Steve Vai - "Jibboom Lesson" - Steve Vai Guitar Techniques Berklee Music Online Course

[@zacharylomuto7108]

Say what you will about Vai... bottom line he is a great player, great teacher, and a down to earth human being!

[@robertadams8007]

hey malmsteen,this is how a pro give a guitar lesson,thanks steve your the best.

[@Prossdog]

"Every note has to have its own zip code, its own personality, and life" There are so many guitar shredders that don't do that. Nobody does it better than Steve. Nobody.

[@scottfriery9091]

Amen! He is the best.... PERIOD! Most expressive guitarist I have ever seen. SRV played with conviction as well, but Steve has him beat with expressiveness.

[@lpgamer2]

Steve is one hell of a guy, I dont even need to listen to him play to get motivated to do better, just listening to his advice makes me want to go far beyond any boundaries and really think outside of the box, this man is a power source for creativity

[@Scariestkiller]

This man is a major inspiration for my own music. Steve's shown me how to love my guitar, and how to feel what I play just by playing on stage.

[@TruthSpin7]

love to hear a virtuoso break it down to most basic simple form of Perfect Practice makes us better players. i often have several ideas streaming thru my head so i go pick up the guitar and wind up not settling into one particular piece for very long before I'm off onto another riff or piece of music in my head. Thanks for bringing it back into "focus" for me

[@psychofunksoldier02]

Thanks for the lesson Steve. The most important thing I take from that is that I need to think more about what I want to play rather than just playing. It's good to take a breathe to use your imagination, hear the music, imagine the melody, and then play it.

[@dexblue]

What a wonderful and solid teacher he is...you feel his generosity and love of guitar here...just as you also feel his generosity in his music, in his creations...

[@PickThe6Strings]

This is from an online class through berklee school of music, it was easily the greatest experience of my short career. there is a live chat with steve and you can ask him ANYTHING you want. it is great!

[@brutaltech-death5061]

100% Steve. I remember you talking about breaking riffs down and making excersizes many years too. Been a fan for around 30 years!

[@KIMR76]

In the Armenian language word VAI - means admiration.... When Armenians are admired by something, speak "vai-vai" Steve! I am admired and grateful for all your lessons!

[@Gonza3dify]

Man, you´re such a great teacher. There´s lot of talented artists that don´t know how to explain things and teach their own stuff. But you sound so simple and intense at the same time. It´s awesome to listen to you the way you explain things.

[@Mrbrutus002]

Your not just a an amazing guitar player......but u seem to have a way of talking that's really convincing !! I hope this message gets to u !! You really have a way with people.....explaining something comes natural to u........that's a pretty big gift if your already a well known person !! You talk and people believe you.......That's power !! There's so much shit that needs to change in our world........use your power for more then just guitar !

[@RobGuitarBackingTracks]

one of the masters giving lessons and tips, much love to steve

[@bengalsfanatic9]

...and that;s why Steve is the greatest guitarist/philosophizer/comedian/writer/and all around great dude ever!

[@jasonstallworth]

Awesome lesson and explanation man! I've always been inspired by your playing!

[@dannysolo88]

yup..thats why Steve is one of my personal favorite guitarists!! All respects to ya Steve..

[@Unbound91]

AWESOME tone

[@SinXPeace]

Never thought of guitar meditation throughout my 10-year guitar experience New advice to keep in mind RESPECT my fav. guitarist on earth, Mr. Vai

[@jaimeaguayo2617]

Steve Vai's version of Scuttle Buttin'

[@Jmilillo]

Right? They sound so alike, this really is just an amped up version.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

You are The Guitar Guru, Steve ! Thank you.

[@iamjim]

Steve, Thank you for your lesson. You are an inspiration for beginners like me. It is true: only hard work/practice pays off. I hope that you will keep on teaching us.

[@manwithabitchpermit]

steve vai my first inspiration to playing guitar, a god amongst us guitarist.

[@mojoefly]

Steve's musical wisdom is unmatched!

[@rusikolali]

I love and have great respect for you you are a legendary guitarist who makes his guitar speak Short free

[@c00Ljr]

VAI is a freakin' beast.....UNBELIEVABLE.

[@henrytsinanski]

i was in a Steves concert few years ago, in Greece. Man, religious experience it was.

[@lufuc]

Merci beaucoup Mr Vay pour vos bons conseils et votre savoir faire 👍

[@christianteirra]

the lesson i get from this is pretty much universal, if you want to be good, you have to put in the work.

