Steve Vai vs Ralph Macchio Epic Guitar Battle

Steve Vai Guitar duel on Crossroads
Watch full movie: Crossroads (1986)
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Ralph Macchio is Lightning Boy. A kid who can make a slide guitar sing. Blind Dog is an old pro who knows it. Together, they're headed to a place where deals are made. And legends are born.
Director: Walter Hill
Writer: John Fusco
Producer: Mark Carliner
Stars: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Steve Vai

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[@delfinastral]

CREATIVITY AND FEELING!

[@tonypasma1707]

Yes

[@bimapringgo]

Steve Vai should get an Oscar for acting like he can't play that part.

[@mattnewby123]

he played both guitars, so technically, he won...

[@oximofo9]

@@mattnewby123 Thus tired.

[@razin7531]

yeah i totally agree. but still he got grammies for his composition

[@gyped]

Nah, he used a hand double.

[@cassianandor4103]

My only problem with this comment is that the blues isn't something that's taught. You just have it or you dont.

[@mijomcgyver6270]

I don't know which was better acting - Macchio acting like he could actually play or Vai acting like he couldn't...

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Definitely Vai. Macchio is not even remotely close to looking at all capable, let alone being able to play Paganini, lols. Not saying I didn't enjoy his acting, but yea.

[@noats3213]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 his acting is actually really close to how its actually played

[@SleazyNice]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 - When he is plays it on classical guitar in his dorm room, it pretty much dead on. I learned how to play it by watching him.

[@Alex_1729]

🤣🤣🤣 you're spot on with this one!

[@brandibarrera8312]

mijo mcgyver Who the fuck is vai?

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Even Steve Vai couldn't overcome plot armor

[@exterminatusbutton8723]

gaming

[@thecoconutgum]

Here before blows up 😳

[@bsudumdum22220]

hii :)

[@madden7732]

LMAO ikr 🤣🤣

[@control9247]

Why you everywhere?

[@rupert.secuta]

This is like Karate Kid but with guitars

[@jamescrowther6610]

Exactly the same thing 🤷‍♂️

[@realtalkwithj-man5195]

Lol he crane kicked him with that classical style playing .

[@VicentPulgarcito]

Real ❤

[@IAmJKey]

​@@VicentPulgarcito sweep the leg, Stevie.

[@adamfisk9312]

No mercy.

[@JaredPascual]

i like how his jacket limits literally 90% of his power

[@Dog_On_Youtube]

lol

[@cowel8734]

You want less armor when moving against the trickier bosses.

[@sairamr6886]

@@cowel8734 less Armor means you can't tank hits and dodging becomes very necessary

[@cowel8734]

@@sairamr6886 Yes very true. Gotta be nimble

[@leewez7758]

Oh shit the jackets off 😳🔥

[@Birzo754]

The best acting in this scene is Steve Vai pretending he could not play that solo

[@funkybluesman42]

Yep. Actually pretty sure he even played the part that Ralph Macchio’s character is supposed to be playing. Ry Cooder played a lot of his parts, especially the slide stuff. But pretty sure Vai played that last part.

[@mattiaswrande1909]

@@funkybluesman42 Indeed, he most certainly did play both parts.

[@ManikMekanik]

They're both acting like they're playing, do you really think Steve's really playing in the video? It's all dubbed lol

[@Ridehardpt]

@@ManikMekanik indeed, but Vai played it anyways.

[@mattiaswrande1909]

@@ManikMekanik Just as Daniel P said, Steve played both parts, although for the sake of recording the movie the soundtrack was obviously recorded separately.

[@fireemblemistrash75]

That one kid who knows Wonderwall vs that other kid who knows Smoke on the Water

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

Basic power levels😂😂😂😂

[@trento777]

Hold it! What about blonde the kid way-way back in the bar humming Mr. Crowley's guitar solo? Ok, he wasn't there. He was gone long before... $%&$%!!!!

[@jphininzy9058]

Can confirm

[@arhaansherin1108]

But what about that kid on the far left side who only knows stairway vs the other kid two feet away only knows steam on the liquid

[@theanalogkid2778]

Than the kid who knows the eruption tapping line

[@Killerator80]

We watched this movie in Afghanistan, and it inspired me to pick my guitar back up after returning home. It's been a few years now, and I'm proud to say that after a decade of practicing, I still can't play this song.

[@BorksmithandTheBeef]

Thank you for making me laugh @killerator80

[@mateofernandez4398]

What the heck dude😂

[@Duke_2373]

this^^^

[@BigPenIsHere]

This killed me!

[@BigPenIsHere]

HAHAHA! 😂😂😂

[@mattjohnsonj]

Imagine selling your soul to play like a god, only to lose to some kid with a telecaster

[@richardmitchell8482]

You've obviously not listened to Albert Collins or Roy Buchanan play the Telecaster! Don't disparage the instrument!

[@mattjohnsonj]

Richard Mitchell I have a Telecaster of my own, just thought the concept of this battle was funny 😄

[@richardmitchell8482]

@@mattjohnsonj I agree with you on that point .. but at least they allowed slide to become a factor ...

[@eliprotiva789]

Richard Mitchell Vai didn’t underestimate the guitar he underestimated the kid lol

[@subodhpokhrel8225]

with telecaster and without a pick

[@silverstone3228]

Besides jokes , steve vai didn't say a word yet his facial expressions said it all He is a great actor

[@artlover4668]

Yeah, his look of despair at the end says it all.

[@Swampster70]

A musician is an actor. They are someone that can, with sound and motion express emotions and set the mood. I watched the 'Masterclass' by Itzahk Perlman and until that point I didn't see the similarities but his comparisons were truly revealing. I'm not a classical musician but his description of what a musician really is was enlightening.

[@el34glo59]

Rofl yeah great actor. Stop

[@fredsik]

@@el34glo59 Aw come one you snob. He's doing plenty good for an untrained first-timer.

[@brightbite]

@@Swampster70 A musician is an actor.... especially in the bedroom.

[@zach9809]

Start a series showing what happened to him 30 years after getting beat by Ralph and call it Cobra Vai.

[@austindenotter19]

Stop!

[@iaganfoss]

NOOOOO

[@metalheadprime2]

lol :)

[@cooperbybee4308]

Well played sir!

[@YoungSkyWalker82]

Lmao!

