My Evening of Dialogue and Insight with Joe Satriani
On April 11th, Joe Satriani visited Seattle on the 11th and final stop of a series of clinics at Guitar Center stores around the country. The event was fairly under-publicized (thankfully), but there were still hundreds of fans waiting in line for hours to get a chance to be up close and personal with the Zeus of guitar gods... for free.
Satriani has been recognized as one of the world's top guitarists since his second and possibly most famous album, Surfing with the Alien
, hit the charts a little over 20 years ago in 1987. Beyond his own out-of-this-world instrumental music, he's also known for having taught fellow guitar gods Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, Alex Skolnick (and many others) how to find their way around the instrument.
Joe played 6 songs during the Seattle clinic, which was held in a cramped loading dock. Between songs he offered insights into the songs, his technique and his equipment, finishing up with a short Q&A session before leaving the stage to shake hands and sign autographs.
Setlist
Musterion
Overdriver
Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat
Flying in a Blue Dream
Always With Me, Always With You
Satch Boogie
Satch on breaking the rules:
When asked about how to make it in the music business, Joe quoted Frank Zappa, saying, "Get a good haircut. Get a good lawyer." He also reminisced about driving around in his Corsair with a trunk full of CDs and a half stack where the passenger seat used to be - a testament to the fact that no matter where you end up, you start at the beginning like everyone else.
Satch explaining the "More" switch on his new pedal, the Vox Satchurator:
Satch on manipulating feedback:
Satch on why he started playing guitar:
After the performance, Joe spent another hour or so meeting his fans and signing posters, CDs and guitars. The whole event was a testament to the power and importance of making and maintaining a strong personal connection with your fans, and Joe made sure that no one left without a smile on their face.
Matts with a fresh coat of "creepy claw monster" on his Ibanez, courtesy of Mr. Satriani
Marc with his red Ibanez Joe Satriani Signature model featuring one of Joe's robots.
Be sure and check out Joe's newest album, Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock. I highly recommend the version with the Bonus DVD.
Learn more about Satriani on the official website at Satriani.com
Satriani has been recognized as one of the world's top guitarists since his second and possibly most famous album, Surfing with the Alien
, hit the charts a little over 20 years ago in 1987. Beyond his own out-of-this-world instrumental music, he's also known for having taught fellow guitar gods Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, Alex Skolnick (and many others) how to find their way around the instrument.Joe played 6 songs during the Seattle clinic, which was held in a cramped loading dock. Between songs he offered insights into the songs, his technique and his equipment, finishing up with a short Q&A session before leaving the stage to shake hands and sign autographs.
Setlist
Musterion
Overdriver
Diddle-Y-A-Doo-Dat
Flying in a Blue Dream
Always With Me, Always With You
Satch Boogie
Satch on breaking the rules:
If you do something really different and people like it, then they're probably going to write a rule with your name on it.
When asked about how to make it in the music business, Joe quoted Frank Zappa, saying, "Get a good haircut. Get a good lawyer." He also reminisced about driving around in his Corsair with a trunk full of CDs and a half stack where the passenger seat used to be - a testament to the fact that no matter where you end up, you start at the beginning like everyone else.
Satch explaining the "More" switch on his new pedal, the Vox Satchurator:
It goes beyond infinity; it goes to more-finity.
Satch on manipulating feedback:
It has to do with the feedback goddess and what she wants to give you that day.
Satch on why he started playing guitar:
When Hendrix died, that day, I decided to be a guitar player, and that's when the struggle began.
After the performance, Joe spent another hour or so meeting his fans and signing posters, CDs and guitars. The whole event was a testament to the power and importance of making and maintaining a strong personal connection with your fans, and Joe made sure that no one left without a smile on their face.
Matts with a fresh coat of "creepy claw monster" on his Ibanez, courtesy of Mr. Satriani
Marc with his red Ibanez Joe Satriani Signature model featuring one of Joe's robots.
Be sure and check out Joe's newest album, Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock. I highly recommend the version with the Bonus DVD.
Learn more about Satriani on the official website at Satriani.com
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