Steve Lukather Interview
He’d be the last to suggest it, but if anyone deserves the moniker ‘guitar god’, it’s Steve Lukather. As well as fuelling Toto’s 35 million record sales, his playing has featured on countless milestone sessions, including Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. Heck, he even turned down jobs in Miles Davis’s and Elton John’s band.
With the release of his nuanced, confessional album, Transition, Steve speaks frankly about how quitting booze helped him find new focus and fire on guitar, inspiring him to strip down his rig to the bare essentials: six strings, killer amp tone – and peerless playing, straight from the heart.
Modest to the point of flippancy about his chops, Steve’s nonetheless one of the world’s premier players, with a gift for finding effortless phrases that connect rock guitar to jazz and pop without the joins ever showing. In a masterclass tutorial, he demonstrates 12 top-drawer licks to help you solo with more freedom and creativity.
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