[@Duskets]

Steve Vai taking off his suit jacket like a Dark Souls boss entering its second phase

[@fleshhammer656]

Even in his defeat. A great foe has fallen lol

[@andrealves3425]

Steve Vai only lost this Battle because he was afraid that Daniel san would kick his ass with an illegal Karate move

[@Channel21Jaymz]

U win.

[@rogerf7229]

Steve VAI thought he'd make Daniel San wax Steve's axe. Axe wax? In all SERIOUSness Everybody, make sure your left palm isn't slow moving up or down neck as in Power Cord style like Iron Man. Back of your neck must be somewhat slippery. Some guys use extra-fine 600 grit finishing sandpaper .

[@allenpitre814]

Wax on-Wax off

[@davereloader8837]

Daniel-san was about to brutally sweep the leg.

[@milop.5493]

😂😂😂

[@noelserrao9680]

For faking a defeat the Oscar goes to Steve Vai

[@thealaskan1635]

Yeah,that's acting

[@haziqyusree0374]

Yeah,agree man

[@bernardpolicarpio651]

Then why Chuck Norris didnt vs Bruce Lee?

[@MadIrishBastard1]

Lol...no doubt. Saw this movie when it came out. Made pick up the guitar. Still love it. What a great scene.

[@misfitdanzig8152]

Better than 8 mile a fake mc like b rabbit , Steve vai is a legendary.

[@DiegoDeMarko]

"And with every car purchase at LaRusso automotive, you get a bonsai tree AND a free guitar lesson"

[@kayirene8797]

🤣

[@stahduhst]

No stop please, my mental health, every show that he’s in cannot he canon unless it is? MAYBE IT ISN’T? BUT WHAT IF IT IS?

[@drbendaroo9610]

Wax on...wax off...

[@ermonski]

*Steve Vai walks in the dealership*

[@eduardocascudo3005]

When are they doing the CrossRoads follow up series?!?!? Steve Vai could be a guitar repair guy that runs into a rich and successful Kid Lightning as old guys. Hijinks and hilarity to ensue....

[@KornPop96]

Having learned "Eugene's Trick Bag" i can tell Ralf studied Steve's hands and learned where his fingers should be on the fretboard at the right times. He didn't have to do that, but i can tell he really wanted his playing to look as real as possible, and i appreciate that as a player myself.

[@Zack-bl2gg]

It’s not that close, but it’s close enough up and down the neck that it looks good to most people, unless they specifically spend a lot of time playing guitar

[@sleazytooez2313]

Ry Cooder played the blues parts so he probably watched them both

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

I dunno man, first of all you need at least 3 fingers for doing them hamer-on and pull offs for that little intro, unless he's supposed to be using a bizarre tunning, but even so at least two fingers are required, guess Ralph didn't have the flexibility to pull it off (huh get it? F*ck me). Then the arpeggios start, first one is like a super run of the Am chord which extends all the way to the 12th fret of the small E string, so it would be wise and more pratical not to begin at the open A as his hands suggest, but to use the A in 5th fret of the E string and built from there. But whatever it's believable enough, I'm just nitpicking and nerding the f*ck out of this, if anything at least it made Paganini and neo-classical more popular to the larger audiences so that's good

[@morejake0391]

It took weeks for Steve VAI to learn to miss notes.

[@Thunda1986]

oribably even longer to unlearn

[@timm441]

Yeah I'd believe that.

[@dominicchallenger5880]

More Jake03 LMFAO best comment ever 😂

[@tomsimms674]

It probably took triple scale to get him to do it. The negotiations might have taken weeks.

[@joshuabarger271]

Vai actually performed both parts for the film, he's credited for it. Macchio wasn't playing

[@simplestrum]

We need a tv series about Vai's character 20 years later... perhaps opening up his own guitar class. Cobra Vai never dies!

[@joseh.749]

His name is Jack Butler

[@magicmon]

His character is dead.

[@ArgyleGroove]

Actually a Jack Butler redemption story would be interesting...

[@simplestrum]

@@ArgyleGroove Since Jack was the one to lose the battle, the devil gets to keep his soul. It would be interesting to see how Jack gets it back.

[@aimDiego]

@@simplestrum after the slow demise of crossroad blues, maybe he never got his chance of getting his soul back, Jack Butler lived forever, striking more deals with other sinister creatures to keep himself from dying and losing his soul.

[@damnrouz]

Can't wait to see Steve gets his revenge 30 years later in the incoming spin off Cobra Vai

[@alixxander82]

Hahahahahahaha yes!!!

[@DeliciousVicious777]

XD XD XD

[@Bminor87]

Cobra Vai :D Genius

[@obivk2169]

Lmao

[@yashkulkarni3100]

❤️❤️❤️ that'd be amazing

[@blacknemesy]

Legends say that they needed to hire a body double for Steve Vai for the arpeggio scene as he was unable to screw them up, even with a broken guitar, no strings and no audio the arpeggio still played perfectly, Steve is that good

[@davidsharp3181]

Ryan Cooder played Ralph's close up parts

[@ShinigamiAnger]

this was not in my recommended, i searched it

[@iceyplayz3388]

Same. We’re the real legends here.

[@ollie7070]

This is like my 8th time watching it idk why

[@PoloRevived]

Well the movies great and I love Steve vai soooo

[@christiandad9369]

Weird flex but ok

[@CIA907Nitro]

Yessir

[@maliksamarijones9304]

How did Steve Vai not win a grammy for the first part of the solo, and THEN an Oscar for acting like he couldn't play that last part?

[@alexanderwalle3568]

It's something due to his never sucking the first time he picked-up a guitar.

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[@williamjamerson3072]

MOvie and he was paid 800, 000

[@edwinjones1000]

Exactly

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[@ontario360vr5]

Old Asian man teach Daniel San Karate...old black man teach Daniel San the Blues

[@thealaskan1635]

Hammer on,Hammer off Daniel san

[@BigMateo24]

sweep the notes

[@seanoreilly8560]

Any dumb ass that thinks its possible to learn that for a movie, cant play at all !! Losers

[@benblexbenblex]

Asian AMERICAN

[@bigbromiki1]

Sean Oreilly decades of practice and tons of natural ability

[@soiledmytrousers]

Ralph needs and emmy just for his guitar miming. Been playing for over 2 decades and it impresses me everytime i see him do this

[@nicholasmuro1742]

Yes. I've read that he practiced really long and hard to look like he knew how to play. I think it paid off. Very believable from a movie standpoint.

