LARRY LALONDE: SHUTTERSTOCK; GETTY x2
Joe Satriani’s other students Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett are better-known, but Satch also taught Primus’s Larry LaLonde a thing or two back in the day. Unusually for a rock band, LaLonde’s formidable, catholic guitar skills have always played second fiddle to the bass of Primus linchpin Les Claypool. “It forces you to be more of a textural player,” LaLonde told Guitar World. “You end up trying to find holes to fit in. It definitely takes away from being a traditional rock player, but it can be pretty inspiring too.”