“I have this thing I call my ‘infinity shelf’, which is a hard drive with snippets of guitar ideas,” Vai tells MusicRadar, speaking to us from The Harmony Hut, his home studio in Encino. “I’m talking ...

Joe Satriani mounted the inaugural G3 tour in November 1996, co-headlining the trek with Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. Hearing him tell the story, it didn't feel like the odds were in his favor ...