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Podcast: The Johnny Beane Podcast
Episode: Exclusively Van Halen News: Satriani enlisted Van Halen's techs to make his guitar playable 9/15/24
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When Joe Satriani was announced as part of Sammy Hagar’s Best Of All Worlds Tour – seen by many as the closest thing to a Van Halen tribute – he embarked on a lengthy journey to perfect his tone for the role.
Satriani admitted his usual rig wasn’t up to the task, so he created a new setup to capture the essence of Eddie Van Halen’s iconic sound. This included collaborating with 3rd Power to develop a tube amp inspired by Eddie’s Marshall and modifying stock EVH Frankie guitars with speed knobs, Sustainer pi...