Joe Satriani is Back!

Legendary shredder Joe Satriani was the first ever guest on Wong Notes , so it makes sense that he’s the first returning sit-in with Cory Wong. Satch is busy as ever, juggling enough projects to make a normal guitarist’s head spin. But Satriani’s not a normal guitarist. He teases a new song with Sammy Hagar, plus delves into the intricacies of Eddie Van Halen’s playing and why he can’t quite replicate it—every guitarist has their strengths and deficiencies, claims Satch. And believe it or not, Satriani didn’t figure standing in front of huge crowds to be one of his strengths when he was younger. Fate figured otherwise. Satriani goes deep on one of his favorite tools, the Sustainiac pickup, and talks about how it’s defined his playing—just like his trademark sunglasses, even in dark rooms. (“Stupid idea, right?” he jokes.)And young guitarists, listen up: Satriani has some wise words on the importance of rigorous practice while you’re budding on the instrument. The big takeaway? Learn. The. Notes. Listen to the full episode here: Get 30% off your first year of DistroKid by going here: Visit Joe Satriani: Hit us up: wongnotes@premierguitar.com Visit Cory: Visit Premier Guitar: IG: Produced by Jason Shadrick and Cory Wong Additional Editing by Shawn Persinger Presented by DistroKid

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Joe Satriani is Back! is an episode from Wong Notes by Premier Guitar.

This episode is 01:07:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2025.

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