Latest about Frank Zappa
Steve Vai on the radical guitar mods he learned from Frank Zappa
Zappa was never a conservationist when it came to his guitars. That lit a fuse under a young Steve Vai
Steve Vai on Frank Zappa's prophetic words about his career
Vai had was a young, awestruck kid when he joined Zappa's band. Frank saw something else
How Jimi Hendrix helped the Alice Cooper Band score their first record deal
Jimi's assistance kept a friend out of jail and introduced Cooper to the man who would help his group find fame
Frank Zappa’s famous Baby Snakes SG is heading to auction. Here’s why it matters
The heavily modded SG copy was a mainstay in his arsenal and is expected to sell for half a million dollars
Steve Vai on the theft that got him Frank Zappa’s number — and the job that changed his life
Vai was just 16 and called Zappa repeatedly over the next year until he got through to him, putting his guitar career on the launch pad
John Lennon looked to Frank Zappa for career guidance. Zappa said the former Beatles guitarist got considerably more
Zappa accused Lennon of repackaging his song “King Kong” as if he and Yoko Ono had written it themselves
Eric Clapton on the one guitarist who blew him away onstage
The pair had become great friends, but when Slowhand stepped up for a guest spot, he got thrown for a loop
It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums
The guitarist told us the history of his Strat, which he bought off the wall after his previous axe disappeared
