http://joesatch.com Joe Satriani Links. A guitarist's blog on one of the world's greatest rock guitar players. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:06:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Joe just doesn't take a lot of time off does he?  At the end of the month he will commence his European tour for the Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock tour.  It looks like an extensive schedule in Europe, Australia, South and Central America that will fill his schedule well into August.  Those ... http://joesatch.com/?p=31 Ok, I just got the new "Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock" cd yesterday and have had a chance to give it a couple of preliminary listens.  First off, I went with the deluxe cd/dvd version which comes with a bonus dvd. The dvd has behind the scenes footage and videos ... http://joesatch.com/?p=30 If you're not a member and you've found this site, you really need to join Joe's official site.  Joe gives some great insights into the songs on his new "Professor Satchafunkilus" album (due in stores this Tuesday) in a series of short interviews. Enjoy. http://www.satriani.com/podcast/Satchafunkilus/ http://joesatch.com/?p=29 OK!  Vox has introduced the new "Satchurator" Satriani signature distortion pedal.  Their site says it will be available this summer. I'll be looking to plug into one as soon as possible.  Here's a link to Vox's webpage on the Satchurator.  http://www.voxamps.co.uk/pedals/satchurator/ http://joesatch.com/?p=27 http://joesatch.com/?p=26 by Steve Bishop   Do you really need to spend any of your valuable time learning guitar scales and theory? The argument that a guitarists will use to not learn any type of theory is that they will be in danger of losing there originality. They won’t be able to be or sound ... http://joesatch.com/?p=25 Over the course of his illustrious career, Joe Satriani has achieved legendary success with his 12 solo albums and 3 platinum DVD's selling more than 10 million units worldwide. On April 1, 2008, Satriani is set to continue his brand of electric education for the masses with the release of ... http://joesatch.com/?p=24 The big headline at Winter NAMM this year for Satch fans was the announcement of Joe's collaboration with VOX amplification to develop a new line of effects pedals.  The line is still in R&D right now but the line-up is expected to be announced at the Summer NAMM show.  The first two ... http://joesatch.com/?p=22 Another great vid found on YouTube that shows how to play the section of the "Searching" solo where Joe goes nuts with the whammy pedal. http://joesatch.com/?p=20 Here's a great video of Joe performing "Midnight" at a clinic in Russia.  Nice view of the fretboard for those who may be trying to learn this piece. http://joesatch.com/?p=19