[@chrismillersongs]

incredible ,,,love your style

[@JasminMusic1602]

Awesome from Mr.Vai !

[@BernieWonka]

Just great teaching... Just great.

[@Sxrule]

you tend forget how important steve vai is sometimes, and how good he is!!

[@wittekjmusic]

Awesome lesson. Thank you very much!!!

[@DragonMasterXZ]

@originalskylark totally agree.sometimes man ,some people practice a lot but they dont get good results like steve said.training in the right way with hard discipline is the way to get your own style and even improve musics that you already know.simple things get you to complex results,working in technique,speed and melody is the way that a good guitarist can be a master of music. Good advice,originalsky.

[@wandersonfcastro]

Thats Vai for you, way to keep my fire burning. RESPECT

[@jesusjcpaz]

Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos, es para nosotros los músicos un alegría poder acceder a esto.

[@Szymek56]

pure motivation.

[@Zhaggysfaction]

@PhatJoe170 It IS actually a tribute to SRV. It says that in the cd, if you didn't know that already.

[@racingandmusicmylife]

nice that steve is putting this up

[@27POP27]

Great teacher

[@AbraXaDabra]

Hey Mr. Steve Vai, I love your tone in this clip ! I really are often really dissapointed that your tone is like a MIDI sound. No criticism, (maybe positive) I would love to hear your tone more in the Mids, and Fat area rather than the thin tones you've adopted. Your such a great player, and I appreciate so much your time in posting this lesson, which is very useful, get fat Man !!! ;)

[@John_Doe657]

Thanks, this is very usefull :) Would be nice to see a with scales and licks you use.

[@HispanicImpression]

The variation approach was a nice idea; thx steve :D

[@ArthurSchoppenweghauer]

that's a humble name for a channel if I ever saw one.

[@shackyl]

best teacher ever

[@MrMrJameskeegan]

you cant help but love the man holy shitt hes good

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

@salasvalor01: Tone comes from your hands. The amps, guitars, pedals, etc, SHAPE the tone, you hands MAKE the tone.

[@felipefisica]

@Sivels He is. I've met him 3 times, and I can say he is a wonderful person.

[@talkless8747]

Vai going to Shilong(India) on 28th October to see your madness , you are my guitar God🙏

[@rafaelb1026]

This is not a guitar lesson this is a tip for life :)

[@777wanabe]

@Zhaggysfaction yeah, he isn't really much of a 'blues' player, he even seems to admit to that during the lesson, but it is cool that he gave a shout out to SRV

[@Antisepticification]

Steve vai is my hero

[@krisitantobias]

THANK YOU MR. STEVE

[@NotLegato]

one word. homage.

[@thojyout23]

very true. i always imagine myself accomplishing some kind of solo before i play so i know how im going to practice it. might be a weird concept but it works for sure.

[@winromusic7702]

Thank you sir.

[@ROCKJANDRUZZ]

steve vai....i love you!!!!

[@Guitarplanet100]

Good explanation!

[@brunogeraldo6831]

steve é fera..

[@AlenBrentini]

Respect Mr.Vai!

[@domino2205]

Steve awsome videos you post for us lil guys but............ what is that little what looks like a mini tuning fork under the tape on the front pickup for???? Thanks

[@RockNick92]

Great!!!

[@chadc2101]

Saying this guy is a genius would be a huge understatement. I can recall a period when the purple mc jem along with the floral pattern were all available through musicians friend....early 90s. Wish I had the opp to buy one then bc they were like give or take 1500 to 2 grand....now they are (if your lucky) on ebay for thousands. Steve has been an inspiration for me since I started playing at 10 yrs old. He still has that flow when he plays where his body becomes almost as one with the guitar...I think when Steve played Mr. Jack butler on crossroads was when I noticed his trance like flow if im making any sense. Are these or any Jems still available that aren't from that time period and cost out the wazzoo?!

[@Tankwylde]

Lefte18 he did this song as a tribute to srv. He said this in the audio commentary on live at the astoria

[@borhanus]

well i can understand what he meant by musical meditation .when i tried a new technique i some time spend 6 ,7 hourse behind it .interesting part is you can't really realize what you are doing wrong till you get to that 6 hours phase

[@MrUltraworld]

Just Go For It!

[@TheAlnitak10]

Satch and Vai, the gods of guitars!!

