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“The approach and innovation had me locked”: Steve Vai names his favorite Joe Satriani song – an underrated deep cut that features radical Auto-Tuned solos
Speaking ahead of their upcoming co-headline tour, the two virtuosos shared their favorite songs from one another's repertoire, with Vai’s pick harking back to one of the pair's earliest memories together
“It sounds like a bunch of 18-year-old kids having fun. There’s something to be said about that energy”: Eric Johnson reveals a G3 live album from the 2024 reunion tour with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani is in the works
The three virtuosos are currently wading through live recordings from their recent tour as they look to compile a new record to celebrate the OG G3 reunion
“This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
From neoclassical tapping clinics to cosmic, spaghetti western-esque guitar soundscapes, this month has provided an embarrassment of six-string riches
“This is f**king 4K s**t”: Erik Rutan and Rob Barrett on why Chaos Horrific is one of the grimmest releases from the Cannibal Corpse death metal meat grinder
How disgustingly low tunings and custom-built metal machines gave new rager Chaos Horrific a hellish weight and physicality as the death metal institution found joy in new extremes
“Nothing is held back or toned down”: Mdou Moctar has announced a new album that will be “louder, faster, and more wild” than anything before it – hear the electrifying title track, Funeral For Justice
'The Hendrix of the Sahara' is using his music to shine a light on the political turmoil of his homeland, with the band set to tour the US in June
“A cinematic celebration of Joe’s music, a testament to his unparalleled standing in the blues-rock realm”: Joe Bonamassa plays with 40-piece orchestra on new live album
Commemorating his debut performance at the landmark venue, the besuited bluesman’s licks are accompanied by an orchestra, with Twenty-Four Hour Blues the first track to be released from his forthcoming live album
“Thom Yorke called Colin Greenwood the secret weapon to Radiohead, and I think he was right”: John Garrison on the 5 bass albums that shaped his sound
John Garrison, currently holding down the low-end with pop swooner James Blunt, talks us through his top 5 bass albums
“Gritty, fast-paced and hectic”: Billy Morrison recruits Steve Vai, John 5 and Ozzy Osbourne for his first solo record in 9 years
The Billy Idol guitarist is set to team with a stellar cast – including his co-guitarist Steve Stevens – for a record that sees him reflecting on a riotous world, and you can hear the first single, Drowning, now
“We had a blast in the studio – the blues resonates with me more than anything”: Orianthi taps up Joe Bonamassa for soulfully scorching new single First Time Blues
Both guitarists unleash fretboard-burning solos on the new Kevin Shirley-mixed track, which was recorded at Robby Krieger’s LA studio
Mick Mars: “I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Mötley Crüe. I don't regret anything we've ever done – good, bad or ugly” – only in the new Guitar World
Plus! Eddie Kramer, Marco Pirroni, Stone Mecca, Adrian Belew, Yard Act, DragonForce, history of the MXR Phase 90, Drop Nineteens, Blondie's Frank Infante, the Darkness and more!
