The clip from a 2013 interview is a jaw-dropping watch, and a powerful advert for a guitar he once called "cheap" ...

I recently initiated a series of columns dedicated to an examination and “test drive” of some of my favorite vintage electric guitars, beginning with a 1954 Gibson goldtop Les Paul with P-90 pickups.

The following is a lightly edited transcript of an interview between guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and Newsweek Radio's Jesse Edwards. You can listen to the full, unedited conversation here: Jesse: ...