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Absolutely wonderful sense of humor. You can tell he's kidding when he talks about the lighted guitars & the fan, along with the EVH Phase 90. A lot of the humor is most likely due to his time with Frank Zappa.
Steve is one of the most down to earth musicians out there. He's the kind of guy that would talk to you on the street. Sure, he acts cocky sometimes, but he's just joking around
I thought he was gonna make up some bullshit excuse about it being too hot on stage about the fan. I guess he is sticking with the truth. Respect Steve!!
+Hareesh Kumar Shanggar Well it can get quite hot when the stage lights are on you and with a crowd of people near you, but I am going with the looking cool reason for the most part. lol
They do not on an electric at all, simple physics, the wood is far too thick to vibrate at all, how ever an acoustic guitar and neck vibrate completely and changing a mahogany neck for a rose wood neck will give more sustain and treble to the strings as the rose wood is far denser.
Wow, I never get enough of hearing well respected guitar players talking shop. I thought it was only me that will tune to an A chord then wonder why the D is not sounding very good. Also the 2 guitars are never the same statement is something I've learned over the years. I bought a Yamaha classical guitar and loved it so much I ordered a second one, they were not even close to sounding similar, or playing.
wow, Steve Vai is such a cool guy. i sensed NO ego coming from him, he seemed like an every day guy that just happens to be famous. seriously, if some guy just bumped into him on the street, the guy would have NO idea that he is one of the best guitar players of all time, or even famous at all. I hope to meet him one day!
i read in a magazine, he said when he was starting guitar he wasnt a natural, he actually worked hard to get were he is. he mustve fucking worked his ass off, and because he worked for what he did he has a great personality, which is rare for amazing musicians to have
I always cringe when a well known guitarist says, he's designing an amp or a pedal or whatever. Like the most difficult work in designing music electronics is listening to how it sounds and wishing for specific alterations...
Vai always says stuff like that. Basically a lot of what he says is intended to big himself up and often borderline untrue, it's a bit irritating but probably something he sees as necessary to maintain his image/mystique.
acleansweep Its called having a sense of humor, he's making fun of himself. Lighten up. There's nothing wrong with poking fun at yourself, its just shows you don't take yourself so seriously. Its good for ya.
@@davebirney you do realise he's a very busy guy and perhaps knows his talent doesn't lie in writing a book? Nonetheless he has had an amazing life and lots of stories, not to mention words of wisdom. Most of which would go completely over your head it would seem
Vai is amazing. not only is he an amazing guitar player, but he has an amazing sense of humor. he also just seems like a normal guy who is very down to earth.
Ahhhhh.... Mr.Vai. How we love thee! Thanx for the tour. I'm glad that you get as confused about the complicated rigging as the rest of us. Reminds me of how human you are as an alien. Hahaha! "Isn't that what it's all about?" Sincerely, A Fan (Not a Honeywell mind you, but a Fan all the same.)
The first time I saw Steve was with David Lee Roth in Lake Charles Louisiana. I remember him crawling across the stage playing his guitar during his solo. WOW do i need to say more.
Steve Vai seems like a really down to earth guy and has a great since of humor for such an accomplished and successful guitar and musical ubergenius I think that it was really cool of him to give us mere mortals a little glimpse into his world
I love Steve Vai, A fellow New Yorker he has that funny karizma that makes him so entertaining. As a fellow guitarist who has admired and learned from him, as many guitarist through out the world I too have been inspired by his wonderful contributions to the art of guitar. may God protect him from the jealousy of his peers so that he may continue to grace up with his fantasic talent and non stop creative hard work. Bravo Steve! From you big fan and guitar brother "Awesome John"
It's great to hear him trying to explain the tempered fret scheme. I take it he changed his mind before having all of his instruments overhauled in that style.
His point about the neck and body resonating in complimentary intervals is really interesting. I've never thought about that before but it does make sense, and I'll definitely be considering it the next time I look into buying a guitar.
