Arteconciencias: “I want to honor the sound, but I don't want to lose myself”: Joe Satriani says he’s coming to terms with the fact that he doesn't sound like Eddie Van Halen

“His playing speaks to my soul like no other guitarist”: Watch Alex Lifeson join Adam Jones onstage to help Tool perform Jambi – before gifting his hero one of his signature Epiphone Les Pauls | “I never thought that my signature would be on anything – never mind Fenders, Gibsons, and Martins, they're the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost of guitars”: Mark Knopfler is selling off 120 guitars, including his Money For Nothing Les Paul | “I don’t know what it is, but something happens to Joe when he picks up the 10-string B.C. Rich Bich...”: Joe Perry tech Darren Hurst on helping the Aerosmith rock icon re-discover his tone

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November 22, 2023

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“I want to honor the sound, but I don't want to lose myself”: Joe Satriani says he’s coming to terms with the fact that he doesn't sound like Eddie Van Halen

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The guitar icon has been drafted in to take on EVH parts alongside Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony in the Best of All Worlds tour – and compares the challenge to taking on Ritchie Blackmore's parts on tour with Deep Purple in the early-'90s

"His playing speaks to my soul like no other guitarist": Watch Alex Lifeson join Adam Jones onstage to help Tool perform Jambi – before gifting his hero one of his signature Epiphone Les Pauls

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Having previously spoken about his affection for Jones' guitar playing, Lifeson joined Tool onstage to tackle the rhythmic riff rollercoaster – with some added Rush flair for good measure

"I never thought that my signature would be on anything – never mind Fenders, Gibsons, and Martins, they're the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost of guitars": Mark Knopfler is selling off 120 guitars, including his Money For Nothing Les Paul

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See the Scottish guitar great talk through the guitars he used on Dire Straits' most iconic tracks, plus his huge collection of signature models and custom builds

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Features

"I don't know what it is, but something happens to Joe when he picks up the 10-string B.C. Rich Bich...": Joe Perry tech Darren Hurst on helping the Aerosmith rock icon re-discover his tone

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After five years working with Peter Frampton, Darren Hurst became Joe Perry's tech. Here, he talks the secrets behind the guitar great's sound, and why his favorite Perry guitar isn't a Les Paul or the famous "Burned Strat"...

"The riffs are crazy. If I had to describe the songs, they're like Bonnie Raitt meets Sheryl Crow meets Joe Walsh meets the Stones – with hints of INXS": Introducing Danni Stefanetti, the Silver Sky-toting graduate of the PRS Pulse program

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The Clapton and SRV-schooled Aussie-turned-LA songwriter promises a rocking, riff-packed about-face on her upcoming studio outing

	PRS Guitars 2023 accessories are here! From straps to apparel to limited edition holiday items, we have several new designs that we're excited to show you. Visit the PRS Guitars West St East online store to shop all PRS accessories. Shop Now

From Guitar Player

"I wanted Eric Clapton on My Guitar Gently Weeps for a bit of moral support and to make the others behave..." Jamming with Eric Clapton and recording with the Beatles: A long-lost interview with George Harrison

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“I've always been embarrassed at the idea of being in Guitar Player magazine. I'm just a skiffler. I do ‘posh skiffle’, that's all it is…” In 1987, George Harrison sat down with us for a classic interview, looking back across his career…

Adrian Belew recounts his audition with Frank Zappa: "We sat on his purple couch. I placed my Pignose amplifier face down on it so I could get a little bit of sustain... At the end of it, he reached out his hand and said, 'You got the job'"

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Belew got the gig in the end, but his audition was anything but smooth sailing...

Buyer's Guides

Positive Grid's Spark Mini is a practice amp titan – but here are 5 smart amp alternatives we love with Black Friday discounts

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Save money this Black Friday and go outside of the practice amp box with these tech-equipped guitar amps

Lessons

Buddy Guy is one of the most influential guitar players of all time, inspiring everyone from Jimi Hendrix to John Mayer – learn the soloing style of a living guitar legend

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We look at what makes the Chicago great's pentatonic playing essential learning for generations of blues guitarists

Reviews

Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key review

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The saying goes that tone is all in the hands, but in this case, you can place a large percentage of it at your feet. This is a distortion pedal with a heavy drive voicing and a distinctive Queens of the Stone Age flavor