NAMM 2022: Fresh Nita Strauss, Tom Quayle and Jake Bowen signatures headline Ibanez’s new-for-2022 artist model lineup By Matt Owen published 3 June 22 New models for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Kiko Loureiro and George Benson have also been unveiled
30 instrumental guitarists with something to say By Amit Sharma published 17 May 22 No lyrics, no problem. These are the instrumental guitar trailblazers you need to listen to now, and some of them were even good enough to share their advice...
Michael Anthony confirms he was approached about Van Halen tribute tour By Jackson Maxwell published 12 May 22 The former Van Halen bassist took care, however, to reaffirm Joe Satriani's view that the project would be "more a celebration of the band and of the music" than something under the Van Halen name
Joe Satriani discusses the “terrifying” prospect of playing Eddie Van Halen's guitar parts for a potential tribute tour By Matt Owen published 10 May 22 “Any sane guitar player would just turn around and start running away because you can't measure up to Eddie,” the shred legend said
Joe Satriani: “There's got to be 100 guitar players out there who I love watching every day because they do things I could never do” By Jim Beaugez published 6 May 22 How Satch's search for a “new standard” for instrumental guitar albums resulted in The Elephants of Mars, an album recorded without creative barriers – or physical amplifiers
Joe Satriani reveals Robert Fripp’s bizarre stage demands for 2004 G3 tour By Matt Owen published 29 April 22 The King Crimson guitarist’s peculiar requests led Satch to label him as “one of the most interesting characters” to have been involved in the event
Joe Satriani addresses Van Halen tribute tour reports: "If it ever does happen, it would be a great honor and a terrifying challenge" By Jackson Maxwell published 18 April 22 Satriani confirmed that he has been involved in discussions with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth regarding "a true tribute to Eddie and the Van Halen legacy" for "about a year"
Stuart Hamm on 5 of his best bass albums By Bass Player Staff published 18 April 22 The unique solo and session star looks back on a fistful of career-defining recordings, from the fast to the frenzied
Jason Newsted reportedly approached to join new Van Halen tour with Alex Van Halen and Joe Satriani By Jackson Maxwell published 14 April 22 Though it's unclear whether the lineup would have taken part in some kind of Van Halen tribute tour, or a tour under the Van Halen name, Newsted said that the idea eventually "fizzled"
Joe Satriani: “I’m not trying to sell myself as a guitar technician. I write songs because I want them to become the soundtrack to people’s lives” By Henry Yates published 6 April 22 Returning with The Elephants of Mars, the virtuoso king tells us about turning his back on amps, winging it on sitar and what he really thinks of Steve Vai’s triple-neck Hydra guitar
Joe Satriani announces massive 2022 North American tour By Jackson Maxwell published 29 March 22 Featuring a whopping 44 shows in total, the trek – dubbed the Earth tour – will take Satriani across the continent from late September through mid-November
Joe Satriani reveals the song that was impossible to play live: "My hand didn’t want to do it live. It started to really hurt" By Jackson Maxwell published 23 March 22 "Once in a while, you write something you probably shouldn’t have written," joked Satriani about this song
30 instrumental masters, starring Tosin Abasi and Joe Satriani – only in the new Guitar World By Damian Fanelli published 23 March 22 Also in this issue: Animals As Leaders, the world's first official look at Line 6's new DL4 MkII, John McLaughlin, Eddie Phillips, Volbeat, Khemmis, Squeeze and more
From funk-leaning shred to blackgaze catharsis: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published 18 March 22 Kickstart the weekend with new music from Joe Satriani, Def Leppard, Machine Gun Kelly, James LaBrie, Royal Blood, Arcade Fire and more
Joe Satriani shares funk-infused new single, Pumpin’ By Matt Owen published 18 March 22 It's the third single to be lifted from the shred virtuoso's upcoming 19th studio album, The Elephants of Mars, which is due April 8
Joe Satriani announces new Crystal Planet NFT collection By Jackson Maxwell published 14 March 22 Featuring virtual collectors cards and "original audio elements" from Satriani, it was announced in tandem with the fourth edition of his sci-fi comic book series, Crystal Planet
Joe Satriani used one plugin for all the guitar tones on his new album – and it wasn't his signature AmpliTube collection By Matt Owen published 11 March 22 The shred legend said the decision "goes against everything I've spent my whole career developing"
Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Zakk Wylde, John McLaughlin and more wish Neal Schon a happy birthday By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 22 Paul Rodgers, LL Cool J, Dolly Parton, Sheila E., Huey Lewis and Narada Michael Walden also stop by to wish the Journey guitarist many happy returns in a video organized by his wife, Michaele
Hear Joe Satriani go Gilmour on progressive new song Faceless By Matt Parker published 18 February 22 The second track from forthcoming album The Elephants of Mars showcases a spacious, calmer side of the guitarist’s technique
Joe Satriani: Young Instagram guitarists "play so much better than I could ever play in terms of speed, dexterity and complexity" By Jackson Maxwell published 16 February 22 But, the virtuoso cautioned, "Young people have to understand they should spend more time playing music for people and with people because that’s our job as musicians"
