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Joe Satriani compares the musical styles and backgrounds of recent G3 tourmates John Petrucci, Uli Jon Roth, and Phil Collen

May 26, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton I interviewed Joe Satriani a couple of weeks ago, in advance of his show in Vancouver this Friday (June 1) at the Commodore Ballroom. I’ve seen Satch […]

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Album review: Uli Jon Roth’s Electric Sun, Beyond the Astral Skies (1985)

February 13, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 5, 1985 By Steve Newton Uli Jon Roth used to be known as Ulrich Roth, and he used to play lead guitar on […]

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Joe Satriani likes Uli Jon Roth’s Sky guitar, but says 24 frets are enough for him

April 17, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Last month I went and saw Uli Jon Roth’s Ultimate Guitar Experience in Vancouver, and man–the things the German guitar wizard and ex-Scorp can do on his 32-fret […]

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Uli Jon Roth makes Vancouver debut, local guitar geeks eat it up

March 20, 2016by the newt 2 Comments

By Steve Newton Masterful rock guitarist Uli Jon Roth made his Vancouver debut last night (March 19), and for local fret freaks, it was well worth the wait. Scrape Records […]

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Uli Jon Roth is psyched about his first visit to Vancouver and the city’s “Jimi Hendrix connection”

March 18, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton When I was wrapping up my interview with Uli Jon Roth last week–in advance of his Ultimate Guitar Experience show in Vancouver tomorrow–I asked him when he […]

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Uli Jon Roth offers fret freaks the Ultimate Guitar Experience

March 17, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Uli Jon Roth is a visionary guitarist. That became abundantly clear when he conceived of a guitar with 30 frets, the Sky Guitar, because, hey–24 frets just […]

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Uli Jon Roth talks guitars and amps, why he’s forsaken his idol’s Strat/Marshall plan

March 16, 2016by the newt 2 Comments

By Steve Newton When Uli Jon Roth first came to prominence as a member of the Scorpions, he was strictly a Strats and Marshalls kinda guy. It was no wonder, […]

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Uli Jon Roth invented the Sky guitar because 24 frets weren’t enough

March 14, 2016by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton German guitar legend Uli Jon Roth plays Vancouver this Saturday (March 19) on a bill with fellow six-string sensations Jennifer Batten and Andy Timmons. The show is […]

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Uli Jon Roth calls Yngwie Malmsteen “one of the alltime greats”, but says he’s not impressed by speed

March 13, 2016by the newt 7 Comments

By Steve Newton When Uli Jon Roth called me up the other day to promote his upcoming Ultimate Guitar Experience show in Vancouver, we ended up chatting about some of […]

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Uli Jon Roth recalls the friction between Satriani and Schenker on the 1998 G3 European tour

March 12, 2016by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton The day before yesterday I had a nice 20-minute chat with German guitar maestro Uli Jon Roth, who plays Vancouver next Saturday (March 19). As we were […]

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