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

Yes, this. Very convincing mining, and nearly spot on for matching the notes and frets. I literally thought it was special effects at first. People keep judging him, like he's actually pretending to be that good; it's called *acting* and it's not that deep.

[@michaelschweitzer6718]

This is the type of scene that could only exist in an 80s movie.

[@winslowwong9719]

Because of Ralph’s mullet?

[@TrueAlden]

@@egierzal2184 they have "talents battles" just not guitar battles.

[@thomasezra1437]

Otherwise it would be on a netflix seriea

[@matthennagersguitarlessons]

Someone is probably offended

[@PontiusPontiac]

@@TrueAlden usually it's just a talent battle where the winner sings something generic 🤔

[@karamelgaming8147]

As someone who’s never seen this film, this is probably the most random and awesome thing that’s ever been recommended to me by KZbin 😂

[@kar071]

“Crossroads” it’s worth watching even though this is the end scene.

[@shayrickles-mcgreal7122]

100% this 😂

[@OldStreetDoc]

I’m reluctant to admit this... but it’s a pretty great movie. (I know, we’re not supposed to say that about Ralph Macchio movies. 😉)

[@lazcavalera7060]

You won't regret watching it, it's worth watching for the music alone, but also a good movie

[@adamroy6273]

"Playing for your soul...."

[@thecooler68]

It took Steve vai 53 takes to make a mistake!

[@bimapringgo]

Take 52 Director : Dammit Steve! You're supposed to miss that note!

[@fernandoandrade1822]

Kkkkk Bravo!

[@zondanothonda1308]

Wrong, after take 53 they decided that it would be impossible and just edited the mistake in

[@flone9872]

Remember, so far, Ralph is undefeated in the movies.

[@jordanmicahcook]

Lol

[@markabdillaguitar3332]

I love watching Steve Vai defeats Steve Vai … I’ve met him several times really nice very intelligent guy

[@uncletrick1]

Best acting award should have gone to Steve Vai for pretending he couldn’t play that last part.

[@mchamberlain7408]

Especially when we all know he played both

[@idontreadreplies.252]

@@mchamberlain7408 Actually three guitarist contributed to this scene

[@jeffbogue3718]

In early 1984, director Walter Hill contacted Arlen Roth-guitarist, columnist and co-creator of the Hot Licks instructional video series-about a new film he was about to make starring Ralph Macchio. It was to be centered on the blues and present a modern twist on the mythology and legend tied to the late Robert Johnson. The problem was Macchio couldn’t play guitar. Roth, it turns out, was the man for the job. The guitarist, who was hired as the film's musical consultant, also was tasked with showing Macchio how to play guitar while creating guitar parts for the film that the young actor could mime to. Over the next few months, Roth visited Macchio’s home in Long Island, New York, four days a week. He taught him electric and acoustic blues techniques, including fingerpicking and slide. He even threw in some classical. The young actor was determined to actually play the guitar in the movie; however, Roth knew this would be impossible. He was keen to just get Macchio good enough to fake the parts recorded by Roth, Ry Cooder and Bill Kanengiser. When production began, many of the film’s sets were still yet to be finalized. After filming on location one evening in Greenville, Mississippi, Roth, who was fascinated by the local music scene, decided to sit in at a nearby juke joint and took Ralph along. Macchio was so impressed watching Arlen jam onstage that night with Frank Frost and Son Thomas (widely regarded as two of the foremost American Delta blues musicians of their generation). He wanted the same kind of scene written into the movie. Cooder, who served as the film's musical director, agreed and even insisted Frost and Thomas be included in the film, which they were. Hill envisioned the film's climax to be like a boxing match, or a blues version of The Karate Kid (ironically, also starring Macchio). With that in mind, the original guitar "duel" was recorded; it was a battle between Roth and Cooder, with the plan that Cooder would appear on screen in the role of Jack Butler. As the film progressed, however, the producers were growing less keen on this idea and wanted someone else for the part, much to the disappointment of Cooder. Nonetheless, Cooder was still musical director and therefore was tasked with finding a replacement. Keith Richards, Frank Zappa and Stevie Ray Vaughan were briefly considered for the role, but ultimately with the producers keen on capitalizing on the mid-Eighties “guitar shred” boom, Steve Vai was cast and was quickly able to put his own stamp on the part, even writing additional music for the film, including his work on "Eugene's Trick Bag," an updated classical piece, at the film's climax. I copied and pasted this from a guitar Player magazine article on Arlen Roth

[@coleycaldwell8787]

@@mchamberlain7408 Ry Cooder played the slide parts.

[@antzooma]

what about the other guy pretending that he can play it ?

[@HelloHello10101]

The fact Ralph Macchio is only a year younger than Steve Vai is pretty unbelievable

[@martinbouchez6949]

Source ?

[@BaconStripJoe]

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[@RByrne]

Wow, Steve looks alot older than Ralph these days

[@gribloshpibles1492]

Nah wtf, I'm dumbfounded.

[@stephenjackson4392]

born on November 4, 1961 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Had to believe he is a year older than i to the same day. Not knowing his age when he played the Karate Kid i allays thought he was a little kid in comparison

[@stlchucko]

Fun Fact: Steve Vai had a harder time “making mistakes” than he did playing the classical solo.

[@alexanderwalle3568]

If you ask me, he was paid to lose.

[@DefMettle]

hahah... mmm no

[@alexanderwalle3568]

I drove by this gas station today remembering that was where I bought a guitar magazine featuring Steve Vai so long ago it's ridiculous--it's important that un-fan facts are known, too.

[@кошимперия]

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[@blue-eu6jn]

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[@multimeiosdidaticos3532]

F E N D E R T E L E C A S T E R

[@Unhaltable]

Only Steve Vai Could Defeat Steve Vai

[@EverywhereAndNowhere]

I don't know. Joe Satriani could probably defeat him...

[@multiplewhiplashes5461]

Satriani taught Vai back in the day

[@EverywhereAndNowhere]

@@multiplewhiplashes5461 I know. That's why I said that. He taught a lot of great guitarists.

[@Unhaltable]

@@EverywhereAndNowhere your not wrong, i mean steve vai's a god but satriani is an alien hahaha

[@newguitarist647]

only randy rhoads can defeat steve fai

[@geebee3d]

If you play guitar, you know how difficult it is to play this piece. If you play guitar you also know that it’s difficult to convincingly fake a piece. Props to Ralph Maccio for making it look halfway believable.

