Ibanez refreshes Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and JB Brubaker signature guitars for 2021 By Michael Astley-Brown published 19 January 21 Enticing new looks announced for JS, PIA and August Burns Red models
Steve Vai pays tribute to Alexi Laiho as he recalls sharing a Guitar World cover with the late metal hero By Richard Bienstock published 5 January 21 With Children of Bodom, Laiho “was part of a powerful movement that ushered in high octane, intense metal at its most brutal and beautiful,” Vai says
Devin Townsend once “took a shit” in Steve Vai’s guitar case By Richard Bienstock published 8 December 20 “I didn’t have many ways that I felt I was able to articulate my discontent, so I tended to act up,” he admits
Watch Steve Vai play guitar with a hook – while dressed as Captain Hook By Michael Astley-Brown published 9 November 20 The guitar god will shiver your timbers with his performance at Devin Townsend’s ‘Crappy Halloween Party’
Steve Vai: “I could never play like him… Only an idiot competes with Eddie Van Halen” By Michael Astley-Brown published 9 October 20 The virtuoso and David Lee Roth guitarist recalls his jams and friendship with the late guitar hero
Satriani, Vai, Nuno, Yngwie and many more wish Guitar World a happy 40th anniversary in epic video message By Richard Bienstock published 25 September 20 #GuitarWorld40: Satch will be holding one note for 40 hours in our honor
Watch Steve Vai, Nita Strauss, Alex Skolnick and dozens more perform in the Six String Salute virtual concert By Richard Bienstock published 23 September 20 The two-hour event benefitted Crew Nation, a global relief fund for live music crews
Watch Steve Vai – actually, many Steve Vais – shred Joe Satriani’s Teardrops By Richard Bienstock published 18 September 20 Def Leppard’s Phil Collen also takes on Satch’s recent single, Nineteen Eighty
Brian May joins Nuno Bettencourt, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen and Tosin Abasi for epic Bohemian Rhapsody jam By Richard Bienstock published 5 August 20 The virtual performance was part of the At Home and Social with Nuno Bettencourt & Friends AXS TV special
Nuno Bettencourt to be joined by Brian May, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and more for At Home and Social special By Richard Bienstock published 3 August 20 The AXS TV show will raise funds for out-of-work touring and venue crews impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown
Steve Vai is planning an entire album of 8-string instrumental guitar By Michael Astley-Brown published 14 July 20 Virtuoso teases “the heaviest stuff I could possibly dream of”
Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa to guest on new Derek Sherinian album, The Phoenix By Richard Bienstock published 7 July 20 The insane lineup also includes Kiko Loureiro, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan and more
The history of instrumental rock By Joe Matera published 2 July 20 We look back at 60 years of the electric guitar-driven instrumental, from Link Wray and the Shadows to Dick Dale, Joe Satriani, Polyphia, Roopam Garg and beyond...
Steve Vai and Nuno Bettencourt react to Brian May being crowned greatest rock guitarist By Richard Bienstock published 11 June 20 “This is a totally appropriate recognition in my opinion,” Vai says
Steve Vai’s insane joint shifting technique: here’s how to do it By Richard Bienstock published 10 June 20 Music is Win's Tyler Larson breaks down the innovative fingering, one painful string stretch at a time
Steve Vai debuts innovative "joint shifting" technique with new song Candle Power By Richard Bienstock published 8 June 20 The ever-inventive virtuoso showcases a whole new bending approach to celebrate his 60th birthday
Steve Vai: Kurt Cobain and Billie Joe Armstrong's playing is "virtuosic" By Richard Bienstock published 1 June 20 The shred guru explains what makes the Nirvana and Green Day guitarists' technique so unique
7 of the greatest 7-string guitar songs By Peter Hodgson published 26 May 20 Believe it or not, the 7-string has been around since long before djent rose to popularity... Here are some of the best songs that utilize this genre-pushing instrument
Go from Steve Cropper to Steve Vai with this hot lick six-pack By Pat Heath published 6 May 20 Spice up your playing with our quick lessons in the style of Cropper, Vai – and four other guitarists not named Steve!
Steve Vai’s guitar gear: everything you need to nail the pre-eminent shred hero’s sound By Amit Sharma published 28 April 20 Looking to take your guitar deep inside the Fire Garden or Ultra Zone? Passion And Warfare this way beckons…