Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock 'n' roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player's guitar player, has died. He was 78.
Beck died Tuesday after "suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis," his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday.
"Jeff was such a nice person and an outstanding iconic, genius guitar player — there will never be another Jeff Beck," Tony Iommi, guitarist for Black Sabbath wrote on Twitter.
Kiss' Paul Stanley called Beck one of the all-time guitar masters: "Play on now and forever," he tweeted. His bandmate Gene Simmons wrote, "No one played guitar like Jeff."
Beck died Tuesday after "suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis," his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday.
"Jeff was such a nice person and an outstanding iconic, genius guitar player — there will never be another Jeff Beck," Tony Iommi, guitarist for Black Sabbath wrote on Twitter.
Kiss' Paul Stanley called Beck one of the all-time guitar masters: "Play on now and forever," he tweeted. His bandmate Gene Simmons wrote, "No one played guitar like Jeff."
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