Steve Vai - "Knappsack"
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New song "Knappsack" is out now! Stream/download it here: smarturl.it/knappsack
On Dec 29, 2020, Steve had corrective surgery on his right shoulder. He believes that sitting while playing the guitar and hunching his shoulder for close to 50 years may have compromised the tendons, and then doing chest flies (work out exercise) and overextending did it in. He had two tendons that were torn all the way through, and a bicep tendon torn from the bone and shredded. Then he found Dr. Thomas Knapp, (Santa Monica) perhaps the leading cuff surgeon in the USA. Dr. Knapp fixed Steve up really nice and set him up in a sling that Dr. Knapp created called “The Knappsack.” Steve wore his Knappsack for 4 weeks, and it can be seen being worn in this video.
Months before the shoulder surgery, Steve developed trigger finger in his left thumb. This is a condition that is a form of carpal tunnel. His thumb eventually froze, and he was in need of corrective surgery. In January 2021, Steve underwent this surgery that was performed by Dr. David Kulber (Beverly Hills) for which Steve says, “After all of the research I did, I believe he is considered the top hand surgeon out there.”
Both surgeries were successful and Steve was on the mend. But during the recuperation process, while wearing his “Knappsack” and not able to use his right hand, he felt compelled to write and record this track and name it “Knappsack.” Because of Steve’s legato hammering style, performing with one hand was not so alien of an idea to him and when he set out to write and record this track, it flowed beautifully.
"This piece of music was written in a stream of consciousness type approach. The idea hit me and I knew I could do it. The guitar part was written/recorded and filmed first to a click track. I built the melody and chord structures and jotted them down, then I did perhaps 4-5 takes. When this was finished, I had the guitar part and a click. I then set out to decorate the track with all of the other instruments, and I really enjoyed doing this. Hearing a song come to life like this is my favorite aspect of being a musician.
For the most part, perhaps 80-90% of the song, I did not seem to need anything to dampen the strings, but there were a few riffs where I did. I placed a small but dense piece of cloth under the strings at the nut and this helped with some of the unwanted vibration. When editing the final take, the majority of the audio is in sync with the video, but there are some lines that came from alternate takes.
Jumping into something with blind faith will always result in the peak of inspiration when the faith is strong enough. You just have to not make any excuses in your head and all your inspirations will be met beautifully."
Enjoy
#SteveVai #Knappsack
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Do you think he ever wakes up and is like: "Damn... i'm actually Steve Vai"?
@tyshred9251
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha
@samaldaig
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@yardy88
3 жыл бұрын
Even with one hand he's still the best
@devolve42
3 жыл бұрын
What I want to know is whether he has days where he thinks everything he plays sounds like shit and he gets irritated and doesn't feel like playing the rest of the day.
@d4rk785
3 жыл бұрын
@@devolve42 I've always wondered that to lol
Master!! So awesome!! Get well soon
@iworshipbaal9514
3 жыл бұрын
❤️
@nicklevi5537
3 жыл бұрын
Angels and demons 🤟
@antney6745
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Kiko
@delia8181
3 жыл бұрын
Wow...master meet master...😷😷😷🙏🙏
@TheJazzyBecker
3 жыл бұрын
Wow my idol
He plays better with one hand than 99.99% of all people do with two.
@andyhuwe8462
Жыл бұрын
as if a mofo like you would know
@skymarbles7953
Жыл бұрын
@@druidsedge i'm dead😂😂😂😂
@davidmike549
Жыл бұрын
99.999999999
@mikedenkinger9570
11 ай бұрын
Makes me want to take up kazoo instead....
@judasjudas-fj4fx
10 ай бұрын
Batio be like ohhhh yeaaah
His circular vibrato technique is absolutely one-of-a-kind ..
@ivankyselov2030
Жыл бұрын
Something that Kirk has to learn... Dear God... Why does his vibrato sound like mosquitos flying???
@shuruff904
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm sure he learned that from...eh hm..."playing with" women...
@hazardeur
6 ай бұрын
nah, that's basic technique on a fretless bass
@kristenc777
28 күн бұрын
It's his thing! Everyone else copies tjay tries
Next thing on Steve's list: playing with no hands, just by looking at the guitar
@martinraad8957
3 жыл бұрын
That's Jason Becker dear
@hyramjackson
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry bro, that place is already taken
@Kadu188
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@inspectorbudget
3 жыл бұрын
Now that would be some devilish shit there...
