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

[@JohnWhitecs]

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[@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?

[@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 😳🔥

[@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! 😂😂😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@user-ih1ko4uy2p]

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[@williamjamerson3072]

MOvie and he was paid 800, 000

[@edwinjones1000]

Exactly

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[@AleisterCrowleyMagus]

For me one of the most touching aspects of this scene is that Ralph plays the original classical Paganini piece we heard him practicing in his room at Juilliard in the beginning of the film. This film is about returning to our roots, and there is something about Ralph’s character returning to that piece that is amazing.

[@cathbadmusic8489]

I think the moral of the story is that whatever the Devil is selling is within our power to achieve for ourselves: no need to sell your soul at all. And diabolical shortcuts won't help if you haven't paid your dues.

[@Aenlorrocksinwow]

Not only does he fall back to his classical roots, but he also uses a piece of music written by Paganini, who was known as "The Devil's Violinist" to beat the Devil's guitarist. However, Paganini himself claimed the music came from his guardian angel.

[@majdavojnikovic]

​@@cathbadmusic8489 just yesterday the Devil was at my door selling me something. Wanted my soul, but in cash, so... What are you talking about? The Devil? Can you translate it to reality?

[@goranlazarevic2613]

​@@majdavojnikovicyou really lost the point.

[@majdavojnikovic]

@@goranlazarevic2613 yeah, THAT must be the explanation. You people think that just saying some random words together has to have a meaning? Because it sounds like it might have?

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@pyromaniaxe1187]

From 2:29 to 2:40, I can't be the only one who thinks that lick is fucking heavenly! I need to know how to play it

[@ognjen592]

very iron maiden-esque

[@madden7732]

Its just literally your common pentatonic scale

[@ramdingaliana9711]

No, you're the only one

[@Augustmoon87]

You’re right. It sounds amazing.

[@rupert.secuta]

This is like Karate Kid but with guitars

[@jamescrowther6610]

Exactly the same thing 🤷‍♂️

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Even Steve Vai couldn't overcome plot armor

[@exterminatusbutton8723]

gaming

[@thecoconutgum]

Here before blows up 😳

[@adiel22220]

hii :)

[@madden7732]

LMAO ikr 🤣🤣

[@control9247]

Why you everywhere?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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]

😂😂😂

[@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

[@Duskets]

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

[@jessehutchings]

You gotta respect Vai's willingness to play the losing villain character and doing such a fantastic job of it.. 🤣

[@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

[@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.

[@jamaalwarren599]

The first 21 seconds was possibly the best part of this movie. Always loved the beginning of this epic battle where Vai points to Karate Kid mid riff. Lmao classic man

[@tuomaspietinen1485]

Its interesting how Vai played practically the opening of "Bad Horsie" which he released almost a decade later on Alien Love Secrets...only with a lower tuning.

[@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

[@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

[@billybirdy9507]

Steve Vai did a great job acting this scene. He really nailed the part.

[@Kev_R001]

Was half expecting, Joe Morton's character, to tell Vai "sweep the leg"

[@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.

[@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...."

[@jasonmcdonald7267]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@jsouthent5127]

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!

[@jsouthent5127]

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

[@richardmitchell8482]

@@jsouthent5127 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

[@frankiceal94]

This scene let us know that only steve vai can defeat steve vai (both records are from him)

[@michellegault4122]

This is the equivalent of a crane kick for guitar. Steve Vai’s sensei probably broke his second place trophy in the parking lot.

[@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 ?

[@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

[@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.

[@dornelli1]

what might go unnoticed in this remarkable scene is Steve's incridible acting skils, showing with his face only the pure anger of been beaten by a poor boy from Long island

[@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.

[@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

[@IAmTurbogfx]

I just realized how Steve Vai's character's facial expressions whilst playing, signal some kind of pain, some kind of deep torment. It's as if he's not actually enjoying the playing itself, but rather is being controlled by something outside of his own will, trapped somehow.

[@maddannafizz]

🤣👍

[@kennethhowell5291]

Steve Vai playing the guitar. One of the best scenes of guitar playing of all time. And His teaching of Ralph Macchio to be his guitar counterpart was miraculous. I was convinced that Ralph's playing was authentic.

[@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]

😂🤣😂🤣🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@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..

