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“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…
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
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
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
Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Tony Levin on how they made Beat – with Robert Fripp’s blessing
By Ryan Reed published
Performing material from King Crimson's trailblazing '80s oeuvre, Beat finds three kings of the strings with the peerless Danny Carey pushing the envelope and Steve Vai doing Robert Fripp proud
Steve Vai lays down a smoking alternative solo for Chicago’s South California Purples at the rock icons’ Live at 55 show
By Matt Owen published
Vai was joined by the likes of Judith Hill and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram to help mark 55 years Chicago Transit Authority
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
Guitar Player magazine to cease print publication
By Jackson Maxwell published
The world's oldest continuously published magazine devoted to guitarists, guitar gear, and instruction, Guitar Player was instrumental to the careers of Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, and Yngwie Malmsteen, to name just a few examples
Joe Satriani gifted Steve Vai his custom-painted Ibanez signature – now it’s one of Vai’s most treasured guitars
By Matt Owen published
The birthday gift – which is unlike any Satch signature you've ever seen before – ranks alongside the ‘Swiss Cheese’ guitar and Vai's first-ever Fender Strat as one of the virtuoso’s most prized instruments
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