@claudevieaul1465
3 жыл бұрын
He's done that. He played a show with an orchestra in Holland and honestly all he did was play, and hold, one single note. Held it, and watched it. It takes being Steve Vai to pull that off.
PLEASE PLEASE GOD.... GIVE THIS MAN ANOTHER THOUSAND YEARS TO LIVE
@beasz1974
3 жыл бұрын
yass
@dog3156
3 жыл бұрын
@@beasz1974 yass.
@zakhughes6999
3 жыл бұрын
tf you mean he is god
@rorykennedy2767
3 жыл бұрын
Missed opportunity to say "for the love of god"
@Bobcatspiritdude
3 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't be hard . Steve is immortal anyways !!!
Mr Vai, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to you for the music. I'm 55 so it's been a long journey. I was at the show in ventura during light without heat. You got up on stage and gave us all the songs that I was hoping to hear. Thank you sir for a lifetime of good music
I know few guitarists who keep improving after they've reached such an enormous success. Steve's one of them
@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316
5 ай бұрын
He seems to get better with every album he releases
@lunantix
4 ай бұрын
Being a musician is one of the only professions that you will continue to improve on no matter how old you get.
They should use this as a promo for Steve Vai signature picks. -- "These picks last forever !"
@jay3398
3 жыл бұрын
Still manages to lose them into the Vai dimension
@greyravendreamwalker
3 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@chrisjory8595
3 жыл бұрын
😂 wow this is what a lifetime of dedication to a craft looks like .
C'mon, that ain't fair! :D
@arpitadutta4073
3 жыл бұрын
Maaan! Martin! I'm such a huge fan of yours! Keep up the good work👍
@Sebster85
3 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see you do a best of DLR & White Snake featuring Steve Vai 😜
@SwapnenduKar
3 жыл бұрын
@@arpitadutta4073 Really, we all are.
@TheLegend-yb4ok
3 жыл бұрын
look who is talking lol
@FinnGamble
3 жыл бұрын
That was my initial feeling, as well. And then, sadly, I realized, that it is. :(
I’ve always loved the facial expressions he makes while playing, as if he uses his guitar to have full conversations instead of talking with his mouth. But it always looks like he’s talking to either a child or someone super blazed because he honestly looks as if his guitar is his musical mouth but keeps the proper facial expressions to appear to be in an intense conversation
@TheBlackWaltz
2 жыл бұрын
I make the same faces when I play sometimes. People would make fun of me. I saw vai do it once. And I stopped caring.
Only someone who is in love with their instrument could pull this off. Always evolving…the incredible Steve Vai!
@lelandgaunt7130
11 ай бұрын
Or a DISHONEST turd that records a solo and then fakes it. I suppose Vai is the only guitar player on earth that uses tons of distortion and doesn't need to mute the strings. Yeah, ok! You have to be the world's most gullible person or someone that has never plugged in an electric guitar to fall for this crap.
That guitar is BEAUTIFUL.
@jssome7835
3 жыл бұрын
It give similar vibes to the midnight guitar
@spunkytheozinho
3 жыл бұрын
its like the tim signature but on steroids
@annerhoads8491
3 жыл бұрын
I bougnt one its okay ⛦⛦⛦⛦
@kindart2774
3 жыл бұрын
Also the lamp
@commentfreely5443
3 жыл бұрын
when you lose an arm in a wood chipper...
finally, after two weeks, i learned the pattern of the right hand. im proud of myself
@jimih7811
3 жыл бұрын
hahaha outrageous...
@zevil1005
3 жыл бұрын
im still struggling... any tips?
@josesouza7681
3 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOL
@dmoises
3 жыл бұрын
tabs please!
@buatt
3 жыл бұрын
You're at a good point. just a little more effort and you'll make it.
I don't know what's more amazing, the clarity of the notes you can hear, or the muting of the ones you can't.
@paulstirk4964
Жыл бұрын
Have to agree. Coming up 50 years playing guitar, still intermediate at best, can't understand why I can't hear anything except the note Steve wants us to hear. I'm thinking, apart from insane skills, noise gates, compressors who knows what some sort of noise supressor in the signal chain. Not an effects guy. Can anyone help me out?
@peterdonnell3784
Жыл бұрын
@@paulstirk4964 He's got a few things going on for sure, but just look at his fretting hand he's able to use his fingers and palm to mute while also using it to play, pretty amazing stuff. Certainly a few pedals in play too, he has a complex effects chain almost always, but effects don't hide mistakes.
He is playing with 1 hand and he's still 100 times better than me
@DojimaLmao
2 жыл бұрын
He could play with one pinky and still be better than me lmao. He’s amazing.
