Steve Vai - "I Know You're Here" 

"Playing fast isn't playing with feel." Nope. Steve felt and meant every one of these lightning-fast notes. Every. Single. One.

that thing looks heavy, like almost as much as a single Les Paul...

My father admired this man and unfortunately passed away before he got a chance to see him live. But he always watch this all the time. I'm glad I get to experience the same as he once did. Rest peacefully dad

Saw Steve vai live. You’ll never heard a pin drop at a concert louder. Everyone standing with jaws dropped at this pure mastery

The way Billy Sheehan just spins in to action at 6.28 gets me every time.

RIP to the technician who stringed that thing

As a professional classical musician the only thing, that I can say is, that this man must be studied in every music academy/conservatory. RESPECT !!!

sheer genius. My recently passed away wife and mines favorite guitar player ever. when I go where she is I pray that Steve goes there too one day. not too soon i hope but when our time comes i hope Steve is there to serenade us every night before we sleep. We love you Steve. Monte and Lindsay Phillips.

I didn't know he could sing. That's amazing

I was in middle school and I used to spend days at my house listening to this G3 in Denver with my two friends. I recall them going crazy during Little Wing solos, and they would always prefer Yngwie's and Joe's, but me, I would always get chills during Steve's and I was always fighting over it, because to me, that was the best one. Now after many years I'm a musician, I've studied composition and piano, and I know why I liked that more.

I dont think ive ever seen a man make love to a guitar before.

I love how Steve sets the stage by playing a single E note at the very start of the performance. It shows how creative Steve is. He can go from playing that single note to creating an entire masterpiece. You are such an Inspiration Steve!!!!

This solo got me thinking of all my family members that passed on. Don’t know why but Vai and satriani get me thinking deep on things

Main riff that starts at 6:18 sounds so FUCKING catchy and just feel good. I love those sus2 and add9 chords Vai uses alot in a major key. Reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog or some crazy fantasy setting.

Total professional. Way ahead of his time. Blessed to able to hear live. Book your tickets and enjoy the ride.

Hey how about some pedals Steve? Steve: "Nah, just glue 3 guitars together."

Steve Vai is my favorite guitarist. This man can make a guitar talk. Love this video. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Vai.

i had to pause to write this comment. I wanted to cry during this for some reason. It's like the emotional link between music and feelings is so strong, and the music was so powerful that i'm overcome with emotion to the point of tears. :'[

sometimes i think i don't like steve vai's stuff anymore and then i come back and i smile through the whole video and can recall what is the part he's gonna play next because i used to watch this religiously as a kid. still the goat

If you have to play a show that has sets from Yngwie and Satriani, you bring out the big guns.

steve vai is my spirit animal

Every time I listen to him I must pick up my guitar

Who in there right mind, can say that this man is not an incredible guitarist? I am into Latin Jazz and fusion,,, and I still can hear this man do magic on that guitar. None of the haters can play anywheres near to him. The same for Joe S. INCREDIBLE.

3:39 U just got "Steve Vaied"

6:36 lol sounds like the theme song to a fucking water park commercial

it is fun watching steve vai because you know that whatever you are watching will be epic and that he wont mess up

8:56 “HERE, chord bee-atch NOW!”

After watching this year's ago, I've come back to witness this beautiful sound of this guy sick guitar skills

He's just so damn good it's hard to find anything relevant to say afterwards.

My God, what a stunning performance. This must surely be one the most iconic guitar performances of all time. The guy's face at 0:32 says it all. I sense that Steve was quite blissed out, I can feel it.

Steve Vai is the Leonardo Di Vinci of guitar.

The Best Guitar Performance of All Times! Steve Vai = Legend 🎭✨️👏🏼🙋🏻‍♂️🇦🇷

Wow. Two necks on open tunings, one of them fretless, plugged through god knows what kind of synth, and mastering all of them at once. Mind blowing playing, and coordination. He set the bar pretty high here. Notice how he has to sit coz of how heavy that piece of wood is lol.

19 million musicians have reached here just to take blessings of Steve

I positively love my jem jr. Especially now that Steve signed it for me 🤘🏽

He has piano playing hands. They translate nicely to guitar. And, hey! look!, there's my friend Billy Sheehan from Buffalo!

The guitar ' when it roars at 7:55 🔥🔥

4:30 is pretty awesome. The arpeggios and then the ascending run.

This solo is so beautiful and powerful. He's a mastermind/genius of such a unique quality.

I came here to see his face at 5:08

no words...

STEVE VAI IS MEWING

que música tan buena, le pone sentimiento a lo que toca, es un muy buen guitarrista este hombre

Always absurd how much better Billy sounds when he has Steve to play off of.

He and Joe Satriani are my favorites💜♥️❤️💙💛💚🧡✅

This is the greatest thing I've seen this year

2:18 solo hit the heart.

Awsome video!! Billy Sheehan in the bass also kills!!!

Best opening to any Steve Vai show ever. Ever.

If you've never seen Steve live, please try and go. As a guitarist, you'll have your mind blown and question reality, but even for non-musicians, the songs are amazing and you will NEVER see anyone put on a show like Steve.

I honestly had no idea Vai could really sing, but he's really good! Oh and by the way, is there a studio version of this?

