Checks Quote by Gary Hoey

Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar.

— Kirk Hammett

... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one…

— Ritchie Blackmore

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

— Brian May

As far as actual playing, Clapton - by far - is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that.

— Joe Bonamassa

... I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's anybody in…

— Joe Satriani

My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well.

— Noel Redding

I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car…

— Ritchie Blackmore

The guitar player that I'm doing my solo tour with, Angel Vivaldi, he's been releasing incredible guitar albums and people just don't really know…

— Nita Strauss

Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van…

— Buzz Osborne

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious…

— Dhani Harrison

Larry Carlton is an incredibly versatile guitarist who has been a major force for guitar for many years. He is easily recognizable - all…

— George Benson

I was lucky to start playing guitar in the Eighties when so many great players were around to inspire me, like Yngwie Malmsteen, Van…

— Chuck Schuldiner