All were making guitar music that would change a generation.
The difference between, Jimi Hendrix and all the UK/Irish/English Guys was that Jimi was an actual Chitlin Circuit Musician, he had jammed and played behind all these great authentic blues, soul & R&B folks. He KNEW them. Was a colleague... the Europeans, were learning and interpreting it second/third hand. That'st the difference that folks forget. Not that their interpretations were bad. They just were different, Jimi's lessons were hard earned on the road of hard knocks. I liken it to all of us coming up with no internet, LP's and Cassettes and Mel Bay, to the guys who came up with Tablature and Hot Licks Videos, and then one step further to the Guys who now have lighted guitars, and interactive RU-vid Videos. its a brave new world out there and the learning tools are vast. Jimi (and the European Guys) had his ears. his hands and his heart. What he accomplished with just those three things simply amazing and you cannot even measure the level of difficulty by today's learning resource standards.
really it is apples and oranges, who cares ~ Jeff has the riffs and knowledge while Jimi just pulled all the stops and had his own style. Both are great , and I would like to hear what Jimi would be playing if he were still here ~
Eric Clapton once said that meeting Hendrix was a sobering experience. In those days Clapton was deemed God under the guitarists, the best of the London blues scene. Hendrix arrived in Britain and went to see Cream live and asked if he could jam, the guys said "Sure man, knock yourself out!" Jimi launched into "Killing Floor" and Clapton just dropped his arms to his side, took his guitar off and walked from the stage where he ran into Chas Chandler and told him "You said he was good, you didn't say he was THIS fucking good!" Clapton said that after meeting Jimi, he knew it was time to shift gears since he no longer was the hottest guitarist around, resulting in his "Layla an assorted love songs" album and later "Eric Clapton" and "461 Ocean Boulevard" where Clapton channeled his musicality through well written songs rather than being a spitfire on guitar. Clapton switching to playing Fender Stratocasters was also a direct tribute to Jimi.
That's the biggest lie in rock and roll that never happened, first of all Jimi Hendrix was very shy and very intimidated by other guitarist if he played with other bands he usually played bass guitar, I'm so sick of hearing that story
You have to remember it wasn't all about Hendrix...Clapton just got over The Big "H" ! You try doing that and lets see what songs you write! It was fine that he tones down a bit, I've listened to him ever since!
RastaSaiyaman Clapton has never been as good since switching to a Strat. It’s just not the right instrument for him; neither is it right for Beck. They both played better on Gibsons, IMO. Strats sound so damned thin unless you’re Jimi.
How about this? A great guitarist once acknowledged that Clapton was great but hated that he was a heavy drug user and would basically dismiss him. This same guitarist thought that Hendrix's music would lend itself well to other instruments and (claims) that he could notate it and offered his services. The same guitarist in the early 70's said that Beck was one of the greatest. Guess who?.........Zappa..........
Page did nothing to truly separate himself from his era. Hendrix clearly stood out from Clapton, Guy, Beck, and many others. The good guitarists of that time were amazed by his spontaneity AND his deep understanding and natural ability to know what note should come next. I often ask my self "How the hell did he come up with that?" I've played Nugent, Vai, and EVH music and have never asked myself that. Watch these: Woodstock improvisation, Red house [woodstock], and Killing Floor [monterey].
@@andythomas706 both of them.. he copied beck more than clapton.. but yes clapton was more of a god in england than beck.. all three are my all time idols lol
I saw the USA debut of the Jeff Beck group in 1968 at the Fillmore East. As a musician I was totally impressed and blown away. We walked out on the top billing band that followed Beck group's performance. Never heard such a great sound coming from any stage! Maybe a month or two earlier, I had heard Hendrix in a concert. Beck's sound and the amazing group (Rod Steward , Ron Wood , Mick Waller, and Nicky Hopkins) just blew Hendrix out of the water. Hendrix had his effects. Beck's group had soul and sophisticated grunt. Who ever the sound man was for the Beck group that night at the Fillmore East should have gotten a special award. Sounded superb!
"...things that were so wild, and up front". ...and I missed the last word. But that description - I think I know what Jeff is saying about where Jimi's playing style had evolved. Jeff's Yardbirds-era experimentation with high gain tones and feedback were inspirations to Jimi... who then figuratively said... "that's really cool... listen to what I can do with with a 12-bar like Red House". Pretty amazing how their creative geniuses fed off each other, inspiring the world.
Jeff's description of how Hendrix was just (actually) another human being, is so wonderful. This is from the 1996 BBC documentary Dancing in the Streets - the Crossroads episode i think....
When Hendrix burst on the Scene in London 9/66, He was a Star within 72 hours! If he wasn't playing in the venues he was watching his piers the Incredible talent back then, Pete Townsend told Beck you gotta watch it This Jimi is emulating you! From then on if Beck noticed Hendrix in the crowd! He would turn & play backside
well...even though i love hendrix jeff is (for me) the most creative guy ever, and versatile as fuck... most guitarist from his era would never dare to play jazz fusion, electronica, or synth-pop...they guy explores every aspect from music, but always in a very tasteful way...
I think I see upon whom Christopher Guest based his "Nigel Tufnel" impression - Jeff Beck? Jeff's a great guitarist. It's always good to hear how great, famous musicians reacted to Jimi, exactly the same way as we plebians: completely impressed.
