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Legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck passed away yesterday at 78 years old. The New York Times:

Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died on Tuesday in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78.

The cause was bacterial meningitis, Melissa Dragich, his publicist, said.

During the 1960s and ’70s, as either a member of the Yardbirds or as leader of his own bands, Mr. Beck brought a sense of adventure to his playing that helped make the recordings by those groups groundbreaking.

In 1965, when he joined the Yardbirds to replace another guitar hero, Eric Clapton, the group was already one of the defining acts in Britain’s growing electric blues movement. But his stinging licks and darting leads on songs like “Shapes of Things” and “Over Under Sideways Down” added an expansive element to the music that helped signal the emerging psychedelic rock revolution…

In honor of Beck, we’ve compiled some classic (and not so classic) clips showcasing the legendary guitarist’s talent. Feel free to post others in the comments section below!

Like Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen, Beck loved to experiment with new sounds…

Playing a blues classic…

Five faces of guitar…

The classic stuff…

The Beatles…

And more…