A band rehearsal video posted by Sammy Hagar has fans wondering: Is Joe Satriani swapping his iconic Ibanez guitar for an EVH model for the upcoming Best Of All Worlds tour?
On Tuesday (May 28), Hagar posted a quick video of himself, Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Jason Bonham performing “Poundcake”. Yesterday, Guitar Player’s Phil Weller shared something interesting he observed.
Below is an excerpt from Weller’s Guitar Player article:
With the Best of All Worlds tour fast approaching, fans have been given the biggest insight yet into Joe Satriani’s Van Halen-honoring live rig, and it appears he may be leaving his Ibanez signature guitar behind for the shows.
The tour sees Satriani and Jason Bonham uniting with Van Halen alumni Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony for shows celebrating the band’s David Lee Roth- and Hagar-fronted eras. Satriani has been taking his role extremely seriously, as he tries to craft the most authentic Eddie Van Halen guitar tone possible.
The guitarist has previously spoken about chasing the “mythical Van Halen sound,” and it seems his relentless tone-chasing mission involved a drastic overhaul of his gear.
Hagar posted a clip of their recent rehearsal on his Instagram account, with Satriani donning what looks to be an EVH Striped Series ‘78 Eruption guitar, while a host of EVH pedals were spotted on his pedalboard.
Satriani is rarely spotted without his signature Ibanez, which makes the sight of him shredding on a white and black striped EVH super Strat even more surreal, but the tones he ushers out of it show that his meticulous tone-chasing is paying off.
Check out a few more videos posted by Hagar this week:
“5150”
“Love Walks In”