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Watch Al Di Meola play Race with Devil on Spanish Highway with Steve Vai

By Jackson Maxwell published

This intimate rehearsal clip shows the fretwork of both guitar legends up-close

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Steve Vai and Robert Fripp

How Robert Fripp helped Steve Vai tailor his King Crimson playing on the BEAT tour with one piece of advice

By Phil Weller published

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

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Steve Vai on BEAT, being a virtuoso in his 60s – and the Fripp riff he just couldn’t master

By Andrew Daly published

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?

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From left, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngvie Malmsteen perform, Chicago, Illinois, October 24, 2003

Joe Satriani on the unique challenges of having Yngwie Malmsteen on the G3 tour

By Phil Weller published

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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Beat [L-R]: Tony Levine, Steve Vai, Adrian Belew and Danny Carey

How King Crimson was reborn at the hands of Steve Vai and Adrian Belew

By Amit Sharma published

2024 Year in Review: The all-star Beat tour brought King Crimson’s music to thousands of eager prog fans

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Steve Vai and Adrian Belew performing onstage with the Beat

Why Steve Vai dropped his anti-supergroup stance to help revive some of King Crimson’s most celebrated work

By Phil Weller published

BEAT has been celebrating King Crimson’s 1980s albums, with Adrian Belew and Steve Vai’s new guitar partnership at its core

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Composite of Diamond Rowe, Matteo Mancuso, Mdou Moctar and Grace Bowers performing live

“This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun”: The best guitar solos of 2024

By Jonathan Horsley published

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…

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Steve Vai and young Hungarian guitar player, Laci

Steve Vai gives his seal of approval to the viral Hungarian high-schooler who nailed For The Love of God at his school prom

By Matt Owen published

Laci’s flawless performance of the gruelling fretboard workout has attracted the attention of the man who composed it

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Joe Satriani and Steve Vai playing guitar together on stage

Steve Vai and Joe Satriani have formed a new band together – and will release new music ahead of upcoming tour dates

By Matt Owen published

The two virtuosos hit the road next summer for a string of European dates – and a new original track is set to land shortly before

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High schooler Steve Vai cover

Hungarian high schooler goes viral with flawless performance of For The Love of God at his prom

By Phil Weller published

The guitarist was in full control of his Music Man Cutlass as he ripped through the gruelling fretboard workout

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