Latest about Nuno Bettencourt
News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023
We track the year’s biggest six-string stories – from landmark gear developments to devastating departures and 2023’s most headline-grabbing players
“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”
The Extreme guitarist explains the key to nailing EVH’s tricky intro and says its time to cut Satch some slack
“Steve Vai tried to school me on string bending, but you just don't do that on bass!” Pete Griffin reflects on his time with Steve Vai, and his latest solo EP
The seasoned sideman compares notes on Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde and Dweezil Zappa
“They have one of the best guitar players in the world”: Watch Nuno Bettencourt inject virtuosic two-hand tapping flair into AC/DC’s Highway to Hell during Extreme and Godsmack’s joint cover
The two rock outfits shared the stage for a set-closing cover – and gave the Washburn wielder free rein to solo as he saw fit
“We know amps and guitars are important, but your own DNA is bigger than that”: Nuno Bettencourt on why, when it comes to tone, your personality always comes first
The Extreme guitarist drops some tone wisdom and explains why you should be looking for a rig that gets out of your way and lets you be you
“It felt like I had been training my whole life for that gig”: How Nuno Bettencourt ended up playing with Rihanna
Rihanna x Nuno is one of the great pop/rock collaborations of our time, and it pushed the Extreme guitarist to his limits. Here’s how it all went down – and why the duo never did perform More Than Words…
10 underrated Nuno Bettencourt solos you probably haven't heard – but will still blow your mind
These guitar solos went under the radar, but all of them highlight Bettencourt's supreme sense of virtuosity and melody, both in and out of Extreme
9 times Nuno Bettencourt proved to be guitar's M.V.P.
The string-skipping, warp speed-shredding and hard-riffing virtuoso has been blowing minds since '89. Here are 9 highlights from his spectacular catalog with Extreme and beyond
“I need to keep my f**king mouth shut”: Nuno Bettencourt issues apology to Richard Fortus following Rihanna gig disagreement
The Extreme guitarist's apology comes after he fired back at Fortus, who defended Slash in the wake of Bettencourt's suggestion he would struggle playing with Rihanna
