I was invited to play with Dweezil in the Zappa Plays Zappa band when they first toured Australia in around 2007? I was shocked when Steve asked me to play Evo on the gig. It was like Clapton asking me to play Blackie or David Gilmour asking me to play the black strat. A moment I'll never forget. To play one of the most historic guitars owned by one of the greatest guitarists, musicians, composers in history....amazing. Thanks Steve!
I know how that feels. I've had the privilege of playing one of Eddie Van Halen's guitars up at his studio as well as one of Uli Jon Roth's first Sky guitar models.
His hesitations, pauses, thoughtful breaks in his speech, even for a season pro like him tells you all about the magic of the musical instrument itself.
I like how he said the wood matters but he can't hear the differences, but rather it's the whole package and how it all sounds together. Completely agree!
When I went to get my first guitar at a Guitar Center in Las Vegas in 2006, Steve Vai was there. As a teenager at the time, I didn't know who he was -- but I just happened to pick an Ibanez as my first guitar, and he signed it for me. I remember he was really nice -- and I wish I knew who he was back then. Besides two employees at that section, I was pretty much alone with him for 30 whole minutes.
When He showed the Strat 70s with which he played with Zappa, all modified... It is really surprising to see the Darwinian evolution towards his later models by Jem!!!✨💖🌞
I envy Steve. He still has his first "real guitar", a Fender Stratocaster (10:10). I'm about Steve's age and I also got my first "real guitar" at the age of 16. Opposed to Steve, who got money from his mother, I worked all Summer in a stinking steel factory to save the money. I also modified my Strat but only as far as that I could revert it back to the original. I remember sweating as to whether I should route out the single coil cavity to be able to fit a Bill Lawrence humbucker... and I did. But because it sounded horrible, I put the single coil back in. Had I not moved around so much, I'd probably still have my Strat and early Ibanez guitars. Great video. I enjoyed it.
Glad to hear you mention bad horsie for your next tour can't wait to meet you your flow and evo are so legendary to me as an Ibanez player I own 3 rgs ...very cool video thank you
FLO (the first one) actually was a floral pattern guitar repainted white! It was a main guitar for about 10 years (1999-2009), and from some speculation it is thought that it was one of his main skyscraper guitars, that had the monkey grip destroyed by thomas mcrocklin (hence the new paint job, chosen as the 7vwh was becoming the new standard model)
The Woodies are absolutely gorgeous but they don't sing with passion like the white Jems. Steve's was one of a kind, but the production models were a bit lacking. Not to say they're bad, because they aren't...they just don't have quite the same elegance and response.
Imagine Satriani sending you his tour guitar that he personally painted! Great video. Steve always is great at interviews and seems like a good person. I've been a fan since Eat'em And Smile. Got to see him on a G3 tour, second row center. Wow. What a show.
@@comfortablynumb9342 I forgot to mention I saw the Eat 'em and Skyscraper tours, also with Whitesnake after that, all in Seattle but not so close those times. =) Also saw him at a smaller place called Parkers in 1993.
I've been listening to Steve since the Attitude Song came out in Guitar Player magazine in 84, I was just a kid. I still have the vinyl disc that came in the magazine. I don't like seeing Vai grow old. Maybe I'm foreshadowing, because I'm 47 now.
It's kinda hard to accept that all these 80s virtuosos are pushing or past 60...Satch, Vai, Timmons, Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Michael Angelo Batio. Even Paul Gilbert who used to be the young kid has aged. Meanwhile Marty Friedman still looks the same as Rust in Peace era.
Same here buddy, except I'm 49. I ended up finding Flexible after that, in a small town K-mart. Told my parents I wanted a guitar for Christmas that year, and got one of those built in speaker ones lol.
I’m new on the scene and keep seeing Steve’s name all over. This is the first video I watched with him in it and he’s is truly a special person. He deserves all the praise.
These are great.. I really like the look and sound of that Strat, the Onyx Pia.. but I can't keep eyeing that Green Jem hanging in the background.. That has been my dream guitar since I was a teenager back in the late 80s..
Traditional Russian acoustic guitar is a 7 string. When I was a kid I played guitar (I mean, I still do ;) ) and my friend wanted to play too. His dad bought him this 7 string guitar. He said "I didn't know which one to buy so I've bought the one with most string on" :D This was the worst guitar I have ever had in my hand. Incredibly bad craftmanship :D
No wonder you guys can do so much with your guitars because you put so many things in it to make it sounds good. Money can make whatever you want to happen, happen. Off course skills count for the most of it for sure.
