<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Joe-satriani ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/joe-satriani Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:25:55 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Win tickets to see the SatchVai Band and Animals As Leaders perform in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/see-the-satchvai-band-in-northern-california-win-tickets-to-their-performance-at-guitar-player-presents dUscnVxCY5FX22k7mDmFsh Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:25:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bringing out the heavy hitters! Can’t wait to hear this.” Nita Strauss and Joe Satriani–approved shredder lands new gig alongside heavy metal star ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-approved-shredder-lands-new-gig-alongside-heavy-metal-star DzWQjaAjV9atNmyJLejHgC Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:02:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He hated me because I didn’t practice his stuff enough.” Joe Satriani taught guitar wizards like Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett and Alex Skolnick. But one player didn't get along with his methods ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/why-this-one-guitarist-didnt-gel-with-guitar-tutor-supreme-joe-satriani iKLozaEU9LzgKmwcLZ4MLd Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:45:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have none of the high technical skill of a Steve Vai or a Joe Satriani.” Brian May says he can’t compete with the world’s best shredders, but his alternative approach means he doesn’t have to ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-may-on-shredding-and-playing-with-instinct brvmu2imA8WPJ3ehujto2U Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:33:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was just as good, if not better, than Pete Townshend.” Eddie Van Halen could play this Who album note for note says Michael Anthony ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/the-gest-who-album-according-to-eddie-van-halen-and-joe-satriani GhgspXBGHtutm4S2bYiaoX Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:25:24 +0000 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:29:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Working in a vintage guitar shop, you get disillusioned about the price of these things and what they sound like.” Joe Satriani doesn’t buy the vintage guitar hype. He reveals the moment he knew classic axes aren’t what they're cracked up to be ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-isnt-buying-the-vintage-guitar-hype dDysnfzwZF3vUNWmiQp2J9 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:28:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was just Joe playing some chords and me struggling through this riff.” Steve Vai and Joe Satriani tell how a 50-year-old riff inspired the creation of the SatchVai Band in a new in-depth video interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-was-just-joe-playing-some-chords-and-me-struggling-through-this-riff-steve-vai-and-joe-satriani-tell-how-a-50-year-old-riff-inspired-the-creation-of-the-satchvai-band-in-a-new-in-depth-video-interview 3RhovyprUeredNM43BRuYE Fri, 09 May 2025 13:50:27 +0000 Fri, 09 May 2025 13:51:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This song depicts all that Joe and I used to think about as teenagers.” Hear Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s debut track from the SatchVai Band, "I Wanna Play My Guitar" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-steve-vai-hear-satchvai-band-debut-track uyvh8aoF5voPYyn6oV6fHJ Tue, 06 May 2025 15:17:27 +0000 Tue, 06 May 2025 15:30:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar says his new single was co-written with Eddie Van Halen “from beyond”, over a year after he died ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/sammy-hagar-on-dreaming-of-eddie-van-halen-and-talks-of-one-final-tour pJ9eN62r29mQEbjq2qf46g Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:31:16 +0000 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:56:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Stevie always sounded the same whether it was rosewood or maple.” Jimmie Vaughan says Stevie Ray Vaughan would agree — there's no tone difference between rosewood and maple fretboards ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jimme-vaughan-on-maple-versus-rosewood-fretboards Mq8fAPAQgbbXGv3m8AP5uA Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:24:48 +0000 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:42:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A good example of how, as artists, you have to blindly move forward with crazy ideas”: The story of Joe Satriani’s showstopping Crystal Planet Ibanez JS prototype – which has just sold for $10,000 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/joe-satriani-crystal-planet-ibanez-js-prototype c8gEY6WcHVdK2w9bsQfhkh Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:54:12 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:54:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He said, ‘You get rock. I'm looking for that sort of guy.’" Joe Satriani calls him “the guitar player I wish I was.” But for Pete Thorn, making stars’ dreams come true is the secret to success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pete-thorn-guitar-sideman-to-the-stars SBi8uY49gaCQviMZwWmZSU Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:56:23 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:26:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It felt so odd to my fingers.” Joe Satriani on the Eddie Van Halen song that proved his biggest challenge on the Best of All Worlds tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-on-the-challenges-of-the-best-of-all-worlds-tour Ke9pJRXHqpNJrZ8JszgSTB Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:26:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I think Eddie got rubbed the wrong way." Peavey's CEO says Joe Satriani's endorsement deal led Eddie Van Halen to depart for Fender — and take the 5150 amp with him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/peavey-ceo-on-evh-and-joe-satriani Z3d2bUZGZSYVKF9STnRXeP Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:24:50 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She