[@combatdentist]

It looks good if you dont play guitar, if you do however play guitar, it looks like crap.

[@cknorris3644]

@@combatdentist He played some of the pieces in the movie and was trained for the role. So do YOU actually play guitar if you didn't know that??

[@joshschneider9766]

Ralph's proven in his life professional life to be a superb student. Steve's not just one of the best guitar players ever but also one of the best guitar teachers. It was a performance match made in heaven

[@cdavid0715]

what is the name of that piece?

[@johncourtright1632]

@@cdavid0715 The song is "Eugene's Trick Bag", which was written and performed by Steve Vai and heavily inspired by Caprice No. 5, one of 24 pieces composed by virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini in the early 19th century. Check out the cover of this song by then 14-year old Tina S at kzbin.info/www/bejne/laW7poyCmJulf8k.

[@jacobsingh2315]

When did Mr. Miyagi started teaching guitar 😂

[@CIF-pm7tk]

July 10th 1985! HBO IT WAS AWESOME! he started by showing Larusso how to pull weeds, brush the dog, till the garden! great show!

[@lainalopez3212]

🤣😂😆🤣😂😆😅

[@gulnihaltanriseven5106]

HAHAHAHAHHA

[@oliviacrybaby9277]

Lmaooo #karatekid

[@midnyte6195]

Lol😂😂

[@vinstual9830]

The fact he played all of this is insane. Incredible Talent. Would have really loves to see the work behind this movie, in the Studio.

[@blacknwhite6186]

In a nutshell, Steve Vai defeated himself.

[@Mr.HotDogShirtGuy]

“Pride goeth before the fall.”

[@simon-di7xt]

Lmao

[@rodneywoodcock8235]

@Jose Gabriel Villanueva Duabe Ry Cooder played the slide parts, Steve Vai played the whole Paganini Caprice No.5 part, so Vai basically beats himself in a guitar dual.

[@jtchance_music9895]

Nah most of it is Ry Cooder a slide god

[@rodneywoodcock8235]

@Godmachine 999 yes he did, it's even on his album, "The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1"

[@allanmarzuki5534]

Funfact: It isn't only about battle of two person, it is fender vs ibanez.

[@drippinglass]

Jackson. Fender owns the brand now. 😀

[@drippinglass]

@@skaftiTH Kool! My brother has one of those. I have a ‘97 RR1 in deep candy red. 😎👍

[@emergencyexit1120]

I’m under the impression that vai’s guitar in this scene is actually made by charvel. Unless you meant vai’s association w/ Ibanez

[@Flaviobc]

Steve Vai should have won the Nobel Prize for acting, as he must have spent days acting like pretending to miss those musical chords hahaahhahah

[@ramsonk]

@@emergencyexit1120 Grover Jackson custom made him that guitar from a Charvel body, but this is actually just a prop as actually the parts were were recorded with Steve's Green Meanie Charvel

[@harshbhosale4029]

Do you know- steve practiced for 365 days to how to screw up on guitar for this movie😂

[@wlthomasiv]

Dirk Pitt I don’t know why that took so much practice...I can screw up royally in under 10 seconds.🙄

[@matthewhollier]

I’d screw up that part before I even picked up a guitar. I can play a few tunes, beyond that I’m helpless 😂

[@earlspearl2933]

STUPID

[@AVResonater]

You know you’re the ultimate guitarist when you literally walk of the stage after losing to…none other then yourself. Very humble thing to do by Steve Vai…mad respect for his awesome talent.

[@mastowl_7112]

Steve vai didn't played the bottleneck part.

[@AVResonater]

@@mastowl_7112 I like Ry Cooder as well…but all I was saying was that Eugene’s Trick bag (the victorious riff) was Vai’s part. He was humble enough to make it look like he lost in the movie though.

[@vulcan6153]

Soo cool how Steve Vai Learned the guitar just for this movie.

[@jaataa3781]

srsly? xD

[@jibb1451]

ikr!

[@dogwelder9699]

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[@dogwelder9699]

@@lisztomaniac2593 That's the sound of the joke going over your head.

[@XXIHCVET91]

What are you smokin?

[@shayneoneill1506]

Of course the real Steve Vai is a totally humble friendly guy who would actually be stoked to see a young guy playing so well for his age.

[@crefloookasperrr1394]

Only the thing is the kid was faking it

[@YESHUAMILITIA]

SqueakerPlays dang bruh chill out he’s being nice that’s why you listen to mainstream lmaooo

[@AlekseiArdilla]

Nice movie, Vai rocks

[@cHris-ys2nh]

Ralph was actually 24 here

[@worshiphismajesty4235]

Bro Even that kid's part the last one was played by Steve only..

[@RickGraham]

Glad that KZbin videos don't wear out like my old VHS vid of this scene did

[@bobbyrne8095]

Indeed so true.

[@dcrypter87]

one day you will come back and you notice the quality has dropped from 480p to 144p...

[@timothywilliams332]

Me

[@AudreyBrataily]

Is that buckethead?

[@dodmusic9255]

What is VHS?

[@matthewkentdavila]

Classical guitar always wins ,timeless beauty.

[@riffraffrichard]

Haha I always thought the message was a bit strange even as a kid, music is an art form you can take it in many directions but I guess technique is impressive. I actually gleamed a bit more wisdom from it as an adult, in this scene he embraces his journey of learning practicing the guitar, sometimes the stuff your less interested in learning teaches you more.

[@cnacma]

The funniest part is Vai is such an incredible guitar player he has a hard time faking being a bad one at the end of the scene.

[@saberhap2639]

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[@cnacma]

@@saberhap2639 why are you online crying about a picture… do you really have nothing more fulfilling to do with your time?

[@gusti3811]

Is LGBTQ good? U need therapist

[@Leoneligy]

@@gusti3811 😂😂

[@angerynook9937]

@@saberhap2639 bruh

[@FakteNeShqip]

This Ralph Macchio kid is looking for trouble. Everywhere he goes he is battling people with karate or some musical instrument.

[@Nurgles_Rot_]

He was the villian in Karate Kid to boot.

[@lukevich7311]

@James Trickington Can't wait for the next season lmao

[@hueowen2786]

When he was younger he ran with a gang out of Oklahoma called The Greasers. Legend has it he stabbed a guy to death one night in a park, although his friend Ponyboy claimed it was self defense.