Always thought (actually told in various guitar magazines in the nineties) the flo guitars were repainted floral Jems, that were given the white treatment because he wasn't pushing the floral jems anymore for Ibanez, as they weren't making them... but loved a couple of the floral jems, and wanted to keep them and use them on the road, so had them made up to look like the newer white jems he was pushing at the time.
I think this is mentioned on his website as well. He has All About Evo and All About Flo and if I'm not misremembering you're right he described Flo as a repainted floral JEM that even had the neck pocket converted to the new style AANJ to fit the new necks on it. Maybe one of the Flo models was the story he told in this video but he's always said everywhere else it was previously a floral JEM
Cool story about naming your guitars after Harley engines. Evo is a great engine and I still see plenty of those Evo's on the road when I'm out riding. Especially when riding in the Appalachian mountains.
@@hathaway.1166 Dont know much about that engine, but sure its ok if it is the first one replacing the engine thats been in sportsters since 1986. Might have kinks to be worked out, but don't know? Hopefully no kinks like the new M8 the first few years. What are you hearing?
The PIA Black is definitely my favorite, especially after hearing it on the song Knappsack- was blown away by its playability. How many guitars you know that can be played one-handed?
They really should release that 21 fret strat-JEM (but with 22 frets), I'm very sure it would be a hit. A lot of people can't stand double locking trems and there's now NO fixed bridge JEMs. Or JS models either for that matter.
I could totally listen to Steve Vai talk about his guitars all day lol. As along time Strat devotee it would be pretty otherworldly to play that early Sticker Strat
Wish you'd write a book not so much about guitars(don't get me wrong I love them and own 62). But your view on life, love, hardships and reflections of your own life
Its awesome when he shows and talks about the personalities of his guitars more than anything and the character of his old guitars Oh gosh his strat style jem only 21 frets :( ew isn't his guitars supposed to be more modern? No 22?
Wow Amazing ternyata Steve vai punya gitar Fender Stratocaster, ttapi warna yah terkeren yg pernah Saya liat dari Fender2 yg lain, sperti gitar Yngwie hanya berwarna kuning??? Hahaha... ®
I already know the list before watching... lets see how close I think I am. Edit post-watching: No. 1, I'm correct. No. 2, I'm correct. No. 3, I'm correct(Partially). No. 4, I'm correct. No. 5, I'm wrong. No. 6, I'm correct. No. 7, I'm correct. No. 8, I'm wrong. No. 9, I'm way off. No. 10, didn't see that one coming. 60%....I failed.
I was invited to play with Dweezil in the Zappa Plays Zappa band when they first toured Australia in around 2007? I was shocked when Steve asked me to play Evo on the gig. It was like Clapton asking me to play Blackie or David Gilmour asking me to play the black strat. A moment I'll never forget. To play one of the most historic guitars owned by one of the greatest guitarists, musicians, composers in history....amazing. Thanks Steve!
I'd let you play my guitars too Brett...
That's so awesome! I got to play a few notes on Flo III at Vai Academy and it was just surreal.
I know how that feels. I've had the privilege of playing one of Eddie Van Halen's guitars up at his studio as well as one of Uli Jon Roth's first Sky guitar models.
I was there :)
I would shake just picking it up.
His hesitations, pauses, thoughtful breaks in his speech, even for a season pro like him tells you all about the magic of the musical instrument itself.
I like how he said the wood matters but he can't hear the differences, but rather it's the whole package and how it all sounds together. Completely agree!
7:54の表情、老いてもなお若々しい気持ちがあって最高です
When I went to get my first guitar at a Guitar Center in Las Vegas in 2006, Steve Vai was there. As a teenager at the time, I didn't know who he was -- but I just happened to pick an Ibanez as my first guitar, and he signed it for me. I remember he was really nice -- and I wish I knew who he was back then. Besides two employees at that section, I was pretty much alone with him for 30 whole minutes.
The JS guitar, love it! Looking forward to hearing your solo acoustic material.
Very cool! That gift from Joe is really awesome!
👍一個しか押せないのがもどかしい
素晴らしい動画に感謝
Glad to see Steve fully-recovered, it seems, from his shoulder injury. Good stuff.
