<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Journey ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/journey Sun, 10 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “It turned out to be the worst time to do an auction – his guitars really undersold”: The celebrity guitar auction where guitars did not sell for what they should have ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/the-celebrity-guitar-auction-where-guitars-undersold UDwYcKEhb5GzWTxdBqx46R Sun, 10 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I feel like I get one lawsuit served every week”: Neal Schon sets the record straight on claims made by Journey singer Arnel Pineda that he was pressured to go on tour against his will ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/neal-schon-responds-to-journey-singer-arnel-pineda GctXoQgFgNRwviK88pgfkk Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:56:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When the song was done, I turned to everybody and said, ‘I think this song is going to be massive’”: Don't Stop Believin' is Journey's signature song – now, the guitar that was used to record it has been sold for over a quarter of a million dollars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/neal-schon-dont-stop-believin-les-paul-jim-irsay-auction CqDXvpfc4sErqjFWM8MtGa Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:20:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He screams across from the bar, ‘What you doing, boy! Put that guitar down. Nobody knows my tuning!’” Journey’s Neal Schon on that one time he tried Albert King’s mythical Gibson Flying V ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/neal-schon-on-that-one-time-he-tried-albert-kings-gibson-flying-v WkQ8Tt7XgyViVBrJ2sHSBV Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:46:52 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:02:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dickey called me: ‘Hey, Les, come by for a steak, and bring your guitar.’ He already had the verse of Jessica, but he needed a bridge…” Meet Les Dudek, the ghost guitarist on Allman Brothers classics who dated Cher and joined Journey for two hours ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/les-dudek-on-his-career eHNRY9Y97urqwraVY6nmKU Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:58:57 +0000 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:00:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got a call – ‘I’m putting a super band together, and I want you to be one of the guitar players.’ The other guitarist was Neal Schon from Santana”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/les-dudek-joined-journey-for-two-hours qTTQ8BVcdJuj6caAqkAXDZ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 09:14:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gibson Supremes with Floyds!”: Neal Schon has rekindled his relationship with Gibson, bringing the Floyd Rose to the luxed-out Les Paul Supreme for a trio of potential signature models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-gibson-les-paul-supreme-signature-tease WE6pj6ADPy9icCZH4hRgNn Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:56:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Van Halen’s first record came out, I was so proud of them – it was awesome. But did Eddie Van Halen affect my playing style? No”: Dave Meniketti on turning down Frampton, and how Y&T might’ve been bigger if they’d opened for themselves ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/y-and-t-dave-meniketti phsA6mt4mymS9BNdCH59D4 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:22:47 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:34:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ With an anthemic, ultra-melodic approach, Neal Schon helped define the sound of ‘80s rock – upgrade your chops with a deep-dive into the Journey virtuoso’s legendary rhythm and lead styles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-the-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-style-of-journeys-neal-schon Eo63JsudXRG4ymCNnhxA49 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:18:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Don’t pick up your bass and act like you’re in Guitar Center”: Legendary studio bassist Randy Jackson shares his session secrets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/randy-jackson-shares-his-session-secrets 3oANpbzAqMeQjjpRVZHUta Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:53:33 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:09:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ George Tickner, Journey’s original rhythm guitarist, dies at 76 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-founding-rhythm-guitarist-george-tickner-dies-aged-76 riFeM5J6PMM3grLaPsZmEd Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:12:47 +0000 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:21:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A little tribute to Ed”: Neal Schon channels his inner Eddie Van Halen in jaw-dropping shred clip ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-eddie-van-halen-style-playing veCgaQcamZA3dCLX92jCPc Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:01:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Journey perform Black Magic Woman with Steve Lukather and original vocalist Gregg Rolie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-gregg-rolie-steve-lukather-black-magic-woman mwaebHnK6qAJtwQHmymD79 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:51:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey's Neal Schon files cease-and-desist over bandmate Jonathan Cain's Don't Stop Believin' performance at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-files-cease-and-desist-to-jonathan-cain NrNr9FvMMqzgTNKbQNxkva Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:51:02 +0000 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Kirk Hammett join Journey for a full-throttle Enter Sandman and Wheel in the Sky jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-journey-enter-sandman-wheel-in-the-sky-jam Nk65uiHaVFiGEyFTmAJXCe Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:33:12 +0000 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:47:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Jackson on his return to Journey, what makes a great bassist, and playing football with James Jamerson and Jaco Pastorius ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/randy-jackson-journey-freedom XShaXafCJTpU774udA66CP Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:56:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neal Schon on Journey’s greatest tracks: “After Don‘t Stop was done I turned to everybody in the room and said, ‘I think this song is going to be massive’” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/neal-schon-journey-greatest-tracks htaGJBbV8aen4VUU6KSeQ6 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:34:16 +0000 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:36:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Snarky Puppy-style breakdowns to noisy indie-pop: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-snarky-puppy-style-breakdowns-to-noisy-indie-pop-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks 2BNpoGy88oDET8nb6Koapd Fri, 08 Jul 2022 17:00:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Neal Schon pour out the licks on Journey’s new single, Let It Rain ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-journey-let-it-rain pbLthTdcYJa7KwEfNYyQSj Wed, 18 May 2022 16:06:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey deliver synth soundscapes and scintillating guitar work on new single, You Got the Best of Me ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-you-got-the-best-of-me