STEVE VAI LOST HIS GUITARS ‼️(Plays Fan’s Guitar)

[@realNormanSmith]

Steve can adapt and overcome anything!! Great story Dante…thanks for sharing.🙏

[@DanteFrisiello]

So can you!! Cheers man

[@AuntJoey]

With a guitar yeah, he's probably not a good farmer, rocket scientist, or taxi driver.

[@NeilTurnbull007]

Great that people helped out , that must be a real blast seeing Steve actually use your own guitar at a gig !! Loved that build a song !!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Shit I get a little giddy seeing him play one of my guitars and I work here!!

[@mmiller6873]

Bro, thanks for sharing. So cool people help out to get the show done. Well done to whomever shared their equipment

[@DanteFrisiello]

Absolutely man, the fans are so fantastic and big BIG props to Doug MacArthur, Steve's incredible tech who always gets the damn job done

[@ILikeDragonsAnimations]

imagine having steve vai play YOUR guitar, that must be what heaven feels like.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Be careful when you get it back, it might not be the same!!

[@allengarrow6295]

fantastic update! Steve used you talk about the quality of the Jems and how he could walk into a music store and grab one and feel at home. Granted each guitar has its own mojo but it's a great testament to Ibanez Quality. Thanks for sharing! Great story!

[@DanteFrisiello]

No doubt! Perks of having such a well designed and unique signature model, and the power of loyalty and relationship building with a company

[@allengarrow6295]

@@DanteFrisiello and the fans! Holy shit! What an experience! All of you are incredible to be able just go well…. Shit lets make this happen. Other bands ( I'll leave it blank here ) cancel a show because they don't have a laptop. Lol!

[@erik.liebenberg]

Saw you guys in New Zealand. Awesome to hear these stories and will be watching your career with a keen eye as you've got some SERIOUS chops yourself!

[@DocGliss]

Wow, thanks for sharing that amazing story, Dante! What a testament to the talent and resourcefulness not only of Steve, but of all of you. Can't wait to see you in April! Safe travels!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you! See you in April. Biggest props go to Doug MacArthur, Steve's tech who singlehandedly saved this show

[@DocGliss]

Heroes are wherever you find 'em! And you're most welcome! @@DanteFrisiello

[@estebanalvarez8048]

Man!! what a completely freaking story! haha i'd like to hear from steve's part of the story, like his thoughs about that and how he felt with a completely extrange guitar! grettings from Colombia man!

[@michaelpacinus242]

What a completely freaking comment

[@DanteFrisiello]

I think there was an "oh shit" moment when he got the news because his gear is quite specialized and set up for so many particular things he enjoys doing on the instrument, but he's so seasoned at this once he knew there would at least be SOME guitars and that they were all Jems, it was cool. Also big shout out to Mike Orrigo at Ibanez for helping find those guitars, he really came in clutch

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

It's great how everyone did their best to help make the show as good as it could be! Everyone had a unique show - what a memory to treasure!

[@DanteFrisiello]

That's our job!! Big props to Steve's tech Doug for making the show even possible.

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

@@DanteFrisiello outstanding performances from every member of the team, both on stage and off stage! When you can pull off a headline show without half of your gear, you've really passed the audition!

[@shaneaaron6686]

Steve should embark on a Play the Fans Guitar Tour. My son is a big fan of Vai. He did a whole school project on him. Its awesome hearing this

[@DanteFrisiello]

Hahahaha that would be super cool

[@LetzBeaFranque]

Excellent! Saw the G3 show in Feb 1,2023 in Salem, Oregon. Excellent show!!!

[@DanteFrisiello]

G3 has been FANTASTIC! Thanks for the support

[@thatlldo4247]

Thanks for the reply Dante. That's fascinating! I was at the recent Wellington New Zealand show, so thanks for tearing up the stage, you were amazing!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you so much! Wow I LOVED that town, first time in NZ and I really dug it

[@jubrazenar]

Thanks for being our "inside guy" with the scoop on all of the behind the scenes awesomeness!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Haha my pleasure!! More to come!

[@nyguezz]

Wow. Steve is not only a great musician, he is a great performer and showman. Thanks for sharing this experience.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Absolutely. My pleasure!

[@michaelcostello9157]

Hey Dante - was a pleasure hanging out, and playing with you and Steve and the rest of the band in Orlando! Thanks for sharing - we love these kind of stories. Me playing through Steves rig affirms tone is in the hands - no matter where I go, there i am :p

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yeah man! Great hanging and playing. I had the same experience when I played his rig!

