John Sykes

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LEFT: American guitarist Steve Vai performs during a concert as part of the 'Inviolate Tour' at Auditorio Pabellon M on June 23, 2023 in Monterrey, Mexico. RIGHT: TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 17: Musician Marty Friedman performs on stage during his Japan Heritage Special Live concert at Haneda airport on July 17, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

Steve Vai and Marty Friedman on John Sykes' influence and guitar skills

By Phil Weller published

Friedman has called the late guitarist a “game changer” when it came to solos, while Vai says he could never play guitar like him

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Photo of John SYKES and THIN LIZZY, John Sykes performing live onstage

John Sykes has passed away at age 65 after a long battle with cancer

By Christopher Scapelliti, GP Editors published

The English guitarist arrived in the 1980s' New Wave of British Heavy Metal, toting a Les Paul Custom and a vibrato wider than the English Channel

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They Came From Planet Shred: How '80s Guitar Heroes Changed Hard Rock Forever

By Guitar Player Staff published

Slash, John Sykes, Mick Mars, George Lynch, and more invaded hard rock in the '80s, moving it further from its blues-rock origins.

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