For the Love of God - Steve Vai - Guitar Cover by AAktarus

[@onerandombruh]

A Steve Vai song played on a Yngwie Malmsteen signature guitar... This man is, indeed, a Legend.

[@aaktarus]

Thank you One Random Bruh ! It’s actually a fake signature, it’s an aliexpress guitar :) , i need to sand the name in order to finalize the customization! 🎸🎸

[@SebastianDavidMusic]

Awesome mate!!!! 21 frets, no floating trem, your own style, lots and lots of feeling, you rock!!!!

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Sebastian ! 🎸🤘

[@Gwen-n4s]

La technique au service du feeling, de l'émotion. Et quelle technique ! Et quel feeling ! Chapeau bas l'artiste. ❤

[@aaktarus]

Merci beaucoup Gwen! ça fait plaisir en ce beau dimanche ! d’autres arrivent ! ;)

[@stanparchaiski5394]

That was totally awesome. Incredible performance. You are truly a GuitarGod for putting in the time to learn that classic and play at that performance level. My jaw is still on the floor as I type this. Great job.

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Stan ! STEVE is the guitar god, I’m a humble apprentice,with more to learn every day 🤘🎸🎸

[@charvel17]

Elle sonne finalement cette strat chinoise!! Superbe interprétation. Surement mon instrumental préféré également. Toutes les émotions passent dans ce morceau. Bravo !

[@aaktarus]

Merci David 🙏🤘🤘

[@metalplaylist]

Clair ça sonne grave !! 👍👍

[@akiretto]

I needed this video.. I'm trying right now to cover this masterpiece and i lost 1 hour to decide which guitar to use. Ok, message received: pick 1 damn guitar and just play. Thank you. Your cover is amazing.

[@aaktarus]

Thanks ! yeah, pick that damn guitar, play and buy another guitar to play more ! Have fun mate, learning this song is a milestone in our life !

[@darrenmcinerney2212]

Excellent, beautifully played 👌👌. You are fantastic at playing electric 🎸.

[@aaktarus]

thank tou so much Darren ! i keep practicing trying my best every day as all of us here ;) Cheers from France!

[@samuelsaada2968]

Monsieur, tout simplement magnifique, et en plus un francophone, fantastique et gros respect à vous ! Je paierais cher pour jouer avec vous ou apprendre de vous 🙏

[@aaktarus]

Merci Samuel, Je prépare des tutos sur le toucher et comment développer son jeu de guitare, sans théorie... A suivre :)

[@dankin123]

dude, you're very cool. Please stay playing and do more amazing covera!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks mate ! covers and tutorials are on their way ! Stay tuned :)

[@AlexW-xr1xw]

I must say this is by far the best cover. The style and improvisation. Amazing!❤

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Alex ! 🙏🙏🎸🎸🤘🤘

[@chocolatecookie8571]

In the other video’s I saw this strat is an Ali Expres Yngwie copy. Amazing! You played very good! 👌🏻

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Chocolate Cookie. Your words are as delicious as your name 😋

[@wayansugiantha9817]

@@aaktarus lol

[@Z_ZombiePanda]

this is simply unbelievable! You've taken Vai and honestly made it your own..I think he'd be so glad to see this version dude..Blown away right now at the subtle improvisations and unique flow!! once again, great job!!

[@aaktarus]

thank you so much ! more to come in the next months 🤘🎸🤘

[@MrFranguitar]

Bravo!!!!!

[@aaktarus]

Merci Fran 🙏🎸

[@muhammadzarkasi1605]

Wowww it's crazyyyy on stratc feel n soul perfectly 😱 Naissss 👍👍👍

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Muhammad ! These Seymour pickups make a big part of the sound, they put the guitar to another level. ..(and i am not endorsed... ;p)

[@jordipelaez6588]

Simply atonishing...

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Jordi! The astonishing! I like it… should work fine for an album name, i keep that one 🫣😁😁

[@jordipelaez6588]

Really, love the way u play. Excellent dynamics, perfect and clear sound, and you touch of soul. Done over one of the most complex Vai's songs. Definetely, you rock AAktarus!!

[@miltonchristen4689]

Well done!!