[@NickonGuitar]

I was at the Fresno show’s and you guys were amazing! Man you and Steve were on point the whole night. You should do a rundown on what you’re using in the FM9 cause the tone is sick!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Awesome man! You can actually download my patches directly from Fractal's website, I believe two years ago in their December gift of tone giveaway, you can still grab them!

[@StephenOshea]

i enjoyed this video i'm glad you had a great experience on stage . and to learn about the challenges of going on tour is so interesting . hope you find the music equipment , i guess you guys had to sumup all your. experience together to overcome these challenges

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you! That's how you beat the challenges my friend.... carry yourself high

[@ashleyjackson8538]

The fans coming through with the guitars . It’s definitely gonna hype the fan . For years and years !!

[@DanteFrisiello]

It’s a super cool moment

[@Guitar-Geek]

Listen man, all I could tell you, I want to see you again in Wrocław Hala Stulecia once again! That story you've told is a totally Steve's way of living life and meet the problems with open heart, filled with light and love. And through this approach any problem solving turns into another beautiful story about helping each other and making people happy.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Absolutely!! Carry yourself high my friend!!

[@paulcanz]

Great inside scoop sounds like a memorable experience, I met you at the end of the king crimson show 9/28 . I told you that you look like you lol , also I did catch you guys at the Satriani Vai tour in Orlando in which I live back in March . Which explains why I was so tired in the Clearwater gig I watched Beat 2 nights in row . Thanks for admitting you are Donte , keep us posted what your up to with and without steve in your own 😢project and others bands and project .

[@DanteFrisiello]

@@paulcanz thanks for your support man! Glad we were able to say hello ❤️

[@vince8081]

Steve has got some of the best fans on earth. ❤

[@DanteFrisiello]

Agreed!!

[@ernesto_longhi]

It's very sad. Steve Vai have many stories of losted and/or stolen equipment. Sad, but you did the lemonade with these life's lemons...

[@DanteFrisiello]

He's toured so much that it's just going to happen, the more you tour the more chances this stuff happens

[@ernesto_longhi]

@@DanteFrisiello for sure! with the added bonus of the guitars having Steve Vai as the owner. Unfortunately, we know that there is a black market for this type of item.

[@ElevenBravo]

Stoked that I landed on your channel, Dante! You rocked it when I saw you in Tucson last July for Inviolate and just last week for the G3 kick-off show - you wanna talk about rig failures x2!! But you guys pulled off a great set. I had a f'n blast. btw, great vamp during the rig swap.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks so much for stopping by man! Glad you enjoyed. Haha yeah that venue is CURSED man, my amp also went down during the same song the last time we were there... Eeek!!

[@brian770]

WOW, great vid, i saw you guys in Nasville TN last year and it was one of my bucket list shows!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you so much! Ah that was an awesome show, my family came, lots of cool people were there, it was a great hang for sure. I remember it well!!

[@adamcrawford1346]

That’s possibly my favourite Vai story. What a pro. What great fans. Love it

[@DanteFrisiello]

I'm glad to hear that!

[@Pat54guitares_Uku]

Wow that's a very interesting video ! Thanks for explaining all of this incredibly live ! That's fantastic the solidarity of fans borrowing their guitars for Steve to perform, what an honour ! 🤗That was the casting of the smarter guitars ! 😉But did Steve recover his lost guitars in London ?

[@DanteFrisiello]

Glad you enjoyed! We got them back the next day I think

[@Pat54guitares_Uku]

@@DanteFrisiello The guitar just wanted to have a break upon the Thames… 😂 🎸Happy end anyway, ouf ! 🙏🏼

[@VannyTonon]

Great story and great video ! Thanks for posting it !

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@kineticdreamer]

That is incredible! It makes me wish I could just teleport myself anywhere and travel through time to attend that show. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Happy I could at least share a little bit!

[@craigchapman8220]

Good job young fella! Great video. Thank you.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks! Appreciate your support

[@markwoods2615]

Awesome, Dante. Stay well!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you!!

[@troywilliams6849]

Thanks for documenting this….this is great

[@DanteFrisiello]

Glad you dig! I have fun making them and Sohail does some wonderful edits! :)

[@justtheguy27]

Hey Dante! I saw you live in Bangalore. You're an amazing player!!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks so much! Those shows in India were fantastic!

