G3 Vai/Johnson/Satriani/Strauss “Foxy Lady” ENCORE The Orpheum Theater Los Angeles, Ca. Feb. 9, 2024

‘Nita Strauss - Guitar
Jason Richardson - Guitar
Rai Thistlethwayte - Vocals/Keyboards
(Extreme Stage Left)
Jimi Hendrix Cover
Night number 1
Had I filmed the singer on stage left, I wouldn’t have been able to zoom in as much on the guitarists on stage right with my iPhone.

[@ralphman2112]

Eric's tone brought Jimi Hendrix back to life. Ain't the first time.

[@ymelfilm]

ok, but better to go with Randy Hansen..

[@fukhue8226]

It's over the top good. Bonamassa has a good handle on the tone and I have seen a couple of advanced youtube guitarists with great Hendrix tones as well.

[@ymelfilm]

@@fukhue8226 Randy Hansen?

[@lordsong7]

A well-known Hendrix cover artist, possibly the best, and great player in his own right. ​@ymelfilm

[@ymelfilm]

totally agree! and he is very humble too@@lordsong7

[@mr.kalim_B]

Joe Satriani, your guitar artistry and kindness are unparalleled. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.

[@beachcomber4141]

I love the best guitar players are playing Hendrix. Just so cool

[@GrischaGuitar]

Eric‘s sound is so amazing

[@nathancourtney2006]

Go Nita!

[@MathPhobic]

Nice job! Thanks for posting.

[@robertolucca1834]

The G3s are fantastic, Eric is so unique though tone wise and on the musical side too. Great show and great hang for those two young cats.

[@RJ-sy4yh]

Eric sucks

[@OneSupreme08]

All are just awesome BUT Eric solo short but so tastefully good !

[@stratcat4450]

Eric is the only one to give the musical nod to Jimi instead of pushing his signature sound an style into the cover.

[@jasonsmith8792]

This sounds amazing!

[@carloswhomusic]

Jason sounds GREAT, cuts through even with high speed phrases - every note is audible and clear. WOW, intimidating.

[@robvanhalen9696]

Yes, technically brilliant, but I found his playing soulless and uninspiring and show-off-ish (I was at the show). He came across as more of a bedroom shredder and he looked a little lost and uncomfortable on that stage. But it must have been sure intimidating playing next to such legends.

[@carloswhomusic]

@@robvanhalen9696 we must be listening with different ears, and eyes, but I repsect your taste/opinion bro😋.

[@Mykoe9]

Oh, and Brian Beller on bass, outstanding!

[@GUITARSTUFF911]

Total coolness , all the way around !! Wow Thank you for posting! and a new sub!!

[@kenchiarito2112]

Thanks for the sub!

[@t3hgir]

5:44 Kenny's 32nd note fill anticipating Jason about to shred the same subdivisions like in his first solo, nice to see actual chemistry.

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

GREAT JOB ALL...THANX 4 MAKING Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO the music worldwide. LOVE YOU ALL...!!!....MUCH LOVE.!!

[@stevenbatley8666]

That guitar sound and that snare drums 👌

[@DarioGrillo]

Nita is foxy Lady ...🖤🤘

[@JessicaTorres-hs3gg]

Hahaha 😂 She has no business being on the stage with these guys and she knows it.

[@mikemiller6628]

@@JessicaTorres-hs3gg I dont see you up there with them.

[@Vizzie87]

@@JessicaTorres-hs3ggthat was exactly the same thought i had haha with all due respect offcourse, she is standing between our heroes but cmon, beside satch vai and eric the rest is sounds like a classic youtube player.

[@robvanhalen9696]

​@@JessicaTorres-hs3gg What are you talking about? I was at that show and thought she was absolutely brilliant. I'm glad they brought her out, she rocks.

[@morgy2010]

​@@robvanhalen9696è invidiosa

[@m.m.1575]

Nice to see Mr. B. Beller on Bass ❤ When you see Marco an Guthrie next, salute them for me 😊

[@user-vs5mj2vn7x]

Отлично ребята !

[@kermheat]

Jason = awesome !!

[@JamesPhillips-cp4vn]

That’s what I was thinking-that’s Jason Richardson too right

[@rockSPB]

Good boys ❤

[@orianoromagnoni9312]

Considero Steve Vai un Dio. Esplorazione delle possibilità dello strumento. Composizioni meravigliose, così come la loro riproduzione dal vivo. Ma quando si tratta di improvvisare, Joe Satriani è ad un altro livello. Brividi ogni volta.

[@Lewis-xj4qp]

Eric Johnson is one of the guitar players in the world!