can shred any guy out there.” Joe Satriani says this young musician shows how guitarists are “playing better than guitar players have ever played before” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-she-can-shred-any-guy-out-there w8HqRGQcxsQezkwuZnAEpD Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:15:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They launched a revolution that continues to this day." Meet 30 players who tapped, twanged, sweep-picked and shredded the 1980s to its greatest glory ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-top-guitarists-of-the-1980s xHtcsXvb9ELVeYYpaejq23 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:02:00 +0000 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:11:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He just didn't want to do it, so he came up with the most ridiculous suggestion.” Joe Satriani reveals that a G3 tour with Jeff Beck nearly happened – only for him to pull out last minute and suggest Prince filled his spot ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-jeff-beck-g3-tour C8kYV6j9oU5Uj9Fq7aLmoP Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:07:07 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Jimmy Page was a tour de force. Those first four records are just out of control."Joe Satriani talks Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck and the 10 records that changed his life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/joe-satriani-10-records-that-changed-my-life d6SdYQXmvoSdhck8QcW32R Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:30:40 +0000 Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:55:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I got used to the idea that Steve Vai was gonna walk in my door and blow my mind." Joe Satriani explains what will keep guitar alive. The good news? It's already happening ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-satriani-on-the-next-generation-of-players-being-better-than-him fxj5gh3XRGGeL4KYbFpiq9 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:01:53 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:02:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a great guitar player. He obviously really knew the instrument.” Joe Satriani says Kurt Cobain was underrated and points out the one thing few have noticed about the Nirvana guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-was-a-great-guitar-player-he-obviously-really-knew-the-instrument-joe-satriani-says-kurt-cobain-was-underrated-and-points-out-the-one-thing-few-have-noticed-about-the-nirvana-guitarist ztcb2vYWnHcWSqtzNbpgiV Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:32:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:56:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There are a lot of guys that play much more like Eddie than Joe." Sammy Hagar says Joe Satriani was “not a perfect match” for his Van Halen Best of All Words tour. But one factor set him apart ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/sammy-hagar-joe-satriani-not-a-perfect-match-for-eddie-van-halen kMFTnXJKitQDAEup5fXtXC Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:18:55 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:18:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve been writing new music and we want to go back out on tour together." Joe Satriani and Steve Vai announce the new SatchVai Band and Surfing With the Hydra tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/satriani-vai-satchvai-tour-announced uFk6G6h7zMjhkBn6mn838B Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:02:48 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:11:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Slamming away with Joe and Eric on this track creates a rich atmosphere of crushing guitar delight.” Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” onstage in this exclusive new video and share details of their upcoming album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/satriani-vai-johnson-shred-crossroads-at-g3 ajMbhJ9xMruaufWQzeHPxY Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:20:20 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:24:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got behind the drums, and he got so into it he started bleeding. I said, ‘This is the man you want.’ “ Alex Van Halen talks his and Ed's secret jams with Chris Cornell, the Ozzy-fronted VH album and why the David Lee Roth tribute shows fell apart ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/alex-van-halen-chris-cornell-ozzy-tribute-shows-rolling-stone-interview TsZkK2TCvuyofdJrzBZjTB Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:08:38 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:11:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A vintage-sounding, modern-featured roaring head inspired by the legendary 1967/1968 Plexi Super Lead 100”: Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-satriani-ik-multimedia-3rd-power-dragon-100-plugin tDvZyBxnQ2cuhALeTy6Kvf Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:40:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I need the numbers for getting that perfect volume setting for whatever song we're doing”: Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-satriani-best-of-all-worlds-guitars-mod GJf8sDG2x5tj377rUDY5EY Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:02:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My live rig doesn’t work; Van Halen is a different animal”: Is Joe Satriani ditching Ibanez for the upcoming Best of All Worlds tour? