Joe Satriani 'Satch Boogie' At: Guitar Center

The Artist Relations Room at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, CA was set ablaze when Joe Satriani visited and cranked out a few songs. Fingers cooled, he sat down with Nic Harcourt for an incredibly intimate interview.

[GearZenChannel]

Just started learning to play this. I'll get back to you when I've mastered it.

So, never.

[oernsen]

Joe: "Well, i wrote that Song while i was heavily medicated"

Me: where can I get that Meds?

[jasonlongo]

Joe is one of the few fast players that I still find very musical and usually really enjoy listening to.

[LooseSnake]

yea ok but can he play it and 100% on Rocksmith?

[nitefly]

The best bit is when he plays the guitar

[tonydmty]

Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, and some of his former students have achieved fame such as Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt,

Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter, Kevin Cadogan and Alex Skolnick. Satriani has been a driving force in music credited to other

musicians throughout his career, as a founder of the G3 tour, as well as performing in various positions with other musicians.

[CaryChilton]

INSANE. Better than the original recording. Better riffs, note choice. Insane....

[mikescanlan]

Had this song reccomended for my skill level on Rocksmith 2014.
Think I'm cool.
Try it on easy.
Fail miserably.
Cry.
Burn guitar.

[dandunning]

That squeal before the main tapping solo is so perfectly in key!

[guitarcenter]

Flashback to Joe Satriani's massive performance of Satch Boogie taped at Guitar Center Hollywood in 2012.

[madris]

my guitar gently weeps after hearing this

[cwjalexx]

out of all the guitar virtuosos statriani is my favorite.  his songs are well written and they don't just sound like some guy trying to show off by playing a million notes a second

[SeveredAshes]

This guy is an absolute beast of a guitarist!

[tonydmty]

Satriani has mastered all performance techniques on electric guitar, including legato, two-handed tapping and arpeggio tapping, volume swells, harmonics and extreme whammy bar effects.
Satriani is considered to be a technically proficient guitarist, and has been referred to as a guitar virtuoso.
Satriani created his own recognizable style and is an influential guitarist. He has received 15 Grammy nominations and has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

[nayibcabanligiii]

Why could there be people disliking this vid? He's one of the most humble guitar virtuosos out and he's got pure talent. Lol for them just practice million more times.

[Rattenhoofd]

"I wrote that song when I was heavily medicated, so that's my main excuse". Awesome comment. Stay awesome Satch.

[KingTabor]

Happy 60th, Joe! Awesome musician, huge inspiration for many of us! Long live!

[r.joseph]

I will never forget…this was the first Satch song I ever heard, back in 1987…15 year old me, and I was an instant fan!!!

[MrVeeeg]

sounds even sicker (if thats a word) half a step down like in this video.

[missniceysmiles]

I would like to turn my guitar into a lamp