[@TK8880]

Awesome story @Dante. Without his usual gear, like the sustainer, how did Steve pull off a track like Building the Church?

[@mattschulze2289]

Hey Dante this is Matt Schulze actor from fast and Furious etc... I was in the front row Sat night at G3 in LA with my two kids. Thank you for being so kind and Jeremy... That was a very emotional show. It was incredible for my whole family to be there. Tell Steve I said hello. Next time I will try and come see you guys after.... Peace.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yo man haha that's so cool! Great to hear from you, so glad you and your family enjoyed the show. Hit me up on Instagram or something next time and we will work something out for sure

[@mbumtaia8822]

I was in the audience for that night you guys killed it! It was a bit of a shame that I didn’t get to witness the Hydra but seeing Steve play a fender that still had the sticker still on it just shows how gear don’t matter as much as the player

[@DanteFrisiello]

Ah sorry you missed it, but you definitely got a unique show that night!!

[@mbumtaia8822]

@@DanteFrisiello yeah that was definitely a one of a kind show

[@jaynismusic]

love stories like this man thanks for sharing!

[@DanteFrisiello]

My pleasure! Thanks for checking it out and supporting with your comment

[@prajwalgyawali4255]

Thanks for sharing this story man. Team work makes a dream work.🔥 Gold is really gold tho.

[@DanteFrisiello]

It always does!

[@davidclark3603]

I always tell the bad stories when I was on the road. Bad news sells best! I faced ruin, but I'm still here!

[@DanteFrisiello]

That it does! haha

[@veraquesta2175]

WOW!Very interesting insight,thanks for sharing!❣your videos are so funny and entertaining,I´m looking forward to each new one!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed!!

[@FrankDoorhof]

Awesome solution to a terrible situation. It proofs the quality of the Jems. Love my 777vbk ;)

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yep, absolutely

[@busabrye]

Awesome video and story, good time

[@DanteFrisiello]

Cheers, thank you!

[@LuukEvo]

What a movie production my bro!! hahahaha Incredible. Thanks for this video!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Haha glad you enjoyed it! Thank my incredible editor Sohail!!

[@RedFlyRuledByTheRiff]

Great story! It’s pretty inspiring, not just that the fans stepped up, but that in 2024 with all that’s gone on, an instrumental guitarist can be doing well enough to play India for only four shows. That’s great! 🤘🤘🤘

[@DanteFrisiello]

It's pretty incredible to be able to play live music and make a living in ANY genre, especially in instrumental music!

[@RedFlyRuledByTheRiff]

@@DanteFrisiello absolutely. I’m really happy for you! And you couldn’t ask for a better person to do it with! 🤘

[@hcnilsson]

Gold, because not all heroes wear a cape. Some wear shoulder straps 🎸⭐

[@DanteFrisiello]

Hahah love that!

[@CL_Audio_Tuning]

Dante, this would be probably proof positive that Steve is probably one of the most professional, dedicated, with a level of ability that is probably limited to a very small group of musicians in the world. Goes to show you what happens when you've developed muscle memory with a routine and then you get all that thrown out the window! Congratulations on the success of the tour and the music! you guys rock! Have been a huge fan of Steve since the 80's! He's an incredible human (alien) being! :D

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks my friend! He is quite an experienced professional that's for sure

[@guitarbyemily]

Love this!! Such a great story😂 I’m sure Doug was so nervous haha🤣😅

[@DanteFrisiello]

He handled it like a PRO!!!

[@henrymcgmusic]

Another fantastic video my BROTHER!!!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks dude!

[@mathtrixmusiclix4248]

Hold Your Fire🇨🇦

[@DanteFrisiello]

YESSSSS

[@Mr.BradRaven]

Awesome video Dante, and I’m so glad the gig turned out so well! Looking forward to seeing more from the tour(s) 😊

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thanks so much dude! Plenty more to come this year, thankfully :)

[@AutismRocksOfficial]

So cool! Did Steve get all his gear back?

[@DanteFrisiello]

Next day

[@braxal6983]

How Exciting!!!!

[@monkeyrater]

hey look, its a long hair italian boy doing his sad face for a tragedy that befalls Steve Vai. Im so glad I get these human interest stories in my youtube feed, this is the kind of real life drama that I live for. Thanks for sharing Dante. And that is such a cool exotic first name you have.

