Not many gear companies get Steve Vai to do their booth demo.

@marcnuzzo2421

5 жыл бұрын

extremely smart to have steve vai demo your product. HAVING the wrong guy demonstrate can turn people off quickly, just look at the ibanez 2019 demo perfect example.

@208414

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcnuzzo2421 Wow, I just checked out that Ibanez demo and I see what you mean. That guy wasn't a good player, dialed in a terrible muffled distorted tone, and didn't know the product very well either.

@axe2rock

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcnuzzo2421 got me curious on the ibanez demo. Will check that out. And yeah steve is d man!

@thjamaica09

5 жыл бұрын

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@669rd

5 жыл бұрын

David Schiedler who is that player?

THE INTRODUCTION PLAYING BY UNCLE~MR.STEVE VAI IS SOME OF IF NOT HIS ABSOLUTE BEST PLAYING.. AND HE WAS JUST WARMING~UP... THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO...

Great player and always an interesting person to interview. Thanks for all of the years of inspiring playing, Steve.

Now here is the NAMM video that I been waiting for!

Dude. Expand my conciousness every time I hear this cat talk or play. Just lucky to be alive in a world where Steve Vai is around.

That moment when Steve Vai tells you to start stepping on his pedalboard.. 😱

Welcome back rackmount gear. We've missed you! How are the 80s doing? Good? Glad to hear it.

@TheZooropaBaby

5 жыл бұрын

I hear Steven Fryette was involved in the designs of this, so, I assume 80s is doing good with these VHT pre and power amps

@donsmith5385

5 жыл бұрын

Synergy actually gets a lot of manufacturers Dave Friedman was involved with his “be” module, I am amazed no one remembers the MOD-100 egnater or the Randall RM100, Synergy is using Egnaters patent I believe

@keschgelb

5 жыл бұрын

Everything will come back, trust me!

@georgebarry3153

5 жыл бұрын

Mister Knight Owl....some of that Rack gear sounds REALLY Good!

@SSVplus

5 жыл бұрын

rackmount gear never left moron. Only guitar players that think they're the center of music universe think racks went away. There's a big music world out there outside guitars.

Hell yeah Steve! I love my synergy setup... 🎸🎸🎸🎸

I saw Steve through the window in this room at NAMM today. People were crowded around outside taking pictures through the windows. I wondered what he was doing.

Little Stevie Vai..... all grown up.... still the best and still the classiest act in the biz!!

What’s wrong with some of these commenters, why can’t you just appreciate Steve for the great musician he is ? He isn’t slamming ya’ll.

Steve Vai: such an amazing improvisational voice on guitar, and seems like such a good human being :)

Good demo. Steve still rocks.

Steve Vai pure MAJIC! Thank you Sir.

Got to hang out with Steve years ago. He’s always as passionate as this about anything he believes in.

Yea I love the Synergy stuff, really great gear. I keep picking up modules it's addictive. The two unit rack is stereo which is great for stereo FX. Get your guitar swirling around the room! Lastly, Steve at Synergy is a great guy and very helpful if you have any questions.

Ten channels one sound: Steve Vai

@Starch1b2c3d4a

5 жыл бұрын

gooseabuse 😂

@mechanichalpixels

5 жыл бұрын

@Bob George Some of those amp modules sound fantastic, but with Vai it doesn't matter... sorry... just kidding hahaha

Talent and technology... This is an awesome musician.

You can Thank Mr. Bruce Egnater for his invention

@tcrane8630

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@crimsun7186

5 жыл бұрын

I was gonna mention that as well. This is not a brand new idea.

@darrenwoodster1926

5 жыл бұрын

Seymour Duncan did something similar in the 80’s.

You rock hard. All the best! E

yep.. I need one of these systems for those $75 a nite bar gigs I play :)

This is genius for a studio setup.

amazing amps amazing player steve ur the man luv you

For all of Steve's genius in playing and artistry, I've never been a huge fan of his tone. He's a legend, a gentleman, and a scholar, and has been a huge influence on my playing, writing, and presence.

@MikeMcAdam623

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed :)

@christopherhuff3123

5 жыл бұрын

Its REALLY annoying live. Very high end treble and LOOOUUUUUDDDDD af!!!!. I literally walked out of one his shows because of it. I couldnt take it. I had the biggest headache when I left.

@funkster007

5 жыл бұрын

I think Vai's best tones came from his Carvin x100b's back in the 80's. He also didn't go crazy with effects so it forced him to play more clean and it worked great. Satch on the other hand always had a pretty good sound imo. Especially with his old Marshalls. Technology changes, and so do the musicians' preferences for gear and sound. Sometimes not for the better lol.

