Find out more about the highlights from Jeff Beck's guitar collection with Head of Sale, Amelia Walker, and musical instrument specialist, Kerry Keane as they tour the exhibition at Christie's in London. The exhibition is open now until 22 January and is free to all.
A celebration of the ultimate guitarist’s guitar hero, Christie’s is honoured to present Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, a live auction on 22 January 2025, in London. Spanning his almost six-decades-long career, from joining the Yardbirds in 1965 to his last tour in 2022, this unique auction presents over 130 guitars, amps, pedals, cases and ‘tools-of-the-trade’ used by the late, great guitar legend Jeff Beck (1944–2023).
A multi-Grammy award-winning artist – twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – his inimitable sound led to collaborations with countless internationally renowned musicians and friends including: Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Billy Gibbons, Jan Hammer, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Tina Turner, Nile Rodgers, Mick Jagger, BB King, Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Imelda May and Johnny Depp, amongst many others.
From the outset, Jeff Beck was a sonic innovator; a maverick and mercurial virtuoso who blazed the trail for musical genres as diverse as Psychedelia, Heavy Metal and Jazz-Rock Fusion, and who embraced a wide range of influences from the Blues, Rockabilly and Rock ‘n’ Roll to Indian sitar music, Bulgarian Folk, Techno, and Opera. A maestro of his trade, Jeff could make just about any sound possible with a guitar and an amp. His playing style could not be defined and part of his magic lay in the balance between the fluidity and aggression of his playing and his technical brilliance, which could swing from furious attack one moment to sheer ethereal beauty in the next.
The Live Auction takes place on 22 January 2025.
Livestream | Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection | London
(live on January 22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOYPOgbDzvc
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I saw him perform back in the 80s at Comiskey Park.
Aerosmith was there and were awful. Tyler and Perry were wasted and cut their show short when a fire broke out in the stands.
Once the fire was out Beck came out and absolutely owned the place.
Amazing performance.
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I’ve been hearing about this.
I’d like to strap on the one he used for the acoustic part of “Love Is Green” but I wouldn’t wanna try and play it.
He was one of a kind, totally unique.
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