You don't have to like him. You should respect his devotion to the art of music, to the precision he puts into everything he does, to the emotion he puts into everything he writes, to the sheer heart that he has for everything music. If you don't have this respect, I don't think you're a musician. You may be a guitarist without this respect, but you're not a musician.
I'm glad he's in touch with the fact that good rock shows had some entertainment value and ridiculousness, and i'm glad he doesn't take himself very seriously.
omg steve via is the def. of a guitar nerd!! lol i still love him and hes great. and i do like the fan lol also with that sustainer pick up. i do love it!! and dave winner lol
It also have to do with acoustics and the nature of the sound : if you have a sound source and place it somewhere in a room, it will always sound different depending of it, because of the sound reflections occurring on every surface near the source. This effect is called "Phantom Sources". The characteristics of the sound produced by these phantom sources depends of the surface's material, distance to the listener, to the original source, etc. regards!
@seankenny08 I'm a friend of "I'm Bryan, I play Bass" and got to hang out backstage a few shows on that tour, and what you've said is so very true. People who don't like or "get" Vai is that he's "playing the role" onstage, but also puts his all into that role. It's not about "playing the Rock Star", it's about giving the Fans all he can during those 2 hours onstage each night.
I like this guy - he doesn't take himeslef too seriously - and not ashamed to use an EVH pedal - I noticed John Petrucci hid his EVH flanger on a rack drawer - interesting points on tonality as well - we should listen - he knows what he is talking about.
I just finished watching Steve and his band on the High DEF PALLADIA channel when they did the SOUND THEORIES TOUR 2007>>>. WOW!! Unbelievable!! The whole Band is the tightest most synchronized technical ensemble in the World. Yes, these Guys Rock. Steve is a genius in many, many ways. I know I would never play like him, but he is very inspirational, and a Great Guy to boot. Lets hear it for these Guys! Cheers!!
Hey Steve Vai, while you were designing the lighting system for your fretboard, EVH was getting advice from his son on the pros and cons of touring with DLR.
I love how Steve says "What not" it's jsut so different. :P I wish I could spend even an hour with him, he's so knowledgeable, I would learn a whole education on guitar by just spending five minutes talking to him!
It is Analogman modded (I believe), which makes it so it doesn't sound distorted on all sweeps by replacing the clipping stage with LEDs instead of diodes. This makes it sound more creamy and tube like on low gain settings. DEFINATELY worth it if you own a new DS-1.
Drums, bass, piano, flute, keyboard, violin, guitar... he is great in every instrument. Actually on his records he does all the jobs. "Steve Vai on the guitars and everything else", check this out. Steve Vai is the biggest musician alive and for me the biggest musician ever. He is also a show man :D A God between us! :)
Man these rigs blow my mind, I could never keep it all straight. I guess that's why I still have a lifetime headlining gig in my garage. Check Ticketmaster!
vai loves evh he inspired him i heard that from his own mouth on an interview on here, i belive they are friends, he was complimenting and having fun, i never heard anyone mock eddie, some people are so thick
Fernandez sustainer you can buy the kit on musiciansfriend i believe..it's not just a pickup its a whole system you have to install. it basically works exactly opposite of a regular pickup. in a regular pickup the string vibrations are picked up by the pickup...the sustainer magnetically pushes the string into vibration...pretty wicked.
@RileyHaynie its technically true, even if the tuner says its in tune the guitar is not in tune all along the neck, but the differences are so small that only a trained ear would have any chance of ever hearing it
He's really got a scientific approach to anything, doesn't he... The one with the blue dot markers is sweet!! Can imagine that it comes in handy while playing on a dark stage :p
loves his gear and has a sense of humour. The fact he is an awesome guitar player and showman makes it even better.
Absolutely wonderful sense of humor. You can tell he's kidding when he talks about the lighted guitars & the fan, along with the EVH Phase 90. A lot of the humor is most likely due to his time with Frank Zappa.
I really like how he can make fun of himself and clearly love what he does
Steve is one of the most down to earth musicians out there. He's the kind of guy that would talk to you on the street. Sure, he acts cocky sometimes, but he's just joking around
I thought he was gonna make up some bullshit excuse about it being too hot on stage about the fan. I guess he is sticking with the truth. Respect Steve!!
