Inside the all-star Rock Hall ceremony that became a guitar lover's dream

• Big names like Eminem, Smokey Robinson, Ronnie Wood and Jimmy Page were tapped as special guests.

The intrigue: The ceremony on April 4 at Public Auditorium featured an onslaught of guitars, starting with Page inducting Beck and the two trading licks on "Beck's Bolero" and Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song."

• Guitars took center stage toward the night's end as well, when Metallica took the stage for a hard-hitting performance of "Enter Sandman" and "Master of Puppets."

Between the lines: Then came an all-star performance of "The Train Kept A-Rollin'," featuring Metallica, Beck, Page, Wood, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and others.

• You had a handful of the greatest guitarists of all time on stage, trading epic solos while grinning gleefully at each other.

The bottom line: The performers knew it was a special moment, and the fans in attendance got their money's worth.

• From there on out, the Rock Hall ceremony was a moment that outsiders could enjoy.