[@aaktarus]

Merci Milton 🤘🙏🎸🎸

[@Jasonk7479]

Wow!! Perfection

[@aaktarus]

Thanks a lot ! let's turn it the other way... unperfection made to your taste ;p Honestly I can hear thousands of imperfections in there and I can't barely listen to it, I feel I am not precise enough, but I had a lot of fun playing that one :)

[@Jasonk7479]

@@aaktarus You are kidding me. That is perfection at its best. Vai live isn't this good. Take the credit Brother. you are an incredible guitar player. I've been playing for 30 years and couldn't come close to this accuracy.

[@RepliKa06]

Dans cette cover on retrouve non seulement la composition de Mr Vai superbement interprétée mais également le feeling qui va avec. Brave AAktarus et merci.

[@aaktarus]

Merci beaucoup Olivier ! 🤘🎉🎉

[@jhice_fr]

Impressionnant ! Un plaisir à regarder et à écouter ;)

[@aicragmar6630]

En français on appelle cela une reprise...

[@aaktarus]

Merci Jean Christophe ! 🎸🤘🤘

[@aaktarus]

Absolutely 👍 🫣😜

[@johannpena485]

Excelent, magister..!!! Congratulations!!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Johann 🎸🎸🤘

[@saiful4651]

Awesome... Excellent👍👍👍👍

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Sai Ful 🙏🎸🎸

[@susannacastelletti7010]

Wow! Awesome!!

[@aaktarus]

Merci Susanna ! :)

[@CarlosSatriani]

Art is art.Congrats!!

[@aaktarus]

And a lot of work and dedication 😜 Thanks a lot Carlos ! 🙏🤘🎸

[@LysanderLH]

On a Strat! Wow! I have to ask you, how you achieved that tone?

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Lysander ! Kemper (mark V+screamer in front+ reverb / delay) 🙏

[@Alex_994]

well... vai plays it often in 2 position od 2xsingle coils , so a strat can do the same sound...

[@LysanderLH]

@@aaktarus thank you. I really struggle with recreating tones with pedals. Is that a Mesa Mk v?

[@aaktarus]

Hi Lysander I use the Kemper preamp and i have loaded a mark v, + reverb delay, nothing magical. I will do soon a video on the signal chain and share the preset.

[@dadanrais5150]

Is that YJM stratocaster w/ Seymour Duncan Fury pickups ?!

[@thorsten4587]

Nailed it!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Thor 🎸🔨🔨

[@always_lucid]

What a performance. Outstanding,.

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Akhilesh 🤘🙏🙏

[@runifli]

Amazing!!! Love it!!!

[@aaktarus]

thanks Runifli ! 🎸🤘🎸

[@shoutake9456]

凄いですね! 思わず聞き入ってしまいました😅🎉

[@aaktarus]

Merci 🙏🤘🙏

[@rafaelsimas9812]

Good job guy, perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Rafael 🙏🤘🎸

[@mandragora4013]

Gratuluję! Grałem ten utwór na Gibsonie i Telecasterze - na Statocasterze też świetnie brzmi! Brawo dla Ciebie!

[@aaktarus]

Merci !! ✌️🎸✌️

[@GilbertCarneiro]

très bonne cover, bravo !

[@aaktarus]

Merci Gilbert 🤘🎸🤘

[@AlexCordoGuitar]

Quelle magnifique version, encore une fois. Quel tirant de cordes as-tu monté sur cette copie de Malmsteen ?

[@aaktarus]

Merci beaucoup Alex ! J’utilise les Fender Malmsteen en 8/46, super jeu de cordes avec les cylindres en cuivre à la base des cordes. Je suis un d’Addaruo pour 99% du reste du temps, mais ces cordes là sont vraiment tres tres agréables à jouer.

[@zaidanismail7488]

Nice moves dude by 21 fret Fender strat.. perfect sound & skills.. bravo 🤘🏻👍🏻

[@aaktarus]

Merci Zaidan ! 🙏🤘🎸🎸

[@perma_bann]

Wow this is breathtaking holy

[@aaktarus]

Thanks PermaBann ! 🤘🎸🎸

[@thierrybernon9404]

Je découvre cette chaîne en suivant les fils de guitares Ali express et là ! Quelle claque ! que de travail pour avoir digéré ces morceaux afin de les ressortir avec cette émotion et cette sincérité. J’imagine le temps passé bravo à vous et merci pour ce moment de plaisir.

[@aaktarus]

Merci beaucoup Thierry, ton message fait plaisir!

[@Kriss-w6e]

Amazing!!! 🎉

[@aaktarus]

Thanks a lot ! 🤘🎸🤘

[@everardofrancocortes9529]

amazing my friend, great great performance, respect! regards from Mexico City...