+Hareesh Kumar Shanggar Well it can get quite hot when the stage lights are on you and with a crowd of people near you, but I am going with the looking cool reason for the most part. lol
Body and neck resonating at the same pitch? Damn, I never thought of that! wow! And at the end, perfect punchline LOL
They do not on an electric at all, simple physics, the wood is far too thick to vibrate at all, how ever an acoustic guitar and neck vibrate completely and changing a mahogany neck for a rose wood neck will give more sustain and treble to the strings as the rose wood is far denser.
@@JymeBale re: Young’s modulus. Not to mention when he tapped them - they were obv two different notes. Little embarrassing.
Be on the lookout for wannabes going around Guitar Center thumping on guitars.
Very good video. Vai is a legend.
Wow, I never get enough of hearing well respected guitar players talking shop. I thought it was only me that will tune to an A chord then wonder why the D is not sounding very good. Also the 2 guitars are never the same statement is something I've learned over the years. I bought a Yamaha classical guitar and loved it so much I ordered a second one, they were not even close to sounding similar, or playing.
wow, Steve Vai is such a cool guy. i sensed NO ego coming from him, he seemed like an every day guy that just happens to be famous. seriously, if some guy just bumped into him on the street, the guy would have NO idea that he is one of the best guitar players of all time, or even famous at all. I hope to meet him one day!
Interesting video. I actually really like the simplicity of the Jemini prototype, looks better IMO than the finished pedal!
Mini Forklift Ⓥ thats exactly what I was going to say, the metal switchers gives it a solid look. and it just looks cool
Gemini *
@@Rendall81 Jemini is correct.
Well, at least I can play that A like Steve Vai...
Thanks for posting this. Always love these gear tours from my favorite players.
I remember watching this over and over when it first came out
is it just me or does the neck and body of evo sound non-uniscent?
guitarboy202 lol
you're right
Yep
01:04 Steve have a evh phaser LOL
i, being a drummer, am totally amazed by all the pedals and thingy's these guitarists use... probably the same idea as a crazy big drumset
i read in a magazine, he said when he was starting guitar he wasnt a natural, he actually worked hard to get were he is. he mustve fucking worked his ass off, and because he worked for what he did he has a great personality, which is rare for amazing musicians to have
I always cringe when a well known guitarist says, he's designing an amp or a pedal or whatever. Like the most difficult work in designing music electronics is listening to how it sounds and wishing for specific alterations...
Vai always says stuff like that. Basically a lot of what he says is intended to big himself up and often borderline untrue, it's a bit irritating but probably something he sees as necessary to maintain his image/mystique.
acleansweep Its called having a sense of humor, he's making fun of himself. Lighten up. There's nothing wrong with poking fun at yourself, its just shows you don't take yourself so seriously. Its good for ya.
@@bleensteen9331 completely false. He's very humble and doesn't bullshit. You don't get him, or know much about him at all, evidently
@@davebirney you do realise he's a very busy guy and perhaps knows his talent doesn't lie in writing a book? Nonetheless he has had an amazing life and lots of stories, not to mention words of wisdom. Most of which would go completely over your head it would seem
Vai is amazing.
not only is he an amazing guitar player, but he has an amazing sense of humor. he also just seems like a normal guy who is very down to earth.
Ahhhhh.... Mr.Vai. How we love thee! Thanx for the tour. I'm glad that you get as confused about the complicated rigging as the rest of us. Reminds me of how human you are as an alien. Hahaha!
"Isn't that what it's all about?"
Sincerely,
A Fan (Not a Honeywell mind you, but a Fan all the same.)
I love these kind of behind the scenes yak and gawk sessions. Wish our fav players would do them monthly. Rawk on!!!!!
you're welcome!
glad to help and to spreed the importance of the acoustic science
regards!
saw them all play together and I am not kidding you it's an experience you will never forget! EVAH!
