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Slash, Tim Henson, Guthrie Govan and Steve Vai have been assembled for an unlikely collaboration album
Composer Bear McCreary is continuing his epic metal saga with the aid of an all-star cast
Steve Vai might be retiring his monstrous triple-neck Ibanez
The 36-string, gadget-loaded instrument is nearing the end of a long and illustrious career
Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him
The two virtuosos trade licks on Mancuso’s new song, Solar Wind
Steve Vai on the time Eddie Van Halen played him never-before-released material
Vai has also had his say on Steve Lukather's involvement in the much-anticipated new Van Halen record, which will revive old material
Gary Shea’s never-say-never approach to Alcatrazz, New England… and maybe even Vinnie Vincent
The left-handed bassist discusses the pitfalls of being with Kiss’ management, selling his Ampeg gear to Malmsteen’s band, and releasing a record that shows what might have been with Vincent
How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan
While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project
Steve Vai’s LA property – and his Harmony Hut guitar sanctuary – has been listed for $11.7 million
Despite a slightly chilling past, Vai used the space as a functioning studio and a home for his guitar collection, which included guitars personally gifted to him by Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani
Michael Angelo Batio on the origin of his four-neck guitar
The Quad was designed to go toe-to-toe with Steve Vai's three-neck creation