@christopherhuff3123

5 жыл бұрын

Nick Costa Ive seen satriani a few times and he and his tone were awesome. Vai was on another level. It was like nails on a chalkboard and he was way louder than the rest of the band. He was such a poseur too. He seemed cooler when he was with DLR and earlier bands. I just saw him the one time when he had Devin.Townsend. Maybe it was the sound guy that fucked up his sound. Who knows?

@matejfele9971

5 жыл бұрын

Horrible tone. Plus, add a harmonizer in the mix and it's unbearable.

Thank you Jack Butler

Man that Bassman module sounds amazing

@bradleystroup1457

5 жыл бұрын

@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels as long as it sounds good, idc what it's called

@mikemiller7957

5 жыл бұрын

I have one, the fatest gone you've ever heard

It’s really great stuff just saw Steve Vai at GearFest and he mentioned synergy stuff and got the Friedman ds module that day and wow!

The Magic Touch is Intact!! A True Master!!

Sounds awesome!!! He's gonna help them sell a lot of these

Funny how the thin and spanky sound of the Jem is so great but only when he plays it...You can like and respect a certain tone even if you'll never want it yourself. That's perhaps a testament to how much of a master Steve Vai is?

Love ya Steve, ya quirky bastard

Monster of a player cool sounds man

Steve doing gear demo at NAMM?! The apocalypse is really near guys!

@yngwiemalmsteen5376

5 жыл бұрын

is just me or that million dollar thing sounds like my shitty 200 dollars fender amp?

@wiseguy9202

5 жыл бұрын

Well this isn't the 80's anymore where people like Vai were almost intangible and god like.

I have the Helix Floor with the Synergy Syn 50/50 power amp & 2 Prs 2x12 cabs I'm in love!! It does whatever I want totally !! Clear & Loud Or Quiet As I Want & Very Warm & Responsive It's A Great Stereo Setup As The Syn 50/50 Is Stereo & Mono

WoW that's fantastic Glad for something that is not all hype Very cool 👍Love the Bassman and Plexi

Steve Vai...all class.

Can this be more steve vai or what?I dont understand what people are complaining about.Superb demo!

VAI GREAT PLAYER GREAT DEMO! THATS HOW ITS DONE PEOPLE.

I saw a Pitbull module! Awesome!

Steve Vai...such a legend

Nice playing by Steve, more bluesy old school vibe.

Perfect set up for your local blues jam

Just picked up the Synergy (SYN-50) and 4 modules so far. Mind blown! It's hard to justify keeping the dozen Bogner, Friedman, Marshall and Fenders I have.... they seriously might go. The Synergy is THAT good... taking it to the 1st gig tomorrow to give her hell. HIGHLY recommend.... c'mon if it's good enough for Steve Vai!?

The King of Guitar Players, no argument required.

Really cool concept first introduced by Egnater about 12 years ago. Glad to see Synergy carrying the torch!

@bradleystroup1457

5 жыл бұрын

It's still Bruce Egnater

@wildcardiowa1994

5 жыл бұрын

was introduced by Randall about 10years before that

@CameronJohnson

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, Bruce Egnater licensed the modular design to Randall. They were originally developed by Egnater.

@georgebarry3153

5 жыл бұрын

@@CameronJohnson And if you're really into the obscure I believe Hughes and Kettner tried something like this even earlier..but it never really got off the ground at all.

@CameronJohnson

5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that's pretty interesting! I'll have to look it up!

Hope this will help to see more synergy around the world. Bécasse hard to find them. Cooooooool

I met his majesty Mr. Vai many years ago before a gig in Manchester, UK. He let us handle EVO it was the "EVO Experience", posed for pics, signed our CDs etc. I am left handed and played the Smoke on the water riff open on the bottom E string. I could tell he was impressed, I shamed him and his crappy playing. ONLY JOKING Ive loved him since the DLR days - best guitar player in the business IMHO.

The best seller you can imagine ...

Steve is a marvelous guitar player, but it's hard for him to not sound like Steve Vai. When he does these demos it's through his hands and his sound so it's difficult for me to relate to some of the clean tone Fender sounds or Marshall distorted sounds that I'm used to. None the less I love watching him play and his enthusiasm is contagious.

Holy cow I heard Steve Vai do a blues lick!!!

Very cool.

I adore Steve Vai

Cool idea. Randall did something like this years ago (at least I think it was Randall). Was hoping to hear it dry.

It’s not often that we get to hear him play through classic amp tones other than his legacy amp

Steve Vai is my favorite guitar player. If he says it's good, it's good.

Who knows what pickup is in the neck? Seem like there is a single with some sort of rail paired in the humbucker space. Very interesting combination.