@pacheco2506
2 жыл бұрын
kind of like Django Reinhardt
@GDMartin
2 жыл бұрын
and no thum
@thecentralscrutinizer304
2 жыл бұрын
I'd be willing to say a million times better....
@Alkatross
2 жыл бұрын
1/100th Steve Vai's is still a really high rating.
Doctor: You can't play guitar anymore. Vai: Hold my hand.
@arkaacharjee11
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated.
@RockandGameUSA
3 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@reggiesoundbox4923
3 жыл бұрын
Vai: actually, let me hold my own guitar, you can hold my coffee...
@TheNick358
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jeffreyquinonez8964
3 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂
“What is the sound of one hand playing?”-ancient Steve Vai proverb
@mmmicroplastics
3 жыл бұрын
awesome apparently
@Kevin-uz6sv
3 жыл бұрын
Legato
@MikhailLiakhovskiy
3 жыл бұрын
Hello. Will you come to my date today?
@stevevai1113
3 жыл бұрын
I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan. Thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me. I want you to send me a direct message via hangouts using my personal email or you can as well add me up on WhatsApp through my mobile number that will be indicated below. Also endeavor to add your name to the text so I can know you are the one texting because I don’t reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts mail: vais79583@gmail.com
This Vai dude is going to be famous someday! 🤘
@mikedrake9506
6 ай бұрын
You know how to get to Carnegie Hall? Practice!
@entropica
6 ай бұрын
Yes, but not before the resurrection of Frank Z.
@jeffreyp1855
6 ай бұрын
@@entropica , hail Lord Zappa!
@belpack8989
2 ай бұрын
Nah, guitars are on their way out
@CycloneJack
24 күн бұрын
Maybe. If he puts in some more time. ;)
That just blew my mind! The best thing about all of this is he's really, really, just enjoy what he's doing. And he most definitely knows what he's doing. Very inspirational. :)
Doctor: Steve, this would be a great time for you to take a break from the guitar. Steve Vai: 😎
@fisch723
3 жыл бұрын
Hold my pick...
@rlbfly80
3 жыл бұрын
Vai: Hold my strumming arm.
@profoundsamurai745
3 жыл бұрын
Most accurate comment here. Steve Vai just asserted his musical dominance for the next decade in pure style.
So much for that whole, "I might be able to play as well as Steve Vai if he had one hand tied behind his back" bit... heal quickly, Steve!
@stealingtomorrowband
3 жыл бұрын
haha that is great!!!!
@elijahsegler7343
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe his other hand
@jeffreyquinonez8964
3 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂
@bwall615
3 жыл бұрын
Yea, I just told my wife, it sucks when a guy using one hand plays better than me with two.
Steve Vai is unique and there's no other like him, as simple as that... thanks for all your music
I really love his right hand technique on this piece. His right hand looked effortless 😉
@davidsanderson5918
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine though if he only used his right instead for nine minutes or so. How shite would that be? Ha ha.
@tomd.7325
2 жыл бұрын
@I M no those are hammerons you can tell by the plunk sound to every note plus to the pickups on that guitar are super sensitive
steve's next song - scares the guitar shitless into playing a song on its own out of pure fear and respect for steve
This is a song also call: "no excuse"
@BlutigeTranen
3 жыл бұрын
I have an excuse: I'm not Steve Vai
@omorzocactaceo9251
3 жыл бұрын
@@BlutigeTranen 😅😅 me neither!!!
@DekkarJr
3 жыл бұрын
The pickups and the effects and the guitar quality REALLY help you able to legato and hammer on and pull off like this tho tbh. 18 years playing myself
@medmusic7977
3 жыл бұрын
Called*
As a long time Steve Vai fan, I’d moved on in the last decade or so as my tastes changed. This song with the technique showcased reminds me why I love Vai so much and is as relevant today in the guitar community as he’s ever been. You’ve reeled me back in Mr Vai!
Well, it's done. Master Vai has proven to the world that he holds more talent in only one hand than anyone else out there.
"My right hand was just holding me back".... - Steve Vai.
@fahadjavaid7336
3 жыл бұрын
Steve vai is holding me back- right hand
A glorious feat of guitar greatness.
@abasak007
3 жыл бұрын
Notice me senpai 😂
@Idan_the_guitarist2603
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Tyler!
@masterchanakinskywalker5335
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, Mr. Larson... Indeed...
@jhunlimited_llc
3 жыл бұрын
Lovin' Mr Vai!!!!!
