”Stevie told me to call his brother Jimmie and ask him to lend me his amp and then play it with a Strat so he could feel it through me”: Carlos Santana on his “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan, who implored him to borrow his Dumble amp
Janelle Borg
created: Aug. 5, 2025, 2:40 p.m. | updated: Aug. 10, 2025, 11:33 p.m.
Carlos Santana may have transcended guitar music and permeated pop culture, yet in his latest interview with Guitar World, the veteran musician reveals multiple brushes with the supernatural – including a “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Sometimes a dream is not a dream; someone has come back to communicate with you,” he says matter-of-factly.
“It’s like that with Stevie Ray and Jaco Pastorius.
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For more from Santana, plus new interviews with Billy Corgan and Kiki Wong, and Al Jardine, pick up issue 595 of Guitar World from Magazines Direct.
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