[@JohnThornburgh]

So excited for Nita. Followed her for years, she deserves the big league.

[@JessicaTorres-hs3gg]

Meh Nina is average at best. She’s just a decent looking chic novelty.

[@morgy2010]

​@@JessicaTorres-hs3ggAncora? Ti rode proprio l' invidia eh? Ma almeno suoni, per giudicarla? Altrimenti taci che fai più bella figura

[@RayBachGuitar]

@@JessicaTorres-hs3gg She over-performs like she's better than she is. I find it annoying.

[@user-jb4ei8hi7n]

Its always good to see everyone wear the required black uniform

[@steevieel]

Totally Awesome .. That's Kenny Arnoff Right ??

[@gtralive-2024]

👍🏼

[@prizim]

badass

[@petermcgrath2638]

I think Jimi would approve❤

[@robbiegarnz7732]

Garth would be psyched!

[@DirtyBath-ny2yz]

It's Foxey Lady. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

[@ThaRuffneckz1995Sydney]

Eric Johnson The First Solo Fantastic.. The Rest?????

[@hermankarels932]

Is not historie 😅

[@stanesposito2664]

EJ! 👍👍

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Eric Johnson!!…with special guest, G3

[@kellybrincks]

Jason was really watching everyone's solos

[@CASNY4METAL]

Nita such a fangirl of Vai, its her crush, dream come on

[@guitart67]

the winner is .....the singer!

[@hesch-tag]

By far!

[@corbettcockcroft4946]

love the guitar army!! cant see the singer but he sounds good

[@PaulyV56]

This Shows How Great JIMI was ....

[@alwimat1]

Winner The unknown guitarist

[@doctordoris]

❤это просто праздник! Музыка на все времена! Жаль, такой прекрасный вокалист остался за кадром. Скромный 😂

[@1977aliveandkicking]

🤟

[@kellybrincks]

I love how Nita is always in rock performance mode

[@ricardopereira9262]

Thats the part I hated it. It seems she's the star in there.

[@ogiecamat9147]

@@ricardopereira9262 I agree...she is overacting...and did not seem to acknowledge the presence of eric johnson

[@user-eq8hc6sl9p]

​@ricardopereira9262 Dia mengakui nya itu ada di atas panggung bareung... Cuma yang saya tau nita cinta nya di tolak eric

[@user-ro1km3oh7c]

She could learn play in tune too 😂

[@morgy2010]

​@@ricardopereira9262Infatti è la migliore 😍😍😍

[@martian-sunset]

All fantastic guitarists but can't match the genius of Jimi Hendrix. He was the most amazing musician I've ever seen.

[@orenfisher8948]

...hey, Cy!...

[@pasyensyatv9092]

Its already a G5! Jason has good chops

[@barrysmith7710]

Er, who's singing,?? And where is he?

[@RhondaRMR]

Keyboard player to the left of Eric

[@lorenaoregon]

Rai Thistlethwayte is on keyboard & vocals here. The person taking video here seems to be deliberately keeping him out of frame but the audience could see him on the front right side of the stage (assuming the setup was the same as Seattle). Totally jealous Seattle didn’t get to see Nina Strauss, though.

[@barrysmith7710]

@@lorenaoregon Thanks!!

[@ramboweed5169]

Amazing

[@dominicsimeone8481]

Rai’s on keys and vocal, he also plays guitar. He’s from Aussie band Thirsty Merc along with a few other bands. He’ll be playing with Sammy Hagar and Satch. If you get to see him with his band or solo you see some incredible talent 🤘

[@anth495]

Have to hand it to Kenny to keep it all together, noticed where he is not sure he counts it back in to keep everyone on track !

[@keithowensmusic37]

Who's the guy standing next to Satch? Great tone and phrasing.

[@Locknar77]

Someday I want to know what the real story is with Nita. She wasn't even the best guitarist in the Maidens, and since then there's been numerous female shredders who are also photogenic emerging on the scene, but somehow Nita is the only one that gets promoted to that next level.

[@gypsyfromthesatelliteoflov5425]

Have you heard of roy marchbank? If skill was the only consideration, he should be like the most well known guitar player out there Theres defo more to it... i think nita has the right combo of looks, attitude, skill, and work ethic that makes her super valuable to musicians... theres always going to be some luck and networking (her agent might be one helluva sales person) thats gonna go into it too... but i think she deserves the lime light So does roy marchbank and abigail zachko and countless others but there ya go

[@shable1436]

The G3 has been a boys club since the beginning, so if you're friends with one of the players or insiders there, then you're in. It's not some conspiracy

[@FrankBittom1]

@@shable1436 Steve Vai..i think . good taste//

[@morgy2010]

Perché è la migliore e se fossi più obiettivo e avessi ascoltato tutte le sue composizioni, lo capiresti

[@BobGuido]

Eric completely stands alone here in soloing to the music. Vai goes into his own dimension, as he often does. The singer is the best musician in the band here. It sounds a little like Glenn Hughes and would be a great vocalist for Lynch Mob with George.

