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The next generation of guitar stars join legends of the game to honor Jimi Hendrix at the 2025 Experience Hendrix tour
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The “guitar event of the year” kicks off with young guns Ally Venable and Marcus King alongside Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Eric Johnson on his G3 reunion with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai
By David Mead published
We catch up with the maestro to talk all things G3, formative influences, hollow-body Strat designs, and what he has to learn from Wes Montgomery after all these years

Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani share the secrets behind 3 instrumental epics in these exclusive Guitar World lessons
By Matt Owen published
The three G3 virtuosos break down hits both classic and modern to celebrate the release of the G3 Reunion Live album

Embellishing guitar chords is the best way to liven up your rhythm work – learn 5 Eric Johnson-inspired chord voicings
By Richard Barrett published
Because sometimes you need a chord with a little more harmonic intrigue, we take a look at the theory behind embellished chords and how they can be used in everyday playing

Eric Johnson broke new ground with his semi-hollow Strat – but he’d take inspiration from Gibson if he made another
By Matt Owen published
Johnson’s 2018 signature model was the first to combine a semi-hollow design with a contoured Strat body, but it didn’t take long for him to settle on a concept

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

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson bring their A games for electrifying Crossroads jam in first pro-shot footage of G3 2024 tour
By Matt Owen published
The original G3 trio recently reunited for this year's tour, and now a preview of an upcoming live album has been shared

Matteo Mancuso names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound
By Amit Sharma published
From Jimi to Django, these are the ingredients behind Matteo Mancuso’s stunning guitar technique

Eric Johnson says the ever-expanding world of guitar gear has resulted in “so much option anxiety”
By Phil Weller published
As the amp modeler and digital multi-effects markets continue to grow, Johnson has responded with a back-to-basics record that demonstrates the benefits of a stripped-back signal chain
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