@lamsonian
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Don't say "feat"! Or his next video, he'll be whoopin a$$ with his FEET!
Jesus Christ, impressive! With Steve it's never about just technique, but musicality and sense of style. I loved the ending, lol.
This just shows how motivated Steve is he will always find a way
In 1990 I was 16, I couldn't figure you out. Passion and Warfare was just some crazy guitar wizardry happening I guess. Fast forward to 2021 at the age of 47 as I am almost about to understand a small bit, then suddenly today you struck me back with the same feeling I felt in 1990..... this time, single handedly!
@wojciechgrochowski82
3 жыл бұрын
I was about to write the same thoughts here! :D
@back2vinyl493
3 жыл бұрын
Same age here and exact same thought.
@JoakimVirtanenX
3 жыл бұрын
Creepy.. 3rd one here now - same age here and exact the same thought... Sitting here playing my black and green 7 string UV777 Universe, (first batch, serial nr 0000499) that I bought in 1990, my first "real" guitar (after Fame Hondo etc), just because of being blown away by Passion and Warfare.. Kind of a strange feeling to have the same guitar in my hands now, 30 years later, getting the same wow-sensation by Mr Steve Vai... It´s like a time machine back to 1990...
@Birdkokane
3 жыл бұрын
well wriitten. you just explained me how i felt then and now. thanks!
@svenkaahedgerg3425
3 жыл бұрын
Same age and very similar experience here.
When one hand of Vai is outclassing your whole musical career in 5 minutes....
I got to attend a Steve Vai concert in Louisville Kentucky two days ago on the evening of Sunday November 13th 2022 and it was a great experience. It was so calm, everyone got along, no trash left on the floor, no one got hurt, nothing was broken, and it leaves you at peace. It's probably at least in part because of Steve's philosophy. I enjoy listening to him speak about life. I got to meet his son Fire at the concert as I was buying Steve Vai merchandise. It was a great experience. I'm looking forward to seeing Steve Vai in concert again.
Just unreal... with one hand plays better than 99% of all the others. Love you Steve! Get well soon!
"So, that covers my left hand warm-up routine."
Is Nobody going to talk about how beautiful that guitar looks?
@20cmusic
3 жыл бұрын
Cole Roland did 2 months ago.
@adrianbaez2860
3 жыл бұрын
Truly!
@sci_ent_ificsui_neg9236
2 жыл бұрын
I will. Despite me having his signature white jem7v for over a decade? I do agree the pia is better looking than the jem even. Those PICKUPS!!! Stunning. I'm not sure it sounds better than the evo's in the jem but it certainly looks better ... Slightly anyway. Brautiful guitar, fuck Les Pauls, fuck prs, fuck strats .... Give me a jem or a pia ANYDAY.
@tomahawk4131
2 жыл бұрын
Ibanez Pia.
@sci_ent_ificsui_neg9236
2 жыл бұрын
@@tomahawk4131 Thanks, we weren't sure about the guitars moniker ... Thanks for your insight ...
That last second "OW" moment was priceless.
I am a classical pianist who doesn’t know anything about rock music, but after hearing this guy, I must now refer to him as “maestro.”
@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316
5 ай бұрын
I’m a multi-genre electric violinist but be warned; I follow the guitar community religiously and the title “maestro” is frequently given to a fella called Yngwie Malmsteen. Lightning fast neoclassical shredder but not a nice man. And his fans basically make excuses for every shit thing he’s said. Even though the evidence here is that Vai can literally play better than him with an arm chopped off. I know it’s just a torn tendon or something, but seriously, the analogy applies here.
@zihanwang4078
5 ай бұрын
@@MusicissuperiorEVHROX316 Out of curiosity I listened to this person play, I don’t know if it is because I just don’t know enough about rock music to appreciate it or he is just kinda… bad? Definitely did not sound musical to me from a classical musician’s point of view, but again, could be just because I am not knowledgeable enough about rock music. But Steve Vai definitely sounded musical to my ears so maybe he is just bad… Edit: also I don’t understand why he is considered “neoclassical.” I was expecting something like Stravinsky when you said “neoclassical” but all I heard was him running up and down scales…
@CycloneJack
24 күн бұрын
@@zihanwang4078 I think people in rock use the term "neoclassical" incorrectly, for the most part. I am not a classical musician, but I play guitar and listen to classical music regularly. And there is no comparison between Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai. Malmsteen plays notes in succession very fast. Vai is an artist.