[@kenchiarito2112]

Great comment! Thanks!

[@paulr.4968]

No singers were harmed in this video.

[@AlmostReady504]

....and ARONOFF!

[@user-bh9yf4xj1r]

класс

[@Arsen29584]

Joe Satriani is a classic

[@laloosh2000]

Joe is from another level. His play, his sound. You recognize Joe’s out of a thousand. Same for Steve and Eric. The new generation.. a lot sounds the same, sorry.

[@JamesDevero]

No one is actually playing to the song except Eric Johnson. So LA. They want to revisit the 80's

[@Buddythunder1]

Looks like Bryan Beller holding down the bottom?

[@alantrindade8513]

Eric Jonhson é incrivel o melhor

[@dcamnc1]

I have to admit, I liked Nita’s solos best

[@morgy2010]

Anche a me

[@funkyfeedbackband3035]

Who's the vocalist? Amazing vocals.

[@antii_manage_ant]

The keyboard player, Ray from Australia.

[@GraffitiPhysical]

@@antii_manage_antRay? What’s his last name?

[@antii_manage_ant]

Ray Thistlewait from the band Aussie band Thirsty Merc.

[@stevendonkin9041]

That has to be Rai Thistlethwayte

[@barrysmith7710]

And who's the other young bloke im the cap?

[@greekfreak1980]

Jason Richardson ( solo artist/ All That Remains)

[@barrysmith7710]

@@greekfreak1980 Thanks!

[@VernonEversole-ji8wk]

And they bring out the foxy lady for “Foxy Lady” lol!

[@beachcomber4141]

Who is singing? Eric is so Amazing.

[@efgdf]

Who is the guy with the brown guitar?...ZZSatriani...???

[@kenchiarito2112]

Jason Richardson

[@warrenjoseph2605]

Who's singing?

[@rjo8500]

Cool, but nothing like the real thing baby.

[@thotsonlanghu]

ERIC

[@kanta_bile]

I am a Japanese guitar lover. Ah, Thank you for using a lot of MIJ products. Such as Ibanez of guitar, Boss pedal, like these.I think, Nita is almost same tone original Jimi's tone. Very close.But, other than that,they are great players, and Jimi's song is still great even today.I say Thanks from Saitama !

[@shable1436]

I believe the guests are playing direct using a multi effects, she uses boss gt1000, Jimi just used Marshalls w fuzz faces

[@morgy2010]

Nita è più brava di molti uomini e per questo a molti da fastidio

[@karlwiebe3806]

Nita must have been over the moon.

[@morgy2010]

Lei MERITA di suonare li! Piantatela con sto maschilismo del cavolo!! Siamo nel 2024 e ancora credete che una donna sia meno capace di un uomo? Suona tu e sentiamo!

[@divineintelligencevideos56]

Who's Singing?

[@richiemao6991]

In my opinion Eric Johnson is just solitary big cat that played his own role by not copying anyone

[@gypsyfromthesatelliteoflov5425]

They all copied something from someone i think... eric was hugely influenced by players like chet atkins which you see in his finger picking... All of them have some guitar giants dna in them... heck almost everyone developed their vibrato from claptons and bb... and thats cool! Copying from greats and turning it into your own thing is what its all about

[@dogman5680]

He copied the first half of Jimi’s solo note for note…out of respect of course.

[@roboravitz5572]

Eric Johnson

[@clarkkent8456]

Eric wins......melodic....great tone.... tells a story......satriani second.......3rd unknown guitar player....

[@gypsyfromthesatelliteoflov5425]

Jason Richardson, fantastic young player... they all did great i thought tho i also really dug eric here :) dont know about winning, i think we all won, but they were all just havin fun up there hehe

[@sevendblackjem]

The fans won that night! 💯

[@user-eq8hc6sl9p]

Joe menang

[@BergstrandHR]

EJ=Tone

[@dboulos7]

Great performances, ...but would've been nice to dispel the notion that the vocals were pre-recorded - why no footage of the singer/keyboardist (I had to read the channel notes)

[@kenchiarito2112]

The iPhone can only do so much and the vocals were not prerecorded at all. The vocalist was so far extreme stage left(Joe even joked about it a few times), that it would’ve made the all guitarists too small for the shot and barely able to see. Zooming out to view the whole stage was not doable to ME and I wanted to focus on the group of guitarists that ALL came from stage right. It was my choice I had to make on the spot. I don’t edit not have software to do so nor do I plan too. This video is for fans and I’m not a professional nor claim to be one. Sorry you’re so unhappy.