[@aaktarus]

Muchas Gracias Everardo 🙏🤘 Estoy muy contento de tener feedback desde Mexico City ! 🎉🎸🎸

[@sebastianduarteguitar]

This is pure art! What a mix of feelings. Thank you for sharing this awesome interpretation Sir!

[@aaktarus]

Thank you Sebastian ! 🙏🙏🎸🎸

[@Musicloversad]

Just amazing wow

[@aaktarus]

Thanks a lot ! 🤘🎸🤘

[@raufsezer3238]

Didn't expect it to be this good, very well played sir.

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Rauf Sezer !

[@rogereheadbyrne4790]

Teared up to this! Insanely close cover! 👏Thankyou I remember the first time Stevie put this out when I was a kid and I cried at the emotional sound! Top notch playing undoubtedly

[@aaktarus]

@rogereheadbyrne4790, thank you 🙏🙏, much appreciated 🎸🎸

[@rodriguez63]

Good Job...Respect

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Rodriguez63, really apppreciate your comment ! I'm listening to your channel at the moment, great music in there ! :)🤟🎸🤟

[@guitareman9097]

un grand bravo !!!! toute la difficulté est de ne pas confondre émotions avec débauche de technique pour esbroufer tout le monde et la ... tu as tout donné ; Merci pour ce grand moment

[@aaktarus]

Guitare Man, un grand merci pour ton commentaire 🙏🤘

[@christopherpaul1810]

Outstanding rendition. Upper echelon rating in my book. I play this piece myself so I'm naturally and constantly scouting out other cover versions. I love not only your straight forward blues approach, but also playing it on a Strat with a limited ability tremolo. The way you play it negates a lot of need for a floating trem and is fascinating to me how you were able to pull it off.

[@aaktarus]

Thanks a lot Christopher ! 🖖

[@danyoung3245]

absolutely amazing!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Dan 🙏🤘🤘

[@xesquedele932]

insanely perfect

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much !

[@oxnegative]

I have YJM Fender USA 2007 with HS4 and I loved it, you are amazing, thanks

[@aaktarus]

Thanks mate ! I would love to play an official Fender YJM, amazing guitar ! congrats

[@Bawithalian2000]

Beautiful

[@aaktarus]

Thanks 🙏

[@gregirwin6046]

This was excellent very good guitar player

[@aaktarus]

Thank you Greg ! let’s do some more, stay tune

[@antonymendoza1080]

Amazing.

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Antony 🤘🎸🎸

[@charlydu76]

Chapeau l’artiste, y a du niveau 😮

[@aaktarus]

Merci msieur Charlydu76 ! 🤘🎸🤘

[@davidferri]

Yeah!! Great version!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks David !! 🤘🤘

[@bryanmcghee1437]

Awesome!!!

[@aaktarus]

Awesome comment Bryan ! i appreciate it🤘🤘🤘 cheers !

[@fredatkins5890]

Great job, you mske it look so easy.

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Fredatkins5890, I’ve got the same feeling watching Steve… he is from another planet ! :)

[@fredatkins5890]

@@aaktarus for sure! Mesmerising!

[@TAnastasiadis]

Just amazing... Maybe the best cover of this song i have see.... 👏👏

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much ! 🎸🎸🤘🤘

[@BlackRoomful]

one of the best on youtube mate. cant beat a start love it so much

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Danny 🎸🎸🤘

[@Wolfpack310]

I have both the japan made strat and Japan made ibanez 540s both are nice In fact I have a US made les paul 60s also and a couple of lower end guitars :)

[@TheKikino83]

Vivi complimenti!

[@aaktarus]

Grazie mille ! 🤘🎸🤘

[@gabrielramirezf]

Escuchar la en una Stratocaster, me sorprendio, que buena version, me alegro por ti, por el tiempo dedicado a sacar una de las mejores canciones en guitarra electrica que pueda existir!!! Grande!!! Felicitaciones!!!

[@claytonphelps9911]

Absolutely killer job, rock on sir

[@aaktarus]

Thank you sir Clayton ! And welcome on board 🤘🤘🎸

[@fercontreras8]

Incredible!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Fernando 🤘🎸🎸

[@BixLeRougeLRN]

Fichtre la claque que je viens prendre! Bravo!!

[@aaktarus]

Merci beaucoup 🙏 Si tout va bien, ce week end c’est hand on heart qui arrive. A suivre 🤘🤘

[@lg2a]

So much talented people on the Internet !

