Joe Satriani reflects on his greatest guitar moments so far in this classic 1995 interview By Mordechai Kleidermacher From Surfing with the Alien to Summer Song, Satch takes a look back at some of his most shred-tastic tracks and extraordinary guitar achievements
Alain Johannes: "I love the immediacy of acoustic instruments but I love the crazy worlds you can create with pedals - all I’m looking for is honesty and rawness" By Amit Sharma The enigmatic multi-instrumentalist talks working with everyone from Chris Cornell to Mark Lanegan, and his breathtaking new solo record, Hum
Gary Lucas: "The guitar is like an extension of my nervous system - I try to play what I feel and transmit it" By Joshua M. Miller From Jeff Buckley to Gods and Monsters and beyond, the Captain Beefheart alum celebrates his diverse career on an impressive new compilation album
The 1975's Adam Hann talks embracing heavy riffs, recording on the road and why he loves John Petrucci's signature model By Gregory Adams The versatile pop guitarist reveals the gear and production secrets behind the band's Notes on a Conditional Form - and why they'll never make an album like it again
Harkin: "I’ve been playing guitar long enough to know that if something has P-90s, it sounds more like me" By Alison Richter After years backing Sleater-Kinney, Kurt Vile, Wild Beasts and beyond, a nomadic six-stringer makes her uncompromising solo debut
Guitar Gabby: "Understanding where guitar music came from helps young black women like me, out here paving our own paths" By Amit Sharma The LTD-wielding guitarist talks the music business, The TxLips Band and the genius of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Warbringer: "We’re not walking on eggshells, as far as the riffs we write. We don't go, 'It’s gotta be thrash!'" By Gregory Adams California thrashers Chase Becker and Adam Carroll talk epic tracks, happy accidents and Weapons of Tomorrow
Higher Power: "You can pull guitar ideas from anywhere - even grime music" By Brad Angle Louis Hardy and Max Harper talk 27 Miles Underwater, the second outing by the UK hardcore squad. But wait - are they really hardcore?
Darryl Jones: "The Rolling Stones are pretty cool about letting me play what I want - they trust that I'll find the essence of the songs" By Joel McIver The in-demand bass player goes deep on nailing the Stones' tones, playing with Miles Davis and the luxuries of touring with one of the world's most commercially successful bands
Alcest's Neige: "I went with my aggressive feelings and wrote these songs very quickly - they were true to my emotions" By Jon Wiederhorn The frettin' frontman takes you inside the cult French blackgazers’ latest album, the turmoil-driven Spiritual Instinct
Tora Dahle Aagård: "Playing guitar is my meditation" By David Mead Norway's genre-shifting six-stringer talks gear, why she's not a typical guitar player, and how School of Rock changed her life
Tiger Army's Nick 13: "'50s rock is so great - it just needs another generation to rediscover it" By Mark McStea The psychobilly frontman on the band's fittingly titled sixth studio record, Retrofuture, and the possibility of another country-driven solo album
My Dying Bride's Lena Abe: "When you’re playing slow, it’s even more noticeable if your timing’s not bang-on" By Bass Player Staff The doom-metal bassist talks playing exclusively with a pick and the creation of the band's latest album, The Ghost of Orion
Def Leppard: "Steve Clark was a very unique player - he didn't get enough credit for the stuff he was doing" By Joe Matera Joe Elliott and Phil Collen look back at the band's first two albums - On Through The Night and High ‘N’ Dry - and the impact of guitarists Pete Willis and Steve Clark
Lillie Mae: "I might write a melody on the fiddle. But I've loved the guitar since day one - everything comes from that" By Mark McStea The Americana singer/songwriter talks image-based prejudices in Nashville, and signing with Jack White's label, Third Man Records
Kirk Hammett: "I love that Greeny has its own fanbase that’s completely independent of me" By Jon Wiederhorn The metal icon details how he came to own Peter Green's legendary Les Paul, where it fits in Metallica's sound, and his own tributes to the Fleetwood Mac co-founder
Larkin Poe: "We want to take roots American music to new places - and not treat the blues like a time capsule" By Jonathan Horsley The multi-instrumentalist sister duo discuss recording efficiency and the vintage gear that fed into Self Made Man
John Mayall: "Eric Clapton was totally unique. It’s testament to his command of the blues at such an early age" By Elliot Stephen Cohen What do Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce and Peter Green have in common? At one point or another they've graced our ears with the legendary bluesman
Torche: "Playing blues-based leads makes us feel weird - we're not into that!" By Gregory Adams The Miami sludge-metallers discuss their procession of line-up changes and how they made Admission, their best album yet
MIYAVI: "I love Strats - they are sexier and like an all-around good guy, whereas a Tele is a bad guy, a rebel" By Bruce Fagerstrom The adored Japanese guitarist on his incredible string-slapping technique and how he uses a trio of amps to cover both the high- and low-end live