@zihanwang4078
24 күн бұрын
@@CycloneJack I have to agree with you on that last point.
when Vai plays better than the rest of the world......WITH ONE HAND........................
@dafretz
3 жыл бұрын
Steve's picking is better in his fret hand than my pick hand.
@KnightSwan
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, uhuh
@donaldconfalone2410
3 жыл бұрын
He might play better than a third of the world with his pinkie also I would imagine...🤔🧐
@leoeditor
3 жыл бұрын
TOTALLY AGREE!!!
@ericamccool345
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much.
*Ralph Macchio finally concedes defeat.
@victorc.a.5458
3 жыл бұрын
Lol! That’s what I was exactly thinking: Jack Butler’s revenge!!
@nemo8416
3 жыл бұрын
Legba...or Scratch ...did choose the right one 😉
@planezero
3 жыл бұрын
Wow only took 35 years too 👻
@Kristobal84
3 жыл бұрын
Best comment ever😂
@Anamoly_
3 жыл бұрын
Him and his speed up photography guitar solo.
Great technique and control of the instrument. But honestly what leaves me literally astounded is the choice of notes and the quality of the phrasing. I don't know, but every time I listen to Vai I get emotional.Giant among giants.
Probably my biggest inspiration because my right hand has been broken for last 13-14 years. Steve you are absolutely ballistic. 💙
Man, this is one of those things that non guitar players have no idea how difficult it is.
@sunilv148
3 жыл бұрын
i totally agree with your comment man!!! all the shit ppl in my apartments dont event know how to play guitar but joke about rock!! i feel like smacking their faces with the same guitar i use!!
@herwindhomukty331
3 жыл бұрын
@@sunilv148 don't. your guitar is way more precious than those people faces
@JustinMcVicar
3 жыл бұрын
I can't play for shit and I know how insanely skilled this is.
@sunilv148
3 жыл бұрын
@@herwindhomukty331 yes man!! you are 100% true
@joerensh8463
3 жыл бұрын
I'm fucking brilliant.
What’s funny is this is some of the best work of his
@reanimator9
3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@deepenwadhwa4027
3 жыл бұрын
The man just keeps improving. There's no limit to his creativity, a well of infinite depth. I'm so astonished when people only talk about his early 90s stuff and ignore the absolutely amazing albums that came after. Even the last one, Modern Primitive was such a classic (at least in my opinion), candle power amazed many guitarists and now this... Can't wait for his future albums!
@MetalRenard
3 жыл бұрын
Adversity breeds creativity, same for the most creative of us... I guess?
If there is a tears of joy, there is also a tears of amazement. The most incrediblle guitar player alive! Thank you Steve.
This is something that humanity will stare in wonder even after centuries have passed. Such glorious music and incredible playing. What a time to be alive.
The band: what key is it in? Steve: All of them
@matt69cp
3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA!! Love this comment!
@careerminorleaguer
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah he definitely takes us on a trip around the block
@douglasboon3587
3 жыл бұрын
Lol!! 😂 Love it!! Lol
@matthewmalt7361
3 жыл бұрын
I imagine Mrs tweedy from chicken run when he says this 🤣 "Just play in key" "Play in key, ok but which ones?" "ALL OF THEM!"
@yrockerboy
3 жыл бұрын
I think it’s because of the focus on modal than diatonic harmony
Made me feel like I was experiencing Steve Vai for the first time again.
@deepenwadhwa4027
3 жыл бұрын
Just like Candle Power... and And We Are One... and Gravity Storm... and many others, haha. The man just keeps improving and reinventing himself, just imagine what we're going to witness in his next studio album and the ones that'll come after that one. What an absolute legend! (Number 1 guitarist of all time, if you ask me)🤘
@allanlimaverde6201
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly how I felt too
This man is a real life superhero!
@SteveVaiHimself Steve, this is such inspiration. I had a bike accident two months ago and tore the UCL in my left thumb, which required surgery to repair. I had the surgery about 5 weeks ago, but I have not been able to pick up a guitar for the past two months. I am now finally getting enough strength and mobility to add guitar into my physical therapy, and playing my Onyx PIA has become so "instrumental" to my recovery and finding joy again! It's light and easy to play and just so great. And brings me back to watching you so amazingly go through shoulder recovery using the same guitar in Knappsack. Thanks so much!
Incredible!!!
@pastorlyndon
3 жыл бұрын
Me: practice for 2 decades and feel like I'm a decent guitarist. Lari Basilio: Puts out one video and I'm back to practicing 3 hours a day because I realize how much I stink. Steve Vai: Puts out one video playing one handed and I sell my guitar and buy a sewing machine.
