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Watch Steve Vai Re-Enact the 'Crossroads' Guitar Duel Live in 1997
By Guitar Player Staff published
It’s a treat to watch Vai have a good old-fashioned head-cutting session with a fellow Zappa alum.

Steve Vai Gives a Tour of His Incredible Guitar Collection
By Jackson Maxwell published
Vai's collection includes some of the most truly outrageous guitars you will ever see. See them up close, and learn about their history.

Hear Steve Vai Shred with One Hand on New Song, "Knappsack"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Not even a recent surgery can keep Vai from his hammer-ons, pull-offs, and dive-bombs.

Steve Vai “Won't Be Able to Play for a While” After Holding a Chord for So Long He Needed Surgery
By Jackson Maxwell published
Even the greatest of virtuosos aren't immune to finger injuries.

Steve Vai: Frank Zappa Once Told Me My Tone Sounded "Like An Electric Ham Sandwich"
By Jackson Maxwell published
"The sound isn't in the amps," Zappa told the young maestro, "it's in your head."

Watch Steve Vai Play Guitar with a Hook – in a Captain Hook Costume
By Jackson Maxwell published
It's a pirate's life for Steve Vai as he lends an unusual solo to the Devin Townsend Band’s "Triumph."

Watch Steve Vai Play "For the Love of God" for the First Time in 1991
By Damian Fanelli published
Compare the audience's tepid "Oh, OK, a new song" reaction at the beginning to their boisterous applause at the end!

Eight Six-String Heroes Pay Tribute to the Life, Music and Legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Guitar Player Staff published
Eric Johnson, Steve Stevens, Steve Vai and more on their love of SRV.
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