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Guitars signed by Metallica, Mark Tremonti, Joe Satriani and Nili Brosh go up for sale on Reverb.com to raise funds for Jason Becker

By Matt Owen

Steve Vai, Sammy Hagar, Steve Lukather, Tosin Abasi, Herman Li and more have donated and autographed guitars, which will be sold on The Official Jason Becker Reverb Store

Joe Satriani drops wailing wah-pedal leads over an orchestra in epic new Kitt Wakeley track

By Michael Astley-Brown

Forgive Me finds Satch tearing it up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Cory Wong: “Joe Satriani told me, ‘You’re the funkiest guitar player around, and I’d love to do something with you.’ I decided to call his bluff!“

By Joe Bosso

The Vulfpeck rhythm king is as prolific as ever – and this time, some high-profile names have come along for the ride

Bryan Beller on the search for the perfect bass and thinking visually when songwriting

By Bass Player Staff

The Aristocrats and Joe Satriani bass phenom unpacks his epic pedalboard, and explains the importance of video in music today

Hear Joe Satriani shred over an orchestra as he joins forces with composer Kitt Wakeley

By Sam Roche

Conflicted comes ahead of Wakeley's upcoming album, Symphony of Sinners and Saints, out May 21

Joe Satriani immortalized as TRON-style action figure

By Sam Roche

The shred legend's Crystal Planet figurine features 12 points of articulation and a range of accessories

Ibanez refreshes Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and JB Brubaker signature guitars for 2021

By Michael Astley-Brown

Enticing new looks announced for JS, PIA and August Burns Red models

Joe Satriani to release his own sci-fi-themed comic book, Crystal Planet

By Sam Roche

“Crystal Planet is a thrilling rollercoaster through space and time, it’s Mad Max vs TRON – with guitars!”

NITO and Charity Buzz are auctioning guitars

Signed John Petrucci and Thurston Moore guitars headline massive COVID-19 charity auction

By Richard Bienstock

The event, which also features instruments from Mark Knopfler, Joe Satriani and countless others, will benefit the live touring industry

Joe Satriani performs for G3 project at Castello Sforzesco on July 22, 2012 in Vigevano, Italy

Joe Satriani says he was two-hand tapping before he ever heard Eddie Van Halen

By Richard Bienstock

Turns out Wishbone Ash were Satch's original tapping inspiration way back in 1973

15 of the greatest all-star guitar teachers

By Jonathan Horsley

From legends of the old-school to the internet era’s pedagogues of polyphonic fingerstyle, these are the players who changed the guitar teaching game

Joe Satriani spans a career's worth of guitar tones in new signature AmpliTube showcase, Shifting Song

By Richard Bienstock

Listen to Satch explore his “legacy tones and techniques on a musical trip down memory lane”

Joe Satriani performs at City Hall on November 4, 2015 in Sheffield, England

Joe Satriani: “Eddie Van Halen put so much joy into every little note that he played”

By Richard Bienstock

Satch pays tribute to guitar “savior”

Steve Morse says he combined Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Satriani's playing styles for his first Deep Purple gig

By Sam Roche

"That's what I brought – to make the other guys feel comfortable," the shredder recalls

From generation-bridging jams to seismic melodic hardcore: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche

Massive new tracks from Cory Wong/Joe Satriani, Tallah, Sufjan Stevens, Anna B Savage and oh-so-many more…

Cory Wong enlists Joe Satriani for Massive, the shreddiest funk jam you’ve ever heard

By Michael Astley-Brown

The funk maestro’s 8th(!) album of 2020 is set to feature Satch, Tom Misch and many more

Satriani, Vai, Nuno, Yngwie and many more wish Guitar World a happy 40th anniversary in epic video message

By Richard Bienstock

#GuitarWorld40: Satch will be holding one note for 40 hours in our honor

Watch Steve Vai – actually, many Steve Vais – shred Joe Satriani’s Teardrops

By Richard Bienstock

Def Leppard’s Phil Collen also takes on Satch’s recent single, Nineteen Eighty

Watch Steve Vai, Bumblefoot, Sammy Hagar and more improvise over Joe Satriani backing tracks

By Richard Bienstock

Satch invites you to shred over his official album backing tracks with the new Stripped x Three compilation

The G3 guitar concert tour has reached Oslo Konserthus. Here guitarist Joe Satriani is seen live on stage.

Joe Satriani shares advice for finding your voice on the guitar: "Always record yourself"

By Michael Astley-Brown

Satch also offers an update on the first of two new lockdown-recorded albums