@marcusviny1000
3 жыл бұрын
Top né
@mariodriessen9740
3 жыл бұрын
Not unlike yourself ❤️
@andersonferreira3856
3 жыл бұрын
Esse é um fenômeno parece que é um único timbre vindo de um mundo diferente. Incrível
@theyxxxx
3 жыл бұрын
eai dona Larissa, manda muito também hein? Abraço!
Guitar pick factories be like : aight, shut it down boys.
3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@stephencosta1599
3 жыл бұрын
lol
This man comes from another universe
Django did it with two fingers, Steve did it with one hand, these guys won't be stopped...spirit of legends...feel beyond the beyond
Steve Vai: suffers a serious hand injury. Also Steve Vai: No seriously, get well soon Steve.
@ricardotijerina886
3 жыл бұрын
What happened to him?
@noahschenck6715
3 жыл бұрын
@@ricardotijerina886 Read the description.
@petrucciboi
3 жыл бұрын
Also Steve Vai: 3:03.
@ricardotijerina886
3 жыл бұрын
@@noahschenck6715 👍
Steve technically could have held his own beer.
@MarkSmith-hq4rr
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment! You win
@seanbrennan5192
3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@whynottalklikeapirat
3 жыл бұрын
Weeell, I can play all of that using only my right hand while holding a beer AND a pick
@Rhamsody
3 жыл бұрын
👍🏾👍🏾😂😂😂
Je l'adore depuis l'adolescence, cet homme est un génie. C'est un plaisir de le voir jouer. 🌈
I was at his concert yesterday in Alexandria VA. If you have not seen him live, you are missing out the real deal! He is amazing and really connects with his audience!
"-You only need one hand to rock." Stevie GOD Vai
@cb314
3 жыл бұрын
Did you have any doubts that he is god?
@lucasgaliano9108
3 жыл бұрын
@@cb314 I knew it already
Steve Vai taking the "I'm better than you with one hand behind my back" to a whole new level.
1:40 I LOVE this run!!! Fantastic bass line behind it and I love his facial expressions too!
I met Steve Vai in Austin TX at a radio station KLBJ. He was the nicest and most modest person I have ever met. He saw a picture of Stevie Ray Vaughn and said "Wow, Stevie Ray Vaught" I said "yes, but you are Steve Vai". He was friendly, kind even talked to me for about 2 or 3 minutes. One of the nicest people I have ever met. that was in 1996 with Fire Garden as his album. He knew he was one of the best in the world and still he was so NICE, FRIENDLY and MODEST
Separate from the playing: This is one of his most creative and interesting songs in years, makes me excited for the next album
@toreneighdough8345
3 жыл бұрын
For real though, played with one hand or not (as incredible as it is) the song itself is incredible. Truly captures all of his unique sound from over the years in a single 6 minute masterpiece.
@seldon7
3 жыл бұрын
Aside from his guitar playing, which is phenomenal, the bass playing starting from 1:40 is simply incredible.
@handmadehearts
2 жыл бұрын
Teeth Of The Hydra!!
Someone told me during a conversation that "some things just get better with age" and I believe Steve's a living example of that.
@keebaeklim
3 жыл бұрын
He should see if he could come up with a wine. The 'Vai' logo would look cool as hell on a wine bottle
@TurbulentJuice
3 жыл бұрын
@@keebaeklim Haha that too would improve as it aged. Clever, very clever.
His guitars are so very gorgeous! What a contribution to the electric guitar 🎸 !!
This performance should be shown to those who say that perfection is not of this world.
Other artists: I'm gonna spend a million dollars to make a music video to promote my new song Steve Vai: I'm just gonna record myself playing in my studio with one hand
@MrJujubies1
3 жыл бұрын
hahahaha for reals
@drewjohnson4794
3 жыл бұрын
@@TFT-bp8zk Ah yeah they are. Except now they make videos for every song on an album. Music video Productions are bigger than ever and that's not free. There's a whole world out their besides what you watch you know.
Average guitarist: "check out this solo" Steve Vai: "dont hold my beer"
@DominicAirola
3 жыл бұрын
Best comment here
@eriklarson9137
3 жыл бұрын
*I'll hold my own beer. Lol.
@lenoguitars
3 жыл бұрын
Give an oscar to this legend
@Crowbar11115
3 жыл бұрын
Average guitarist: "check out this solo" Steve Vai: "I'll hold your beer" ;)
@thedearjohns
3 жыл бұрын
Ill just hold my chai latte with my right hand and play with my left.
