“I had no idea he was coming. I was like, ‘This is the last song that I wanted to play’”: Joe Satriani recalls his first and only meeting with Eddie Van Halen – a surprise visit when he was tackling a tricky track in the studio

“Eric’s Les Paul gets stolen, and he knows I’ve got the other one. He starts calling me relentlessly. I charged him £200. It’s worth about two million now”: Andy Summers recalls selling Eric Clapton his Gibson Les Paul ‘Burst for a bargain price | “Whenever people visited my house and saw the guitar, their faces would light up”: Guitar gifted to Jason Becker by Eddie Van Halen sells for $110,000 at auction | “Bob Marley didn’t want to hear my jazz-rock… I had to start all over again. I needed to play slower and add more feeling. Once I did, he told me, ‘That’s it, man!’” Al Anderson opens up on his tumultuous time with a reggae icon Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version December 22, 2023 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories "I had no idea he was coming. I was like, 'This is the last song that I wanted to play'": Joe Satriani recalls his first and only meeting with Eddie Van Halen – a surprise visit when he was tackling a tricky track in the studio Satch was busy piecing together The Extremist and laboring over the jangly, 12-string sounds of a challenging song – then Eddie Van Halen walked in "Eric's Les Paul gets stolen, and he knows I've got the other one. He starts calling me relentlessly. I charged him £200. It's worth about two million now": Andy Summers recalls selling Eric Clapton his Gibson Les Paul 'Burst for a bargain price After Slowhand's legendary Beano 'Burst was stolen in '66, Summers reluctantly sold his own Les Paul to the bluesman for a measly £200 "Whenever people visited my house and saw the guitar, their faces would light up": Guitar gifted to Jason Becker by Eddie Van Halen sells for $110,000 at auction Becker was happy to part ways with the instrument to pay for his ongoing ALS care and hopes it goes to someone who will "love and appreciate it as much as I do" 🎸FREE Trial: 80,000+ Guitar Lessons! Join TrueFire for free and enjoy a free trial of All Access to the world's most comprehensive library of online guitar instruction. No credit card required. Join Now ADVERTISEMENT Features "Bob Marley didn't want to hear my jazz-rock… I had to start all over again. I needed to play slower and add more feeling. Once I did, he told me, 'That's it, man!'" 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“Jimi turned round and said, 'Hey man, mind if I play the guitar for a while?' We played for about half an hour. That was probably the last time I saw him”: Andy Summers recalls his “outrageous” jams with Jimi Hendrix

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