Steve Vai warns touring is so expensive now “you are lucky to break even” By Jonathan Horsley published 31 January 23 Vai says his 2022 Inviolate European tour was his “most challenging ever” and says even big bands are cancelling because they can't make the numbers work
Steve Vai to reveal long-shelved Gash album, loses Dave Weiner from band By Rob Laing published 21 November 22 His 'lost' '90s album will finally be released but guitarist Dave Weiner is stepping down after 23 years
Steve Vai explains why And We Are One is his “greatest accomplishment” on guitar By Jonathan Horsley published 4 November 22 Taming the Hydra and the majesty of For The Love Of God can't compete against the Modern Primitive track with “more phrasing and melodic intimacy than anything I’ve ever recorded”
Steve Vai is auctioning off a heap of ultra-collectible guitars, rare amps and effects By Jonathan Horsley published 28 October 22 Custom electrics such as his “Muscle Boy” Ibanez JEM and a bizarro Conklin seven-string are going under the hammer alongside gear and ephemera from across his career
Steve Vai takes the throne as he teams with Polyphia for new song Ego Death By Rob Laing published 28 September 22 A match made in Ibanez heaven
Watch Steve Vai perform Led Zeppelin and Hendrix covers with Living Colour at Rock In Rio 2022 By Jonathan Horsley published 13 September 22 Pro-shot footage emerges of a Living Colour set that saw Vai join the NYC rockers for a storming encore of LC classics, Led Zep’s Rock And Roll and Jimi Hendrix’s Crosstown Traffic
"Satisfaction is addictive": watch Steve Vai's tell-all documentary By Jonathan Horsley last updated 9 September 22 Steve Vai – His First 30 Years is available on YouTube now, and charts the rise of one of guitar's greatest players, from learning with Satriani, to Zappa, David Lee Roth and beyond
Take a tour through Steve Vai’s career-defining guitars followed by an in-depth gear interview with the man himself By Rod Brakes published 5 July 22 Video Guitar techs Doug and Thomas introduce the world to the Vai six-string family – starring Evo, Flo, Flo III, Bo, Envy and more
Steve Vai: “Joe Satriani has an ear like none other. When I was a kid he would say, ‘No, don’t vibrate it out of tune. You’ll sound like an idiot!’” By Jonathan Horsley published 18 March 22 The maestro of instrumental guitar discusses new album Inviolate, the relentless pursuit of new techniques and sounds, and the enduring inspiration of his friend Joe Satriani
Our 21 favourite guitar videos of 2021 By Rob Laing published 17 December 21 From outrageously good live performances to tonesome demos and essential player interviews