[@DanteFrisiello]

😂😂😂 playing my role hahaha! Cheers and thank you

[@tiatorus]

This is very sweet ❤

[@northwestaudio]

Very cool. Can’t wait for feb 1st in Salem!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yes!! G3 is FANTASTIC

[@hansikathimira]

The night before I flew to Bahrain I thought to remove the neck so it’d be easy to carry on the plane. Then my wife told me ‘hey you know what, it’s a quick flight to Bahrain, why don’t you carry whole thing so you can have your case signed too’ then I was like, ‘yeah you’re right’😂😂. Gosh!! Next day this happened!!🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️ Imagine missing an opportunity like this 🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️. Man!!! I was f&@king lucky! Dante you’re a legend man!! Hope to see you guys again soon! Cheers!!

[@DanteFrisiello]

Oh no haha! Glad you were able to make it to the show!

[@hansikathimira]

@@DanteFrisiello cheers mate!!

[@benjammin105123]

Thats such an epic story.

[@Jason-cm6uh]

Great stories man! Thanks

[@DanteFrisiello]

I enjoy telling them!! Thank you

[@director2bob]

What pedal board did Steve use? And that first guy with the Gold guitar was dope. He got Steve's DNA on the guitar. Loved it.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Back up that Doug had prepared. Pretty unique experience!

[@danriley5848]

The show must go on, well done.

[@DanteFrisiello]

That's show biz!!

[@cogitationescaecae1125]

How did you guys allow to all the gear landed in Baghdad-ondon for even one second? There is no surprise it disappeared.

[@theorc9098]

When I moved from the UK to South Africa, they "lost" my Revv Generator 120 for nearly a month. Thankfully I was able to take my main guitar with me in the cabin. If you haven't already done it, may I suggest that Steve and/or the production company invest in asset trackers... They are USB sized GPS devices that you can remotely switch on and off. They usually have an accuracy of around 25m radius. At least you'll know before the plane takes off, whether or not the gear is aboard, or still in the terminal and can make arrangements before takeoff, rather than after the delay of a long flight. For the missing top end and middle frequencies, the 29 Pedals "Euna" and "Oamp" are phenomenal. They will give you that missing headroom. I definitely feel for you guys. Playing gigs with unfamiliar kit is not fun, no matter how high one's skill level is.

[@DanteFrisiello]

We've got air tags on literally everything! They're great. With airlines usually there's just nothing you can do except hope... Doug takes better care of Steve's gear than most people take care of their own health :) he is an absolute legend and it's really thanks to him we were even able to play at all! He tricked out all those fan guitars in like 2 hours to get them playing right for Steve and also had packed carefully enough to have sufficient back-up rig options to make the gig even work.

[@theorc9098]

@@DanteFrisiello Thanks for replying. Doug sounds like the kind of bloke who secretly relished the idea. Probably rubbed his hands together thinking "At last! A truss rod that ACTUALLY needs a good tweaking!" Hopefully everything is now safe, sound and "right & tight".. thankfully it could have been worse... It could have been wrongly advertised as a bluegrass night... And everyone brought their banjos!

[@jcsolomon6470]

How about Assuming The Best,instead of The Worst!So Stop,Manifesting a Bad Scene!Its Allways Positive!How About That!Take care,turning things Around 4 The Best 4 Every 1!Jcsx

[@DanteFrisiello]

Haha you're talking to the most positive person around bro

[@frankiechan9651]

What a story to add to the memory bank! I guess the EVO VIP experience needs to be permanent for every tour, just in case Steve needs to borrow some gear 😁 Like your own personal pop-up guitar store at every show. Maybe suggest now, that the guests to bring along pedals and other gear - just in case. 🤣

[@DanteFrisiello]

Haha it's rare but it happened! It's a guitar show, isn't everybody already carrying their gear anyway 😂😂

[@christesta-oneill4840]

If there's ever a strong endorsement of an artists signature guitar, its this situation. Thanks for sharing Dante and I hope all is well

[@DanteFrisiello]

It definitely helps getting familiar guitars to you in a difficult situation, as you know they can happen!!

[@grahamstuart9164]

That was cool. Is there any chance you can talk to Steve and get him to release a bunch of the footage. It would be awesome to watch completely unscripted with unfamiliar equipment not knowing how anything's gonna go and getting to experience that.

