Steve Vai “Alien Guitar Secrets: EP4 - Misc. Questions"

[@guitarraviva]

You are the BEST!!! thanks for your music!

[@ingvarflatenaarnes5476]

The most beautiful improvisation at the start here. The *most* beautiful.

[@jboughtin7522]

For learning the notes on the fret board. I'm doing this now. I've known shapes in different positions for a long time. Now when play a scale shape in a particular position I force myself to call out the notes as I play them. This does a couple things. It acquaints you with where a particular note is located and it also makes you aware of how many sharps and flats are in a particular scale and what they are. This approach is working fairly well for me. A suggestion.

[@davegtar]

Steve, If you haven't already. Look into OBS for camera and audio Capture. Also, get VoxenoRecorder VST for your DAW. This will grant you, full HD stream when live anywhere and crystal clear audio from your DAW and your microphone. If you decide you wanna set these up and want help with setting it all up please message :) Happy to help. ps. That White Amaryllis behind you is lovely. Well bloomed and healthy!

[@DustinAlford]

I hope this becomes a thing. I love watching Steve just talk about pretty much anything on a daily basis.

[@FerSpada]

🤔😮

[@DARKLYLIT]

Yes, maybe a better camera or at least capture card. Love the content but it could look and sound WAY better. OBS link here: obsproject.com/download These are hard to find right now as everyone seems to be using them these days: www.amazon.com/Elgato-Cam-Link-Broadcast-Camcorder/dp/B07K3FN5MR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LIAJG74FOMUX&dchild=1&keywords=elgato+camlink+4k&qid=1586986717&sprefix=elgato+camlink%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1

[@AlejandroPerez-pi1ez]

This is actually very helpful , thanks.

[@Jmilillo]

My computer got hacked cause of OBS

[@danielrogers2470]

You are the greatest Steve, your music and playing is beyond words, greetings from kentucky! We love you

[@zafer9940]

39:39 ... and just give them a little piece of ...... "Steve Vai what they paid for..." I can say... This is what being humble really means man. Thank you, Steve, for being that much honest and open-hearted. We love you how much you love us. Please keep doing these billion dollars worth videos. This is a lot more than a piece of Steve Vai. Thank you for sharing your inner wisdom. Thanks a lot!

[@ScottMedinaX]

About your point on marketing. You are absolutely correct. Marketers who love music want to market you for them as well as for you-if they’re ethical of course. We all scratch each other’s backs.

[@sebastianbodinigodoy6004]

The biggest guitarist 🔥🔥🔥🔥✌🏻 love AND peace

[@charlestheos8954]

Steve is a wonderful human being. I’m in and out of depression. I can feel his heart in mine when he speaks because he is very authentic. I’ve almost quit my band that gigs and has horns and funky cool music because I think I suck after playing so many years and Steve has helped me remember my passion. Sometimes he moves me to tears. I’m broken after a divorce and made many bad choices and I wish I would have been smarter with things like discipline on my guitar and also with money. I’m literally selling all my gear right now because of exactly what he says here. I never put these principles into place and I’m so ready for financial security I don’t even care about music much of the time. Financial stress takes up so much creative space. Steve had more room for creativity because he was smart about money. Young people please listen to Steve. The bell of truth rings loudly here. Love, Charles

[@EDRISSALEXIS21]

You're extremely giving, Steve, so, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! Loved seeing you in concert, too.., Let's get that book out and I'll consume that from you, too!

[@tbarganier8823]

Your answer & example given around 1hr 50 onward, was priceless. Thanks for the wisdom shared, on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Your previous Thursday episode, was so well articulated & much needed. You are appreciated.

[@monopodbs]

That was one hell of a start!! Simply beautiful.

[@Barefoot67]

Thanks Steve!

[@pablocubicomusic]

Thank you Steve, I heard every word you said carefully, you're a master of art and life. I went to one of your concerts and it was definitely one of the most positive, vibrant, joyful, concerts I've ever been to, even in the sad parts. I said sad parts just in case, but honestly, I can't actually remember any sad parts... pure joy and delight.

[@guynils]

Im / we are here with you now and thank you for this moments.

[@tonyr7474]

Thank you so much for sharing your stories and guitar tips

[@shifushay]

Thank you Steve we love you!!

[@7232114]

Brazil loves u Vai the best guitar player.... Wow God.

