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Left-Steve Lukather of Toto performs at Toyota Pavilion at Concord on August 25, 2025 in Concord, California; Right- Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City
Steve Lukather was hanging out with Eddie Van Halen, when Jimmy Page paid him the highest compliment

By Janelle Borg Published

Getting endorsed by the Led Zeppelin legend is something most guitarist could only dream of – but Lukather recalls the moment the icon gave him his flowers

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(from left) Nigel Tufnel, Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, and Slash perform onstage
Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it

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Steve Lukather solos on his natural finish Ernie Ball Music Man Luke signature guitar at a recent Toto show – the band's logo is emblazoned across Planet Earth in the background.
4 searing blues guitar solo ideas in the style of Steve Lukather

By Richard Barrett Published

Lukather might have made his name in box-office rock and pop, but the blues underpins it all, and this quick-fire tutorial with tab and audio unleashes some serious soloing heat

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Martin Barre of Jethro Tull photographed at home in front of his bookshelf, with his pristine Gibson ES-330TD
Martin Barre once distanced himself from rhythm playing – but some Steve Lukather wisdom changed his mind

By Phil Weller Published

The former Jethro Tull lead guitarist reassessed his playing priorities after hearing some wise words from the Toto legend

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Steve Lukather and Eddie Van Halen
Steve Lukather sets the record straight on his reported involvement on a new Van Halen album

By Phil Weller Published

After a Dutch newspaper reported that Alex Van Halen had hired Lukather to help finish a new Van Halen record, the guitarist has now cleared the air

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Photo of Eddie VAN HALEN and Steve LUKATHER and Eddie VAN HALEN; L-R. Steve Lukather, Eddie Van Halen
Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen album is in the works – and he’s recruited Steve Lukather to help him complete it

By Matt Owen Published

Reports coming out of the Netherlands have seemingly confirmed a new Van Halen record will become a reality

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Steve Lukather on wielding Beck’s Strat, jams with George Harrison – and his best solo slip-up

By Andrew Daly Published

Luke sets the record straight on recent fake interview about modern players, explains how he knew when Michael Jackson liked his playing, and hints at what to expect from his new Music Man signature

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Steve Lukather, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Morse and Albert Lee
Steve Lukather on his secret supergroup with Eddie Van Halen, Albert Lee and Steve Morse

By Matt Parker Published

In a recent chat with Rick Beato, Luke tells the story of his all-star jam band based around a group of Ernie Ball Music Man players

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Steve Lukather playing onstage and George Harrison holding a Les Paul in the 1990s
In 1992, Steve Lukather was still getting over meeting his Beatles icon – then there was a knock on the stage door

By Matt Parker Published

For one night, the Toto icon wound up onstage with Eddie Van Halen – and his guitar hero

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Steve Lukather onstage with his signature Ernie Ball Music Man electric guitar in blue
Steve Lukather on how Quincy Jones saved Michael Jackson’s Beat It from becoming a heavy metal track

By Phil Weller Published

Jackson wanted a rock track for Thriller – and Lukather says Jones had to step in to stop the song from entering fully fledged metal territory

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