One handed Steve Vai is still the best to ever grace the instrument!! I don’t say that lightly either- SOOO MANY greats, BUT, Steve is the master of the masters. And, For The Love Of God will make me cry every time I hear it. God Bless
Sounds like a level off Dynasty Warriors. From the moment my mum passed me a tape recording of his album "passion and warfare" when i was 13, he's always been a legend to me.
Dave Grohl: "I broke my ankle but we are going to keep playing!" Vai: "Hold my pick."
@scrappyny7432
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@arjunjsatheesh8899
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@diannehogan7605
3 жыл бұрын
Steve should get together with Rick Allen from Def Leppard.
@dennismenace4087
3 жыл бұрын
@@diannehogan7605 You “ain’t” right. 🤣🤣🤣
@dennismenace4087
3 жыл бұрын
Appears he’s had recent surgery. Tendonitis maybe? IDK Anyone?
Am I the only one who's totally impressed that there's no wrap on the neck to mute the strings?
@bsatyam
3 жыл бұрын
No, his legato and left hand string muting is out of this world. Truly alien.
@iainthomas5249
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing until I read the description. He's very honest about using a piece of cloth at the nut and he didn't have to be. I was completely fooled. Thank you Steve for letting us in on this little "secret". Still, he did say that 80 - 90% is without this help. Very well done indeed.
@mychalevenson7710
3 жыл бұрын
He did. He probably just mimed this video: guitar.com/news/music-news/watch-steve-vai-knappsack-shred-one-hand/
@JeremyMcCant
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I was saying the same thing, the fact that he doesn't have a wrap makes him out of this world!!!!!!
@JoseGarcia-eadgbe
3 жыл бұрын
🥇
I find a lot of guitarists reach some sort of plateau and don't move on from there, even some great ones. This proves beyond doubt that SV is still evolving ... Brilliant
@handmadehearts
2 жыл бұрын
Since this masterpiece, we now have "Teeth Of The Hydra"... WOW!! Constant evolution. Bless Steve Vai.
Ha ha! Didn't expect that ending. Great work as usual.
It's like he has never played this good in his life. Holy hell that's unbelievable.
@mixmixture7049
3 жыл бұрын
He's play style never change. combine with another pieces improvement, that's makes him free to play.
Steve wasn't playing he was just talking in his native language.
@fusionshredder
3 жыл бұрын
Keep those memes coming
Glad to see that the MASTER ha not lost a step - TRUELY GENIOUS harmonic lines, incredible timing, tempo and fluid delivery by the one and only SV!!!!
Every time I watch this I have to comment. The best there is at guitar,when you only need one hand there is no argument ❤
He's literally whooping everyone with one hand tied behind his back
@benk.7194
3 жыл бұрын
That would be cruel medical practice if they had literally tied his hand behind his back.
@eriklarson9137
3 жыл бұрын
Literally. You need a dictionary. Also, use underrated in regards to Steve. That is always a miss-used word as well.
@SimonLundMusic
3 жыл бұрын
It's not behind his back tho. It's in front
@TheMidnightModder
3 жыл бұрын
@@eriklarson9137 Stop being so insecure that you attack people for their vocabulary. It's literally not cool 😉
@helderayon4357
3 жыл бұрын
Like he has always done
Guitarists: I broke my arm, I can't play. Vai: Hold me a beer.
@volkanaltin9588
3 жыл бұрын
He doesn't need it. He can hold beer himself, and can play guitar with it.
@ricardotorres5524
3 жыл бұрын
Hold my cast
@louisjamin7195
3 жыл бұрын
Next time he might broke his left arm... and still record new songs...
@erickcaceres2652
3 жыл бұрын
Hold my LSD......*
Every now and them a musician comes along who just blows youir mind Steve Vai no 1
God make unique people like Steve in a billion. Thank God for letting me to see such a amazing guitarist. In this generation.
3:03 when you go to bed but your girlfiend is already sleeping
@kebras_pato
3 жыл бұрын
Best comment ever ahahaha
@peik5569
3 жыл бұрын
in my case it's just when I go to bed :DDDD
@cmhavner
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@user-ki8ye1kx7c
3 жыл бұрын
I cried when I saw that...KZread comment section deserves a Grammy! Well done...
@Stonefalconetti
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
HOLY moly man, even my MIDI files have more unwanted string noise then this
@coldforged
3 жыл бұрын
I literally... LITERALLY have no idea how he does that. 3:00 in and after, you're telling me he leaves those strings and nothing unwanted is ringing? Effin' wizard.
