“He’s not used to not being the focus of the show. I’d say, ‘When Steve’s soloing, don’t throw your guitar up in the air right next to him’”: Joe Satriani on the unique challenges of having Yngwie Malmsteen on the G3 tour

Yngwie Malmsteen is a certified member of the electric guitar elite, but his spot on the prestigious G3 tour in 2003 came with a few unique challenges for co-shredder and show leader, Joe Satriani.

Malmsteen was brought to the masses by a 1983 spotlight column by Guitar Player, which sought to unearth the world’s next hot shot guitar hero. The game-changing fireworks of his neo-classical debut, Rising Force, then saw his stock skyrocket.

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