Jeff Beck's passing was acknowledged by his official Twitter account.

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On behalf of his family, we share the news of Jeff Beck's loss with deep and profound regret.

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He gently died yesterday after abruptly developing bacterial meningitis.

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His family requests privacy as they mourn this terrible loss.

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Whether you refer to Jeff Beck as a "guitar god" or a "guitarist's guitarist

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he was in a league of his own. Age-wise, he was 78.

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After learning of his passing, singer Sir Rod Stewart referred to Beck as "the greatest.

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He was one of the few guitarists who, while performing live,

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would genuinely pay attention to what I was singing and react...

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Jeff, my man, you were the best.Thanku for everything.

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