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Two Jeff Beck guitars sell for £1m each as musician’s collection raises £8.7m

A 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul and a white Fender Stratocaster, known as Anoushka, both went for a million or more.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

The guitar on the cover of Jeff Beck's Blow By Blow album has just sold for over a million pounds

Beck's touring Stratocaster also sold for over £1 million - and some of the money will help baby animals

Louder · Jan 23, 2025

“The McLaughlin Strat was stolen after Beck absentmindedly left it in an open-top hot rod”: The highlights of the Jeff Beck guitar auction – from the story of Seymour Duncan’s Tele-Gib hybrid to his legendary Oxblood Gibson Les Paul

Christie’s Jeff Beck Auction offers a revealing look at numerous iconic instruments from the guitar hero’s entire career – from the Yardbirds to Johnny Depp

Guitar World · Jan 22, 2025

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“Tina Turner signed it with a flick knife after he recorded for her in London. Then they all went out to dinner”: What the auction of Jeff Beck’s best-loved electrics tells us about the late guitar icon

We join the experts from Christie’s auction house to take a closer look at the ‘Oxblood’ Les Paul, ‘Tele-Gib’ and other historic instruments from Jeff’s career – and discuss the portrait they paint of apragmatic, restless yet peerlessly gifted talent and his musical legacy

Guitar World · Jan 17, 2025

Iconic Rock Guitars Of Jeff Beck On Display In London

Iconic guitars from Jeff Beck's collection, including a 1954 Gibson Les Paul, up for auction at Christie's in London.

Rock icon Jeff Beck's guitars are going on display in London before they are put up for auction

Some of the most iconic guitars in rock history are going on display in London before they go under the hammer at auction

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Jeff Beck Guitar Collection To Be Auctioned In January

A collection of guitars and other musical equipment owned by influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck will go on sale in London in January, Christie's auctioneers announced on Friday.

International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024

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“I hope the future guitarists who acquire these items are able to move closer to the genius who played them”: Over 130 of Jeff Beck’s guitars and amps headed to auction, including his Tele-Gib, Yardburst Les Paul and 'Blow By Blow' Oxblood Les Paul

The Jeff Beck Collection goes under the hammer on 22 January 2025 at Christie's in London

MusicRadar · Nov 15, 2024

Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and with The Yardbirds up for sale

Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, will feature more than 130 of his instruments, and see his recognisable 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul go on sale.

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024

Jeff Beck's Guitar Collection Up For Auction At Christie's

Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck's iconic collection of guitars, including a 1954 Gibson Les Paul, up for auction at Christie's. Don't miss this opportunity t...

Jeff Beck was one of rock's greatest guitarists. Now his instruments are up for auction

Instruments owned by the late Jeff Beck, one of rock's greatest guitarists, are going up for auction

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

“Full of history and stories from a pivotal era in British music”: Gibson honors Jeff Beck with a recreation of his historic 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul – before he gave it a radical makeover

Beck bought the original model – widely considered to be one of his most iconic instruments – when he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, using it extensively both in the studio and on stage

Guitar World · Jun 24, 2024

Gibson honours Jeff Beck with YardBurst 1959 Les Paul Standard

The Gibson Custom Shop model is revealed on the late guitar legend's birthday

MusicRadar · Jun 24, 2024

Jeff Beck Tribute EP released, featuring previously unheard recordings of the late guitar hero that were played at his funeral

The EP features poet Imelda May delivering a spoken word poem over Midnight Walker and two live cuts, and it arrives ahead of two all-star concerts hosted in Beck's memory at the Royal Albert Hall

MusicRadar · May 19, 2023

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Guitar World · May 19, 2023

Hear the previously unreleased Jeff Beck tracks that were played at the Stratocaster icon’s funeral

Two of the recordings by the late, great guitar hero that were played at the service have now been released on the Tribute EP

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Johnny Depp and Sir Tom Jones lead mourners at legendary guitarist Jeff Beck's funeral

Johnny Depp was the last person to perform with Jeff Beck before he died aged 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis. He was laid to rest in his hometown of Wallington, Surrey

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023

Johnny Depp ‘devastated’ after visiting Jeff Beck’s bedside days before his death

The actor toured and released an album with close friend Beck this past summer

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

Inside Jeff Beck's friendship with 'musical soulmate' Johnny Depp as guitarist dies

Jeff Beck's representatives confirmed the inspirational guitarist and close friend of Johnny Depp passed away at the age on 78 on Tuesday

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