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Can David Lee Roth pick guitarists? Just ask Steve Vai, Jason Becker and John 5
By Phil Weller published
Looking to go one better than Van Halen, the singer recruited the best guitar playing talents he could find
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
“I’m going, ‘This guy is better at what I do than I am!' ” Eddie Van Halen on the one guitarist he said out–Van Halened him
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Ed's impressions of Steve Vai weren't entirely positive, and he wondered if others saw him the same way
Steve Vai says Robert Fripp saw something in his playing he didn't like. So he told him how to fix it
By Phil Weller published
It was a song that had proved troublesome in the build-up and after scouring clips online, the guitarist received a valuable lesson from the man himself
How Tosin Abasi went from worshipping Steve Vai to counting the guitarist among his fans
By Phil Weller published
The modern-day guitar hero was shaped into the player he is because of Vai, then he got to trade licks with him on stages across America
Joe Satriani explains what will keep guitar alive
By Phil Weller published
Satch opened up on why he’s always championed the next generation of players, despite initial blowback against his G3 tour plans
Joe Satriani says Kurt Cobain was underrated and points out what few appreciate about the Nirvana guitarist
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Satch also reveals the difficulty of accommodating the styles and requests of virtuosos as varied as Yngwie Malmsteen and Robert Fripp
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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