[@futbol510]

That Danny Laruso from Recida is a shithead 🤣

[@rex-racer]

Or he’s trying to be the ninth kid on _Eight is Enough_

[@ing8404]

A cool fact is that the song he plays is a version of Paganini's 5th caprice - which was a classical violin piece written by Paganini as a homage to the devil. It was often rumoured that Paganini had sold his soul to the devil for his mastery of the violin. Players said the piece required divine abilities to play, due to it's complexity. So in this movie, he sort of beats the devil with his own song. A neat little musical history reference that would fly over most people's head.

[@stuckyguru3487]

Just like Robert Johnson who has said to have done at the Crossroads in order to become to greatest Blues guitar player of the time

[@Orville9999]

I was thinking maybe it had something to do with Steve Via's character not being able to play the song since the person that originally played it had sold their soul to the devil first.

[@buckbreaker5185]

it was not an homage to the devil

[@Pooslinger1981]

Aren’t you the musical genius, wikipedia searcher.

[@niniravichandran3171]

Yes, Vai looks a bit like Paganini too. Btw, any cultured classical music listener won't need wikipedia to know this...

[@JamesWilliams-t2u]

How cool was Vai in this movie.

[@glennmarata5805]

I think it is easier for Ralph Macchio to fake nailing that classical guitar lick than for Steve Vai to fake failing it.

[@charlesgerety1403]

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[@douchymcdouche169]

Director: "Ok, Steve in this scene the solo is so hard that you can't play it." Steve Vai: "What is this "can't play" you speak of?"

[@Nurgles_Rot_]

C:\Can'tplay.exe....file not found.

[@fender89s]

@@Nurgles_Rot_ Riggghhhhhtt!

[@shantfack]

Love it! SO true!

[@seanmichael8060]

Trained and tourchered by Zappa! Because standards matter.

[@anthonyi3328]

Now that was pretty funny lol

[@1destined]

3:40 - Everybody’s all gangsta until the kid breaks out Paganini’s Caprice No. 5.

[@hambresuenoyvodka]

Hahhahah

[@rorrycalhoun836]

What's a panini

[@1destined]

@@rorrycalhoun836 look up Niccolo Paganini, the 19th Century virtuoso violinist.

[@rorrycalhoun836]

@@1destined Pagani Zonda???

[@jamiewilson5507]

3.01..... always bugged me , vai rips out a literal riff from hell and nobody bothers that lightnin boy shits himself and doesnt try to play it back!

[@armeniannightscomedy8034]

They should have a series 20-30 years later where Stevie opens up a guitar school, call it Ko-Bruh VAI

[@tHa1Rune]

The strange thing about this scene is that a lot of the bits Vai played earlier were technically more difficult than the final bit he messed up on.

[@pahwraith]

But he hadn’t practiced it.

[@strykerx24]

It's fine it helps with the plot

[@johnhareiel5118]

What I didn't get was Vai played the crazy stuff before the Machio solo that Machio didn't replicate, but Vai played most of Machios solo note for note on sight minus the few screw ups. I know Machio was supposed to win cause of the plot but still..... On a side note Legend I heard it took Vai like 17 takes just to intentionally screw up

[@marcuslee9132]

Right. If you know music, you noticed it instantly

[@marcuslee9132]

@@johnhareiel5118 I can totally believe it. The mistakes were amateurish lol

[@bigreddodge]

Must have been pretty hard for Steve Vai to screw up on purpose.

[@jameshall9587]

THANK YOU!!! I was just thinking that!!

[@macsumait3124]

Not just that. To pretend that the guitar is even on.

[@steelmongoose4956]

They had to give him Benadryl, Haloperidol, and Ativan just to slow him down enough to pretend.

[@Hayleelamar]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@perdidoburse7998]

Damn right !!!

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

Fun fact: Steve Vai is just one year older than Ralph Macchio.

[@bconxept]

Funny how most people probably think this comment is a joke.

[@davyboy9397]

Ralph has always looked so young. Even now he looks great. He has a baby face . He looks 15 in this movie

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

@@davyboy9397 It's also surprising Pat Morita was 52 when he did the role of Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid n 1984. Compare how he looked then and how Ralph looks now at 60.

[@humane143imperfection6]

No s... really ??? I'm a Vai and Jem fan. I had no idea.

[@gevamaor4908]

Fr i didnt know that, just looked it up. Crazyyy he looks 15 and steve in his 30s

[@Un533N]

the acting of Steve vai beyond flawless, this gonna be the best scene i ever seen in my life. i do keep checking up the video from time to time, its just amazing.

[@chanxchaninstrumental9250]

I am leaving this comment here so that if someone like it, I get reminded of this masterpiece time and again...

[@caitlink]

You posted this comment 1 day ago, but I think you should already see this again

[@chanxchaninstrumental9250]

@@caitlink yeah right :) thanks :)

[@AC-ij3gz]

Here's another reply for you. Let's see if we can get a YT record comment thread going here😎

[@neilmanhard1341]

What was the piece Macchio played? It was quite impressive. Anyway, watching Steve drop his guitar and just walk off; that's what I imagined a lot of guitar players did after watching "Tina S" play "Moon Light Sonata". I just watched that before this.

[@johnfriday5169]

Additional reminder

[@benjamincoggins6568]

Ralph Maccio gave the best guitar mime I’ve ever seen in cinema. His left hand miming was pretty spot on for the most part. You could tell that he understood what he was ‘playing’ even if he couldn’t play it. Most mime guitaring on screen is just people randomly moving their fretting hand with no relation to what’s being ‘played’. Fantastic work by both, and extraordinary playing by Vai, who recorded both parts.

[@gaiaorigin9569]

Ralph Macchio is a decent guitar player himself, just (obviously) not as good as Steve Vai - hence it was easy for him to mimick the playing pretty well

[@HucksterFoot]

@@gaiaorigin9569 - He didn’t know how to play guitar. Arlen Roth taught him good enough to fake it.

[@phongleminh1989]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYurgXufgtWoqKM どうぞ

[@JonMacGregor]

Ry Cooder plays Ralph Maccio’s parts until the last thing he plays

[@gregrock7451]

To his credit, Maccio knew that the only way that his performance would "sell" the audience was to make sure that he at least looked credible when playing, particularly in close-up shots with both hands plainly visible. So he got some top-notch coaching and put the work in.