[@aaktarus]

Comme tu dis ! Merci pour ton message ! ;)

[@lg2a]

@@aaktarus Aaaah un français !! 😊Mince, moi qui avais fait l'effort d'écrire en anglais...

[@killerdamocles69]

Awesome! you certainly pull the right 'guitar face' to pull the song off!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks ! and it get worse with a wah pedal ;))

[@jasonevansguitar]

That was fantastic!!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks a lot Jason ! 🤘🎸🤘

[@volxerut]

shows tremendous dedication and hardwork. Splendid performance sir!! it was a joy seeing you enjoy through your entire playthrough

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Vaahan, your comment is a joy to read 🙏🤘🎸

[@jojoguitarwiese594]

Fantastic!!!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks JojoGuitar 🙏

[@KANSTEF]

BRAVO my friend!!!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks my friend 🤘

[@diverguitarra4126]

Excelente que bonitos le salen los armonicos maestro

[@aaktarus]

muchas gracias @diverguitarra4126 ! 👍🤘🤘

[@fredericartale5921]

Au top, c'est mon morceau préféré de Vai, bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸🎸

[@aaktarus]

Merci jeune fan 😜

[@fabian9099]

Amazing, great sound. A great cover.

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Cesar 🙏🤘🎸

[@Major7Sharp5]

Very, very nice! Good work!!!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Major7Sharp5 ! Nice name by the way !! 😀🎸🎸

[@sike2805]

awesome playing and time feel, emotions are top level....I enjoy!!

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Sinisa ! 🎸🤘🤘

[@musicmotorskate7540]

Well done sir!

[@aaktarus]

Merci monsieur :) 🤘🎸✌️

[@saulomartins19]

This song is amazing! Congrats for your cover, thats very hard and you did it perfectly, adding some spice of yours. Hugs from Brazil

[@aaktarus]

Obrigado Saulo, happy to have some feedback from Brazil ! 🙏🤘🤘

[@ozzysnow]

@@aaktarus Hello, buddy! Another brazilian here! Awesome cover, sir! Congrats!

[@aaktarus]

Hey mate ! So cool to resonate in Joao’s land ! Obrigado 🎸👍

[@abcxyz15000]

This is absolutely fantastic! I like it even better than the album version. I woudn't have thought this was possible on a Strat. You rock!

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Luathus 🎸🎃🎃 Strat Powa :)

[@andrecattaruzzi]

Awsome! Shredded this fender strat like a boss!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks André ! 🎸🎸🤘

[@sebastienmorand855]

Toujours aussi bluffant… Du talent à l’état pur…

[@aaktarus]

Merci mon ami ! Du travail surtout 😏 …mais je suis victiiiiime du syndrome d’imposture … lalalaaaaa 🤫

[@sebastienmorand855]

@@aaktarus 😆

[@francellgarrote1259]

Damn I enjoy this one so much. Love the energy and those on point harmonics. I appreciate the unique tone and feel you give to parts of it.

[@aaktarus]

thanks a lot Francell ! 🤘🤘

[@vincenzabenvegnu9876]

An astonishing performance, enhanced by being made without a spaceship guitar but with a 21-fret Fender! It's like winning a motorcycle race while racing on a bicycle: you really are a 6-string champion!

[@aaktarus]

Thank you Vincenza, you made me laugh with this comparison ! :) So much to learn yet to feel like a champ... honstly, I feel like I am scratching the surface of the guitar universe when I see all the talented people all around youtube !

[@napj3721]

@@aaktarus You are one of the talented ones

[@aaktarus]

@@napj3721 , thanks bro!

[@joffrey37]

D'une fluidité remarquable, les petites fioritures sont une véritable valeur ajoutée, bravo !! C'est possible d'en savoir plus sur ta guitare aliexpress ? La touche a l'air bien scalopée quand même donc ça me rend curieux (si c'est jouable correctement et pas trop cher...)

[@aaktarus]

Merci ToxicMaze, je vais bientot faire des tutos sur ces petites fioritures qui permettent de colorer un peu le jeu et d'être plus vivant. pour la guitare, tu verras sur ma chaine des videos sur l'upgrade de la guitare AliExpress Malmsteen. A l'origine elle est scalopée, mais j'ai un peu tout bidouillé pour arriver à un très bon résultat. (miros, sillet, planimétrie, polissage frette, vibrato... il n'y a plus grand chose d'origine). Les manches scalopés devraient être obligatoire par décret ! mais ça demande beaucoup de légèreté au toucher sinon, tu bends vite fait une corde sans le vouloir. Mais par contre, tu gagnes en qualité de vibrato, je trouve qu'on a un meilleur contrôle. au final, sans les équipements de lutherie que j'ai du acheter, ça m'a couté 650€ tout compris. il y a les détails dans les vidéos.