NILE !!!!!! the most beautiful guitat i ever laid my eyes on.
Every time I watch one of your videos I end up drooling over the Green Pia. Gotta find me one.
He really loves that black PIA too. Can't wait to see him rock it when I go see him live next month.
Yea its gonna be my first concert
@@Phoenix-ss1pr Mine too.
Where are you going to see him?
@@Jmilillo fargo ND
@@Jmilillo sick
When He showed the Strat 70s with which he played with Zappa, all modified... It is really surprising to see the Darwinian evolution towards his later models by Jem!!!✨💖🌞
VEry similar looking (except color) to Brad Gillis' strat
Ibanez won’t make anything off that!
Beautiful. Black pia and evo. There all cool I dream of trying one . Steve is a real gem 💎
I envy Steve. He still has his first "real guitar", a Fender Stratocaster (10:10). I'm about Steve's age and I also got my first "real guitar" at the age of 16. Opposed to Steve, who got money from his mother, I worked all Summer in a stinking steel factory to save the money. I also modified my Strat but only as far as that I could revert it back to the original. I remember sweating as to whether I should route out the single coil cavity to be able to fit a Bill Lawrence humbucker... and I did. But because it sounded horrible, I put the single coil back in. Had I not moved around so much, I'd probably still have my Strat and early Ibanez guitars. Great video. I enjoyed it.
Glad to hear you mention bad horsie for your next tour can't wait to meet you your flow and evo are so legendary to me as an Ibanez player I own 3 rgs ...very cool video thank you
That gem strat was the most straty guitar I’ve ever heard.
Steve doesn’t give the Jem77fp enough love and attention. It’s the only vai guitar that I’ve always loved
Exactly - for me it's the coolest guitar ever made.
I own that guitar and absolutely love it, it sounds different from any other Jem I own in a great way. I definitely agree with you on that one!
I had one for a lot of years. It was the most versatile guitar I had played until very recently.
I have an 88 that I bought in 89 and the toured with for 13 years...It's still my go to guitar
FLO (the first one) actually was a floral pattern guitar repainted white! It was a main guitar for about 10 years (1999-2009), and from some speculation it is thought that it was one of his main skyscraper guitars, that had the monkey grip destroyed by thomas mcrocklin (hence the new paint job, chosen as the 7vwh was becoming the new standard model)
未だに"EVO"、"FLO"が現役なのが素晴らしい。スティーブ、ジョーに憧れてIbanez党になった者としては嬉しい限り。
I can't believe Woody didn't make the cut. That is my favorite. Tak Hosono outdid himself with that beauty
Didn't he donate that to an auction? I thought that's why they made it in the first place.
The Woodies are absolutely gorgeous but they don't sing with passion like the white Jems. Steve's was one of a kind, but the production models were a bit lacking. Not to say they're bad, because they aren't...they just don't have quite the same elegance and response.
Imagine Satriani sending you his tour guitar that he personally painted!
Great video. Steve always is great at interviews and seems like a good person. I've been a fan since Eat'em And Smile. Got to see him on a G3 tour, second row center. Wow. What a show.
Small world, as I saw him at the G3 Seattle concert in 1996 from 2nd row. =)
@@Examigan that's about when I saw them.
@@comfortablynumb9342 I forgot to mention I saw the Eat 'em and Skyscraper tours, also with Whitesnake after that, all in Seattle but not so close those times. =) Also saw him at a smaller place called Parkers in 1993.
Love you Steve! Thank you for sharing! ✌️
Vai looks more italian than ever with that glorious stache.
It makes so much sense that we cannot really explain why our favorite tools becomes what they are. As a musician myself, I totally dig this. Peace!!
I've been listening to Steve since the Attitude Song came out in Guitar Player magazine in 84, I was just a kid. I still have the vinyl disc that came in the magazine. I don't like seeing Vai grow old. Maybe I'm foreshadowing, because I'm 47 now.
It's kinda hard to accept that all these 80s virtuosos are pushing or past 60...Satch, Vai, Timmons, Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Michael Angelo Batio. Even Paul Gilbert who used to be the young kid has aged. Meanwhile Marty Friedman still looks the same as Rust in Peace era.
Same here buddy, except I'm 49. I ended up finding Flexible after that, in a small town K-mart. Told my parents I wanted a guitar for Christmas that year, and got one of those built in speaker ones lol.
