Latest about Steve Vai
Steve Vai has recorded a new solo over Van Halen’s Jump
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker also features on the track
When Joe Satriani volunteered to help Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small with his home recording
Small's appearance in the new SatchVai music video isn't his first collaboration with the two virtuosos. They cropped up on his cult animated TV series, Metalocalypse, and have since become mentors
Matteo Mancuso names the emerging virtuoso that you need to know about
This emerging Italian guitarist has become one of Mancuso and Steve Vai's favorite shredders
How Steve Vai lived his ultimate guitar rockstar fantasy on David Lee Roth’s Eat ’Em and Smile
Working with David Lee Roth was like "being strapped to a rocket made of charisma and fueled by tequila” – and the music was pretty fun, too
Loved by Frank Zappa, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai and more, how the Mu-Tron III became a vintage pedalboard icon
Mike Beigel's groundbreaking envelope filter made the world a funkier place
How Steve Stevens saved Steve Vai on his David Lee Roth debut
Vai was a novice at “big rock guitar tones” at the time – but Stevens came to his rescue
Ibanez shares first look at 2026 artist guitar lineup – and Nili Brosh’s long-awaited signature leads the charge
We got up close and personal with all the new signature guitars at NAMM 2026
Steve Vai guests on the new Matteo Mancuso album – and he had one piece of advice for the young virtuoso
We’ll have to wait a little longer to hear their track, but the record’s dazzling first single is ramping up the excitement
