<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Toto ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/toto Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:33:50 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I’d been playing guitar full-time for 25 years, and when I got to play on a Deep Purple album it was just one chord!” Meet Tommy Denander, the session guitar great who’s worked with everyone from Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson to Joe Perry and Ace Frehley ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-denander-session-guitar-radioactive 4bY5RoRPx2adnChQpCrGqd Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:33:50 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:25:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ He’s played with Michael Jackson, Elton John and three of the Beatles, and was a world-class soloist while still in his teens – why Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is one of rock’s greatest players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/steve-lukathers-soloing-style pwJnspvw2fDhBxKXhh855M Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They asked Billy Gibbons, John Mayer and me. I wish this would make me sound like Jeff Beck, but it won’t”: Steve Lukather confirms Jeff Beck guitar tribute project as he wields his iconic White Strat to cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-lukather-toto-jeff-beck-white-fender-strat-little-wing NfnhH68maw6xuJz5yf9htk Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:42:43 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:47:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played on about a billion records, and that guitar was on all of them”: Steve Lukather’s Robot Strat is one of the 1980s’ most-heard guitars, and started life as a vintage Fender – before it was modded beyond all recognition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-on-his-robot-strat oKDjNEYUufZFA6ZjqAMUAV Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:05:35 +0000 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:08:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimi Hendrix scared me. Learning about the Hendrix E chord was amazing… I figured out where to put my fingers and kinda eked it out on my own”: Steve Lukather names the 12 guitarists who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound ZyrFcjTNv6764gqaCnDSQ5 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:48:04 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:51:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eddie Van Halen changed the game. I remember him telling me once, ‘Man, I didn’t mean to start all this madness’”: Steve Lukather on why he’s always championed melody above all else, and how that philosophy informed his new “unabashedly ‘80s” solo album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-bridges ZKUrHPdk8oeyS8HSiD9pFU Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:04:00 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:23:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ With blistering technique, a great ear for melody and an incredible rhythm guitar pocket, Steve Lukather is one of rock guitar’s all-time greats – upgrade your skills with his must-learn licks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/steve-lukather-rock-solo-licks CstVTAmB5Bip35XXTduDgM Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:15:47 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:08:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Instead of the toy store, I wanted to go to the guitar store and play all the expensive guitars”: Steve Lukather shares his biggest gear hits and misses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-gear-stories fm2TBtDZybTmAzAWnbERG8 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:59:02 +0000 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:10:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foxgear launches the Gurus Echosex 3º Steve Lukather Signature pedal, the “always-on” Echorec emulator that gives the Toto guitarist his secret sauce ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/foxgear-gurus-echosex-3-steve-lukather zRKVa2r43DEMeeeQVDUnrA Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:04:59 +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[ Watch as Nathan East tears his achilles tendon onstage with Toto while trying to show off for Verdine White ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/nathan-east-tears-his-achilles-tendon-onstage-with-toto-while-trying-to-show-off-for-verdine-white fv9DkVbnvk6rdQJ5C363cm Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:29:45 +0000 Sun, 12 May 2024 09:17:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Alex Skolnick demo Steve Lukather’s live rig and reveal what’s on the Toto guitarist’s pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alex-skolnick-steve-lukather-rig-tour pgWDHJeSimeD69giU3ZSLB Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:47:05 +0000 Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:33:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The secrets behind Steve Lukather's guitar tone on Along For the Ride ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-along-for-the-ride-tone y5bGKyyGb5qb8WDaBYxUAQ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:00:28 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:57:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather says there will be no more new studio albums from Toto ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-lukather-no-more-toto-albums RfJW89PbaWduX4XrramjmW Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:49:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather: “I used to learn George Harrison s**t and everyone thought I was a badass! Now little kids on YouTube play like Stevie Ray Vaughan“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-i-used-to-learn-george-harrison-shit-and-everyone-thought-i-was-a-badass-now-little-kids-on-youtube-play-like-stevie-ray-vaughan ZbygoWxEKkMZHnKAgrcQWn Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:03:01 +0000 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:29:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Bonamassa to host Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation’s 2nd Annual stream-a-thon, featuring Jared James Nichols, Emily Wolfe and Warren Haynes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-to-host-keeping-the-blues-alive-foundations-2nd-annual-stream-a-thon-featuring-jared-james-nichols-emily-wolfe-and-warren-haynes RqtEBmUp9t9X4aBxH4Jus9 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:20:53 +0000 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:19:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather teams up with Ringo Starr for new ‘60s-inspired track, Run To Me ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-lukather-teams-up-with-ringo-starr-for-new-60s-inspired-track-run-to-me K3yUW6yhoxDR695d67JbMg Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:22:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Steve Lukather's isolated guitar from Toto's Rosanna ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-steve-lukathers-isolated-guitar-totos-rosanna TTjtLqtBShdVgguj9NdYwa Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:50:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather reveals Toto will call it quits this weekend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-lukather-reveals-toto-will-call-it-quits-this-weekend AuEKHvxkDtDyKormuAHZrQ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:51:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to a Previously Unreleased Toto Song, “Chelsea” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-a-previously-unreleased-toto-song-chelsea kbDr6tnoxgNdA4mJHSqUC4 Tue, 28 May 2019 14:12:23 +0000 Wed, 29 May 2019 18:43:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Toto Share Previously Unreleased Song, “Devil’s Tower” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/toto-share-previously-unreleased-song-devils-tower CNvEnnGZsMRHsVEcZWM6we Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:50:53 +0000 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:07:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather Discusses His New Autobiography, 'The Gospel According to Luke’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/steve-lukather-discusses-his-new-autobiography-the-gospel-according-to-luke iMZ3pGzJQjpe4udZStpsaL Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather on Weezer’s “Africa” Cover: “No One is Laughing Harder Than Me!” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/steve-lukather-on-weezers-africa-cover-no-one-is-laughing-harder-than-me TXcdq6Kz4Z3DWtTMz8VkuE Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:13:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Toto Announce Massive, 17-LP Limited Edition Box Set, 'All In' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/toto-announce-massive-17-lp-limited-edition-box-set-all-in 2UGP2uQeZ3ovkYXBamuvVX Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:41:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Toto Announce '40 Trips Around the Sun' Compilation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/toto-40-trips-around-the-sun VgXw9J36JB2phUZuHYBYYD Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:23:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Toto's "Africa" Goes Bluegrass—and Steve Lukather Approves ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/toto-africa-goes-bluegrass-steve-lukather-approves 7VUf4tHuJQ5Th8NrsHSVDP Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:55:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Toto Premiere New Song, “Holy War” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/toto-premiere-new-song-holy-war MhQpaiuRgmtAHeh6UcEsaj Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:37:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather Discusses Toto, Working With Michael Jackson and New Solo Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-lukather-discusses-toto-working-michael-jackson-and-new-solo-album yq3q3oUo4uSXt7BWuThmx8 Tue, 20 May 2014 20:17:56 +0000