[@DanteFrisiello]

I have no idea what footage anyone else from the crew has, lol

[@grahamstuart9164]

@@DanteFrisiello What?????? That would have been the coolest thing ever! The next time you guys find yourselves swinging through Southwestern Ontario will you please stop and do a show in London? Have a fantastic tour . hope to see you guys soon.

[@wijk89]

Steve Vai borrowed guitars. Fans lend him their guitars.

[@christopherw3221]

No headroom without the amps, you can't replicate it

[@DanteFrisiello]

Sort of. Through the cabinets, Steve’s tone sounded basically identical. It was in my in ear monitors where I could hear the difference.

[@christopherw3221]

@DanteFrisiello maybe since the room or the crowd wasn't changing the sound and you were just getting direct and could discern the difference

[@MegaManX7]

Bro!! I've thought about this exact scenario in my head.. What if Steve checked in his guitars and they lost it? I was considering checking mine in and I was like nope.. imagine the whole academy without a guitar??? AAHHH !! That's freaking crazy he played a fans guitar. Thats some next level stuff right there wooo

[@DanteFrisiello]

Haha yeah man it definitely happens, though in my experience it is pretty rare for that much gear to be lost or left behind. Frankly I think checking is the safer option because you can put your guitars in a real rugged case meant for getting beat up, rather than a gig bag that then might get gate checked. On this tour we also had a broken headstock on one of Steve's guitars, I think it was FLO III, because it was gate checked. You roll the dice either way unfortunately.

[@MegaManX7]

I used a pretty hefty gator case and they would take it under the plane at the door as opposed to checking it in. I was still pretty nervous haha @@DanteFrisiello

[@ksharpe10]

A bunch of people at G66, would like to get some of the presets you demo'd a couple days ago.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Oh awesome! Stoked to hear and always happy to share. A bunch of my sounds are up on the fractal gift of tone from the holiday season a couple years ago… but I haven’t published the new stereo patches anywhere yet for sharing - hopefully we can figure out a good way to do that! ❤️

[@MakeWeirdMusic]

LOL WUT. Crazy. See you tonight at G3 in Scottsdale.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yo dude!! Great meeting you!

[@KSaw777]

Man that's crazy!! I hope he gets them back!

[@DanteFrisiello]

All came back for the next show!

[@KSaw777]

@@DanteFrisiello Good to hear!! I hope you guys make it back to West Virginia at some point. Always a great time!! \m/

[@RabihSaadguitars]

I like the tribute to Steve Lynch from Autograph with the red lightning bolt on your white guitar... Or is it?

[@DanteFrisiello]

That reference actually never crossed my mind... but thank you! Haha

[@RabihSaadguitars]

@@DanteFrisiello 😊

[@tubesoupio]

I saw some pics from this show, and it looked like the Edge Pro trem on that white Jem was changed to a Lo-Pro for the show...is that true?

[@DanteFrisiello]

It's possible, though they might have just been different guitars since the sharpie name got placed after. I know Doug has switched Steve's trems around a few times

[@6stringmonk]

Great story!

[@AntonioRockGP]

Amazing story. Even more fan of Steve now. And all the band of course. You guys Rock 🤘 Hey, my covers band has been thinking of ways to include the audience more. Is it to bad if I steal the idea? 😅

[@DanteFrisiello]

Go for it! It’s a fun challenge for the band

[@Arskeli]

I wonder what kind of a show this would have turned into if the people only had low end Squiers and such to share :D

[@DanteFrisiello]

Probably even more memorable!! haha

[@waranghira]

More and more reason to do Kempfer and similar rigs for touring

[@DanteFrisiello]

I tend to agree, my fractal gets carried on and it's always there

[@waranghira]

@@DanteFrisiello He'd still have to check-in huge guitars tho like the Hydra. But at least, it will still eliminate a huge deal of the touring hassle.

[@wbwillie]

I hope Steve got his guitars back

[@DanteFrisiello]

Got them back next day! Haha

[@metalpianomanmusic]

Fantastic story.

[@metalpianomanmusic]

Was a pleasure meeting you at Vai Academy 7.0. Hope to meet up with you again at maybe the next camp.

