Steve Vai - Introducing The Carvin Legacy Drive Pedal 

Unbelievably thrilled and humbled to have a video I shot and edited used by one of my greatest guitar heroes! Thank you so much Steve!

Steve - you're the man. I respect you so much as a player and as a person and always enjoy your insight and stories. Great work, you're an inspiration.

Thanks for ALL, Steve Vai!

Playing starts at 9:04

Mr. Vai could talk about the blue sky and I'd enjoy listening to him for hours. I want that pedal!

It's great to hear Steve Vai share his thoughts and experience. Thank you!

the x100B is still one of my favorite amps!

I remember sending away for my Carvin catalogue after seeing the add in Hit Parader. Full colour catalogue. I remember all the big mixing boards...I was just a kid I had no idea what they were, but the guitars and amps...that was a wow moment. I can still remember the DN612 (Double neck 6 string 12 string) I never played one, but that picture of that guitar made a lasting impression. And yes, it goes without saying Steve took his love of guitars a little further than I did.

Vai is one of great guitarrist playing live his sound is so clear i like it

I met Steve Vai for the first time at their new Carvin store grand opening in W Covina. I brought my son who was only five at the time so he can met him too. Steve signed all of our cd's. Awesome and nicest guy! I hope one day they'll bring back their stores

Saw Steve play once - waaaay back on the Eat 'em and Smile tour, Providence RI. What an innovator. Legendary! Man, that was a long time ago....

Steve, i'm not sure you'll even see this, but i'm the "Fellow Carle Place guy" that you chatted with a couple years back. You mentioned Mathew's Music, and your first real guitar, a 76 Strat. Anyway..I will be seeing your show on Sunday Oct. 30th, at the Paramount in Huntington. I was thinking, if by some stroke of magic, and the stars align, you can stop in real casual like, at the NY Music Emporium in Bellmore, on the Saturday before... the crew would literally freak out, and you could witness some real life fainting! lol. Well, just putting it out there. I dont work there, but it's become my Saturday hangout, perhaps similar to what yours was at Mathew's music back in the day. : ) Best Regards, Rick.

Used to love getting those Carvin catalogs as a kid, myself. B-)

um I'm 99.9% sure that the guy posting as Steve is just a troll folks. The replies are't coming from @SteveVaiHimself I've been lucky enough to meet and hang out with him a few times and he wouldn't get involved in some of the comments the troll is posting...

It's very nice that you actually tell a story about your gear in promotion videos, makes it worth watching. While almost any musician tells something like: "Well, we, ehmm... kinda sat together and, ehmm... kinda made that stuff, ehmm... my cool signature thingy and, ehmm... that's all. Are we done? Gotta go..."

Cool to seeing you reply on here Mr Vai. I learned Sisters about 6 months ago and even now still work on it a lot, because there are so many subtle nuances in terms of the timing and phrasing. I've also enjoyed seeing other videos around on creativity and the universe and the like. In terms of your music and your artwork you're in tune or connected to something greater and it really comes through.

His best tone was when he used the x100b. It was so raw. Can't say I'm a huge fan of the Legacy era of tones.

Lovely story.... You never forget the first people to show you trust and faith.

Yay! Another possibility to step on Vai :)!

Better get saving my loose change... Also if that's genuinely Steve replying to comments, that's pretty awesome.

I was fortunate enough to pick up the Carvin Legacy One and the Legacy 4x12. The original owner had the cab customized is that you can isolate the left side and right side of the cabinet. With this being said I managed to find another Carvin Legacy One head online. (the same week) 6 hour round trip later a stereo chorus pedal and a couple delay pedals I had my new rig! I would recommend these amps to anyone. Not to mention a fraction of the cost to anything else.

I have one of these preamps, its great!

Nice and informative vid Steve! As you can see from my pic (sorry just felt cool using your pic) that I'm a fan of yours! Looking forward to getting a hold of one of your gears some day. All great quality from a great musician such as yourself. Cheers and rock on!

Steve is a really nice guy! Thanks for the inspiration!

Very nice video, Steve. Cheers from Croatia!

Abraham says thanks for the autographed strap! Maybe we can add this pedal to the collection!