[@dboulos7]

@@kenchiarito2112 No, I'm not unhappy at all. You did a great job at keeping focus on the center of attention - each guitarist was visible the whole time. Everything that you explained had crossed my mind, so I'm not surprised that a panoramic view was a logistical impossibility. Apologies for coming off sounding bitter - I was actually attempting to be slightly humorous. Thank you for shooting an awesome performance and sharing it with others.

[@rags847]

Who is singing?

[@stephenclarke4675]

Where is the singer.

[@spyridonkaltsas7064]

The drummer guy?

[@dreaming3]

Kenny Aronoff

[@spyridonkaltsas7064]

Thank you!@@dreaming3

[@casually_thierry2168]

No one mentioning Jason Richardson :/

[@Mykoe9]

I don’t think this was all about the singer anyway, just a feeling I got, a sneaking suspicion, if you will.

[@kdunger7895]

whos singing???

[@benhurguitarraemusica1204]

demais......Joe precisa chamar o Daniel gottardo

[@MrLookintomyeyes]

Where the singer?

[@kenchiarito2112]

Extreme stage left and unable to be filmed with Joe simultaneously. I chose to zoom in on the guitarists rather than zoom way out to include him and make them appear further back. iPhones can only do so much His name is Rai Thistlewayte.

[@vibetone355]

All seems a bit old hat this guitar Olympics

[@gypsyfromthesatelliteoflov5425]

Only if u think theyre there to one up each other... though that is a possibility... I prefer to think of it as a conversation...theyre all talking about one topic (a foxy lady perhaps), and describing it (her?) In their own words. Its like when your buddies get together and talk about how great this hero was and you all say stories about him... i think thats what i hear, them honoring jimi in their own ways, telling us their stories of him

[@stefanopisetta3712]

Satriani the best.

[@MartinMaat]

I never considered Eric Johnson a top player but what he did here was pretty tasteful.

[@garyssimo]

You need to hear Ah Via Musicom Cliffs of Dover etc etc

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

WHO....is the singer...??..and why i cant see .??..

[@kenchiarito2112]

Rai Thistlethwayte… Extreme far left of stage. Had I shot that also, I wouldn’t have been able to zoom in on the guitar jam

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

@@kenchiarito2112 aaahh ok...well HE ROCKS.!!!

[@danieltambasco528]

5 lead guitarists and 1/10th the excitement of Hendrix himself.

[@larrydj549]

Whos singing!!?

[@richardperusse4299]

was it the first time a woman plays in the G3 show ...lol... ?

[@t3hgir]

@@toby3701 ????? what

[@pseudosun]

i like these guitarists, but my preference is hearing one guitar. All star jams 🤷‍♂

[@AxlColoradoRS]

Ela não cumprimentou o Eric. 😊

[@stepitupandgo67]

Where the fuck is the singer?

[@kenchiarito2112]

Extreme stage left . Almost off stage

[@kinkinmyslinky967]

Hard to pick a least intimidating guitarist to want to follow.

[@fredaubaillyguitars]

Nita Strauss : "Eric Johnson was there ? Really ?" 😂

[@larrydj549]

Amps win

[@kayokk-]

Satriani > all the way.

[@mattloughran9817]

Nita wins on hotness...

[@morgy2010]

Nita vince in abilità, talento e bellezza.

[@T.R.M]

I'll pass on this whole Advertising Nita thing, She sells stuff...The Real Female Ibanez Player with Talent is Lari Basilio 💥

[@morgy2010]

Sono bravissime entrambe

[@fukhue8226]

The Important thing we need to focus on is the fact that John Mellencamp was convinced that Kenny Arnoff needed John and had no career without him. Only one of many things John has been wrong on in his life! But when you screw up big time and fire the best and most sought after drummer you will ever have, you shouldn't sit around and wonder why your albums just aren't selling like they used to.

[@spencerdawson6536]

Jason Richardson truly distinguished himself. He manages to be tasty while incorporating Petrucci-Style shred. The Old Geezers simply can’t operate at his level.

[@carloswhomusic]

joe can ..... steve's too much wah wow for me