<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Al-di-meola ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/al-di-meola Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:20:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Don’t worry — the Beatles take this stuff.’” How an acid trip, a cassette and an offhand comment landed teenage guitarist Al Di Meola the gig of a lifetime ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/al-di-meolas-acid-trip x3zD7rNt9kggsJ5k89QHPX Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:20:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That was the first song I ever attempted to play, but I heard congas and drums that exploded like fire.” How the Kinks inspired Al Di Meola to write a fusion classic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-the-kinks-inspired-al-di-meola-to-write-a-jazz-fusion-classic 6udUpFrmCKWcQ9fZXAw9Qe Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:27:21 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:56:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What's magical is when you can feel the quarter note... That's where the drama is.” Al Di Meola reveals his indispensable tool for rhythm guitar playing — and it doesn’t involve your hands ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/al-di-meola-rhythm-guitar-playing dcLyvvWWddA8Zm32DEVrdA Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:43:44 +0000 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:37:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Steve Vai gave me some good advice: ‘Concentrate on music and not too much on guitar.’ You can open up a lot of new ideas with that mindset.” Matteo Mancuso highlights the one thing many guitarists get wrong ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/matteo-mancuso-on-instagram-shredders ToqmvRB3E9a4XQDRVbLnJL Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:01:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was slumping over my acoustic guitar and grabbing my chest. I remember thinking, This might be it for me.” Al Di Meola talks about his onstage heart attack and the rush to save his life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/i-was-slumping-over-my-acoustic-guitar-and-grabbing-my-chest-i-remember-thinking-this-might-be-it-for-me-al-di-meola-talks-about-his-onstage-heart-attack-and-the-rush-to-save-his-life GucUVJoPMuEYjU9CGyWrkT Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:28:07 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:15:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Vai was stunned when he heard him. Joe Bonamassa says he’s reinvented guitar. Al Di Meola says it “would take lifetimes to catch up with him.” Meet Matteo Mancuso, the young player who’s light years ahead of us all ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/matteo-mancuso-stunning HV8CniLWuut3pWvJzoJAtn Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:14:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was given a second chance, so I decided it would be fun to go back and revisit some of these tunes from the ’70s”: Win tickets to see Al Di Meola in Northern California ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gp-presents-al-di-meola-october-2024 oxFYUQ6at4FUDtyLCS8uAn Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:43:25 +0000 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:43:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After the first take, Paco needed to relax, so he smoked a joint and the second take was the one. The rest is history”: Al Di Meola on the magic of Mediterranean Sundance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/al-di-meola-paco-de-lucia-mediterranean-sundance hXhySzhDAtYowBbuhjmJ5R Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:15:09 +0000 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:43:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/harmonic-minor-japanese-chinese-phrygian-dominant-gypsy-hungarian-minor-persian-guitar-scales PUQByHDi7mWAiXTvvN9osA Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Favorite of Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola and John Frusciante, Yamaha’s SG-2000 Was Intended as a Les Paul Killer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/yamaha-sg2000 NTM3vGUwZR5Rmm3h9NGYa3 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:34:42 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘GP’ Presents Al Di Meola, June 11 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/guitar-player-presents-al-di-meola-SFJAZZ bctUYUaWYpKQ9t662CRKVg Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:11:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century RGtTzStEoDw26KeEmWJ7tW Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/virtuosity-on-the-guitar-comes-in-many-forms-we-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-inaugural-g3-tour-with-dream-team-joe-satriani-steve-vai-and-eric-johnson pfPA6zLr6eN7dJQzyP9VU4 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Punk Guitar Legend Dr. Know Revisits the Profound Legacy of Bad Brains ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/punk-guitar-legend-dr-know-revisits-the-profound-legacy-of-bad-brains 6ajcbuxExSeRaMkzhsJwHf Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:56:23 +0000 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:14:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Al Di Meola Returns to His Italian Roots and Inspires New Guitar Design ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/al-di-meola-returns-to-his-italian-roots-and-inspires-new-guitar-design F6mD5go2AjCi26zPab2D5E Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:26:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Al Di Meola is Planning on Selling His ’71 Les Paul Custom for Charity ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/al-di-meola-is-planning-on-selling-his-71-les-paul-custom-for-charity tmBgHbaBYZfQPrr2Vis6dX Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:15:48 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Al Di Meola: How I Wrote “Race with Devil on Spanish Highway” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/al-di-meola-how-i-wrote-race-with-devil-on-spanish-highway N5L9rTyGwqrFaLZGZMepMW Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:30:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Al Di Meola on Reimagining the Beatles and Why You Can't Beat Lennon/McCartney at Their Own Game ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/al-di-meola-on-reimagining-the-beatles-and-why-you-cant-beat-lennonmccartney-at-their-own-game sYJYXNzETbsbWLqXv8gKia Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:10:44 +0000