Joe Satriani “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 Satch is intensely studying the intricacies of the late guitar hero's technical quirks and tone, while trying to avoid outright mimicry. The fine line between paying tribute and copying is an act of needle-threading the virtuoso says he also faced during his tenure in Deep Purple “Instrumental Music Became Like a Personal Growth Thing for Me”: Joe Satriani Talks Becoming an Instrumental Guitarist “You can break it down into what you’re trying to accomplish physically, artistically and economically,” says Satch Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business Steve Vai, Mark Tremonti, Joe Bonamassa, Mike Stern, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alex Skolnick, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson offer these easy-to-follow exercises that will help you become a better guitarist Latest Joe Satriani Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business By Dale Turner published 10 July 23 Steve Vai, Mark Tremonti, Joe Bonamassa, Mike Stern, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alex Skolnick, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson offer these easy-to-follow exercises that will help you become a better guitarist Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson’s Knockout “Going Down” Performance By Christopher Scapelliti published 3 July 23 Video This incredible clip featuring the classic G3 lineup is a lesson in electric guitar virtuosity Video “I Always Want to Transcend the Technical Aspects of the Guitar to Move People”: Joe Satriani’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Mark McStea published 7 June 23 He’s released 18 studio solo albums, but Satch reveals why these five tracks hold a special place in his catalog Five of Joe Satriani’s Coolest Vintage Guitars By Richard Bienstock published 20 April 23 The man with the futuristic Ibanez guitars also owns a nice collection of vintage axes “Les Pauls, Teles, and Strats Restricted Me”: Joe Satriani Explains His Devotion to Ibanez Guitars By Michael Molenda published 14 April 23 How the virtuoso’s creative horizon expanded with Ibanez “Bigger Isn’t Always Better. And Longer Isn’t Either”: Joe Satriani Explains Why Shorter Cables Can Improve Your Sound By Joe Bosso published 21 February 23 Satch takes the lead and reveals some more guitar tone wisdom “Having a Guitar That Really Inspires You Cannot Be Overstated”: Joe Satriani Reveals the Most Important Element of Tone By Joe Bosso published 17 February 23 Satch dishes out some tips on what to look out for when purchasing a guitar or amp Radial Engineering Reamp Station and Reamp HP Reviews By Christopher Scapelliti published 31 January 23 Based on Joe Satriani engineer John Cuniberti’s design, these utility boxes tackle the job in ways that will suit everyone from home studio hobbyists to professionals The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century By Guitar Player Staff published 28 December 22 From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo GP Presents Joe Satriani on Sunday, October 2 in Oakland, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie last updated 23 September 22 Guitar Player welcomes the icon’s Earth Tour to the fabulous Fox Theatre 1234Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1Gary Clark Jr. never asked to be a guitar savior 2Best Travel Guitars 2024: Top Portable Instruments From Lowden, Furch, Martin and more3“‘Those old Beatle bashers?’”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones4“I was 17 years old and found it in this local paper. It said, ‘Gretsch guitar, 100 bucks.’ I called the guy up and asked, ‘Is it like Eddie Cochran’s?’ He was like, ‘Who?’”: How Brian Setzer forged his trademark twanging tone 5“We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music, and the guitar is at the core of all of it”: The America at the Crossroads exhibit charts the guitar’s history with instruments owned by Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and more
Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business By Dale Turner published 10 July 23 Steve Vai, Mark Tremonti, Joe Bonamassa, Mike Stern, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alex Skolnick, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson offer these easy-to-follow exercises that will help you become a better guitarist
Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson’s Knockout “Going Down” Performance By Christopher Scapelliti published 3 July 23 Video This incredible clip featuring the classic G3 lineup is a lesson in electric guitar virtuosity
“I Always Want to Transcend the Technical Aspects of the Guitar to Move People”: Joe Satriani’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Mark McStea published 7 June 23 He’s released 18 studio solo albums, but Satch reveals why these five tracks hold a special place in his catalog
Five of Joe Satriani’s Coolest Vintage Guitars By Richard Bienstock published 20 April 23 The man with the futuristic Ibanez guitars also owns a nice collection of vintage axes
“Les Pauls, Teles, and Strats Restricted Me”: Joe Satriani Explains His Devotion to Ibanez Guitars By Michael Molenda published 14 April 23 How the virtuoso’s creative horizon expanded with Ibanez
“Bigger Isn’t Always Better. And Longer Isn’t Either”: Joe Satriani Explains Why Shorter Cables Can Improve Your Sound By Joe Bosso published 21 February 23 Satch takes the lead and reveals some more guitar tone wisdom
“Having a Guitar That Really Inspires You Cannot Be Overstated”: Joe Satriani Reveals the Most Important Element of Tone By Joe Bosso published 17 February 23 Satch dishes out some tips on what to look out for when purchasing a guitar or amp
Radial Engineering Reamp Station and Reamp HP Reviews By Christopher Scapelliti published 31 January 23 Based on Joe Satriani engineer John Cuniberti’s design, these utility boxes tackle the job in ways that will suit everyone from home studio hobbyists to professionals
The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century By Guitar Player Staff published 28 December 22 From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo
GP Presents Joe Satriani on Sunday, October 2 in Oakland, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie last updated 23 September 22 Guitar Player welcomes the icon’s Earth Tour to the fabulous Fox Theatre
