Steve Vai “It’s just one note, but it took my entire life to get to the point to where I could do that one note”: Steve Vai regarded this solo as his “ultimate achievement of phrasing on the guitar” No, it's not For the Love of God “I Write Very Emotional Music, and Most of the Time It’s Pretty Angry”: Nita Strauss Drops Her Unapologetically Shred Sophomore Album, ‘The Call of the Void’ The reigning queen of shred metal riffs on stress, solos and the importance of heeding Yngwie With a Surprising History Dating Back to the 1940s, Carvin Later Achieved Kudos With Endorsements by Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth and Joe Walsh Launched as a post-WWII startup, the firm grew into a guitar gear giant, one catalog sale at a time Latest Steve Vai Tap Into the Barre Chord Magic of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson Using This Five-Minute Lesson By Shane Theriot published 1 August 23 Use your finger like a mobile capo, revoice power chords, and create beautiful dissonance with these simple tips 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 Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix By Mark McStea published 23 May 23 In this insightful interview, the guitarist reveals his “biggest influences” and “favorite rock song in history” “’Any Means Necessary’ Is My Philosophy”: Forget Analog Versus Digital – Steve Vai Had the Final Word in 1990 By Mark McStea published 18 May 23 How the shred master made the best of both worlds on his breakthrough sophomore album, ‘Passion and Warfare’ “I Actually Thought It Might Well Be a Dismal Failure”: Steve Vai Discusses the Making of His Groundbreaking Shred Album, ‘Passion and Warfare’ By Mark McStea published 16 May 23 “Steven, I think you’re wrong about that,” said David Coverdale. “This is a brilliant record, and you’re going to be very surprised at the reaction” Steve Vai’s Practice Rig for Sale on Reverb By Rod Brakes published 16 March 23 This rare collection includes an Ibanez JEM7V-WH and a Fender Stratocaster signed by Steve Vai, Tosin Abasi, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, and Yngwie Malmsteen Here’s Why the Ratio Machine Heads Can Make Tuning Quicker, More Predictable and More Intuitive By Christopher Scapelliti published 21 February 23 From Steve Vai to Ed Sheeran, Graph Tech’s Dave Dunwoodie tells ‘GP’ how these innovative tuners have made life easier for guitarists of all types “This Album Is a Side of Vai That You’re Never Going to Hear Any Other Way”: Steve Vai Talks New Gash Record By Mark McStea published 10 February 23 After sitting on a shelf for 30 years, Vai’s balls-out ode to the joys of riding is finally out. But the real surprise is the guy behind the mic Watch a “17-Year-Old” John Frusciante Shredding Like Steve Vai in the ‘80s By Rod Brakes published 10 February 23 VIDEO The teenage guitarist shows off some fretboard pyrotechnics in this rare clip of his pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band, IKE VIDEO 123456Archives 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 READ1Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic2Matteo Mancuso pays homage to his hero, Paul Gilbert, with new track, Paul Position 3Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way 4David Gilmour explains his preference for vintage guitars, and demos his 1945 Martin D-185Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall
Tap Into the Barre Chord Magic of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson Using This Five-Minute Lesson By Shane Theriot published 1 August 23 Use your finger like a mobile capo, revoice power chords, and create beautiful dissonance with these simple tips
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 Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix By Mark McStea published 23 May 23 In this insightful interview, the guitarist reveals his “biggest influences” and “favorite rock song in history”
“’Any Means Necessary’ Is My Philosophy”: Forget Analog Versus Digital – Steve Vai Had the Final Word in 1990 By Mark McStea published 18 May 23 How the shred master made the best of both worlds on his breakthrough sophomore album, ‘Passion and Warfare’
“I Actually Thought It Might Well Be a Dismal Failure”: Steve Vai Discusses the Making of His Groundbreaking Shred Album, ‘Passion and Warfare’ By Mark McStea published 16 May 23 “Steven, I think you’re wrong about that,” said David Coverdale. “This is a brilliant record, and you’re going to be very surprised at the reaction”
Steve Vai’s Practice Rig for Sale on Reverb By Rod Brakes published 16 March 23 This rare collection includes an Ibanez JEM7V-WH and a Fender Stratocaster signed by Steve Vai, Tosin Abasi, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, and Yngwie Malmsteen
Here’s Why the Ratio Machine Heads Can Make Tuning Quicker, More Predictable and More Intuitive By Christopher Scapelliti published 21 February 23 From Steve Vai to Ed Sheeran, Graph Tech’s Dave Dunwoodie tells ‘GP’ how these innovative tuners have made life easier for guitarists of all types
“This Album Is a Side of Vai That You’re Never Going to Hear Any Other Way”: Steve Vai Talks New Gash Record By Mark McStea published 10 February 23 After sitting on a shelf for 30 years, Vai’s balls-out ode to the joys of riding is finally out. But the real surprise is the guy behind the mic
Watch a “17-Year-Old” John Frusciante Shredding Like Steve Vai in the ‘80s By Rod Brakes published 10 February 23 VIDEO The teenage guitarist shows off some fretboard pyrotechnics in this rare clip of his pre-Red Hot Chili Peppers band, IKE