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-satriani-best-of-all-worlds-rehearsal-gear nN8YSMsLSFpXvWiupNLdtk Wed, 29 May 2024 20:36:38 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've tried to avoid playing like Eddie. I've never learned the songs on purpose so I didn't steal anything. Then I had to learn the songs – I was like, ‘This is gonna be torture’”: Joe Satriani on his preparations for this summer's Van Halen tribute tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-satriani-eddie-van-halen-tribute 8fKdXmqTJ8NTevNvueuskd Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:57:46 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton's "Beano" Les Paul, George Harrison's 1965 Rickenbacker, Joe Satriani's "Pearly" prototype: Six stolen guitars that are still missing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/six-stolen-guitars-that-are-still-missing QK3LcMhCsvPqrGTvBk3GKG Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:59:06 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen. Joe Satriani told me, ‘Don’t get too into him...'" Alex Skolnick's Top Five Tips to becoming a better guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/alex-skolnicks-top-five-tips c665SY6FDnrensyDbq9Qqg Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:41:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Instrumental Music Became Like a Personal Growth Thing for Me”: Joe Satriani Talks Becoming an Instrumental Guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joe-satriani-may-2020-guitar-player-interview oc2bY8tS3xzgrbXt9Jr4jY Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:17:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/vai-tremonti-bonamassa-stern-malmsteen-gilbert-skolnick-satriani-johnson Fzd4HLgqaYZG9aJisjLmhi Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:24:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson’s Knockout “Going Down” Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/g3-joe-satriani-eric-johnson-steve-vai-going-down ehXvkb52wev6oYPc92hYQf Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:04:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Always Want to Transcend the Technical Aspects of the Guitar to Move People”: Joe Satriani’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joe-satriani-top-five-tracks vGKtCUYfb7TUSDaNWbhSq9 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 08:08:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five of Joe Satriani’s Coolest Vintage Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/joe-satriani-vintage-guitars mWNufUt8VGFf6gUe6QKEJL Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:52:26 +0000 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:00:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Les Pauls, Teles, and Strats Restricted Me”: Joe Satriani Explains His Devotion to Ibanez Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/joe-satriani-ibanez-guitars A8jZyj3FoLooTeaaL4dhSg Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:39:22 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bigger Isn’t Always Better. And Longer Isn’t Either”: Joe Satriani Explains Why Shorter Cables Can Improve Your Sound ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/bigger-isnt-always-better-and-longer-isnt-either-joe-satriani-explains-why-shorter-cables-can-improve-your-sound DLHJbSVExMoTnzmtJrrBWQ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:01:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Having a Guitar That Really Inspires You Cannot Be Overstated”: Joe Satriani Reveals the Most Important Element of Tone ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/having-a-guitar-that-really-inspires-you-cannot-be-overstated-joe-satriani-reveals-the-most-important-element-of-tone jvSwRNd4MjrNKt64uxdkfL Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:45:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radial Engineering Reamp Station and Reamp HP Reviews ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/radial-engineering-reamp-station-and-reamp-hp-reviews VFyH44uC4QnmScvzvDF5QA Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:43:21 +0000 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:47:23 +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[ "He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/what-hendrix-meant-to-me-by-some-of-the-worlds-greatest-guitar-players fyE6t4TctNUumvQMBShjXM Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:44:39 +0000 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:26:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ GP Presents Joe Satriani on Sunday, October 2 in Oakland, CA – Win Tickets! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gp-presents-joe-satriani-on-sunday-october-2-in-oakland-ca-win-tickets MhmULpnSiqBAE8CQMna3uk Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:54:20 +0000 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:29:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani's Top Ten Tips for Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/joe-satrianis-top-ten-tips-for-guitarists XqiMmyetczY2ydbqvEkNrW Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:46:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More Joe Than Anything Else”: Joe Satriani Opens Up On His Adventurous New Album, ‘The Elephants of Mars’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/more-joe-than-anything-else-joe-satriani-opens-up-on-his-adventurous-new-album-the-elephants-of-mars uev9gKhtVD9jFi4LWEFfSQ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:15:24 +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[ Watch Joe Satriani’s Tripped Out Sci-Fi Music Video for "The Elephants of Mars" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-joe-satrianis-tripped-out-sci-fi-music-video-for-the-elephants-of-mars vJVKp9eujNzSMU7mDcoEBk Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Biggest Thrill Was When I Got Two Warranty Cards from Jeff Beck”: Watch Guitar Innovator Tom Scholz’s Intriguing Mini-Doc ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-biggest-thrill-was-when-i-got-two-warranty-cards-from-jeff-beck-watch-guitar-innovator-tom-scholzs-intriguing-mini-doc ax2hXfhYQoyZZCFwtMBDEC Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:47:41 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Was Convinced That I Might Die”: Lance Keltner Talks New Album After Brush with Death ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/i-was-convinced-that-i-might-die-lance-keltner-talks-new-album-after-brush-with-death YnSgJHzrpBA5uKiHumQb9Q Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:31:05 +0000 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:43:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Dan Patlansky’s Low-Down Dirty “Bad Soul” Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-dan-patlanskys-low-down-dirty-bad-soul-music-video fRTyTdbEpNBMYtLLTwrk4g Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani Fuses Funk With Shred on Bouncy New Single, Pumpin' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-satriani-pumpin rArMcwJYF2MxQF9xLXc8Ed Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:57:54 +0000