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<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Joe-satriani ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/joe-satriani Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani called her version of Always With Me, Always With You “the most impressive” he's ever seen. Meet Andrea Krakovská, the “aerial guitarist” combining fretboard acrobatics with real acrobatics ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andrea-krakovska-aerial-guitarist PpXcYrB5mPmFDdo5FmxBEJ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:54:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Pete Thorn trade solos over Led Zeppelin classic at recent SatchVai Band show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/satchvai-band-covers-led-zeppelin-and-steppenwolf 53j4UMLLpTQqRFhKewn5a8 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:18:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you talked to me when I was 25 years old, I would have been frightened to take a solo after Joe Satriani…” Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/cory-wong-no-longer-afraid-to-trade-solos-with-his-heroes NAPU3X7TK674q2uThFEYDY Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kept saying, ‘I’m not the guy. Call Nuno’”: Joe Satriani put Nuno Bettencourt’s name forward for failed EVH tribute tour with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-recommended-nuno-bettencourt-for-van-halen-tribute-tour UcNYkPL4VjFZhdLGZvnGZc Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:05:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d wake up in the morning and I wouldn’t be able to move my pinky. I’d think, ‘Is this the end?’” Joe Satriani opens up on the hand injury that forced him to relearn how to play his songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-hand-injury-details nGiERbS5cBThrqXG5jaXrD Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:25:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They already had Buckethead. I was thinking, ‘Who’s the craziest and the best?’ I knew there was only one guy”: Joe Satriani on the guitar ace he recommended for the Guns N’ Roses gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-guitar-ace-joe-satriani-recommended-for-guns-n-roses qNyWmq7fu4A7FzDyxZLBHQ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:32:17 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:40:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was using my Line 6 POD. He said, ‘I’ve got something that may work better.’ He sent me two things in the mail…” When Joe Satriani volunteered to help Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small with his home recording ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brendon-small-satchvai-dancing-video S9ZL5NG9hcWWRvu8GzCwX5 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:31:31 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe Satriani said, ‘Every time I do an album, I feel like the first song I have to prove that I can play guitar’”: Why Paul Gilbert thinks it’s important to practice restraint when it comes to shredding ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/paul-gilbert-on-resisting-the-urge-to-shred CGeC4yeDBDk7JjHENVUoM7 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:21:58 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani’s amp builder has released a potentially game-changing pickup system – which gives players the power to choose where their gain is created ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/3rd-power-magfrag-pickup-system dYKFXskutwjUowGAYHZYF9 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:42:35 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:48:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you have a 16-bar guitar solo, please don’t turn into Yngwie Malmsteen orJoe Satriani”: Ian Anderson had some soloing advice for Jethro Tull’s new guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ian-anderson-jethro-tull-guitar-solo-advice GCJ27kESH9P6Ym6wxViQFk Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a versatile workhorse that I’ve been using for everything”: Ibanez shares first look at 2026 artist guitar lineup – and Nili Brosh’s long-awaited signature leads the charge alongside new Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Nita Strauss models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ibanez-signature-guitar-lineup-2026-at-namm-2026 F3qVGRqsbYnUgiemydryBJ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:44:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being in the same band with Joe felt like watching a childhood fantasy step out of my teenage brain”: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani announce the return of the SatchVai Band with their debut U.S. tour – and tease an upcoming album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/steve-vai-and-joe-satriani-announce-the-satchvai-band-first-us-tour ij8oMDANVrLD4SiaEwBumX Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:34:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought it was the worst film I’d seen in my life! I was super-embarrassed. But that solo became part of the franchise’”: Stevie Salas on Bill & Ted, playing arenas with Rod Stewart then opening for Joe Satriani, and turning down both Van Halen singers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/stevie-salas-back-from-the-living fqUMVt9mjmJMPh4K97GmGi Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:07:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:19:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Extreme music expresses hardship and suffering – but we’re reaching towards joy”: Introducing Agriculture, the “ecstatic black metal” band who recorded their sophomore LP as the LA wildfires closed in ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/agriculture-the-spiritual-sound YF3kMYps6uBaj8PLwvoKvE Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:19:57 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:50:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar is touring the UK for the first time since 1996 – and bringing Joe Satriani and Van Halen’s Michael Anthony with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-brings-the-best-of-all-worlds-tour-to-the-uk MtdummwGkNLSCSYRX3cbgd Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:01:07 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:46:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ From the shred heroics of Joe Satriani to the melodic mastery of George Benson and fascinating phrasing of Yvette Young, we chart 25 game-changing Ibanez guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-25-most-important-ibanez-guitarists dJMxmk2gjmNXx7UASQGWM6 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I took lessons from Joe Satriani. I felt like he was trying to build an army of shredders with finger exercises. He hated me because I didn’t practice his stuff enough”: The iconic alt-rock guitarist who quit taking lessons from Satch ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/xan-mccurdy-joe-satriani-guitar-lessons qdy7qqG8gQPsZJiL3XagDZ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:48:33 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:59:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was falling out of love with music. Playing with Elton John woke me from my slumber. I got blisters every night because it was fun again!” Matt Bissonette’s “dumb-guy” approach to bass has taken him round the world with pop and rock royalty ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/matt-bissonette-david-lee-roth-joe-satriani-elton-john mdgTRnAij75M5nP24NEufE Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:40:51 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:58:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He shaped the tone of his voice like a guitarist would finesse riffs and phrases”: Joe Satriani pays tribute to Chris Cornell with instrumental cover of Audioslave’s Be Yourself ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-king-ultramega-chris-cornell-tribute-audioslave-be-yourself-cover iA2Da6tVQErW4zJmAw2Ds Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:52:32 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:51:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nothing’s more real than seeing your Ibanez JS guitars played by the legendary Spinal Tap”: How Joe Satriani became Spinal Tap’s unofficial guitar supplier for the loudest movie of the year ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-spinal-tap-ibanez-signature-models uvBQw82jpy2d5jFutMJRp6 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:38:39 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:51:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Cat Stevens asked me to play on his recordings…it never got to the point where I felt like I could add as much as I wanted”: Eric Johnson reflects on his early session career with Carole King and Christopher Cross – and getting fired by Donald Fagen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-johnson-early-session-career 9DFJrbUzSp2ReZZb2SJJM8 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:31:50 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:43:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walk in and see on the board: ‘Beck, Satriani, Lukather, Slash.’ I thought it was a send-up”: Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/spinal-tap-nigel-tufnel-on-beck-satriani-lukather-slash-solo oXCUYwowrXYaeKRbxn8XvN Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:56:22 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:15:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We would play these guitars that were supposedly the most expensive, the most rare, like, ‘There's nothing special about it’”: Joe Satriani on why he’s become disillusioned by vintage guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-on-being-disillusioned-by-vintage-gear UQU6dhXEaK7waKxWv9VyaC Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:23:49 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:15:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ibanez has just dropped fresh signature guitars for 3 of its biggest artists – but a new Premium Series has stolen their spotlight ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ibanez-rga-premium-satriani-basilio-smith-signatures 7tmo6JYpeNs3Jj7Gk4svfd Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:15:19 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:55:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Only a guitar player would think it's OK to play bass like that!”: Joe Satriani’s best basslines (yes, he plays bass, too) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/joe-satriani-best-basslines 7NQAaKzYyDt7SrtRsAfsH7 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:43:35 +0000 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:05:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had no idea of the impact that these Instagram videos were having until I went to South Korea. There were 500 people there just to see this ‘Mateus Asato guy’”: How Mateus Asato changed gears from sideman and Instagram guitarist to fully-fledged artist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-mateus-asato-changed-gears-from-sideman-and-instagram-guitarist-to-fully-fledged-artist