Neal Schon

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Neal Schon (left) and his new signature Les Paul Supreme
“Gibson Supremes with Floyds!”: Neal Schon has rekindled his relationship with Gibson, bringing the Floyd Rose to the luxed-out Les Paul Supreme for a trio of potential signature models

By Phil Weller Published

The Journey guitarist is back working with Gibson – and details of the pair's new models will reportedly be announced later this week

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With an anthemic, ultra-melodic approach, Neal Schon helped define the sound of ‘80s rock – upgrade your chops with a deep-dive into the Journey virtuoso’s legendary rhythm and lead styles

By Martin Cooper Published

Don't stop believin', but do start practicing on this video and tab lesson that unpacks Schon's tuneful, radio-friendly approach to rhythm and lead guitar

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Neal Schon Van Halen tribute shred clip
“A little tribute to Ed”: Neal Schon channels his inner Eddie Van Halen in jaw-dropping shred clip

By Matt Parker Published

Erupt-Schon! The Journey guitarist took Van Halen out on their first tour, now he’s issued a playing tribute to the departed guitar icon

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Neal Schon (left) and Gregg Rolie onstage at the Moody Center in Austin, TX
Watch Journey perform Black Magic Woman with Steve Lukather and original vocalist Gregg Rolie

By Matt Parker Published

Rolie joined former bandmate Neal Schon and the Toto man in Austin, Texas for a trip down memory lane

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Neal Schon's custom PRS Silver Sky
Neal Schon just created the craziest PRS Silver Sky yet – complete with a humbucker and Floyd Rose

By Matt Owen Published

The radically redesigned take on John Mayer's signature guitar was created with the help of guitar tech guru Gary Brawer

Electric Guitars
[L-R] Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon
Journey's Neal Schon files cease-and-desist over bandmate Jonathan Cain's Don't Stop Believin' performance at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort

By Sam Roche Published

“Cain should not be capitalising on Journey’s brand to promote his personal political or religious agenda to the detriment of the band,” the letter reads

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Kirk Hammett and Neal Schon
Watch Kirk Hammett join Journey for a full-throttle Enter Sandman and Wheel in the Sky jam

By Matt Owen Published

The Journey and Metallica hits were mashed together into one extended track, featuring some blistering guitar work from Hammett's “Greeny” Les Paul and Neal Schon's custom IHush single-cut

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Neal Schon
Neal Schon on Journey’s greatest tracks: “After Don‘t Stop was done I turned to everybody in the room and said, ‘I think this song is going to be massive’”

By Joshua M. Miller Published

The AOR icon shares the stories behind eight Journey songs, including four from the band's life-affirming new album, Freedom, and four stone-cold classics from the catalog

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Neal Schon
Hear Neal Schon pour out the licks on Journey’s new single, Let It Rain

By Matt Parker Published

The melodic rock titans wheel out their third single ahead of the release of Freedom – their first album in more than a decade

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Neal Schon performing live
Journey deliver synth soundscapes and scintillating guitar work on new single, You Got the Best of Me

By Matt Owen Published

The track is taken from the legendary rock band's upcoming studio album, Freedom, arrives July 8

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