[@alexdiaz8466]

Stеvе Vаi doesnt gave up, only was going to his next live concerts that night

[@CynicallyJosh]

Daniel Larusso was not only a Karate Master, but also an Electric Master

[@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

[@glennmarata5805]

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

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[@edzamper5803]

I was half expecting Steve was going to storm out of the set angry and return in his LED suite for an epic beating.

[@paradisedesign8608]

when you face the final boss but you have done all secundary quests

[@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

[@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....

[@darryldagoy2975]

I only heard about this movie but never seen it until now. I was bummed to discover Steve Vai's first take was already a classic. This is the very first track of Steve Vai's album Alien Love Secrets. Bad Horsie.

[@corkystephan5073]

He did all that guitaring

[@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.

[@user-ih1ko4uy2p]

great amateur \БОЛЬШАЯ ОБИТЕЛЬ= kzbin.info/www/bejne/epmUcqKbmpubaK8

[@blue-eu6jn]

i am 1000th one to like your comment 😉

[@vulcan6153]

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

[@jaataa3781]

srsly? xD

[@jibb1451]

ikr!

[@dogwelder9699]

Gamest - Gameplays De Risa Wooooooosh

[@dogwelder9699]

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

[@XXIHCVET91]

What are you smokin?

[@E4E]

I believe you can see in the backgroud, Mr Miyagi who is actually playing Steve's part while Steve mimes. So talented!

[@kevingutierrezgarcia3657]

Cuando era novato solo escuchaba ruido, pero ahora escucho notas que quieren decir algo, El final es de los mejores, cuando se dió por vencido, le sirvió los estudios en el conservatorio 🥰, es combinado lo clásico con lo moderno, algo icónico que hasta hoy en día permanece lo clásico, por la técnica y dificultad que hay en los temas ❤🎵🎶

[@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

[@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.

[@NPC-30]

0:02 Never realised he had the intro to Bad Horsie around 1986 but released it in 1995. 3:02 Sounds close to portions of Tender Surrender, also released in 1995.

[@redglove7748]

Ya he reused it from this movie, those parts weren’t released in crossroads. So Steve reused them for future songs.

[@pjl7592]

Always remember the colours and what they represent, especially whilst the news is on.

[@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

[@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

[@tomw485]

Ironically being able to play that classical piece as well as Vai did purely through a single listen through (even with the mistakes) would be by far the most impressive part of this guitar battle.

[@jonlambert76]

Listen guys, I was born in 76 and lived right through this, never even hearing about it. 2023 and now I know!

[@michaelschweitzer6718]

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

[@winslowwong9719]

Because of Ralph’s mullet?

[@aldenrevenge7549]

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

[@thomasezra1437]

Otherwise it would be on a netflix seriea

[@matthennagersguitarlessons9551]

Someone is probably offended

[@PontiusPontiac]

@@aldenrevenge7549 usually it's just a talent battle where the winner sings something generic 🤔

[@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😂😂

[@DarianRamkissoon]

I like that Vai was clearly trying to break a string but whatever he was using just didn't budge

[@Jo-nv8yb]

Love how the last chord macchio plays has a 'divine' element to it

[@HelloHello10101]

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

[@martinbouchez6949]

Source ?

[@BaconStripJoe]

@@martinbouchez6949 wiki

[@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

[@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

[@mattbrendlen]

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

[@johngrayatkinson1214]

I dont think people realize the Reason Vai can't play this is because it's ANGELIC, And he is of the fallen

[@ImGazu]

If you're talking about the last song it is literally a tribute to the devil himself.

[@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_

[@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.

[@Didymus1984]

[80’s Movie Studio] “Alright, what ideas ya got for the next big blockbuster hit?” [Coked Up Producer] “Ok, I want you to picture the exact opposite of a Mandingo fight. Who’s fighting you ask? The Karate Kid and Stevie Vai. The rest of the movie writes itself.”