Hey Steve...... No idea if you will see this. Dig your playing and learn something every time I hear or watch you. Yes I am new, again, or something. Lol Just ordered an X1 pedal, BTW. I guess it's a lot like yours but I wanted the extra features. Thanks for all your great work. Tim O

This pedal seems really cool and I will probably buy it but I also want that song in the background :) Thanks Steve

That's the next pedal I want to own for sure. It's funny how people don't believe Steve is answering comments, and I know it's him because he commented on a Cover video, and it's the same user so, I don't doubt at all :D

I did the same thing with the Carvin catalog. And I just sat there and looked at it over and over. Here I am 40 years later and my main amp is a carvin legacy

this is coolest guitar amp ever i adored carvin aa a kid but never had 1 now i can

I'd love to check this out! Steve, I was fortunate enough to acquire one of your Fractal Axe-Fx2's recently... Initially, someone won it on Facebook through Fractal-and I was fortunate to win it on his eBay auction... I wish you could share some settings with me! We actually met in Maine back in November- you had signed a picture that I'd drawn of you in 1994... Was great to meet you on that chilly night! Love ya man.., fellow Gem- Steve Libby ♊️🔺

i took a picture with his gear and on with tony mcalpine a couple months ago. gonna see him perform next month again

Steve, I just wanted to say I am a huge fan, and have been for many years. I'm from Wantagh L.I., and I have probably spent nearly as much time in Carle Place as you and Satch did, thanks to things like Sam Ash music, and (dare I say) Roosevelt Field Mall. (and all the great food on Old Country Road). I have always felt a certain connection with you and Joe, not only because of the music, but also because of the "Kids from Carle Place" thing. I'll never forget that one day I walked into Sam Ash, and one of the guys that worked there said "Guess who you just missed by 10 minutes?" And I replied "Steve Vai?" - and of course it was ..... you were in L.I. visiting mom for mothers day. Man.... how I wished I hadn't hit that traffic on the Meadowbrook!!!! Rock on Steve... you're one of the all time greatest. Live long and prosper my friend.

When I was a kid I had a poster of you up on the wall standing in front of a wall of Carvin amps.

Hi steve..would have been great to hear you demo the pedal...but it dont matter coz i got to see you on the passion and warfare tour in manchester england...took me back to when i was 19 and waiting in british rain for hmv music to open so i could buy the album on cassette on day of its release...i honestly thought that tour would ever happen so thank you Mr Steve Vai....and the pedal is very nice so might jst git me one

Steve you'r the best

now I can see stevevai took part in the modernisation of music technology.

what an amazing pedal! Even Steve didn't want to play it!

If he plugs that into his Carvin Legacy, it's like Malkovich going into his own portal

Love this guy. I hope, once, I could buy a guitar, and start learning.

I'd be interested to hear Steve's take on Carvin's announcement of closing their doors.

When are you coming back to Australia for a tour is what i want to know

Damn, every company is doing it now, nice.

I'm kinda like Steve Vai, I love going to the websites for music stores and just looking.

Such a nice and humble guy !! Would love to know him and discuss various topics about all kinds of things. :)

Someone please tell me what is that song that plays in the background! :(

Steve, when are you coming to New Zealand? ...

i had and still have that same feeling about Carvin...

STEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEE

Notice how Vai has never completely abandoned the Legacy 1's in favor of the Legacy 3's - in fact, sometimes I don't see the legacy 3's at all.

Music is the best.

just wondering what Steve will do now that Carvin Audio is closing...

I wonder how that pedal would sound with my Tokai VC75? I think I want one either way!

It's a hard to describe how different the Legacy's tone is. I have the first VL212 combo and i find it a little dark for my use when riffing. It's heavenly for solos but finding a rhythm tone has been a bit of a challenge for me. Been curious how Steve Vai would get around the dark tone if he had to. Raise the volume? Or replace the stock V30s with brighter speakers? Or boost with a pedal?

Does Steve Vai use this on the pedal board or Rack live? Also are they still making his Ibanez Distortion double pedal? I believe this Carvin pedal and the Ibanez pedal are my next purchase.

I'm a huge Vai fan and I can't tell the name of the songs in this vid for the first minutes, Can somebody please tell me the name of the songs in the background?

My Idol!

So I could take this drive pedal and use it with just a power amp and get close to the sound of the Legacy amps?

little steve vai

Awesome

where can I get a Jem with true temperament frets ? if I buy TT neck I won't get the 24frets and the tree of life in it.

So you can play at my birthday party now Stevie?!? :D

I think his talking skill is better than 90 % of electric guitarists

the moral of the story is be nice to a nerd and 30 years later ya never know lol

does anyone know what the song is at 2:20?

"I don't even think your mirror understands your reflection"

What is Steve using now that Carvin has gone under?