One 4U rack case with an Axe Fx III and a 1U power amp will do all this with less cost and back pain. The Axe Fx II will probably be indistinguishable in a blind A/B test as well.

What does the pre-amp do? It boosts the signal. It introduces EQ. Or, it introduces EQ and it boosts the signal. So then, how many 12A#7's do you want? How much gain do you want? How much EQ do you want?

I wanna buy that kid a pair of glasses that fit him

@Kerogas_

5 жыл бұрын

he lacks a rubber band on the back of his head for better glasses grip

@BasilHayden

5 жыл бұрын

yep most important concern in a steve vai video :|

@daviddorrian5349

5 жыл бұрын

@@BasilHayden absolutely!

@kelseyadams4268

5 жыл бұрын

leon keating yeah the kid is just super nervous interviewing Steve Vai,as a lot would be.I know I would.

@StevenBagley

5 жыл бұрын

Years ago I had to work with Jason for a week. Longest week of my life. Such a self important tool.

He talks about how he doesn’t like digital modeling and then shows his Axe FX in the chain. Love it!

@aviel-kiss5985

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Burle just for the effects

I still cant believe Carvin is done. I have a 50W X100B combo that I love the clean tones. I bought it in 1995. So strange to think Steve Vai walking around NAMM looking for an endorsement / deal.

So how is it hooked up? How is he switching between everything?

Great sounding modules!! Steve Via could make a "Corn Flake" BOX sound great!!!!!

As previously mentioned, Randall did this ten years ago. Wonder why that idea did not take off then?

Randall was doing the modual thing years ago.

@crimsun7186

5 жыл бұрын

Which is something licensed off Egnater.

"It really has that clarity to it" .... apart from a Grand Canyon of reverb and delay

@trixdropd

5 жыл бұрын

​@@davidfaustino4476 Bud!

@wrigleyx

5 жыл бұрын

yes, and i've played thousand of Ibanez ( that i still enjoy ) but, nothing works in clean compare to a Strat or the ES335 ; Vai has a particular sound so no matter where is he plugged ha ha !

That guy should be in a band!

@pihermoso11

5 жыл бұрын

my sentiments exactly...

Wondering if Carvin will take the hint and make a Legacy module with Synergy. Probably not.

Jason told Steve Vai to play us out. Whoa!

Well well. Synergy stock just went through the ROOF!!! Hello VAI

Synergy Legacy preamp By Steve Vai :) GREAT

I see modules on those racks that are not available on the Synergy website.

That's really cool! I really wish he would have turned off the AXFX so we could hear the different preamps better. I love the idea though.

Umm yeah ..... Love ur paling Mr.Vai ... Always have... But one word... Kemper

Looks like it's the Ecstasy & Uberschall from Bogner , Engl Powerball & Fryette Pitbull this year...

He's all over that toggle switch. Hard to tell if the preamp is changing the tone or his guitar. Are these compatible with the randall preamps? Since it's the same dude?

Bruce Egnater is quite awesome.

Rack is back!

Steve needs to check out the Kemper Profiling amp. If he's demoing this stuff he'd be blown away by the Kemper.

The ultimate demo guitarist, will push the Shiite out of any signal.

Someone should have mic'd it better. Otherwise, very cool to have Vai demoing it.

With all the crazy gear he’s played over the years?? He sounds exactly the same !!

Will salvation mods work with this system?

I think they sound great, but hey I also really like Steve's playing lol.

Steve Vai = Lydian

Awesome but what does Glenn Fricker Spectresoundstudios think of this?

+1 for Bruce Egnater.

Anybody knows what pedal produces that "hoot-hooot", kind of tone that he has in the intro? I know, it must be some presets from that Fractal FX of his, but like, if there are any independent pedals that give that kind of effect, I would love to know!

Steve's playing overpowers the modules and they all sound kinda the same in the end :)

I'm sorry but I can't help but think of Bill O'Reilly's freakout every time I hear the phrase "Play us out" 10:14 #welldoitlive

Was hoping Steve would play the Engl Savage

So I guess Mr.Vai no longer used carvin amps? RIP carvin one of the best American made companies. Thanks again for your great products through out the years.

I love Steve Vai, and it's always great to listen to him talking, but boy, was he not warmed up at the beginning, but nice playing later on. Would love for him to get a blusieer sound.. LOL

I reckon the Plexi sounds the best.

He looks more like Mangini every day...and vice versa. The glasses help.

I like those rack cases. Anyone know the make / model? Can't find them anywhere.

His fingers are like beautiful flowing spider legs!

You know you're good when you call THAT noodling.

Why did he return to to the old fret system?

Even his mistakes sound awesome