[@demiro2984]

They're both exceptional, the real and the acting. I watched this play many times over

[@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

[@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

[@ludmilashershniova5920]

Это бесподобно. Говорящая гитара. ШОПЕН ВСТАЛ, ЧТОДЫ ПОСЛУШАТЬ... ДА! И УВИДЕТЬ . ОН УДИВИЛСЯ... А МЫ В ВОСТОРГЕ ! ЧТО ЭТО? А ЭТО ЧУДО ТАЛАНТЫ . ОНИ НА ПОРАЖАЮТ МАСТЕРСТВОМ. ДАЮТ НАСЛАЖДЕНИЕ. ВОСХИЩАЮСЬ И БЛАГОДАРЮ АВТОРОВ 🎉🎉🎉

[@nizar151]

Real

[@mikeciepluch210]

this is what others expect 2 guys to do when they find out they both play guitar

[@GeoffroAU]

Director: "Ok Steve, on this next shot you have to pretend to screw up and like.. be really frustrated you can't copy Ralph".... Steve: "... LOL"

[@ledouxlink7265]

haha- so true!

[@tonymathews7123]

You better not screw it up steve or ralph will karate kid your arse.

[@ivancorts6966]

HAHAHAHA INDEED, ACTUALLY ALL THE GUITAR STUFF WAS WRITTEN AND INTERPRETED BY Steve Vai, EVEN THE PART WHICH RALPH MACCIO PRETENDS TO BE PLAYING HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Jammoko]

@@ivancorts6966 It's only for the benifit of the film lads... we all know that Steve could play like the devil himself; he has nothing to prove. Maccio (with Arlen Roth's tuition) did quite a good job of pretending to play... and they had to have a 'pretty boy' for the film part; just enjoy :)

[@leodwinak]

They don't show Steve screwing up. Just his frustrated face. And his fingers coming away from the strings. No film of him unable to play anything. Well played Sir. Well played.

[@angeloesquibel8065]

Steve Vai's face was not out of concentrating on playing it right, it was out of trying immensly hard to fuck it up

[@DoktorDamage]

Ry Cooder actually did all of the slide parts IRL. Vai did the rest.

[@ProstWithTheMostBabe]

It was Vai and Arlen Roth....

[@overdogg74]

I was thinking the same thing. You can tell he was struggling to feign ineptitude. Didn't go over well, he's just too good.

[@DoktorDamage]

No Punky. The slide was done by Ry Cooder. Look it up.

[@ProstWithTheMostBabe]

I know it was Ry on slide guitar, I've only been listening to the soundtrack for the past twelve fucking years. Steve Vai and Arlen Roth did the other guitar parts, the classical and the shredding. Look it up.

[@multimeiosdidaticos3532]

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

[@dileepkumar_]

I was searching for this video from last two days😮

[@cassianandor4103]

As a guitar player, I was impressed how Ralph Macchio was able to convincingly mime guitar playing. When I first saw this movie I was convinced Macchio played guitar for real.

[@travisinthetrunk]

Same here

[@SefniAsheforr]

The only part that was blatant was the ascending and descending back and forth in the Paganini piece where Ralph kept moving his head up and down like a goofball lol.

[@adriansoul7223]

@@SefniAsheforr and the last few bends. Pretty much all of the last classical riffs looked fake, rest was actually not bad at all.

[@greekfreak1980]

Macchio actually took guitar lessons for the movie,that's his finger movements are so convincing. He even continued the lessons even after the movie and can legit play guitar,of course not on that virtuoso level.

[@Exploshi]

@Derek ex Machina ye nobody can finger pick that fast lol

[@viictor1309]

5:57 He felt that. No guitarist lets a guitar fall without suffering intensely afterwards

[@alexfrideres1198]

My wallet cringed watching him drop that Ibanez on the ground

[@samuellopez5633]

@@alexfrideres1198 *Jackson

[@alexfrideres1198]

@@samuellopez5633 upon closer inspection, that is indeed a Jackson, oh well, they both copied the body style of the stratocaster

[@johnhareiel5118]

That guitar is here in Biloxi at the Hard Rock Casino. I took pics for my luthier buddy to build for me

[@bs7747]

No imagine how many times he had to drop it during filming...😬💔

[@hildynoblebright4536]

One last thing - Stevie V. and Ralph M. are truly gifted - each in their individual art of acting and musicianship.😯

[@miguelbarrancomembrives6569]

Ralph is not a great actor. Its normal

[@kristiankolev1603]

2:01 Armpit Attack!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@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.

[@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 !!!

[@HumorKeller]

Imagine that black haired guy delivers you packages at 9am like that.

[@ilishkishmish]

the way i am absolutely fucking obsessed with this scene oh my god