[@markbowers7664]

That was an awesome cover ! Great playing ! 🎸

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Mark ! 🤘🎸🎸

[@catch_this_mirage6564]

Magnifique interprétation. Bravo 👏😃 !!!

[@aaktarus]

Merci beaucoup Catch_This_Mirage ! 🤘🎸🎸

[@gadvabutre]

Kudos, man! Awesome!!! Great work!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Gustavo Abutre 💪🎸🎸

[@ivandominguez3535]

Impresionante, amazing 🙌👏👏👏

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Ivan ! 🙏🤘🤘

[@shuaibird.official]

holy incredible. May you share a bit about how to get the tone, amp, fx, etc?

[@aaktarus]

Thanks a lot, set up is really straight forward: Strat YJM aliexpress with a few mods (Seymour Duncan YJM pickups that are amazing + fender brass nutt + music lilly PRS style vibrato with heavy block) kemper with Mark5 + little reverb and delay. i’ll do a video very soon on placing attention on touch, vibrato control, «liquid playing » / fluidity, time control, and how to aim for « beautiful » and « soul » rather than trying to spend time on ultra speed and acrobatic tricks. stay tuned !

[@AndreaPirlo2023]

what a fire

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Andrea 🤘🎸🤘

[@mlbbxgcutioner446]

I don't know much about guitar but i really loved the tone u produced on that guitar❤️❤️

[@aaktarus]

Thanks MLBB XgCUTIONER ! 🎸🤘🙏

[@jimmydover1632]

Absolutely insane and beautiful strat color !

[@aaktarus]

Thank you so much Jimmy ! (And thanks yngwie for the colour ;))

[@masterharkonnen3045]

When I saw the stratocaster and the song, I had to check out this vid. So cool to hear it through single coils. The only thing that would have made it better is if the guitar was louder in the mix than the backing track!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks ! I have to admit I was too shy on the mix ! next will be better !

[@enzomoret4780]

Ma questo manico scalopped?? FANTASTICO!!!👍👍👍

[@aaktarus]

Si scallopped ! 👌🤘👍

[@enzomoret4780]

@@aaktarus Mi ricorda tanto il grande zio Ritchie 👌👌👌

[@universemc1990]

Complimenti 😻

[@aaktarus]

Gracie mille 🙏🎸

[@susancorgi]

Totally surprised to see you nailed the song in your own way using the strat wow!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Leeanucha, that was an absolute piece of luck from beginning to end ;p

[@paulorascao5011]

Briliante!

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Paulo 🤘🍾🍾

[@CGProject]

Killer job man!! Great tone and feel

[@aaktarus]

Thanks very much CG Project ! More to come 🤘

[@Saf1ouane]

excellent !

[@aaktarus]

Merci Boucherit !

[@Saf1ouane]

@@aaktarus Derien

[@dimebag2486]

Ouaa!! Magnifique !! Je te mets autant de pouce bleu qu il y a de notes!! Excellent.

[@aaktarus]

Merci 🙏

[@dipamonipaul4147]

Excellent 👌👌👌👌👍👍

[@aaktarus]

Merci 🕺🎸✌️

[@gfsdf123]

Excellent ! Well done... how do you get this sustain? Without sustainiac pickup?

[@aaktarus]

Thanks, I believe this is thanks to the YJM Seymour pickups and to the fact that the trem was modded with a much much heavier trem that has a brass block. (Amp used is Kemper with a Mark V Boogie). Hope this helps :)

[@yuhkelele5201]

Appreciate your dynamics, man!!

[@aaktarus]

Apreciate your comment !!🤘✌️😁

[@dude_someshiet]

This sounds so goood 👍

[@aaktarus]

Thanks Dude ! ✌️👍🤘🤘

[@marcoscarabaggio2608]

Ottimo lavoro🎸

[@aaktarus]

Gracie mille !!! 🎉🎸🤘🤘

[@michaelzero5144]

Excellent A++

[@aaktarus]

Merci Michael 🤘🤘