SKLt9eqvgVXh83kUqDuvVm Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:22:38 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:39:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The importance of one clear voice playing the melodies and solos are things we take seriously”: Joe Satriani reveals how Satch/Vai’s onstage chemistry works – and why sometimes some songs are best left to Steve Vai ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satrani-on-playing-steve-vai-songs-with-satchvai-band SULYdWX9kPJ3ZcskXqQzSM Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:26:57 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m pretty sure that statement was not meant to be a compliment”: Gary Clark Jr. on the time he bumped into Eric Clapton at a show – and what Slowhand said about his tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-clark-jr-eric-clapton-comment d7k83j93hKhkNT5WJAwfH4 Mon, 12 May 2025 14:43:35 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 09:57:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind”: Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot – and plays Hagar’s Gibson Explorer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/bob-weir-joins-best-of-all-worlds-band-for-bad-motor-scooter VdfoxfNJoCh4QP9itXK7hE Fri, 09 May 2025 11:25:04 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:29:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This song depicts all of the things Joe and I loved about pounding rock ‘n’ roll and the glorious guitar”: The SatchVai Band's second single is an ode to the instrument that made them famous – and it features Glenn Hughes on vocals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/satchvai-band-i-wanna-play-my-guitar ub6YXKEG3G5nF9odzoLVp6 Tue, 06 May 2025 20:41:56 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:13:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would always insist that you know every single note right from the beginning”: Joe Satriani responds to Cory Wong's controversial statement about what it takes to be an advanced guitarist – and why he agrees with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-responds-to-cory-wongs-statement-about-advanced-guitarists 5RxWWy9yQvJepddQfxrr45 Thu, 01 May 2025 16:11:13 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:45:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He brought something out of me that just ain't the same without him”: The song Sammy Hagar wrote with Joe Satriani after dreaming about Eddie Van Halen is here – and as promised, it features some stellar guitar work ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/sammy-hagar-joe-satriani-encore-thank-you-goodnight-release 35AZYd3rMaJ6o4tbn5QoN Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:47:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not meant to be anything more than a thank-you – with love, with respect, and with one hell of a guitar solo”: Sammy Hagar set to release track inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, co-written with Joe Satriani ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-eddie-van-halen-dream-track-with-joe-satriani tXk3D6iywGGwKKLC5KVajP Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to play more, and it was inappropriate with Eric or Roger. I was not the lead guitarist, and I wanted to be”: Clapton, Waters, Satriani and me – Andy Fairweather Low on his greatest collaborations and finally taking center stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andy-fairweather-low-the-invisible-bluesman-eric-clapton-roger-waters U6FRESKakUmHVXZiP6wgkC Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:49:21 +0000 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:32:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Something’s stirring behind closed doors…” Joe Satriani plays For the Love of God? Steve Vai and Satch tackle each other’s most iconic leads in first SatchVai Band rehearsal footage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/satchvai-band-first-rehearsal-footage CKmQwrmcVHxb7hZhRwuDiV Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:28:57 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:21:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The amount of functionality stuffed into this mini pedal is, quite frankly, astounding": IK Multimedia Tonex One Joe Satriani review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/ik-multimedia-tonex-one-joe-satriani-review 5ETdapCTzitSyxALTfxgTL Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:28:55 +0000 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:48:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I saw it, I couldn’t believe how cool it was”: Joe Satriani is selling one of his rarest guitars – an ultra-ambitious Ibanez Y2K Crystal Planet prototype ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/joe-satriani-bananas-at-large-private-collection 7nvTwsk8rHjEPJ4FWac7VG Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:14:21 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:32:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The three of us plugged into my Marshall, passing the cord around. The one thing Eric said to me was, ‘Wow, there is so much gain!’” Joe Satriani on reuniting with Eric Johnson and Steve Vai and the devil in the detail of Eddie Van Halen's playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-g3-best-of-all-worlds-tour-interview 4qPoDgVtdowo4HbQFk9hx Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:07:30 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:20:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t think I got the intro right until halfway into the tour. It felt so odd to my fingers”: Joe Satriani reveals the