Jeff Beck on Going Note-for-Note With ZZ Top and a 'Naughty' Brian Wilson Track

"I hate recording, because it's just a snapshot," Jeff Beck says. "It's not the real thing."

Currently, the guitarist is showing off the real thing on the road, touring the U.S. with ZZ Top through mid-September. Although the former Yardbird hasn't put out a studio album since 2010's Emotion & Commotion – "Playing guitar is a sideline, the cars are the main thing," Beck jokes about his hotrod obsession – the guitar virtuoso has been playing a mix of instrumental songs and bluesy tunes that feature vocalist Jimmy Hall, who sang on Beck's......