The first time I saw Steve was with David Lee Roth in Lake Charles Louisiana. I remember him crawling across the stage playing his guitar during his solo. WOW do i need to say more.
Steve Vai seems like a really down to earth guy and has a great since of humor for such an accomplished and successful guitar and musical ubergenius I think that it was really cool of him to give us mere mortals a little glimpse into his world
EVO is so beautiful. no other guitar has this flair
Lol! 7:18 "More lights!" I love how he says it. :P And the "I wish I had my fan on!"
That guitar with the altered frets was unbelievable!
I love Steve Vai, A fellow New Yorker he has that funny karizma that makes him so entertaining. As a fellow guitarist who has admired and learned from him, as many guitarist through out the world I too have been inspired by his wonderful contributions to the art of guitar. may God protect him from the jealousy of his peers so that he may continue to grace up with his fantasic talent and non stop creative hard work.
Bravo Steve!
From you big fan and guitar brother "Awesome John"
It's great to hear him trying to explain the tempered fret scheme. I take it he changed his mind before having all of his instruments overhauled in that style.
DS-1 into a Fender combo is so "garage band" ...I love it!
His point about the neck and body resonating in complimentary intervals is really interesting. I've never thought about that before but it does make sense, and I'll definitely be considering it the next time I look into buying a guitar.
This guy is great even without a guitar on him...great guitar player, great personality.
this guy it's a hero .. this is a great guy .. a true guitar hero !!
You gotta love vai, he's awesome
MORE LIGHTS! You gotta admit that is awesome
so cool that he also includes the fan in his rig description :D
OMG!! All those effects wooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!
It's great to hear Alex's voice.
You don't have to like him. You should respect his devotion to the art of music, to the precision he puts into everything he does, to the emotion he puts into everything he writes, to the sheer heart that he has for everything music. If you don't have this respect, I don't think you're a musician. You may be a guitarist without this respect, but you're not a musician.
i like this man hes awesome
Tri-tones?...minor seconds?...holy shit Steve..you blow my mind with your musical knowledge.
I'm glad he's in touch with the fact that good rock shows had some entertainment value and ridiculousness, and i'm glad he doesn't take himself very seriously.
On the 8th day God didn't rest nor did he create beer, but gave us the most amazing player ever, Steve Vai!!!
he's Steve Vai... no more.... my idol forever
Steve Vai seems like such a cool guy. It would be damn fun to hang out with him or just hear him jam. A true musical virtuoso.
Really cool knowledge and setup. Especially liked the last bit about wood resonance. Soo true. That's one million $ secret right there!
He's a proper sound geek. love it.
wow this idea with the frets is brilliant!
when i saw that fan before he said anything.. i thought.. "Christ, Steve and the fans..." i like how he kinda pokes fun at himself. what a cool dude.
The man is a guitarists guitarist totally awesome.
omg steve via is the def. of a guitar nerd!! lol i still love him and hes great. and i do like the fan lol also with that sustainer pick up. i do love it!! and dave winner lol
one of the greatest guitar players of all time
I find Steve's guitars absolutely gorgeous... sexy shape.
It also have to do with acoustics and the nature of the sound : if you have a sound source and place it somewhere in a room, it will always sound different depending of it, because of the sound reflections occurring on every surface near the source. This effect is called "Phantom Sources". The characteristics of the sound produced by these phantom sources depends of the surface's material, distance to the listener, to the original source, etc.
regards!
@seankenny08 I'm a friend of "I'm Bryan, I play Bass" and got to hang out backstage a few shows on that tour, and what you've said is so very true. People who don't like or "get" Vai is that he's "playing the role" onstage, but also puts his all into that role. It's not about "playing the Rock Star", it's about giving the Fans all he can during those 2 hours onstage each night.
man he seems like such a nice guy - would love just to hang out with him
I like this guy - he doesn't take himeslef too seriously - and not ashamed to use an EVH pedal - I noticed John Petrucci hid his EVH flanger on a rack drawer - interesting points on tonality as well - we should listen - he knows what he is talking about.
