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Eric Clapton's recently unearthed ‘Summersburst’ Les Paul
Clapton’s Les Paul has reemerged – the weird trend of famous guitars going missing, and coming back

By Henry Yates Published

Fret Buzz Clapton had two Les Pauls stolen, but there are plenty of iconic guitars still MIA – just ask Keith Richards and, heck, Michael Angelo Batio…

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Michael Angelo Batio's Quad guitar
Michael Angelo Batio on the origin of his four-neck guitar

By Phil Weller Published

The Quad was designed to go toe-to-toe with Steve Vai's three-neck creation

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PAMPLONA NAVARRA, SPAIN - MARCH 08: The band Manowar performs in concert at the Kingdom of Rock Festival, at the Navarra Arena, on March 8, 2025, in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. This is the first edition of Kingdom of Rock, a heavy-rock festival that seeks to bring the best national and international bands to Pamplona. Manowar is an American heavy metal and power metal band formed in 1980. In 1984 they broke the Guinness record of 126 dB as the band with the most powerful sound, beating it on two more occasions. In addition, in 2008 they gave the longest heavy metal concert in history, which lasted five hours and ten minutes. (Photo By Eduardo Sanz/Europa Press via Getty Images)
From inventing the Quad Guitar to fast times with Yngwie, Michael Angelo Batio has stories for days – and no regrets

By Andrew Daly Published

Determined to be a star from age 10, his highlights include seeing Yngwie Malmsteen's first US show, joining Manowar, being saved from a stage fail by Billy Corgan, and inventing the double guitar, Quad Guitar, and over 20 signature models

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Michael Angelo Batio: “I still practice vibrato over and over. It determines whether you’ll be a great player when you’re older or not”

By Cait Devin Published

MAB on mistakes to avoid as a guitarist, recording and touring with Manowar, his upcoming acoustic record and the absolutely staggering number of guitars in his collection

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Take your shredding skills to the extreme with this Michael Angelo Batio lesson

By Charlie Griffiths Published

Good news and bad news. First, the good: we've adapted MAB's hyper-technical style for single-necked guitars. The bad? Welcome to the toughest shred lesson this side of Planet Gemini

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[L-R] Michael Angelo Batio and Billy Corgan
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join The Smashing Pumpkins onstage in Milwaukee for a face-melting shred session

By Sam Roche Published

The alt-rock titans invited the guitarist to the stage for a lead spot during closing track, Silverfuck, and boy, did he deliver

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Guitar Solo book
Michael Angelo-Batio dubs new Guitar Solo book “the most comprehensive book on guitar that has ever been written”

By Matt Parker Published

The new 1,100-page book from CEM Publishing aims to be the lead player’s Bible

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Philippe Drouin
Guitarist who relearned to play left-handed returns with ambidextrous playthrough using Michael Angelo Batio’s double-sided Sawtooth signature

By Matt Owen Published

The death-metaller showcased his dual playing powers in a run-out of Obvurt's The First Light, accommodated by Batio's insane Double Guitar model

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Sawtooth Guitars
Michael Angelo Batio launches limited-edition production run of his iconic Double-Guitar format

By Sam Roche Published

The left- and right-handed Sawtooth Guitars electrics are detachable, should you so desire

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Smashing Pumpkins and Michael Angelo Batio
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join Smashing Pumpkins for a shredtacular jam at Chicago's Riot Fest

By Matt Parker Published

The shred legend joined Billy Corgan and co for a raucous, four-guitar rundown of Zeitgeist's United States

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