Steve Vai, A Man and His Guitars: At Guitar Center

Big hands? Use a 6 string bass guitar lol

Haha of all videos - this is the one that's in black and white

The God speekin

Why you are all jealous.. bcoz you can't play as good as he does HAHAHAHA :-D

So Vai is the godfather of Djent?

He speaks out of my heart

Why gibson les paul isnt enough for you, when for better guitarists like Page, Perry or Slash it is?

By far the MOST wisest guitarist

he's basically saying he invented guitars..lol

That last sentence of Steve is so true, it's not only modesty. I remember all those Vandenberg, Skolnick, Gilbert, Reb Beach etc. models and they are all gone. Some of the players got new signature models, but their original signature guitars disappeared from the market. I can't even find a photo of the original Ibanez Alex Skolnick Signature in black with white bevels, it's like it never existed.
They are gone because their makers lacked the vision for a really iconic guitar. Reb Beach cut out a peace of wood and Vandenberg reversed the headstock, but basically their signature models were simple superstrats.
The JEM was almost a whole new toy and will stay with us for the decades ahead.

He's like the Bill Nye of music

24 frets and a whammy bar. He was the first? Did the red special not feature this?

I totally agree! Thats another reason I started building!

when the master speaks, you keep quiet and listen!

True genius

Love how he mentioned Korn

This handle in the guitar body is very important IMHO cause if you get a guitar most often keeping fretboard you can make the strings be out of tune! Not saying that our have sweat so the freatbord is simply dirty soon. I am full of respect for Steve Vais not only as a musician but also as inventor!

Yay for hydrodipping!

Steve just seems like such a great guy

Steve: "Guitars are gorgeous, beautiful pieces of creation..."
Steve's wife: "Well! Why don't you just marry them instead?"

Trey from Morbid Angel was the first person I remember seeing/hearing playing a seven string. 91/92'ish on their Covenant album, very distinctive tone seven's have. Way before Korn.

Korn should collaborate with Vai!

Steve is the man. I just personally can't stand how thin the neck is. So, for me a good srat with hsh and a floyd is all I need. Charvel or Jackson, etc..

"the guitar transcended me" blowhard quote of the year

Some salty folks in here for sure. Not much of a korn fan, however its well known vai did a lot for the 7 string gaining popularity. The man himself also said he is a fan of all kinds of guitars. Him and Mr. Gilbert did in fact help popularize the modern floating trem production guitar. Remember that Mr. Van Halen had a sort of Frankenstein that wasn't a readily available model. OH and of course he has an ego, have you seen what he can make a guitar do? So stop crying and enjoy the talent these older guys give us before they call it quits. It may be many years before we get a revival of actual guitar music.

Where his electric fan? I like to see those

Steve made the 7 string,korn made it popular

I think I’ve found what guitar I want to get.

Right now I have a Squier Strat, and I’ve been saving up for quite a while. Looking at the things that Steve has done just with a JEM sums up what I want to do.

Sei un mito 👍👌👏💪

Hate the Ibanez designs. Strat rip-offs. Too sharp and pointy. Too metal.

Black and white ....for a Vai video?!

You guys don’t have a colour camera? Fuck your channel,

Love the dark guitar.

“I put a handle on it, no one would dare copy it”
STARES AT HERMAN LI

"I set out specifically to be an innovator".
Jesus, I really hope he got over this failed goal.

Steve Via is such an amazing musician!

i never get the hand slot thing

Thats only guitar ee

why Vai's 7 strings don't have a handle?

Is there a longer version of this?

Steve let's be real. You could rock a hello kitty axe. Lol

Thanks for the interesting talk about your guitar,.the best

I met Stevie at the Guitar Center in Manchester Ct in 1999 I always wanted that white gem with the gold hard ware and I finally bought one from the Guitar Center it was $3400 best guitar I ever played ,probably the best neck ever made so comfortable and so fast you will fly off the fret board lol.steve was a gentleman to meet very nice intelligent man.

Love my JEM with my whole soul ❤

Steve Vai not only a awesome guitarplayer but also a awesome guitardesigner 👍