Neal Schon
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“I got a call: ‘I’m putting a super band together’”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”
By Jackson Maxwell published
Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career
“Gibson Supremes with Floyds!”: Neal Schon has rekindled his relationship with Gibson, bringing the Floyd Rose to the luxed-out Les Paul Supreme for a trio of potential signature models
By Phil Weller published
The Journey guitarist is back working with Gibson – and details of the pair's new models will reportedly be announced later this week
With an anthemic, ultra-melodic approach, Neal Schon helped define the sound of ‘80s rock – upgrade your chops with a deep-dive into the Journey virtuoso’s legendary rhythm and lead styles
By Martin Cooper published
Don't stop believin', but do start practicing on this video and tab lesson that unpacks Schon's tuneful, radio-friendly approach to rhythm and lead guitar
“A little tribute to Ed”: Neal Schon channels his inner Eddie Van Halen in jaw-dropping shred clip
By Matt Parker published
Erupt-Schon! The Journey guitarist took Van Halen out on their first tour, now he’s issued a playing tribute to the departed guitar icon
Watch Journey perform Black Magic Woman with Steve Lukather and original vocalist Gregg Rolie
By Matt Parker published
Rolie joined former bandmate Neal Schon and the Toto man in Austin, Texas for a trip down memory lane
Neal Schon just created the craziest PRS Silver Sky yet – complete with a humbucker and Floyd Rose
By Matt Owen published
The radically redesigned take on John Mayer's signature guitar was created with the help of guitar tech guru Gary Brawer
Journey's Neal Schon files cease-and-desist over bandmate Jonathan Cain's Don't Stop Believin' performance at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort
By Sam Roche published
“Cain should not be capitalising on Journey’s brand to promote his personal political or religious agenda to the detriment of the band,” the letter reads
Watch Kirk Hammett join Journey for a full-throttle Enter Sandman and Wheel in the Sky jam
By Matt Owen published
The Journey and Metallica hits were mashed together into one extended track, featuring some blistering guitar work from Hammett's “Greeny” Les Paul and Neal Schon's custom IHush single-cut
Neal Schon on Journey’s greatest tracks: “After Don‘t Stop was done I turned to everybody in the room and said, ‘I think this song is going to be massive’”
By Joshua M. Miller published
The AOR icon shares the stories behind eight Journey songs, including four from the band's life-affirming new album, Freedom, and four stone-cold classics from the catalog
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