Holy Crap. He has so many Synergy modules. What a Superb Museum he keeps.
He’s a Synergy artist now. Maybe he has each of every one of them.
I’m new on the scene and keep seeing Steve’s name all over. This is the first video I watched with him in it and he’s is truly a special person. He deserves all the praise.
I like what those guitars are tryin' to do.
Nice collection!
must be a hard work for his Guitar Tech to restring all those guitars
thank you so much for putting this together!
Obviously he is an incredible musician, but I admire more as a human being.
I teared up for the JS guitar because I've never had a friendship like that
That black and gold one is fucking dope you can see the quality of it the neck inlays are insane same with the frets.
True That !
All his whammy bars look HUGE!
I'm surprised that he didn't include Girly or the other one for his Gravity Storm/John The Revelator. Those songs are one of my favorite!
The first Flo is my pick. Gold True Temperament frets, upper frets scalloped, sustainer, edge trem with carbon bar, dang. 100% dream guitar.
Cool stuff!
Vai is starting to look more and more like Zappa
ヴァイ先生、新譜良かったです♪
These are great.. I really like the look and sound of that Strat, the Onyx Pia.. but I can't keep eyeing that Green Jem hanging in the background.. That has been my dream guitar since I was a teenager back in the late 80s..
Bruno!??? "We don't talk about Bruno!" ;-) great video!!!
とても興味深くみれました〜！
Yeah baby
The GOAT right there.
Thank You for sharing these Guitars.
I have one of those original X2N's. Great pickup. Big fan of the Duncan Invader if you want a fat, hot tone with smooth mids
Traditional Russian acoustic guitar is a 7 string. When I was a kid I played guitar (I mean, I still do ;) ) and my friend wanted to play too. His dad bought him this 7 string guitar. He said "I didn't know which one to buy so I've bought the one with most string on" :D This was the worst guitar I have ever had in my hand. Incredibly bad craftmanship :D
holy,can't believe the most baeuiful JS guitar I think is in the Vai studio😁
Digging the facial hair Steven.
人柄が素晴らしい
No wonder you guys can do so much with your guitars because you put so many things in it to make it sounds good. Money can make whatever you want to happen, happen. Off course skills count for the most of it for sure.
the stratogem should be a production model.
I have an ibanez jem, lovely guitar. I especially like the neck, feels so good. I know dome don't like the neck but it fits my hand perfectly
Amazing the black pia ...💫🔝
Always thought (actually told in various guitar magazines in the nineties) the flo guitars were repainted floral Jems, that were given the white treatment because he wasn't pushing the floral jems anymore for Ibanez, as they weren't making them... but loved a couple of the floral jems, and wanted to keep them and use them on the road, so had them made up to look like the newer white jems he was pushing at the time.
I think this is mentioned on his website as well. He has All About Evo and All About Flo and if I'm not misremembering you're right he described Flo as a repainted floral JEM that even had the neck pocket converted to the new style AANJ to fit the new necks on it. Maybe one of the Flo models was the story he told in this video but he's always said everywhere else it was previously a floral JEM
Cool story about naming your guitars after Harley engines. Evo is a great engine and I still see plenty of those Evo's on the road when I'm out riding. Especially when riding in the Appalachian mountains.
I live near those mountains for now. It's always awesome when a pack of Hogs rolls by. But I miss Florida.
what do you guys think abt the new Rev Max engine
@@hathaway.1166 Dont know much about that engine, but sure its ok if it is the first one replacing the engine thats been in sportsters since 1986. Might have kinks to be worked out, but don't know? Hopefully no kinks like the new M8 the first few years. What are you hearing?
i love IBANEZ, Japan exilense for ever!! lovely people god bless them the lovely Japanese, much love from the Norway
masters of craftsmanship.
It makes me feel like a kid in a candyshop.
The PIA Black is definitely my favorite, especially after hearing it on the song Knappsack- was blown away by its playability. How many guitars you know that can be played one-handed?
Anything in Vai's hands? Lol
@@xamislimelight8965 Pretty much.
I played it in store and had to get it. I honestly find the neck felt like an improved Jem. Definitely worth getting!
@@Beyond-Antares Do you remember the price tag on it?
Black Pia is my favorite!!
They really should release that 21 fret strat-JEM (but with 22 frets), I'm very sure it would be a hit. A lot of people can't stand double locking trems and there's now NO fixed bridge JEMs. Or JS models either for that matter.
