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Eddie Van Halen and Joe Satriani

“He just could not be contained. That was what was so beautiful... If you’ve been tasked with the job of imitating him, it’s like, ‘Well, which moment?’” Joe Satriani says the biggest challenge in covering Eddie Van Halen is pinning him down

By Matt Parker published

The virtuoso has been sharing his thoughts on how to tackle covering one of the world's greatest guitarists – and how to find the sweet spot in EVH's rigs

Joe Satriani performs at SiriusXM Studios in Los Angeles on November 14, 2023

“It’s one thing to listen, but when you play these songs, you go, ‘It’s no wonder Eddie had so much fun playing this’”: Tackling Van Halen, reforming G3, recording with Steve Vai – Joe Satriani is gearing up for his biggest year yet

By Andrew Daly published

He’s the godfather of shred, but over four decades into his career, Joe Satriani is busier than ever. He explains why he’s playing catch-up after avoiding Van Halen songs in the ‘80s, what his “intentionally excessive” collaborations with Vai have in store, and the biggest struggles he’s facing in covering “the greatest guitar player of all time”

Eddie Van Halen, Nuno Bettencourt and Joe Satriani

“The whole idea of being a great guitar player is nobody can do you like you… Mean Street is the perfect storm of why people don't f**k with Edward Van Halen”: Nuno Bettencourt explains why you’ve gotta give Joe Satriani “a pass”

By Matt Parker published

The Extreme guitarist explains the key to nailing EVH’s tricky intro and says its time to cut Satch some slack

Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen

“I want to honor the sound, but I don't want to lose myself”: Joe Satriani says he’s coming to terms with the fact that he doesn't sound like Eddie Van Halen

By Matt Parker published

The guitar icon has been drafted in to take on EVH parts alongside Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony in the Best of All Worlds tour – and compares the challenge to taking on Ritchie Blackmore’s parts on tour with Deep Purple in the early-’90s

The Best of All Worlds band – featuring Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham and Joe Satriani

“I royally screwed up, which hurt like a thorn in my side, but I’ll get over it”: Joe Satriani says he slipped up playing Van Halen’s Mean Street on Howard Stern – but it’s taught him a valuable lesson about EVH’s tone

By Matt Parker published

Satch nailed most of what was thrown at him on the show but says one track proved more of a challenge than the others

Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani in the Sirius XM studio

“This is impossible to play!” Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar name – and nail – Eddie Van Halen’s hardest guitar riffs during first-ever Best of All Worlds performance

By Matt Owen published

Joined by bandmates Michael Anthony and Jason Bonham, the supergroup performed 5 tracks from the Van Halen catalog live on air ahead of their 2024 tour – mere minutes after getting together for the first time

Joe Satriani wearing a Santa hat

It’s been covered by Steve Morse, Steve Lukather and Eddie Van Halen – but if Joe Satriani and Brian May tackled Joy to the World, it would sound a little something like this

By Jamie Humphries published

Learn a highly shreddable version of this Christmas carol classic, inspired by Satriani and May

(from left) Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony perform onstage at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on October 18, 2014

“The music we created is going to outlive us all. It’s time we go out and serve the fans that music, while we still can”: Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony announce The Best of All Worlds – the next best thing to a Van Halen tribute tour

By Jackson Maxwell published

Though not explicitly a tribute, Hagar promises that the summer 2024 trek will feature a very Van Halen-heavy setlist

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai

“Every time we play together it takes me back to when we were teenagers… pushing, challenging and helping each other to be the best we could be”: For the first time ever, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are working on new music together

By Matt Parker published

The two virtuosos have also announced a huge tour marking their first co-headline dates outside of their G3 shows

Alex Skolnick and Yngwie Malmsteen

“Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen... Joe Satriani told me, ‘That’s fine, but don’t get too into him’”: Alex Skolnick explains why he was warned off sounding like the neoclassical maestro

By Matt Parker published

The Testament guitarist says he learned more than just techniques from his A-list teacher

Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai in 1996

“Reuniting the original G3 lineup is a dream come true”: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson are hitting the road for a G3 reunion tour next year

By Matt Owen published

The three fretboard heroes will link up early next year almost three decades after they launched one of guitar's most influential events back in 1996

Joe Satriani performs onstage in Berlin, Germany on April 20, 2023

Joe Satriani shares brutal photo of his fingers post-show – and seeks advice for the problem he's had ever since he started playing guitar

By Jackson Maxwell published

"Getting worse," the maestro wrote of the wear and tear on his fretting hand, before adding that's it making him "look for new ways to play"

Joe Satriani

Hear Joe Satriani tap into his emotive prowess and serve up soaring solos in epic orchestral track, All Things Sacred

By Matt Owen published

The song marks the virtuoso's third collaborative effort with composer Kitt Wakeley, and is lifted from one of 2023's most star-studded guitar albums

Ibanez signature guitar collection 2023

NAMM 2023: Ibanez announces bumper signature guitar drop, introducing new models for Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Lari Basilio, Paul Stanley, Martin Miller and Ichika Nito

By Matt Owen published

Finishing techniques never before used on Ibanez models, revived retro classics, new-look iterations of famed favorites and celebratory models headline the standard and limited-edition collection

Joe Satriani performs at the Fox Theater on October 2, 2022 in Oakland, California

From revived ’80s hard-rock collabs to a very different kind of Meshuggah: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker published

Fresh must-hear cuts from Joe Satriani & Brian Tarquin, Sweet & Lynch, Avenged Sevenfold, Yes, Tinariwen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and many, many more

Joe Satriani, Mateus Asato, Steve Lukather and Eric Gales on stage

Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Eric Gales and Mateus Asato trade licks in one of the best jams of 2023 so far

By Matt Owen published

The four guitar heroes joined forces at Satriani's G4 V6.0 Experience, and treated attendees to a scorching 15-minute fretboard throwdown

(from left) Joe Satriani, Kenny Aronoff, Steve Morse and Eric Gales perform onstage at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa

Joe Satriani, Eric Gales and Steve Morse jamming on Going Down showcases some of the best solos of the year so far

By Jackson Maxwell published

The lengthy all-star cover took place at Satriani's recent G4 Experience clinic in Las Vegas

Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal

Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, Alex De Rosso and more team up for new album in support of military vets

By Matt Owen published

Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends: Brothers In Arms will arrive February 3, with partial proceeds going to the Fisher House Foundation

Why Jeff Beck was the guitar hero's guitar hero: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Vince Gill, Steve Stevens and more pay tribute

By David Von Bader published

Some of guitar's greatest names share how Beck influenced their own playing, praising his mastery of the space between the notes and relentless pursuit of innovation

Jack White, Eric Gales, Tim Henson, Tosin Abasi, Rhian Teasdale

The best guitar albums of 2022

By Jonathan Horsley published

As voted by you, these are the records that blew minds and inspired guitarists the world over