[@gaving2370]

Thank you Steve for doing theses sessions live I’ve learned a lot of stuff from them and enjoy going back and watching them again and again!! 😎😉😉

[@Zebula77]

That Prince story was GOLD. Thanks!

[@peachylemon5613]

I'm so happy I found you! Thank You for sharing your magic with mortals like me.

[@RonClemens]

I'm blown away, not only by what you accomplish on the instrument, which is beyond awesome and amazing in its own right, but also by the fact that you have a strong connection to spiritual principles. I hear you speak of many of the same teachings that I'm familiar with and try to embody in my life: A Course In Miracles, Eckhart Tolle, Ramana Maharshi, Paramhansa Yogananda, Mooji, meditation, etc. In this video, I see a copy of Sri Nisargadatta's book, I Am That, in the background, as well as the Buddha t-shirt you're wearing. It's extra cool to feel connected with you as a fellow guitar player AND as a spiritual practitioner. Thanks for your Gifts to this world, Steve! Much Love!

[@wildhoneyandnoise]

The segment on phrasing was eye (ear) opening. Amazing. Thanks for this, Steve.

[@theokoles436]

5:28 was awesome. It all is but that was amongst a plethora of madness.

[@PooNinja]

No questions just praise 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽thanks for being Sir 🤘🏽

[@coolceecoolcee3958]

You still got it, your one of my favorites! Keep rocking!

[@Addicted2Guitar]

Wow so much emotion in the notes It's like the guitar is singing.

[@FrankSpeer66]

Steve, I love these videos so much! Your transparency, stories and teaching ability are second to none! Thank you so much for being here.

[@stephenpemberton9943]

My first time witnessing this. Sweet man was Crossroads..you all know what im talking about!..Thank you for your beautiful art Steve✌😁👍

[@mobyhunr]

Steve you're a very cool and nice man. This is epic and will be remembered and appreciated for a long time. Thanks its a win win.

[@Cancun771]

What a class act.

[@miaoupha2370]

Thank you Steve, you are such a brilliant human being.

[@ScottMedinaX]

The Pia is a gorgeous instrument. And I’m not a shredder guy. You mentioned your heart flopping as you walk by them. You should be proud.

[@juescure]

Evry time you inspired me 🙏 thanks mister Vai

[@michaelplaxico]

Hell yeah. I love you, Steve. You rock, brother.

[@CentrifugalSatzClock]

A fun scale concept to make learning the fretboard interesting are Lael scales. The derivation was a combination of Lydian and Aeolian Scale- notes A,BCD#E,FG. With these odd artificial scales if you use it to derive chords you get oddities that could hardly be considered diatonic, but this is the point! While the true lael scale was the starting point, it got fun to raise the 7th, lower the second, producing A,Bb,C,D#,E,F,G#. As one can see it(Super Lael) produces 2 clusters of 3 half steps. Extrapolating the chords; 1.ACE, (minor)2.BbD#F (this chord is what Steely Dan used to call a "mu" chord, in this case Eb mu or D# mu) 3.CEG#(Augmented) 4.D#FA ( F Dominant)5.EG#Bb (Another very flexible structure I like to use often as a half diminished chord) 6.FAC (Major!) 7.G#BbD# (Suspension). Using this as a closed end system (and later morphing into other systems) delivers a unique musical language that specializes in quirkiness. After working with this oddity, you'll REALLY know the fretboard since it demands a concentrated attention to smoothly work its bizzare nature out. I wrote a pamphlet about the other forms of lael scales and this one is the weirdest of them all!

[@Mikau-gb8uo]

dude, short version please :)

[@Stas-1985]

Hello from Moldova, Steve! You're music is amazing!

[@TheMajor7012]

4:00-4:50 the single greatest FU to anyone who thinks the wammy bar is useless. Thank you for all you do.

[@itsianwood]

Yeah - the whammy bar needs a new name when someone like Steve is using it. The term sounds too crude. Maybe 'expression twig' or something :-)

[@richardrejmer8721]

Jeff Beck ain't too shabby in his use of the whammy bar for subtle expression either!!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHSTY6p9n5qahtk

[@ZekeMan62]

@@richardrejmer8721 Concur. Beck is the only player who uses it right imho. So smooth and lyrical. It never sounds like an effect or a gimmick in his hands.