[@Peace_Dog]

And just like that Steve destroyed his promising acting career by taking on the impossible task of trying to convince the audience he couldn't play something on the guitar.

[@websalsero]

😂😂😂

[@luisjavier4813]

😆 true

[@decimusrex92]

@@larryparish6846 Actually 3 other guitarists contributed to this movie. Arlen Roth for slide, Bill Kanengiser for classical and Ry Cooder. As well as Steve ,all Just for this one scene.

[@jeffreyleon5191]

hahahaha

[@billyrayvalentine3549]

Especially when he played both guitar parts for the scene

[@matthewbacque1622]

What's funny is that if you had no idea who these guys were, only that one is an actor & one is a guitarist, you would think that Steve Vai is the Actor, and Ralph Macchio is the guitarist.

[@ronburgundy244]

Part of me wonders if Ralph Macchio actually can play guitar, because a lot of people in this comment section have said his miming is actually pretty on point.

[@leimococ]

Fun fact: It's actually Steve Vai vs Steve Vai.

[@kylezumwalde3721]

Yes this is true, however Ralph Machio did learn all these parts, but they wouldn't let him play, lol.

[@precyguadez7916]

No it's Steve and Ry Cooder

[@leimococ]

@@precyguadez7916 Taken from IMDB: "Steve Vai played both sides of the guitar duel while acting as Jack Butler, the devil's guitarist. Ry Cooder recorded the slide parts and produced the soundtrack."

[@gktde9874]

Really...I thought that`s Ralph Macchio on a bad day!

[@precyguadez7916]

@@leimococ thanks mate

[@brian_piton]

That chord was ilegal 😂 Cobra Kai 4ever 🐍

[@fabiollopes]

Cobra kai defeated 4ever

[@glennjohn3824]

Lol

[@patriciaunderwood897]

Omg love cobra Kai can't wait till the new episode what a great job they did bring them together❤

[@frederickratel4231]

No such thing as illegal chord

[@argylekyle5073]

Ya'll didn't know about Miyagi Guitar Institute?

[@Nemesis-n6u]

Steve Vai played flawless, even when he tried to simulate a mistake.

[@flipwright1138]

Ralph Macchio would've kicked Jesus, Vishnu and Allah's arse with his Solo.

[@michaelaeschbacher4648]

@@flipwright1138 This is the best reply to an unsolicited Jesus Freak that I've ever seen

[@flipwright1138]

@@michaelaeschbacher4648 hallelujah,alhamdulillah and shalom.

[@MadsMeMMMBop]

@Get on the cross and don’t look back great verse! One I meditate on sometimes. I should be on that more.

[@atable6266]

@Get on the cross and don’t look back penis

[@diellygomesoficial]

Se o tom kaulitz tivesse aí já tinha ganhado todo mundo mais como eu também gosto do ralph macchio com certeza ele ia ganha do homem aí em frente dele❤

[@mysticwanderer4787]

One of the best guitar scenes in cinematic history. Of course Steve played both parts. He also wrote the winning guitar piece.

[@lukecage3569]

Thought Ry Cooder played Macchio's part?

[@lordtryforce]

I was alive during this time but never saw this movie. Glad it was recommended. Damn good. Some of my favorite in movies. Dueling Banjos from Deliverance. The bass battle in Scott Pilgrim.

[@trasqui1905]

Isn't it a Paganini's Caprice?

[@moo3992]

No he didn't.

[@mysticwanderer4787]

@El Mango He adapted it shit for brains

[@gandalf2447]

Fun fact: Steve Vai played the guitar for both sides of the battle so he was fighting himself

[@8106kagksmj]

Fin fact you're wrong. Ralph actually does play.

[@wea69420]

You're both wrong. The slide parts were played by Ry Cooder, the neoclassical bit and the Jack Butler solos were Steve's playing. Macchio actually didn't play at all and it's very obvious if you've spent even an hour in the vicinity of a guitar.

[@Cross8ow]

@@8106kagksmj Ralph's parts were recorded by different musicians, including Steve Vai. Ralph took guitar lesson so he is capable to legit pretend he can play it. I mean Ralph can play guitar to some extent but not at this level.

[@JgHaverty]

@@Cross8ow Ive got actual sheet music for this, its only referencing Steve Vai and Ry Cooder ... who else is supposedly "playing" here?

[@JgHaverty]

@@Cross8ow ohhhh I bet the stuff AFTER the duel is what its talking about then, thats DEFINITELY a different guitarist at 6:12

[@wisnuyogapraditya6108]

Legend says that Steve Vai is still acting as a guitar player to this day

[@chriskrausesmovie]

Very true..have proof

[@brucewayan449]

Lol

[@VileVermin]

Yep - he was in my city some time ago... damn! - it was 5 yrs ago... time flies fast... some funny action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fajRY4uVg8h1qbc

[@stevedavis4209]

Well Steve Vai was never anything but second best anyway.

[@sockeye007]

Lol

[@jasonmcdonald7267]

I've seen this movie dozens of times, and no matter what, every time this scene plays, it gives me the chills.

[@G27Lea]

80's producers: -let's make "karate kid"! -no... we did that last year... -ohhh right... but what if we use the same script and just hang some guitar on Ralph Macchio...? -Yes! and we can use Steve Vai as Johnny too... -Cooooooool bro!

[@LaneDenson]

And Karate Kid was essentially "Hey, let's remake Rocky, but with karate!"

[@jasonmendoza5850]

🤣lol

[@G27Lea]

@Sallys TightField sorry for that, ill try harder next time, thanks to force me to improve 👍

[@LaneDenson]

@@G27Lea But you started a conversation

[@Vampwars]

That’s the absolute truth & I love it 🤣❤️

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Here in 2020, and this is still a great scene. And the end of 2021... still love it.

[@jeannieab5218]

Vwlss Nvwls That’s right!

[@b1gbuck]

timeless makes classic, and this is timeless.

[@tharsofontoura7363]

Can someone tell me the name of the song that plays at 4:06?

[@b1gbuck]

@@tharsofontoura7363 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6bbhaF7eqqHmNE

[@kemp4150]

@@b1gbuck its actually caprice 5 by Paganini

[@druchumley4571]

Jack Butler: "What should I do?" Scratch: "Sweep the pick."

[@00_JK_00]

Bwaaahhhhh!!!!!

