Guitar legend Jeff Beck has passed away at the age of 78.
Beck’s representatives said in a statement that he died yesterday (January 10) after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. Jeff Beck was known as a guitar player’s guitar player, and pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz, and rock – as well as the instrument itself.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who was a Yardbirds bandmate and close friend of Beck, called him a “six-stringed warrior” with a “limitless” imagination, while Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi called Beck “distinctively brilliant.”