WeAreAllOne ExceptForThatGuy Yeah, especially when "great" is somewhat of an understatement when applied to Jeff Beck. So hearing someone like him say he left that first show thinking "I'd better find something else to do" really puts things into perspective...It reminds me of a comment Jack Bruce made about him...something about amazed he was by Hendrix as how impressive Clapton as a guitarist actually was (Bruce was a fantastic bass player with a perfect sense of time) and how Hendrix revealed himself to be on a totally different plane...
@@VSchneidermann Oh, I remember reading that his last performance was somewhere in Germany, after the Isle of Wight, many girls reported that he looked very sick. Does anyone know why?
Jimi respected so many guitarists and songwriters ...he was a fanatical Bob Dylan fan.....Jimi did not have to be jealous of anyone....he was everyone...Jeff to me was a brilliant guitarist like Page and B B King ....when i first heard electric ladyland when it came out I thought of my God World War 3 had started in music ....great times all of those musos where blessed with talent ...I so f....king glad i I live when this was all happening
Really interesting note in this short interview. Beck tells the story that Jimi was so impressed with *his* solo in "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" that he stole it. What's of note here is that beck is saying this was HIS solo, so, necessarily, it was not (originally) Page's work. Both did "Happenings" with the Yardbirds, and both were superb with it. But this says that it was indeed originally Beck's work. There has been some discussion and debate on this point of whose it really was.
Yes Jimi Hendrix was most inspirational. I was inspired by Hendrix to play guitar when I was 12 years old. These days it’s hard to find someone that is as inspiring as Hendrix was. Eddie Van Halen is gone and many other greats. I don’t know if I’ll ever see anyone of their caliber in rest in my life.
u wont that era is gone my friend hendrix beck van halen clapton etc. they just dont make em like that anymore...kibda like no more mozarts and Bachs etc.....
sure Jimi was a god but take it easy on yourself Jeff, you were are and always will be one of God's brothers along with Eric! who ever said God were an only child anyhow????
Lots of Brit guitarists had that reaction. See comments made in Buddy Guy vid re Hendrix ripping off Buddy Guy. I talk about the why of the reaction that Beck, Clapton and others had when Hendrix arrived in England - or at least my theory about it - as I was not there. (I was alive but all of 8 in 1967).
I'm a guitarist and big fan of Jeff's. I think the best place to start with his music would be the Blow By Blow album. It is a great bridge from his past to his future music. For me, this was the album when he really became great.
Go right back to the beginning. Jeff Beck was always great and ahead of his time. To me... Hendrix was awesome but not always perfect. I never heard Beck play one bit of shit. EVER.
Do not forget "Wired" as well...Beck reached another level with those two albums...and for nearly 50 years after them, his live shows were incredibly progressive!. We need to thank Jeff Beck, for actually valuing his musical career so much, that he did not self-destruct on drugs, like Hendrix, and others, did. That is why I say, as a die-hard Hendrix fan, that while Jimi was the greatest of his time, Jeff was the greatest progressive Rock guitarist of ALL time! He proved it, by continuing to improve his entire life!
Guitar gods are generally humble. Hendrix once told Chicago saxophonist Walter Parazaider "Your guitar player is better than me." The two guitarists knew each other, and when Hendrix took Chicago on tour, he reportedly jammed with Kath on stage. A long-time Chicago fan has reported that at one Hendrix concert, Jimi made a reference to Kath out of the blue, saying something to the effect, "You gotta check out this guy Terry Kath. His band is CTA. He's the best guitar player in the universe."
when hendrix sat in with cream eric walked off, and back stage asked is he really that good-//-yes eric,, hendrix is a guitarist serial killer with over a Bllion confirmed Kills.. them meeting was a abrupt change in rock guitar
I believe Hendrix was referring to the British police-siren figure at 1:36 of "Happenings," which I doubt came from Buddy Guy et al., though I could be wrong
you better check with Albert /BB King on That if it were not for the English the great black blues guitarists all 20 of them would be as Keith Richard dsaid about muddy waters the "King"of the blues painting roofs in Mississippi?
Jeff Beck repaid the favor by "amping up" Buddy's 'Damn Right I Got the Blues' breakout record 27 YEARS ago. Mustang Sally & he helps out Clapton on 'Early in the Morning'
People's hands are as unique as their minds and all the rest of them. When you pick up an instrument, or anything, we try to copy someone else's style or be like our heroes, but if we can't, that's no fault of our own. You are you, not anyone else. But after a time when realizing this, what starts happening is your own style comes out. Oneness is truth, and truth is beyond right or wrong - that translates to a style. No good or bad, better or worse, it's our condition just to see and remember.
Jimi held Beck, EC, JP and Townshend captive for the time he was alive. since Jimi's death they speak about him with the same reverence Catholics do The Pope like they can't believe they were witness to the phenomenon.
Jeff Beck's place is already securely cemented in the music history of our times.From Yardbirds on,nothing but class.I was v.glad to see his humble acknowledgement of the awesome talent of David Gilmore-when playing "Jerusalem" together(It's on Utube).Wonderful musos..& aren't We the lucky ones!Still miss Jimi though...
