Watching Steve Vai play is more of an experience than an actual concert. It’s a fireworks display of tones, techniques and colors. He made his mark in the 1980’s playing for Frank Zappa, a feat that earned him great validation… Continue Reading
Larry Carlton made his mark as a tasteful session musician in the 1970’s and 80’s, becoming one of the most recorded guitarists during this time. Larry appeared on tracks from Steely Dan through to Michael Jackson. As a solo artist,… Continue Reading
According to Marty Friedman, there’s nothing that quite beats playing live. “I love playing live more than anything. That’s my favorite thing to do, whether it be Japan or anyplace in the world. It allows me to express a completely different emotion than… Continue Reading
Tosin Abasi, guitar player and founder of the band Animals As Leaders, is the latest craze in modern guitar playing. Surprisingly, Abasi is mainly a self-taught guitar player who attributes much of his success in learning the instrument to rented… Continue Reading
Eric Johnson is probably best known for his amazing guitar work on the single “Cliffs of Dover” from the 1990 album release Ah Via Musicom. But what few people know is that Eric is also proficient on acoustic, lap steel, resonator and… Continue Reading
We’ve all heard the soft rock ballad More than Words played a million times on the radio, but who would of thought that the man behind the curtain Nuno Bettencourt’s career would have ended up taking such a different spin.… Continue Reading