Jeff Beck is one of the greats, his style is unique:
First and foremost use of the fingers instead of a plectrum
Slapping: Jeff Beck often pulls the string the same way a bass player does when slapping, it is very effective on a strat to create a percussive kind of tone
Volume swells: use of the volume control on the guitar to suppress the attack of the notes and thus create a “violin” like sound
Use of the volume knob to control the amount of dirt in the tone
Tremolo arm: either for gentle vibrato or more drastic effects, Jeff Beck is one of the top masters at using the tremolo arm
Use of different pickups: the bridge pickup for brightness, the neck pickup for mellowness
Here he is with Jimmy Page playing Immigrant Song.
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