[@SneezeAttack]

Very nearly spit my beer across the screen.

[@clutchkman]

Ftw!

[@Ilurk247]

Brilliant :D

[@musicfreak1138]

😂🤣😂🤣🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@lueisadude]

the very beginning of Guitar hero...

[@seansora]

Steve Vai lost. I guess that’s why they call it a movie and not real life.

[@edwinjones1000]

I wonder how much they paid Vai to lose. No way he could have lost in a REAL duel. I guess it's good for ratings.

[@giancarlocollado9799]

Damn! Ya he was lost! Losing to himself! He played the both part in real life! Thats sucks right! Never let him down! That would be the last time for you saying that!

[@user-vv1do1wg1j]

@@edwinjones1000 "paid vai to lose" he played both parts lol, vai is an absolute legend.

[@edwinjones1000]

@@user-vv1do1wg1j wow

[@nunzionapolitano581]

@@edwinjones1000 don't worry everything is played by Steve. Also the parts of ralphie 😂

[@ct1saac300]

Imagine acting like you couldn’t play that guitar part when you did the audio for it

[@kingfish4242]

Ry Cooder played the slide part

[@davidpazosb]

@@kingfish4242 true, the Slide parts, but the Paganini part where he kills it, is played by Vai, if I'm not mistaken.

[@kingfish4242]

@@davidpazosb you are correct.

[@redrocket9861]

When you play guitar really good its hard to sound crap

[@ChickSage]

I thought Bill Kanengiser played that classical part, at the end.

[@Mitzi73]

Again, Daniel pulls out the crane kick when nobody was expecting it.

[@nickg.3757]

Illegal crane kick.

[@rex-racer]

*Daniel-san 😉

[@AmbitousStylez]

I call my bro Steve Vai cuz he plays like him and looks like him. Then I ask him why he lost to Ralph machio in the championship. He says F*** he right crane kicked me in the face off the stage. 😂 That was pretty funny

[@bry2k]

Danielson wax lydian. Danielson wax myxolydian.

[@hangingwiththegrlz4891]

It is interesting how they show the beginning of Rock with all the guys in suits- Blue guys then the guitar battle showing the progression of Rock music. The woman dancing as if possessed by the music and the devil in the audience- Alot going on in this scene.

[@frogington3892]

I'm gonna tell my kids this was 8 Mile

[@germanCrowbar]

🤣😂😁

[@KrypticsXc]

@@germanCrowbar what’s it’s like being sweaty 😀

[@frogington3892]

@@somebody9889 No wtf

[@nammugaur]

R u dissing eminem cus I listen to his song

[@frogington3892]

@@nammugaur are you dissing Steve Vai by saying I'm dissing eminem by saying this is 8 Mile?

[@jrobs1133]

They should do a tv series where we catch up with Steve Vai’s character 30 years after losing to Ralph Macchio’s character.

[@rishinigam8773]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HumbleDisciples]

🤣

[@fredwerza3478]

He hooked up with a guy named David Lee Roth and they started a band 😂😂

[@vincentdonatelli7253]

He's stuck in a bottle of Jack Daniels

[@gaboh296]

Butler is in Hell having a infinite showdown with all the other rock gods down there. Eugene, on the other hand, is a successful car salesman

[@mint_ls5181]

This Vai dude looks like he’s going to have a good future

[@ighfee]

Haha I love you man

[@ahmadrayhanali7357]

agree

[@adamsyve]

I KNOW I can call you friend.

[@HuwPewPew]

He never picked his guitar up again after this humiliation.

[@BlueeEyesWhiteDragon]

He gets his head cut off if you even watched the movie. The looser gets there head chopped...

[@Dr.NoName5190]

Didn’t he just bend like 2 notes higher than the last bend but yet he fails for literally no reason

[@annonymous1026]

Director: ok Steve for this next scene your gonna pretend like you can’t play it, ok? Steve: LMAO

[@riproar11]

*you're gonna

[@orangutanxremix510]

riproar11 *you’re going to. Since we’re both being assholes 😊😉

[@grandprixrejects7027]

@@orangutanxremix510 you're-thn't. *GET IT RIGHT.*

[@acelin4615]

JambJazz69 no LMFAO

[@grandprixrejects7027]

@@acelin4615 r/whoooooosh

[@JayTor2112]

Craziest thing here is, Ralph is only a year younger than Steve.

[@koDaffi]

Yeah but Frank Zappa aged Steve by like 15yrs just standing beside him.

[@dudeonyoutube]

It's Big Mike.

[@seanm7553]

Ralph has always looked like he’s 12

[@Santiago-hg6hk]

I wonder if Ralf went on to eventually play guitar. 🤔

[@Santiago-hg6hk]

The 1st time I saw Ralf Macchio he played Jonnycakes in the Outsiders. The book discribed his character as a puppy who was kicked too many times. I thought he was cast perfect for that part and never really out grew that look.

[@honordevs]

There aren't many comments saying this, so: Steve Vai actually created and recorded Macchio's part. He can't play guitar, at least at that level, he's just mimicking the movements (and honestly does a fantastic job with some of it, coming from someone who plays a lot of Vai's actual music). Vai is literally pretending to fail at something he just played (through Macchio) and I find that hilarious. Awesome neo-classical guitar.

[@codyallen1971]

I was under the impression Ry Cooder played the Macchio portion. I could be wrong.

[@tangerinerose3724]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inWXoGaMedOZqqs Check below the video. It says part Ry Cooder and part Steve Vai.

[@GrantMatthews]

Actually Arlen Roth was responsible for Macchio's parts...

[@AnglOsAxOn2]

@@codyallen1971 Ry Cooder did indeed play parts, all except the Paganini inspired piece at the end. The blues guitar sounds you hear throughout the film were also played by Ry.

[@tangerinerose3724]

@@GrantMatthews actually he was Ralph's coach. This link explains everything. m.imdb.com/title/tt0090888/trivia

[@Nomdeplume4]

This popped in my head and had to sip on this nostalgia ❤

[@NahtsWorld]

Before Tenacious D vs Satan, there was...... Steve Vai vs Ralph Macchio

[@schmo2109]

Don’t forget dueling banjos 😂

[@jakedocherty8466]

Before Steve via vs Ralph Macchino There was Johnny vs the Devil in Georgia

[@Lymbe06]

Grandfather Lupus both epic legendary movies. The fact that they both bombed at the box office makes them even more special for me.