[@sarahjinnzeebs7848]

Absolutely lush

[@JacekJarentowski]

Thanx Steve for answers. For years you inspire me to practice, learn music theory, change guitar, take lesson, practice, play. I'm sure your music inspired many people like me for be better guitarist. If you read this comment, maybe one question to you: While you play guitar do you sometimes has feeling (or something similar) that through guitar you are "singing" or expressing some divine, perfect/infintivly great melody? I have feeling that in mind i have (i heard) some beautiful melody, that will make all people cry and smile but my technique, my skills just "try" to express it and of course only part of this beautifull melody I'm able to express.

[@area859]

Steve these videos are amazing, i hope you continue these after we are set free of quarantine...A Vai Podcast!! thanQ

[@peppercornfury]

These videos are priceless. Vai rules.

[@armisis]

Beautiful

[@ritmanguitarexercises4335]

in the orange mood... I really love your music

[@frkillr]

Hi steve, thanks to all these videos you post since many days, protect you and your family on these hard days, hope see you again in concert in france, so amazing nice pictures in my head from your last concert in toulouse and the meet and greet with you and the band and thanks to use my video record to put in your last dvd it's a honor :) i hope live that another time, best experience in my life. Greeting from andorra and keep safe and thanks for your music and your personnality, keep rocking mr vai!! \m/

[@sarbinongbey4448]

Love you steve

[@pvampman]

This is great bro! Very insightful! TY to one of the all time greats...

[@blankpallet2435]

I used to live across from the coliseum ,went to the mall,Sam Ash and Guitar Center everyday it was so awesome

[@TOMDHARLEYJKD]

Awesome, all I can say to you (Mr. Vai) is... Thank you 🙏🏻

[@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725]

My minds blown with inspiration

[@itsianwood]

Inspired and inspiring! (intro section)

[@fandangodrive4310]

Message of Love

[@itsianwood]

Most insightful!

[@zeus-bx9xw]

i got so much from this...thank you Steve

[@pedro9062]

Vai Maestro!!!!!

[@martinandersson5833]

Thanks Steve! Another great episode full of interesting topics and thoughts. I enjoyed it very much 👍👏

[@jamisonguitar3370]

my hero

[@PipoloffVideo]

Beautiful zappaïan overture tune...with your own style ...Crazy thing to remind that you were playing with Zappa at 20...seeing FZ overwhelmed by your phrases in "Stevie's Spanking"...so much things to say about that...and then I go back into your "Passion an Warfare" 25 years later, when I was completely mad of Primus's music (Larry Lalonde on guitar which is...a Zappa fan!)....anyway, thanx to expose your experience with humility and generosity. Hope I'll see you live on stage in France somedays.

[@fredericwhite2064]

Très belle improvisation . Frédéric from France

[@gogiya41195]

Legend!

[@mr.ironbodybuilding]

WOW! Amazing!

[@PaulHurleyGuitar]

Thanks for doing these :)

[@smashdalde9713]

Loved the 'Moggio' story!A great super scary version of this can be found on 'live at the Ritz vol.1'Also appreciated the 'circular vibrato' lesson..Thanks Steve!

[@Ikawahyu]

AMAZING..

[@89ji76]

I love the classical vibrato technique. Years of playing classical made it a habit for me and it's just that little bit of extra fine tuning I need.

[@KurtRichards]

This episode was again enlightening and also very funny. thanks for the teaching and the joy.

[@randyhetlage9202]

Love ya Steve

[@beatrizdimartinoful]

Un abrazo gigante a mi guitarrista favorito de todos los tiempos 🤗 Un Q&A personal Love u ❤️ Stay home be safe

[@mjobusch]

FWIW: copper shielding in the pickup cavity is useful -- doesn't negatively impact tone. Your mileage may vary with something like the EHX Hum Debugger -- it's useful with some guitars, and some tones -- but not all. Also -- if the hum is in the amp: guitar volume down, clean power, no florescent lights, and the amp is a tube amp, consider different tubes. I've recently acquired both the ISP Decimator, and the EHX Humdebugger -- useful utilities. The use of the Hum Debugger can allow you to lower the threshold of the already fairly transparent Decimator (the Decimator gate lifts based on the guitar output anyway -- not the gain going into it) -- if you're pickup is kind of iffy, high-gain tones with the Hum Debugger can have an almost slap-back effect -- I think this is because the pedal carves out so much tone before it becomes saturated, that the sound is irrevocably screwed up -- your mileage may vary, and quiet pickups help. Sorry for the book -- but I've also been working on that problem too. A device like the debugger will remove a lot of noise, but when there's a lot removed, there's less desirable sound left to work with.