'I've been using the sustainer quite a lot lately, It's right up there with the fan'
steve is such a legend!!!!!!!!!
I just finished watching Steve and his band on the High DEF PALLADIA channel when they did the SOUND THEORIES TOUR 2007>>>. WOW!! Unbelievable!! The whole Band is the tightest most synchronized technical ensemble in the World. Yes, these Guys Rock. Steve is a genius in many, many ways. I know I would never play like him, but he is very inspirational, and a Great Guy to boot. Lets hear it for these Guys! Cheers!!
5:30... the most important piece of gear... is this fan. i love you steve vai
this dude is the coolest guy ever
I love Steve's personalty! I would just love to meet this guy in person.
Hey Steve Vai, while you were designing the lighting system for your fretboard, EVH was getting advice from his son on the pros and cons of touring with DLR.
he's right up there with the fan.
I love how Steve says "What not" it's jsut so different. :P
I wish I could spend even an hour with him, he's so knowledgeable, I would learn a whole education on guitar by just spending five minutes talking to him!
the most important part of being a great guitar player... is having a fan...
It is Analogman modded (I believe), which makes it so it doesn't sound distorted on all sweeps by replacing the clipping stage with LEDs instead of diodes. This makes it sound more creamy and tube like on low gain settings. DEFINATELY worth it if you own a new DS-1.
way cool. I always wondered what kind of gear he used . Viva Vai!
steve vai is the most perfec guitarrist on this planet... period!
That is some awesome fretwork. I hope that gets popular in the coming years, I know chords being out of tune get frustrating.
I love that 2-in-1 distortion pedal.
Look at the Jack when he reveals the bottom of the guitar at 9:11,
He even had the Jack adjusted to go up so it's less strenuois on the chord
getting the right sound is awsome
Drums, bass, piano, flute, keyboard, violin, guitar... he is great in every instrument. Actually on his records he does all the jobs. "Steve Vai on the guitars and everything else", check this out. Steve Vai is the biggest musician alive and for me the biggest musician ever. He is also a show man :D
A God between us! :)
love Steve Vai
Ditto!!
It's right up there with the fan!
haha ya got to love vai for the things he comes out with
I love how he uses his fan as the benchmark for all his accessories. :D
Man these rigs blow my mind, I could never keep it all straight. I guess that's why I still have a lifetime headlining gig in my garage. Check Ticketmaster!
vai loves evh he inspired him i heard that from his own mouth on an interview on here, i belive they are friends, he was complimenting and having fun, i never heard anyone mock eddie, some people are so thick
his frets are awesome!
Fernandez sustainer you can buy the kit on musiciansfriend i believe..it's not just a pickup its a whole system you have to install. it basically works exactly opposite of a regular pickup. in a regular pickup the string vibrations are picked up by the pickup...the sustainer magnetically pushes the string into vibration...pretty wicked.
very funny guy lots of lights effects great show man and the most important the fan infront of hes hair
i swear steve vai designed everything
Jesus I am so used to running a Noise Supressor, Wah and Boss tuner that is unreal!
I met Bryan Beller after an Aristocrats concerts. Lovely bloke!
He's awesome.
I have the same fan,IT ROCKS
I love Steve's "light" guitars. :)
@RileyHaynie its technically true, even if the tuner says its in tune the guitar is not in tune all along the neck, but the differences are so small that only a trained ear would have any chance of ever hearing it
He's really got a scientific approach to anything, doesn't he...
The one with the blue dot markers is sweet!! Can imagine that it comes in handy while playing on a dark stage :p
Captain Vai speaking from his spaceship!
I like how he shows off the Van Halen pedal without giving him any props...Vai FTW
wow... need lots of money for that stuff !!! :) awesome guitar gear..i love the digitech whammy he shows for a brief second!
peace
connor shaw
me and steve both have the same honeywell fan, hellz yeah
Damn he is such a nice guy !
dang hes on another level with his instruments. and the fan made me lol :D
thats badass how it shows the gemini prototype.
the frets of that guitar are so cool i want to try in something like this