[@tronsnow4763]

What about Joe Walsh vs. Don Felder?? Or Duane Allman vs. Dickey Betts? Andy Powell vs. Ted Turner?

[@celticguy197531]

He asked us: " Be you angels?" And we said, "Nay. We are but men." Rock!

[@wildzeke]

If that was me, I would have ran off the stage crying after 5 seconds of Steve Vai playing guitar.

[@since1876]

We all would have 🥺 but Steve should have known not to fuck with the karate kid though

[@mindsigh4]

@@since1876 mans got to know his limitations...

[@johnhareiel5118]

I would've dropped my guitar soon as I saw Steve Vai come out. Put a fork in it

[@johnd5398]

Steve Vai rips off a face-melting solo. You smile and respond with Smoke on the Water. I'd pay good money to see that.

[@Subatomic_Glue]

There's not many that can stand on stage with Steve Vai as an equal.

[@KassBelaire-y5w]

Vai: ***drops guitar*** "screw this...i'm gunna go join Whitesnake..."

[@TheRazorhead145]

HAW!

[@maidenforever999]

daniel holden i sold mine to them also. Wicked instruments. Own 8 ibz guitars

[@trevscribbles]

"I heard Linda Ronstadt is looking for a guitar player."

[@athiccbean6359]

*Proceeds to go on tour with David lee Roth* 😂

[@jamesgray7064]

His was with David Lee Roth for 2 albums

[@chadhero37]

"The devil bowed his head because he knew he had been beat, and he laid that bright red guitar down by Johnny's feet. Johnny said, 'just come back if you ever want to try again, i told you once you son of a bitch im the best theres ever been'"

[@fredericjaquet3729]

Thumb up for quoting the Toy Dolls 👍🏻

[@jeromeirvinggo]

Once again Daniel LaRusso runied another man's life.

[@leonardoflorentin]

Well yeah but he was like the demonic hitman of the devil so, it ain't that bad.

[@iammsmorales]

He's always such a bully

[@mikemccourt6225]

yup - a total psycho

[@bmayorga]

Was that even a legal movement?

[@jeromeirvinggo]

@@bmayorga I bet it was also illegal! he's such a jerk. lol

[@NecDraws]

What the hell is Daniel Larusso doing in a guitar battle, wasn't he busy with karate?

[@fitchyyboi]

That's what I'm sayin

[@rjade5933]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my exact words fam 💀💀💀

[@mikew7171]

All that catching flies via chopsticks. Mr. Miyagi knew what he was doing.

[@raoulz4020]

He was shredding the competition lol

[@DxModel219]

LOL HAHAHAH

[@randomcultist398]

Vai's acting and facial expressions are 10/10

[@Subdood04]

It’s been a Lon time since I saw this. And you are 100% right. The look of fear and desperation when he starts to try and play it is perfect.

[@gnprice]

@@Subdood04 He learned this fear from his Zappa time I imagine

[@blastofo]

When I saw this movie as a kid, I thought he was mean and scary. Only to later learn he's super cool and humble.

[@Synyster07]

Movies logic villians who learned for years loses and hero learned for 1 day and wins 😢😢😢😢😂😂😂

[@wcstrawberryfields8011]

Steve Vai's ACTING is just as sensational as his playing. His performance haunted me as a kid!

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

Same here!!

[@tomserotoninandthedopamine4375]

freakin' haunts me now!😳

[@кошимперия]

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[@anindustryplant7449]

He really seemed like the devils servant himself in this scene what a creeepy demon he played I love it so much

[@кошимперия]

iron guitar = kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHbEoIBur8ilitk

[@erickelly4630]

Should have just started playing Stairway, that would have ended it quickly.

[@johnwilson3127]

Yeah or just started singing oh my sweet satan backwards, either way would have done it

[@MrClassicmetal]

Or the epic "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" at 2x speed.

[@teetoys76]

Eric Kelly 😝👍

[@moonlitegram]

If you’re recommending other songs he could have played besides stairway, you didn’t get the joke

[@erickelly4630]

@@moonlitegram correct, "no stairway" points to sign.

[@guitarsbymetaljay]

My heart dies every time I see that guitar drop.

[@krassekanone7019]

Me too :(

[@Ligma-Peavey]

That guitars at the hardrock in Queenstown New Zealand..well it was about 12yrs ago last time I toured through there

[@cassianandor4103]

I'm wondering if they just chose a junky entry level Ibanez for the drop. There's no way Vai dropped one of his good Ibanez's for that part, at least I would hope.

[@Ligma-Peavey]

@@cassianandor4103 It's just a stock standard Jackson man not an Ibanez

[@djrossetto3992]

@@Ligma-Peavey Jackson? Or Charvel?

[@mattbrendlen]

Ah the 80's where we solved all of our differences with guitar solo's and BMX races...

[@rumpustime5460]

Vai deserved an award for best actor where he pretends to struggle with something on guitar.

[@mlhesler68]

003 7712 He loved Frank Zappa who taught him so much. A long enduring friendship of 2 masters till Frank left leaving a void never filled in Rock.

[@beaverhead01]

yeah being he was playing against himself lol he played both parts for the film

[@midnightgaming4269]

Scott G. take 2 umm no vai didnt play ralf macchios part

[@mariagraziacapitani8217]

Midnight Gaming Ry Cooder did

[@milesparker557]

Maria Grazia Capitani i think steve played eugine's winning piece

[@TweedSuit]

Didn't realise Frank Zappa auditions were so intense.

[@Dani_marie_]

💀💀💀

[@venakew]

Lol Frank would have probably made him play that final Pagannini riff again in Reggae 12/8 time

[@Hidde349]

Gooood one !!!

[@jerrywoods4066]

Zappa was never that good

[@dreamcatcher1690]

@@jerrywoods4066 he was the man, not an outstanding guitarist but surely an unbelievable composer

[@juanmiguelaranavelazquez9116]

Satriani: Sweep the picking... *Vai gets nervous* Satriani: You have a problem with that? Vai: No, Sensei...

[@nolly8202]

Lol

[@vtenuta1]

Blahahahahah

[@seejayjames]

Perfect

[@lucasdominguezvillanueva9029]

Satriani: No Mercy

[@benjaminlarsen6979]

You may be the funniest person alive. Aside from Robin Williams... oh fuck he has moved on. Guess you’re it.