On February 16th 1998, Joe Satriani made a special visit to Guitarist's London studio to record a unique piece of music,especially for the readers of this magazine. Jan Cyrka had created a backing track in a style which he knew Joe would feel comfortable with: "The most amazing thing about it," says Jan, still smiling about the occassion, "was that he'd never heard it before. I just played a few bars so he could get the gist of what the track was all about - you know, chord sructure, tempo and things - then I ran the tape and he just did it. First take! It was completely amazing. No wonder everyone treats him like a god - he is a god!" If you want to hear this incredible piece of guitar history, flick to track 2, sit back and be amazed. And if you want to have a go at learning it, there's a transcription starting on page 34 of the magazine. Have fun - we did!