Able Quote by Steve Vai

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

I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great…

— Ritchie Blackmore

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

— Kirk Hammett

Beck is obviously a consummate musician. He plays instruments, many instruments. He can make his own record without having a fleet of computer operators…

— Michael McDonald

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

Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion.

— Anonymous

To make harmonics scream, I first dump my Floyd Rose real quick, hit a harmonic with my left hand while the string is still…

— Dimebag Darrell

Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget…

— Mike Gordon

It's really easy to play harmonics, anyone can do it. It's another thing to be able to swing, to make to make a band…

— Jaco Pastorius

... 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

The harmonic effects produced unconsciously by our guitarists are one of the miracles of natural art.

— Manuel de Falla

There's just not a lot of guys around playing like that these days; a lot of steel players are plugging into stomp boxes, trying…

— John Fogerty