loves his gear and has a sense of humour. The fact he is an awesome guitar player and showman makes it even better.

@billyrouse4813

8 жыл бұрын

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 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!!

@burnsZY85

8 жыл бұрын

+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

Thanks for posting this. Always love these gear tours from my favorite players.

I really like how he can make fun of himself and clearly love what he does

Interesting video. I actually really like the simplicity of the Jemini prototype, looks better IMO than the finished pedal!

@treytolbert3310

8 жыл бұрын

Mini Forklift Ⓥ thats exactly what I was going to say, the metal switchers gives it a solid look. and it just looks cool

@Rendall81

5 жыл бұрын

Gemini *

@Archergod

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rendall81 Jemini is correct.

Body and neck resonating at the same pitch? Damn, I never thought of that! wow! And at the end, perfect punchline LOL

@JymeBale

9 жыл бұрын

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.

@PAULDANIELLIPSCOMB

3 жыл бұрын

@@JymeBale re: Young’s modulus. Not to mention when he tapped them - they were obv two different notes. Little embarrassing.

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 remember watching this over and over when it first came out

Be on the lookout for wannabes going around Guitar Center thumping on guitars. Very good video. Vai is a legend.

Well, at least I can play that A like Steve Vai...

saw them all play together and I am not kidding you it's an experience you will never forget! EVAH!

I love these kind of behind the scenes yak and gawk sessions. Wish our fav players would do them monthly. Rawk on!!!!!

is it just me or does the neck and body of evo sound non-uniscent?

@juanvaldez5422

7 жыл бұрын

guitarboy202 lol

@stitcha123

7 жыл бұрын

you're right

@jodydawson1936

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

01:04 Steve have a evh phaser LOL

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.

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 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...

@bleensteen9331

10 жыл бұрын

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.

@merrittmussorgsky2937

10 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheDyingScotsman

5 жыл бұрын

@@bleensteen9331 completely false. He's very humble and doesn't bullshit. You don't get him, or know much about him at all, evidently

@TheDyingScotsman

5 жыл бұрын

@@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

You gotta love vai, he's awesome

Really cool knowledge and setup. Especially liked the last bit about wood resonance. Soo true. That's one million $ secret right there!

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

so cool that he also includes the fan in his rig description :D

you're welcome! glad to help and to spreed the importance of the acoustic science regards!

wow this idea with the frets is brilliant!

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!

steve is such a legend!!!!!!!!!

MORE LIGHTS! You gotta admit that is awesome

OMG!! All those effects wooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!

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"

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.

He's a proper sound geek. love it.

i like this man hes awesome

EVO is so beautiful. no other guitar has this flair

I have the same fan,IT ROCKS

He's awesome.

this guy it's a hero .. this is a great guy .. a true guitar hero !!

his frets are awesome!

steve is the man!

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.

:) Love the gear..

way cool. I always wondered what kind of gear he used . Viva Vai!

The man is a guitarists guitarist totally awesome.

you crack me up steve! cool bro!

It's right up there with the fan!

getting the right sound is awsome

Stevie, U are the best!!!

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 such a cool guy. It would be damn fun to hang out with him or just hear him jam. A true musical virtuoso.

Hahah I love this Steve, great guy and great guitarist!

haha ya got to love vai for the things he comes out with

man he seems like such a nice guy - would love just to hang out with him

this dude is the coolest guy ever

Huge fan ;)

one of the greatest guitar players of all time

loves his fan

You are pure genius

love Steve Vai

@freedomrocker3316

10 жыл бұрын

Ditto!!

That guitar with the altered frets was unbelievable!

Thanks Man!

Damn he is such a nice guy !

It's great to hear Alex's voice.

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

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

I love that 2-in-1 distortion pedal.

I love Steve's personalty! I would just love to meet this guy in person.

he's right up there with the fan.

he's Steve Vai... no more.... my idol forever

the jem with the offset frets is awesome. i want that

Oh thank you for all his it expliquations!

Awesome.

Steve vai's greates fan !!!

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!!

the frets of that guitar are so cool i want to try in something like this

DS-1 into a Fender combo is so "garage band" ...I love it!

brilliant

I love how he uses his fan as the benchmark for all his accessories. :D

wow, gotta get me a fan

what a nice gear....

Guitarras preciosas!!! El Maestro Steve lo sabe! 🧐

I love the querky new fret concept!

me and steve both have the same honeywell fan, hellz yeah

Yeah, go Steve.

Awesome, so generous of him to take the time - and his sense of humor is great! At the very end he mentions that "Flo" has a "sustainer?" Is that one of his DiMarzio pickups? or another brand? anybody know about this?

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

boy, steve sure does love his ibanezes!!!

i want that acoustic really bad!!

That is some awesome fretwork. I hope that gets popular in the coming years, I know chords being out of tune get frustrating.

Que genio!

those are some crazy frets no lie probably takes a lot of work makin em like that

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.

I love Steve's "light" guitars. :)

Jesus I am so used to running a Noise Supressor, Wah and Boss tuner that is unreal!

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.

dang hes on another level with his instruments. and the fan made me lol :D

soo , he had this tour band since sound theories! nicee....

i like that monitor

He sure is a cool guy. What a GR8 personality =)

steve its a grate person

This guy is great even without a guitar on him...great guitar player, great personality.

via is awesome

its all about the lights XD, i love his guitars lol