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Sammy Hagar says Joe Satriani was “not a perfect match” for the Best of All Words tour, but one factor set him apart

By Phil Weller Published

The outspoken frontman says dozens of 12-year-olds can play like Eddie, but he wasn’t after pure mimicry

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Joe Satriani (left) and Steve Vai perform onstage together in 2024
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are writing new music and will tour as the SatchVai Band

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The news comes at the end of a busy year of touring for the two guitar virtuosos

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(from left) Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson perform on the G3 reunion tour
Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” — plus details of their new G3 album

By GP Editors Published

The three virtuosos perform the blues-rock classic from this year's sold-out tour

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David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen perform at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, September 30, 2015.
Alex Van Halen talks his and Ed's secret jams with Chris Cornell, the Ozzy-fronted Van Halen album and why the David Lee Roth EVH tribute shows fell apart

By Phil Weller Published

The Van Halen drummer unveils fascinating details about three failed Van Halen projects

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3rd Power Dragon 100 Joe Satriani Amps
Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist worked with 3rd Power chief designer Dylana Scott to capture his favorite Van Halen guitar tone, and it's quickly become his “favorite amp”

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Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen perform onstage
Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist has given a rundown of the guitar arsenal he’s assembled for the Van Halen-honoring tour, which kicks off this weekend

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Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen perform onstage
Is Joe Satriani ditching Ibanez for the upcoming Best of All Worlds tour?

By Phil Weller Published

Newly released rehearsal footage shows the shred legend playing an EVH Strat, with a revised pedalboard, as he goes on a Van Halen tone dive

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Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen perform onstage
“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

By Jackson Maxwell Published

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

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Eric Clapton's "Beano" Les Paul, George Harrison's 1965 Rickenbacker, Joe Satriani's "Pearly" prototype: Six stolen guitars that are still missing

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The stories behind six famous purloined axes.

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American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. Image is part of David Redfern Premium Collection.
"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

By Jason Sidwell Last updated

Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Here, Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, Jennifer Batten, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and more talk about his enduring legacy

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