qKMabeDJKMfxdgC6PhFUCV Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:19:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Neal Schon shred the National Anthem at the Las Vegas Raiders vs Chicago Bears NFL game ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-national-anthem rnsXsutHB5YRzBVWKhhMH5 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:30:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Who was the first guitarist to fit a Floyd Rose on a Gibson Les Paul? Brad Gillis maintains he started the trend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brad-gillis-gibson-les-paul-floyd-rose mnUhg79Nve3XkUnNS5k6Rj Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:59:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neal Schon teases forthcoming Journey album: "Guitar players are going to love this record, because I'm just unleashing on it" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-teases-upcoming-journey-album aAfrqBgQSLhmWpy7owdmQa Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:06:18 +0000 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:05:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neal Schon’s 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard sells for $350,000 in mammoth online auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-guitar-auction-results wduCixbBYmM4UGyzPtWyHe Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:14:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neal Schon to auction off 112 electric and acoustic guitars, including his Don’t Stop Believin' 1977 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-guitar-auction HXKmxgu7cM4vJ87y6j9vAV Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ From extreme-metal riff fests to A-list acoustic collabs: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-tracks-extreme-metal-to-acoustic-collabs 5zMyL2GZAjWQwJXjMFRGHD Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:47:12 +0000 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:49:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey release their first single in over a decade, The Way We Used to Be ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-the-way-we-used-to-be FAzQnyRQsGBLLYmw5bFQgR Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:36:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Big Dawg is back: American Idol’s Randy Jackson rejoins Journey as bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-big-dawg-is-back-american-idols-randy-jackson-rejoins-journey-as-bassist JVQfpwAZYQVcaQ5pVKWQni Wed, 27 May 2020 15:13:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to borrow chords from a parallel minor key and lend your songs a bittersweet edge ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-borrow-chords-from-a-parallel-minor-key-and-lend-your-songs-a-bittersweet-edge jkYJXfW9QrL6a6dryx4HKB Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:13:55 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:17:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar legends unite to wish Neal Schon a happy birthday, including Slash, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and many more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-legends-unite-to-wish-neal-schon-a-happy-birthday-including-slash-steve-vai-joe-satriani-and-many-more x3ss5qqAaxnvHDSVzLeX2L Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:52:47 +0000 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:50:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neal Schon: 5 things we learned from his Ernie Ball String Theory episode ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-5-things-we-learned-from-his-ernie-ball-string-theory-episode 3LuYwDBCNaWvBdKWT9XHyU Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:17:25 +0000 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:18:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Journey Perform "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" at Tokyo's Budokan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-journey-perform-separate-ways-worlds-apart-at-tokyos-budokan irYZmEUmdzujcruLXNV68X Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:27:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey and Def Leppard Top the Highest Grossing Tours List ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-and-def-leppard-top-the-highest-grossing-tours-list vY3gSPMEhA3kpTymqAHBR6 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:10:08 +0000 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:12:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his blues roots, playing PRS guitars and working with Yngwie Malmsteen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/journeys-neal-schon-on-his-blues-roots-playing-prs-guitars-and-working-with-yngwie 6WiyZTJgUHA7zGXQ2BUdtV Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:03:17 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:45:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey, Def Leppard Announce Massive North American Co-Headlining Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/journey-def-leppard-announce-massive-north-american-co-headlining-tour 3AYLKRfhz7ceEBHxLSBzoF Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:23:59 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey's Neal Schon Gives Us an Exclusive Look at His Custom IHush Lady M Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/journeys-neal-schon-gives-us-exclusive-look-his-custom-ihush-lady-m-guitar 6rkNBMmpE8XwbxrCNfgdBB Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:03:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sons of Apollo, Featuring Ex-Members of Dream Theater, Guns N’ Roses and Journey, Announce Debut Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/sons-apollo-featuring-ex-members-dream-theater-guns-n-roses-and-journey-announce-debut wFzKuT3JSccvnx9Wceagy8 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:29:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Steve Vai and Generation Axe Congratulate Neal Schon on Rock Hall Induction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-steve-vai-and-generation-axe-congratulate-neal-schon-rock-hall-induction pACUv8XSmRe3p2mE2ADj7i Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:21:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey’s Neal Schon Talks Rock Hall of Fame Induction and New Projects ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/journeys-neal-schon-talks-rock-hall-fame-induction-and-new-projects LZqoACiDsKoHmcVCAioFbn Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:21:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Neal Schon Talks Journey, Santana, Gear and "Surreal" Career Highlights ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/neal-schon-talks-journey-santana-gear-and-surreal-career-highlights 36hoGPMi43yzYZA6HjaqHW Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:40:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ PRS Guitars Introduces Two Neal Schon Signature Models, NS-14 and NS-15 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/prs-guitars-introduces-two-neal-schon-signature-models-ns-14-and-ns-15 hotGK5ECK63sRGZmkZxEwE Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:18:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Randy Jackson Discusses Ernie Ball Cobalt Electric Bass Strings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/video-randy-jackson-discusses-ernie-ball-cobalt-electric-bass-strings XMMhbo7GYhvVMESywadPLo Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey Release "Resonate" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-release-resonate-music-video PFFT2pS2ELoonaJoRAE8ZS Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:23 +0000