People who say this is just random noodling - no it's not. You can see how he sings everything he plays. He knows exactly what he is doing. He knows every sound he is making. It's not random noodling. Though I understand people who don't like this. It gets a bit over the top in the end of his solo (which I think is kind of cool). For some it gets too shreddy. But yeah, I like Steve Vai a lot. He's my favorite "shredder" (and I think he's a lot more than just a shredder - he actually makes music and doesn't just show off his guitar skills).

I’ve never seen this before....it’s like a marriage of music and magic! Phenomenal!

Still watching in 342 AD!

Music. Amazing gift for Human. Thank you Steve!

This was my very first introduction to Steve vai when my dad bought this dvd in 2005. I started playing guitar shortly before or after I saw this.

dont know why it reminds me of summer morning afte sleepless night

For those fuckers saying you can't have feeling if you play in a high technique level.

wow i remember binge watching this over 10 years ago.. awesome

The guitar is disconnected he is playing with his mind.

On another level !!!!

If u truly whant to escape reality Steve Vai is your ticket simply amaizeing.Words can't express how buietifull his music truly is

Yo this is the same guy who did the Halo 2 music! 😃 one of my favorite games! Great video BTW!

i cant play one guitar but he can play 3 at once

Steves one of my favorite guitar players! Never disappoints!

Steve's got two more arms and a pair of wings that he doesn't like to use while in public.

how do you even get a guitar case for that thing! what a great player as for satch and paul gilberto!

Whenever I hear this, picks me right up 😃 .....🎸

One of the rare times I have heard him sing.

This is the best thing in the world

Steve Vai's an ALIEN 👽. He makes me cry 👏🎭. My regards from Argentina

i think that guy just gave him a reach around on his guitar there

verehrter meister:.... diesen filme schaue ich mir jeden tag an und es berauscht mich und inspiriert mich... DANKE danke danke THANK YOU... are a genius... I LOVE YOU WITH YOUR MUSIC ...

I used to think THIS was called tremolo picking (3:45) ^^

One of Steve Vai best live performance with harmonic creation composition. What a masterpieces!

OK for whatever reason this got recommended to me. But I don't regret It

Not the most aesthetic song I ever heard. But the technical mastery is so extreme. Speechless

Be a legend of guitar and singer at the same time, what a gift

Really disappointed this version is not on the G3 CD. What a masterclass.

A BIG Thank You to Steve Vai as i now know what a fretless lead & rythm guitar sounds like as they don't exactly occupy any shelf space in musical instrument stores either new or preowned... I started out on the drums , with enough knowledge of chords on the acoustic to keep me busy but it was the unlikely of instruments that i went on to fall in love with & that is the bass guitar... I've had my hands on some of the most beautifully crafted & sounding fretted bass guitar's but i needed to scratch that itch that was the electric fretless bass guitar & i did & in the right hands it can make sounds you could never dream of & even before i'd heard their were a limited amount of fretless lead guitar's 4 decades ago I had already wondered long before i ever picked up as bass guitar as to how an electric fretless lead & rythm guitar would sound & for some reason i've never tried to track down any footage on RU-vid of one that would give me any idea of what one would sound like & this just showed up on my RU-vid page & though Steve gave me a glimpse of what it would sound like i still think it has a lot more to offer but this will suffice for now... In light of this still ongoing coronavirus stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world... .....

Glad to see Sarah Palin is moving on to better things.

talented rock guitarist

Quem assistindo em 2017 da uma curtida ae :) Who watching in 2017 gives a like

How come ibanez didnt produce some of this guitar for whoever wants to buy it

every year i watch this video and tear from the melodies surfing through each other and communicating into a song.

Saw this guitar at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Looks as beautiful as it sounds.

🥰 Hearing it from 12/14yrs ...

Truly, in my opinion, the greatest guitarist worldwide. Eddie Van Halen will be deeply missed, but sadly Steve Vai became what Eddie should have become. PASSION

even though steve vai is late in the last melodic slide, he is still one of the best master guitarists in the world

Is the bottom neck fretless? Looks like it from here.

Crossroads is one of my all time favourite movies and I have been so inspired to play my fretless bass in a similar fashion.

bro when he first hits the top gat, my soul leaves my body everytime

play with my feelings the way u play with your guitar steve

No more free for this kind of pain today my friend.. help us claim it my dear friend.

There’s only one greatest guitarist of all time. And you’ll never convince me it’s not Steve

16 yr ago... proof that Vai is an OG youtuber... while rocking the OG Hydra! 😂 ❤

Billy Sheehan the backbone of this rythhm section, letting anyone else express themselves at their best, and they do.

Back in the day, this song really gave me the chills.

still here listen to this song

Man I just saved up enough for my first Jem and I can say without hesitation that it is easily the most amazing guitar I have ever played or owned in my 23 years of playing. I also have the Herman Li (Dragonforce) signature model which is still use a lot as well but only bc its so damn light it's like you're not even holding anything lol, but the Jem has the best bridge in the world I can dip that whammy bar to hell and pull it up to heaven and it stays in perfect tuning lol. Not to mention the pickups Steve chose are some of the best I have ever used in my life, that single coil middle pickup sounds so beautiful. Next I'm saving for his new model "PIA" but that will prob take so long that Steve will release a new signature model haha! Love you Steve!