@Lvoux
3 жыл бұрын
@@coldforged exactly
@jrjmusicprod9104
3 жыл бұрын
He is using a sustainer system built in his Guitar...Easy
@Lvoux
3 жыл бұрын
@@jrjmusicprod9104 yea..easy..smh
@VideosByMiamiMike
3 жыл бұрын
@@jrjmusicprod9104 No. If he were using a sustainer then the unmuted strings would be ringing out. Beside that, you can plainly see that the neck pickup is a regular humbucking pickup, not a sustainer driver.
Vai is just one of a kind, always evolving, amazing
Nice to know the face pulling never stops! We just get better at it!
I will say this once again: Steve Vai is THE biggest master of the electric guitar ever!
@chassegardee7694
3 жыл бұрын
I'd say chemist, or painter. Something doing with matter, organic...
@br-br-deng
3 жыл бұрын
One of them, with all respect. I will say this once again, music is not a competition, there can be not the only one
@BeingFantasy
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget about the masters teacher, joe satriani, or Michael Angelo batio
@mcfa4644
3 жыл бұрын
There's absolutely no need to compare musicians. Of course except if you want to be a dick We have so many genres of music, why should we spitting on other people taste.
@BeingFantasy
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if this is directed at me, but I will assume it is, your comment is counter-Intuitive to the point I think you’re making, you’re also creating a straw man argument which is small minded thing to do, there was absolutely no hate in anything anyone, including me, have said, there wasn’t even any SORT of name calling. Don’t be hypocritical, pay attention to the words being said.
I have watched this video many times. I just can't get over how nothing can stop this guy from playing at a level that is beyond almost any other guitar player. I have no idea what planet vai came from, but I am pretty sure everyone on that planet plays guitar. :) Beyond his amazing abilities, and control of hammer-ons and pull-offs, this composition is incredible. Music flows through his veins, right out of his fingers and into the instrument. Never seen anything like it.
@dleasman
3 жыл бұрын
@@afronprime51 He plays clean enough that constant muting is not necessary, and he does mute them here and there. Though, part of his "secret sauce" is that he usually has a sustainer installed on the neck pickup. That allows him to keep it all flowing without picking, but a sustainer would get those unmuted strings moving in less than a second. But it sure looks like a live performance... Truth be told, he is that good! But I understand your suspicion about the lack of muting... I noticed it on my first viewing of the video.
@andrewoverhere8525
3 жыл бұрын
@@afronprime51 compelling argument, I'll give you that!
@NFBOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
@@afronprime51 Steve actually tells us how this video was created in the video description. No need for any wild guesses ;) " When editing the final take, the majority of the audio is in sync with the video, but there are some lines that came from alternate takes."
@jonathanwright8802
2 жыл бұрын
You should see him live. Unreal.
@1000mg.
2 жыл бұрын
Not everyone there plays guitar, but you do. He's from where you are.
Steve Vai. Guitarist sent from Heaven.
AMAZING STEVE VAI, KING OF GUITAR. ONE HAND, SPECIAL TECNIC
One handed and still is a better musician than anyone on the Grammys...lol
@TehQSAclan
3 жыл бұрын
Thundercat won a Grammy tho
@omarvalenzuela4957
3 жыл бұрын
Jacob Collier too
@r.c.christian1198
3 жыл бұрын
@@TehQSAclan lol
@iwoszymczak4002
3 жыл бұрын
@@omarvalenzuela4957 @kjbkhjl Steve Vai too
@Roxanneredpanda
3 жыл бұрын
@MERKABA987 are you fucking sure about that one
Omg, the mat-black Pia with gold looks magic, and Steve to.
this is so “passion and warfare“ I love it
The biggest “what’s your excuse?” video ever
Steve is a magician. I hope he will get well soon.
I don't think there's anyone else more phenomenally productive during this pandemic than Steve vai
I had the privilege to see you live last night in your Budapest gig 7 metres from the stage. I was blown away by your performance. It was stellar. I started to play the guitar at the age of 48, 16 months ago. Honestly speaking, I had not known who Steve Vai was before. If I could play just the 100th of what you are capable of, I would be the happiest guitar player in the world. The show last night was one of my best experiences in my life. An exceptional artist you are, Sir. You are said to be a UFO, last night I saw with my very own eyes that you indeed are. :) Wish you very good health and spirit to continue your path.
The guitar genius is in action. I love the music and style of Steve Vai. He is an incomparable musician, one of a kind.