I WISH I? HAD THOSE HANDS!!!

thank you Steve, It’s inspirational. Greetings? from Chile, hope we’ll see you soon. Happy new year!!

y love? you steve

I want this Ibanez and? this amp =/

GOD!?

@jamesedwardtheobald? great lesson, though!

@jamesedwardtheobald … producer/recording engineers who add reverb to jazz guitar recordings, because those producers understand that makes the sound more palatable, same goes for some lead guitarists who use? distortion. dry jazz guitar sound makes me feel claustrophobic, personally; it feels like someone is running a stick around inside my head when i hear it, it just sounds lifeless; same for distorted tones with no reverb for lead, the note just ‘dies’ instead of ringing.

@jamesedwardtheobald and by reverb or ambiance on guitar, oftentimes just a dash will do; no need to wash the sound? out; sometimes short decay times are sufficient, depends on the song context, for a slow, statuesque ballad i would use long reverb, and maybe even a subtle dash of long delay (like david gilmour). robben ford is fond of small-room reverb sounds, which fattens the sound without adding ‘reverb trails’. but the dry-lead tone leads me dead; like with jazz guitar; often it’s the …

@jamesedwardtheobald obviously, there are some instances where ambience is NOT needed; in various rhythm-playing modes, (like earth-wind and fire style guitar) or if you have double-tracked distorted rhythm sounds like in metal, but usually the sound of a lead guitar (clean or distorted) without reverb is unpleasant, and only appeals to some sort of ‘i don’t like reverb’ purist, whereas the regular listener doesn’t hear that. and, as musicians, one should develop? ‘regular listener’s’ ear

that ‘tone’ statement does apply to acoustic instruments, though. I play trumpet, and a listener would not be able to tell the difference between me playing a $1,000 trumpet or a 100$ trumpet, or a $200 nylon string guitar or a $1,000 guitar, though I will feel the difference in my hands. acoustic instruments like the trumpet also benefit form ambience in a room, also acoustic? guitars (and pianos) have their own ambience, too, however, electric guitar does NOT – therefore use reverb when needed!

i disagree with the ‘tone’ statement – a heavily saturated distorted lead ‘tone’ is a lot different than a clean neck pick up, both will encourage different ideas. not only that, when one says ‘the tone doesn’t come from the equipment’, many new guitarists will just pick? some mosquito-sounding distortion, without making tone/gain adjustments (and reverb, too – dry lead tones do not sound good!), you’re not going to sound like Van Halen if you have no bass or midrange, or reverb, in your sound!

@guitarrosegroove I think this was? from last year,maybe even 2 yrs ago.

@ShreddinStrings Like? Chuck Norris’ Beard

This tidy hair is a little? suspect

how? fast does his hair get long!?

stonato? di merda

steve is trying to? take time with shit so the lesson goes biger….

Man, only Steve Vai’s hair grows that fast!?

that guitar is fucking expensive?

7:17 …and all? these tones can be useful (fuck you)…

I was present on line there !!
your the first legend who i watched him Live?

I really? think you is one of the best guitarist solo in the world!

very good stuff !!? You are the best Steve!!!
Hope

Is Steve giving us the? finger at 7:19?

First lesson is hello world and then your supposed to play voodoo chile 5 minutes later

thats not going to happen -? smoke on the water is all beginners can play on one string – I am to stupid to use any other strings