Steve Vai on Recording Guitars at Home 

It's nice to hang on to a bit of that :)

Glen should be nervous that’s the Devil’s ringer guitarist who tried to steal The Karate Kid’s soul Crossroads. FYI: don’t make deals with the Devil kids lol 😂 Steve Vai is such a nice guy and an excellent guitar player. My favorite interview with him is when he talking about his time with Frank Zappa in a documentary about how Frank could just turn on the Magic and just blow you away with his music. Steve brings up his favorite moment NYC Halloween The Paladium Frank plays the solo for Black Napkins that is out of this world 🌎

It's cute! Vai is really funny.

I bit my tongue at that part!!

@@SpectreSoundStudios I wonder if you discussed this further off-camera. ;)

. It must be such a burden knowing more about guitar tone than Vai, Schenker EVH etc.

I can't believe I actually disagreed with Steve Vai when he said that haha

Damn sure I'm using my fingers to switch on the amp and dial in the tone ... well, most of the time at least. xD

Loved that part 😂

Steve is the best.

hahaha he said that to Steve Vai too lmfaooo i love it

As a bass player... goddammit.

José Henrique 😅 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xSTN3mHEAOA.html

He is more like: "Do you think I am an idiot?"

LOL! 😆 For reelz!

We change strings, we have string finger and our back is hard rock maple. We are the real bassists ;) other are just lazy guys

bass players try to steal your girlfriendcan't pull it off and she tells you about it and then you have to fight him when he's drunk which is every day

CHECKMATE Bassists!

Give it back!!!

@@KewKylyu string finger?

I worked with Steve on his tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013 - My first artist gig. I can't say I did any of the cool bits (I handled logistics, accommodation and venue preparations on behalf of the hotel I worked at back then), but I did have the coolest experience with Steve and the band (Philip Bynoe, Jeremy Coulson, Dave Weiner and a couple of other guys that I can't remember at the moment). So basically, I was their "Handler" from the moment they touched down at the airport until the moment they left. Anywho, I greeted Steve and company at the hotel and got in the lift with Steve, his son Fire and Philip Bynoe. Brought them to their rooms/ suite and then the golden moment. I asked Steve if the guitar he was carrying was Evo and he just wen't "Maybe?" with a cheeky smirk. Then he pulls the guitar out, it's certainly Evo, and he goes "Here, play it" whilst I proceeded to absolutely shit myself. I farted out the best version of FTLOG that I could and I think he certainly appreciated the effort. Then came the impromptu 1 on 1 masterclass with Steve for about 20 minutes of spare time we had. Imagine sitting with the person responsible for your passion (and warfare?) for the instrument and being able to learn from him. I made sure I learned as much as I could in that time and I can certainly say, he is an excellent teacher and if anything, I learnt to be confident with my playing as he is. He was also so very kind as to put in a good word with my bosses about my performance, I even have a plaque from my bosses and a poster personally signed by Steve in appreciation. I've gone on to work with David Foster, Mel C, Tenacious D, Mogwai, Dream Theater, Metallica (Mostly the road crew, and Kirk), Megadeth, Justin Bieber (Nice guy, for what it's worth), Backstreet Boys, Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Johnston, Marty Friedman, Martin Miller, Tom Quayle, Chris Hemsworth, Steve Aoki, Avicii, Linkin Park and so many more. All thanks to Mr Steve Vai. He opened a door for me that I would've never been able to on my own. I am so eternally grateful to him. I don't work in the hotel industry any longer, in fact I work in the Music Industry as artist relations, but that gig was super fun and I do miss it. I rarely get starstruck anymore, you'd have to be Led Zepplin for that. Sorry if that was long, it is a fond memory and I'm glad to have the opportunity to share it. He is the reason I can do what I do today.

Shit... and here all I have is sharing an elevator with Shirley Manson. I've clearly been wasting my life.

I think what both you & Steve are calling the "cone" is actually the dust cover for the coil. It's that dome looking part in the very center. The actual speaker cone is everything else until you get to the edge, where it's got the rubberized seal that joins it to the metal of the frame. Pointing a mic at the dust cover is worse than useless, unless you're into really ugly tones. And yes, about 1/2 to 1 inch away from the dust cover is a great spot to mic.

Joey Jones yeah people should be learning Eugene’s Trickbag instead of Through The Fire and Flames

@@caldoesmusic8984 agreed. its FAR more difficult to play and that really is saying something considering all the FX you have to juggle playing TTFAF while doing sweeps and divebombs. Id say TTFAF is a better showcase of crazy guitar techniques though.

@jasper426 Yes. So he is celebrated as a god within the guitar community just as I've mentioned and yet I find he is still underrated. That's how I'm trying to pay homage, in superlatives.

YES! You know he wanted to so bad. It is great to see him so excited about something so much.

He needs to be protected at all costs!

i love Glens face when he starts talking about micing lol

@@jarsonfalconsmusic ikr

..from a fellow windsorite lol