[@wyattfreestone6150]

Brother that is fucking crazy 🤣🔥🔥🔥

[@DanteFrisiello]

It was wild dude 😂

[@80srocker65]

Totally cool

[@fatsuperfly]

Plus if anyone takes pics of the hydra, ppl will be dumb. Hope they come up. That’s just horrible,I would be annoyed and angry, I’m sure he’s feeling something, but cool that he did this, it did make an experience, but hope his stuff comes up. Steve can play, but man it just shows how professional he is.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Everything arrived the next day!

[@PooNinja]

Wait what the hydra is loose???

[@DanteFrisiello]

We wrangled it back in shortly after!

[@PooNinja]

@@DanteFrisiello dragon stalkers are effective hunters. 😝

[@strumminronin]

What the actual... 😮

[@DoxTorRent]

this is cool story

[@mickeylilly6057]

Killer channel. You should have a million views on some of these vids. Cool content. My fav parts are when you talk shit to the tour manager.

[@DanteFrisiello]

Thank you so much!! Haha maybe one day... I'm just glad some people are enjoying the videos! That's also MY FAVORITE PART TOO!! Hahah Carlos is quite the character and man did we have a lot of laughs together on Inviolate... Legendary

[@leddygee1896]

I pray he gets the Hydra Back. It would take Ibanez a while to build Another one…

[@DanteFrisiello]

He got it back for the next show, don't worry :)

[@Th4n0s369]

If that happened to me its gonna make me sooooo mad

[@DanteFrisiello]

It's not fun!!

[@BillLarkinmusic]

Yes but did Steve ever get his guitars back?

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yep, next day

[@BillLarkinmusic]

That is good!!@@DanteFrisiello

[@MrJackrockerman]

That DNA still inside the grain of the guitar.. will not transfer to human. Until you brainstorming yourself and make your own music like Steve. 😂👍

[@DanteFrisiello]

😂😂😂

[@DaveMire]

But did he get his Hydra back, or is somebody gonna ransom it for a million dollars or something?

[@DanteFrisiello]

I wonder what it would ransom for haha... we got everything back yes :D

[@joshuam2154]

This is what A REAL MUSICIAN does when he doesn't have gear....

[@DanteFrisiello]

As opposed to those FAKE MUSICIANS! 😂

[@1570ibanez]

damn l;ucky fan lending the guitar for Vai

[@DanteFrisiello]

Good things happen to good people! He was super cool

[@1570ibanez]

So true 🙏

[@prateepdasgupta]

Hey Dante you said you are in India? Come to Kolkata once again and borrow my guitar please 😅 Although I don't have a gem but I have an Ibanez RG 421 EX

[@DanteFrisiello]

We did a show there!! Hope you made it, if not then maybe one day we will come back! I'd love to take a spin on your guitar!

[@prateepdasgupta]

@@DanteFrisiello yes I made it there and it was amazing. I'll feel privileged if you ever played my guitar 🙏

[@MetalHendrix.]

Airtags

[@DanteFrisiello]

Oh we have them in literally everything. They're not much help when they're just sitting at Heathrow airport hahaha

[@neilwatson2325]

On behalf of Heathrow airport and all UK citizens- deepest apologies Steve🫡 Brexit, Boris, Truss, now this. I’m emigrating…

[@DanteFrisiello]

Your apology is accepted!

[@thatlldo4247]

Out of interest, has Steve let you play his guitars? Or does he not like other people playing them?

[@DanteFrisiello]

Yeah I've played them but mostly in difficult situations like when I was auditioning at a soundcheck and had to play his guitar with the low strap and scalloped frets EEKK lol or when I broke a string once during my solo and Fire (my tech at the time) ran out with Evo and I had to play the slide on that thing... we like our set ups quite different. His action is super high and strings are different and it's not my thing haha

[@scirasco1]

Tone is not in the hands ,the way he plays is brain to hands,sound and tone is gear choices of course vai allways sounds like him,its the choices he makes notes vibrato composition etc ,u keep jappin tone is different yeah buddy because he is forced to use different gear ,gear that changes things not hands ,his hands dictates the way he plays

[@DanteFrisiello]

No doubt, a guitar is a guitar. They sound different of course but at the end of the day it's the same instrument!

[@fatsuperfly]

Yeah…. Lost…. lol. They got stolen, that’s b.s. that’s horrible.

[@DanteFrisiello]

No they didnt! Please don't spread misinformation brother

[@michaelpacinus242]

That lady’s song was bad

[@DanteFrisiello]

Man I disagree haha I thought she and all the fans that contributed actually did a great job