“It must have taken two weeks of tweaking to wrestle that thing to the point where it would stay in tune”: Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable

American rock guitarist, composer and songwriter Joe Satriani, member of the American rock band Sammy Hagar and the Circle performs during 'The Best of All World Tours' at Dos Equis Pavilion.

When it was announced that Joe Satriani would be joining Sammy Hagar on the Best Of All Worlds Tour – what many believed to be the closest thing we’d ever get to a Van Halen tribute tour – the electric guitar virtuoso began a long process of perfecting his tone for the role.

Because, as Satriani admitted early on, his own rig just wouldn’t cut it. Instead, he had to develop a new setup that would allow him to harness the sonic spirit of Eddie Van Halen, whose guitar parts he'd be playing on tour.