Latest about Steve Vai
How Steve Vai consoled Pete Thorn after Chris Cornell's death
“Here, I'd lost a close friend and collaborator; and a hero of mine, from the time I was 11 years old or so, took the time to console me,” the newly appointed SatchVai Band guitarist tells GW
Steve Vai followed John Sykes in Whitesnake – and he quickly decided what not to do when playing his parts
Of course, it wasn't a chops issue so much as it was the late guitarist's unique six-string footprint
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai detail the full SatchVai Band lineup, including Pete Thorn on rhythm guitar
The six-string dream team will also be rounded out by an equally formidable rhythm section
Watch Al Di Meola play Race with Devil on Spanish Highway with Steve Vai
This intimate rehearsal clip shows the fretwork of both guitar legends up-close
How Robert Fripp helped Steve Vai tailor his King Crimson playing on the BEAT tour with one piece of advice
After watching clips of one of the early BEAT shows, the King Crimson guitarist had some words of wisdom for his stand-in regarding an especially tricky track
Steve Vai on BEAT, being a virtuoso in his 60s – and the Fripp riff he just couldn’t master
The virtuoso reflects on how Frank Zappa helped him and Adrian Belew, the value of learning from rather than competing with other players and changing rig for his tour with Joe Satriani. But who’s going to be in the SatchVai band?
Joe Satriani on the unique challenges of having Yngwie Malmsteen on the G3 tour
Satch has no notes for the Swedish maestro’s playing, but found other aspects of his performances a little distracting during their G3 time together
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How King Crimson was reborn at the hands of Steve Vai and Adrian Belew
2024 Year in Review: The all-star Beat tour brought King Crimson’s music to thousands of eager prog fans
Why Steve Vai dropped his anti-supergroup stance to help revive some of King Crimson’s most celebrated work
BEAT has been celebrating King Crimson’s 1980s albums, with Adrian Belew and Steve Vai’s new guitar partnership at its core
“This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun”: The best guitar solos of 2024
From a supernova of tapping and pitch-shifted metal guitar anarchy to all-star team-ups, here is your year in lead guitar – featuring Mdou Moctar, Diamond Rowe and some dudes named Satriani and Vai…