Eddie Van Halen guitar parts he found most difficult to play ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-reveals-the-eddie-van-halen-guitar-parts-he-found-most-difficult-to-play jDQAdWfXt8DNEcZKDvwFyf Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:44:30 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:18:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was very frightened, mostly from the volume. My new amplifiers now go to infinity, and I think that idea was very scary to him”: Nigel Tufnel had plenty of volume when he jammed with Joe Satriani, but “couldn't fathom” what the guitar hero was doing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/nigel-tufnel-on-joe-satriani NU6UwmwzR3RA7oqmPme5xA Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:39:19 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:02:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Playing the melody on top of that was the real challenge”: Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani share the secrets behind 3 instrumental epics in these exclusive Guitar World lessons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/song-lessons/steve-vai-eric-johnson-eric-johnson-instrumental-epic-lessons ciAxDC5wteTrCfxVRBcvSF Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:27:09 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:16:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Eddie got rubbed up the wrong way because we had another superstar guitar player in our lineup”: Eddie Van Halen apparently left Peavey because it signed a second standout shredder – Joe Satriani ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-eddie-van-halen-left-peavey VxKsxUQ4zBkmDgnqLTbgUa Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:56:28 +0000 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:54:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After a minute, I realize I can’t see the fretboard, I can’t breathe and it’s suddenly 120 degrees in my head”: That time Joe Satriani took a Surfing With the Alien encore a little too far ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-surfing-with-the-alien-halloween-encore W8ZzeNS7kcMBhuMJnN3BK3 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:07:53 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was so close to happening. Then Jeff bailed at the last moment”: Joe Satriani was days away from signing Jeff Beck for G3 – before the Yardbird dropped out and suggested Prince as a replacement ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-was-days-away-from-signing-jeff-beck-for-g3 sHvvTw3HeETcKBp6Mm3GKU Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:58:25 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:03:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d hear it on the radio as a kid, and now I’m standing beside Don Henley playing it – I had to do both solos, Joe Walsh’s and Steve Lukather’s”: The SatchVai Band is just the latest of many high-profile stops for Pete Thorn ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/pete-thorn-satchvai-band CUJhB9JTiYQzSgLgvnDWwn Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:10:17 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:48:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’ve achieved so much in their careers. I love hearing their stories. Every time we plug in together, I grow as a player”: Lari Basilio reveals what she learned from playing side by side with all-time guitar and session greats ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/lari-basilio-reveals-what-she-learned-from-all-time-guitar-and-session-greats fWbZP9U8SnbVjxuhGJiLGB Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:56:43 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:47:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was two days after Chris Cornell passed. Steve said, ‘I know you lost your friend – it's too soon now, but the time will come where you think of him, and it'll be happy memories’”: Once just a hero and mentor, Steve Vai is now Pete Thorn's bandmate ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-steve-vai-consoled-pete-thorn-after-chris-cornell-death STSCZ3PrgUeMbkWvm2mL5R Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:05:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:04:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Two new K7s, inspired by the eternal Yin and Yang”: Ibanez’s signature line-up is packed with dazzling artist models – and, newly reunited with both Korn guitarists, it’s bringing back an old friend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ibanez-2025-signature-models Nc2T6qWHsi4HBvgycvyDK3 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:42:08 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:14:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His rhythm playing is tight and in tune in a way that’s rare, and his intonation is stunning”: Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have detailed the full SatchVai Band lineup – and Pete Thorn is handling rhythm guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/satch-vai-band-full-lineup-announcement zpbPp8hDo5qBPjTj9ehHPa Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:38:33 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe handpicked each amp and dialed in his favorite settings”: IK Multimedia launches Joe Satriani signature TONEX One loaded with presets designed by the guitar great – and yes, it’s chrome ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amp-modeler-pedals/ik-multimedia-tonex-one-joe-satriani TyeMeaGPAMVZWDvE3vDX2d Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:15:14 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:28:35 +0000