[@ghosterdude]

@vayne92 great guitarists practice for 8 hours daily or so. 6 strings times 30 mins only takes you 3 hours. so after you finish, start over a few times

[@juliolara601]

Valeu Vai....

[@jasonburnett768]

Every note has to have its own zip code. Love it!

[@decimottres4335]

Thanks My God!! U r awesome!!!

[@renanCC3]

the best!

[@caloss2]

I do this, and I can get the guitar to "wah" like there is a wahwah in there, and there isn't so hard to explain but it happens I think that focus on one single phrase or such is what get's that to happen when you focus so much on one tiny thing till it is all that is in your mind, musical meditation as Steve calls it, focus focus focus,,, so true

[@xPurpleDrinkx9001]

@OliDuncan YES!

[@Torrello13]

@fatalbert51888 it was more than 15 years ago my teacher was amazing. Last time I saw him was in the studio I helped produce a track with him on a demo. It was an acoustic demo but an acoustic shredding demo. trust me you had to hear what he was doing on an acoustic guitar, I still shake my head when i think of it. the cool solo on my page was something we (mostly him) worked out. I originally picked the notes and it was him who was like no just hammer them. I don't' know where he is now.

[@Brittow]

@Pokerplayer1045 its an tape he puts in the pickup. he does that because something he picks the string to harshly and end up messing with the pickups, which doesn't happen with the tape there.. Source: his website

[@devax1986]

At the same time, some of us don't have a 3,000 dollar guitars, endless sound effects, plenty of awesome amps, and perfect setup so it can be somewhat discouraging at first to play on a terrible squire, sure you may be terrible too, but sometimes its the confidence and the sound that can make you want to try harder.

[@benzmusicologist]

Great

[@thelonelybassplayer]

....no comment, chapeau, Maîttre...

[@MetalHeart8787]

@Torrello13 i wouldnt say on the same string BUT the same Riff, lick, scale is good to practice for a half an Hour straight

[@lordsong7]

gotta love Ibanez Jems!

[@radishrose]

great words from steve...but the payoff is a clean, yet insipid, variation on SRV's Scuttlebuttin

[@jlgomezmarquezmusic]

Máster 🤘🏻🎸🇻🇪

[@sbomnipotent]

He actually wrote "thanks Stevie" next to this song on the back of the Anthology album....:)

[@rmccaw7]

"what it is, it's a concept of pulling off..." - too damn right

[@matyasd88]

steve vai= master

[@Stephenmboone]

You should play blues in public more often. Great lesson!

[@JacksonTheBoyd]

@Dnrocks93 Do you know how many blues songs there are in the world? What do you think the odds are that two of them might sound similar?

[@salasvalor01]

I'm sorry, but his tone is ultimate. His legacy II and Jem are responsible for the beauty of sound. The skill is important, but without that equipment, it just won't sound like that.

[@MuratCandogan]

@Deanosius yeah that's it 30minutes for every lick/riff/skill or something per day.. (if you try to learn whole song it makes about 20 licks and 6 riffs so it takes 13 hours for a day; not too much, is it ?)

[@AbraXaDabra]

@MAW9 Who are you telling me what tone I like, Mr. Steve Vai is a genius, very well educated, played in Frank Zappa's band as a young man, and has a thicker skin than either you or me combined. If you can't be open minded about people's comments you'll go nowhere, fast ... down you go, ...

[@maxcohen13]

@OliDuncan It's a simple blues progression. The ALL sound like "Scuttle Buttin."

[@bobthwarts4849]

Stevo I am begging you keep teaching for free you will change more then can ever imaqine

[@pakovai]

Could you talk about injuries of the hands and wrist?

[@SpiritofLaoDan]

Awesome Guy! ;-)

[@originalskylark]

Musical meditation totally works, but it requires a lot of discipline. A few months ago I had some time available so I committed to spend an average of 6 hours per day for 5 consecutive weeks working on technique, including an hour a day doing musical meditation. Even though I had already been playing more than 30 years I grew exponentially as a guitarist. Remember: practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

[@janturkenburg]

@Deanosius Yes, better practise 30 minutes WELL than three hours inefficiently.

[@LordPrutsikas]

Because when you sight read you can hear the ENTIRE phrase in your head, and not the notes separately like when you use tabs...This way you can really practice effectively and really develop technique.

[@batira]

@OliDuncan: Happy to not be the only one who noticed that.