Often described as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Beck – whose fingers and thumbs were famously insured for £7M – was known as a keen innovator. He pioneered jazz-rock, experimented with fuzz and distortion effects and paved the way for heavier sub-genres such as psych rock and heavy metal over the course of his career. He was an eight-time Grammy winner, recipient of the Ivor Novello for outstanding contribution to British music and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both as a solo artist and as a member of the Yardbirds. Tributes began flying in this week as soon as the news broke. “With the death of Jeff Beck we have lost a wonderful man and one of the greatest guitar players in the world,” Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) wrote. “We will all miss him so much.” Fellow legendary guitarist Joe Satriani said Beck was "an astounding guitar player with more ways to make you go, ‘WTF was that?’ than anybody else. He was profoundly talented, and never stopped innovating on the instrument.” Via The Guardian