アイバニーズはヴァイとの関係はホント大切にすべきだね♪
Such a lovely guy!!!
Steve you need a consultant on your hair and look... jesus the mustache... love ya man!
I could totally listen to Steve Vai talk about his guitars all day lol. As along time Strat devotee it would be pretty otherworldly to play that early Sticker Strat
Man !! So cool !!
I can't stop staring at the LNG JEM right behind him. My life's dream is to has one but it'll probably never happen...Great video BTW!
the LNG .the yellow, and the bright red/orange JEMS with colorful knobs are pure 80's ...i need those 3 to remind me of those great times
@@pihermoso11 Loch Ness green, desert sun yellow, and shocking pink - I have the pink one, but yes, it looks more orange now sadly! 😕
It took me almost 30 years to get my Desert Sun Yellow JEM 777, but I finally have it and it will be with me forever!
Wish you'd write a book not so much about guitars(don't get me wrong I love them and own 62).
But your view on life, love, hardships and reflections of your own life
Someday when Steve gets into the Rock-'n'-roll Hall of Fame, that fender Stratocaster would make a great display piece.
Its awesome when he shows and talks about the personalities of his guitars more than anything and the character of his old guitars
Oh gosh his strat style jem only 21 frets :( ew isn't his guitars supposed to be more modern? No 22?
The green pia is beautiful. I actually put a deposit on one but then cancelled it. Still regret it.
10:06 うわ懐かしいギター。
このストラトに憧れてフロイドローズ付けたりステッカー貼ったりしてた...。
The older steve gets the more he sounds n acts like an ol mafia dufe.. 😊👍 Luv u steve vai.. Thee GOAT
That Black Pia 😍
I'm definitely noticing a trend here with most of these guitars, lol.
The JS is beautiful 💖✌️🤘🇦🇺
I like Steve, love how passionate he is about music. But couldn't he have bothered to tune the acoustic?
Hi Mr Steve!!! Can you tell me what Potentiometers and Capacitors are in your beloved Jem Guitars!!!
Thank you,
B
God hand of Guitar master very kind handsome and perfectly guitarist in my mind ❤
Yes every different guitars have different songs "build in" which you can use.
Humble steve via
Wow Amazing ternyata Steve vai punya gitar Fender Stratocaster, ttapi warna yah terkeren yg pernah Saya liat dari Fender2 yg lain, sperti gitar Yngwie hanya berwarna kuning??? Hahaha... ®
I bought the black PIA mid February 2021. Still waiting for it. Tentative arrival Jun 2022. 😕
As much as I should expect it, it's really disturbing to me seeing Steve outside of his comfort zone. Yeah! The Gretsch!!!
With that mustache Steve look like an old retired soccer player
At so many points this teetered on the edge of Spinal Tap-ness 😂
"I wanted to use my fingers and no whammy bar, ya know, all kind of of crazy things" Riiiight Vai. Righhht.
Find someone who loves you like Steve loves guitar
I use to go to Matthew Music back in the day on Long Island too!
Remarkable. He’s pushing 80, and still rockin!!
lol hes 61
90
👎
Gitar2 yah Steve vai emang yg pling keren dan nyentrik bentuk dan warna yah???hahaha...®
I already know the list before watching... lets see how close I think I am.
Edit post-watching:
No. 1, I'm correct.
No. 2, I'm correct.
No. 3, I'm correct(Partially).
No. 4, I'm correct.
No. 5, I'm wrong.
No. 6, I'm correct.
No. 7, I'm correct.
No. 8, I'm wrong.
No. 9, I'm way off.
No. 10, didn't see that one coming.
60%....I failed.
Now you'll have to update this with the damn hydra guitar just released weeks ago... that's fucking crazy
MR STEVE VAI ! YOUR GREAT !
His great what?
Damn imagine if his mom never got him a guitar
I LOVE YOUR FENDER ! THE FIRST ! I LIKE IBANEZ ! BUT I LOVE FENDER GUITARS ! THANK YOU STEVE !!!
(06:01): I wish I could hear much more of that kind of stuff from Steve
My Girlfriend said " But they are all exactly the same "
Definitely not marriage material lol
@@chrisluckhardt I wont show her that until we split
4:50 same man same. It’s the fretboard radius and volume knob location 😅
The mustache suits Vai
He looks like a helicopter pilot