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Steve Vai performs onstage at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California on October 7, 2016
“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”

By Jackson Maxwell Published

No, it's not For the Love of God

Makers
Kenny Wayne Shepherd black and white portrait as he plays an electric guitar
”There’s 12 notes on a guitar and Steve Vai and Zakk Wylde sound like they have more. How do you do that?” Blues prodigy Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his new solo album Dirt on My Diamonds, Vol. 1, and why unpredictability is so important

By Gary Graff Published

Looking for fresh inspiration, Kenny Wayne Shepherd left Nashville for Alabama’s FAME Studios. The result is the first half of a new album project that continues his breathtaking blues-rock evolution

Music
Sharon Isbin performs at The 2006 Recording Academy Honors Awards
Sharon Isbin: "The ability to improvise is something that is a part of all of us, but when it’s developed to the fullest in artists like Steve Morse or Steve Vai, who can just create music on the spot, it’s truly something to marvel at"

By Barry Cleveland Published

In this vintage GP interview, the classical guitar maestro reveals how she took improv inspiration from Heart's Nancy Wilson – and how players can improve their dynamics – and discusses the benefits of practicing guitar pieces... without the guitar

Guitarists
Nita Strauss
“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’

By Joe Bosso Published

The reigning queen of shred metal riffs on stress, solos and the importance of heeding Yngwie

Albums, Singles & New Releases
Carvin electric guitars (l-r): 1960 Carvin 3-SGB, 1970 Carvin SS-65 and circa-1974 Carvin CM95
With a Surprising History Dating Back to the 1940s, Carvin Later Achieved Kudos With Endorsements by Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth and Joe Walsh

By Dave Hunter Published

Launched as a post-WWII startup, the firm grew into a guitar gear giant, one catalog sale at a time

Guitars
Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth and Eric Johnson
Tap Into the Barre Chord Magic of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson Using This Five-Minute Lesson

By Shane Theriot Published

Use your finger like a mobile capo, revoice power chords, and create beautiful dissonance with these simple tips

Lessons
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngvie Malmsteen perform, Chicago, Illinois, October 24, 2003.
Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business

By Dale Turner Published

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

Lessons
(L-R) Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on October 25, 1996.
Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson’s Knockout “Going Down” Performance

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Video This incredible clip featuring the classic G3 lineup is a lesson in electric guitar virtuosity

Video
Jimmy Page and Steve Vai during GRAMMY Special Merit Awards Ceremony - February 12, 2005 at Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, United States.
“I Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix

By Mark McStea Published

In this insightful interview, the guitarist reveals his “biggest influences” and “favorite rock song in history”

Guitarists
Steve Vai in 1990
“’Any Means Necessary’ Is My Philosophy”: Forget Analog Versus Digital – Steve Vai Had the Final Word in 1990

By Mark McStea Published

How the shred master made the best of both worlds on his breakthrough sophomore album, ‘Passion and Warfare’

Music
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