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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

Matteo Mancuso highlights the one thing social media guitarists get wrong
By Phil Weller published
The young virtuoso has leapt ahead of his peers by making musicality, rather than "wow" factor, his prime focus

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

Meet Matteo Mancuso, the young player who’s light years ahead of us all
By Bill Milkowski published
When it comes to improvisation, Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro Matteo Mancuso is leaving the best players in the world in the dust

Steve Vai was too shy to tell his friends he was learning guitar. Here's how they found out
By Phil Weller published
The virtuoso chose a typically flamboyant way to break the news to everyone

Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist recently opened up to GP about his early struggles adapting to Fripp’s playing style, with Steve Vai facing similar challenges tackling his parts for the Beat tour
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