Latest about Michael Angelo Batio
From inventing the Quad Guitar to fast times with Yngwie, Michael Angelo Batio has stories for days – and no regrets
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
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”
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
Take your shredding skills to the extreme with this Michael Angelo Batio lesson
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
![[L-R] Michael Angelo Batio and Billy Corgan](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iT2kdVSfNyehkY9jTUb2S6-840-80.jpg.webp)
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join The Smashing Pumpkins onstage in Milwaukee for a face-melting shred session
The alt-rock titans invited the guitarist to the stage for a lead spot during closing track, Silverfuck, and boy, did he deliver
Michael Angelo-Batio dubs new Guitar Solo book “the most comprehensive book on guitar that has ever been written”
The new 1,100-page book from CEM Publishing aims to be the lead player’s Bible
Guitarist who relearned to play left-handed returns with ambidextrous playthrough using Michael Angelo Batio’s double-sided Sawtooth signature
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
Michael Angelo Batio launches limited-edition production run of his iconic Double-Guitar format
The left- and right-handed Sawtooth Guitars electrics are detachable, should you so desire
Watch Michael Angelo Batio join Smashing Pumpkins for a shredtacular jam at Chicago's Riot Fest
The shred legend joined Billy Corgan and co for a raucous, four-guitar rundown of Zeitgeist's United States