Steve I would like to request being on your record label, I know you signed Jimmy Hyland, if I'm spelling the country boy's name right and you know he's a great player Shredder own country but if you're looking for a cat that is been accused of being on the most prolific blues guitar players on the planet just go to Wayne Reed SoundCloud and hear me to Jimi Hendrix Red House and it's very raw but I think you'll hear the nuances that you're looking for plus I write pop music we working on a song that could be a Disney movie It's called I know Victoria's Secret what I wanted to do was capture the essence of Afro-American music from way back when they were rock and roll remember that??? take it through some time with the little Isley Brothers, throw a little Santana on the back mixed with a rap to finish up the song and Bam there you have it I know Victoria's Secret almost very close to getting that thing mixed and mastered anyway hopefully you'll do good traps and we can meet I met you before at musicians Institute a few years back I've been a bit carving fan for many years and because these guys are just outrageous making all this cool stuff in the US we're going to make America great again buddy please get back to me if you're interested and bring it on a producer as well as musician on your record label streets of gold 777 at gmail

Great guitar player

Would I be able to put that pedal in front of a Vox mini 5 Amp ? 😨

I have massive respect for Steve Vai and the fact that every person has his or her own idiosyncrasies. However, I have to wonder if he wouldn't be better served with a Kemper/Axe/whatever with a good profile or patch, for those situations where he can't have the actual amp with him. Granted, neither are quite as small as a pedal, but assuming he's already bringing some rack gear along...

Steve .. I thought you were the best ever since Zappa time.. I'm 71 and Frank was the master of crazyness in guitar and song.. I have one of your Jem's along with 60 guitars etc.etc.. I see you are gonna play Vegas and have met Ellen and hovak. I hope Ellen can learn slapping but we know she can knock out penny lane and has a beautiful voice. And she plays bass conventionally like no other can with years of practice .. we don't want her to feel like a failure or even get a blister trying to learn on such a short time by oct first.. so let her feel confident at going into this concert and know she can knock out that penny lane song. .you know she will bring the roof down.. and with that beautiful smile she is just one of a kind like you.. I would hate to be so scared to play something I know is too hard for me and become embarrassed in front of an audience.. you have been there.. it's like loosing your fav pick but even worse like if you had no idea what kinda pick it was from the beginning and that was the only pick you found you could play the guitar with and to never find another one... Really check on her progress and relieve some of that pressure for her. You know she can play to anything.. thanks Steve you are still as awesome as ever at guitar playing and always admired the amount of time and effort you put in .. your finger exercises on guitar mags helped inspire me so much to be like you.. It helped me see the possibility through repeating every different variation of combinations laying down your fingers till you got the feel of it. That was an awesome lesson for me and an epiphany I still have you to thank for so thanks for all the inspiration.

So my question after watching this is, does Steve Vai actually use one of these ever in public? Oh, and also, what in hell does it sound like? I don't think I was out of line to expect to hear how a signature piece of gear sounds as used by the artist who's name is on it...I do not care that Steve Vai used to collect Carvin catalogs.

So want one but it costs too much for a new player. I'll have to stick to cheap danelectro pedals.

genio

Do you still have that first x100b?

I sent away for that magazine and I too would look at the Pa’s and amp’s and guitars then I became a plumber and met the keisel family and did work at their house and factory The name carvin is a split from their 2 oldest sons Carson & Calvin

exactly

Yep. You sound like me at that age. lol

Fuck yeah

Song at 7:10 ! Please Steve, release it !! :'(

Don't hold it - play it!

So no demo?......

ele e otimo

Hey steve!, play the pedal, didn't need to hear you gab, !!!

i love steve vai but i literately just bought the carvin legacy 1 amp head from guitar center with the foot switch and vinyl amp cover for $100 less then this pedal goes for NEW. they need to bring the price down. if this example doesn’t show you how much they over priced this pedal I don’t know what will.

wow stack

Ha-ha! Steve Vai is a dirty old man for guitar gear! (One sympathizes.)

Um, can we HEAR the thing?

I run my Ibanez through a tinfoil wrapped potato, raw of course.

doesn't play one fucking note. is there a reason for that Steve?

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Steve probably runs his AxFx live and barely has the legacy in the mix.

guess you didnt feel the gemini was worth a second chance eh?

ref flag... guitar in hand, no demo of product

Shut up and demo it Steve! For crying' out loud! J

1:03 pr0n

Those glasses are sexy!

I went for the bra and panty section 1st js