[@weirdo4653]

Genius

[@tonyr7474]

I’ve noticed not very many artists models are not available in a lefty. Ibanez is always so limited. That’s why I haven’t bought an Ibanez yet. Like for instance, your sea foam green model, I would have loved that model in a lefty. They don’t keep certain models for very long either. Anyway, hope to see a PIA in a lefty soon. Thanks again for all that you do Steve. It’s been a blast listening to your music throughout my life.

[@spacebrain2365]

Thanks Mr vai I play all day now so I'm inspired by your work and Zappa I was obsessed around the thing fish tour love that think I saw you on that tour idk but it was fantastic terry bozio frank and a smoking keyboard player famous I forget who you my know and way . Appreciate your lesson videos .....I will rule the guitar world soon .only one ne that can stop me is me .....

[@alanwild2707]

Thank you so much! The Guitar is dream of my life(

[@markusantonio4866]

You're gonna love Jack Butler!

[@devarshisealkpmchfcsis1573]

The guitar god himself 🙇🏽‍♂️

[@viniciuscarvalhomusic]

Loved the Observed website! amazing stuff

[@Paolo8772]

The beginning of this sounds kinda like like "Feathers" a song I love to play along with, except I've gotta change all my settings as the tone isn't Steve Vai normal (I don't even use pedals but I had to change the pickup configuration and contour to pretty much be the opposite of the tone I'd usually use.) This time you kept your normal tone sounds, and the tune is different but just as beautiful.

[@darwinflores2481]

Excelente..!!

[@mikal]

Much better camera today! And kudos on the 16:9 aspect ratio instead of 4:3 (like yesterday).

[@theericbeaty]

Sounds like "Sofa" from the "Mystery Tracks: Archives Vol. 3." Nice backing track.

[@wiseguy9202]

Really great lessons Steve! I just realized how much I don't vibrato. And how amateur I actually am at it! Gotta' work on it.

[@MichaelCoffman]

Picked up “I Am That” based on its prominence over your shoulder. Very much like some of the Krishnamurti books. Thanks for the subliminal recommendation.

[@armisis]

Would love to see you're take on Etas Tonne's ballad of the golden dragon! Hehe

[@craigbennett9285]

Got to meet you back in Royal Oak mi. A few years back . Just would like to know when you are coming to Michigan again? This Coronavirus is setting everything behind everyone’s Schedule. Thanks for many great high school memories!!!

[@wrigleyx]

16:43 Thank you master Steeeeeeve !!!!

[@erickoliveira7039]

Fantastic My Friend 😉🙋🏻‍♂️🎸🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥🔥🔥🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🙋🏻‍♂️

[@WALKERGUITAR]

you are so right about vibrato setting you apart.. it takes years to master it

[@jerrymiller4020]

Do you remember your coorporation with the Metropol Orchestra ? And Juan Martinez who played sax? He was amazing i think, what a sound, never heard that again.

[@micheldusud8470]

Hello cool nice vidéo thanks ✌️ 😎 👍

[@wildvinesmusic]

"Ear training is where it's at"... looking forward to more on this subject

[@selli69]

Hey Steve! I am able to make you some cables for use with splitter boxes which eliminate the hum. The humming is caused by a "ground loop" and can be solved by connecting grounds of different sources/destinations at the right place. In regards of proper grounding even fractions of a millimeter count. If you want to do your own research on this topic, good sources are the power amplifier design books by Douglas Self or Bob Cordell. Best wishes and all the health in the world from Germany!

[@BREAKINBAD65]

MINEOLA POOL ...1970-79. GOOD TIMES..

[@dylankopff7139]

Steve I've been your biggest fan since you came on the scene I thought slip of the tongue was great ,flexible to present

[@markusantonio4866]

I remember getting Flex-Able on cassette back in 90'. I sent off for the Flex-Able leftovers inside the mailing address, and didn't hear or receive anything for months. Then it came on vinyl, and I don't know what happened to it.

[@ghibellino2936]

Guys, I understand that is not the best quality video, but I mean...he is Steve Vai sharing with us. Maybe I‘m just as old that I remember what is was trying to get tabs from a copied TDK tape. That was shitty quality. This is guitar porn folks. Thanks to the Maestro 🔥🎸🔥

[@Mindmind-h1m]

The best! And i Want Pia !!!!

[@dylankopff7139]

Yes I want a gold pia Tell me I'm wrong That gold one is unbelievable

[@realNormanSmith]

Wow ! The new guitar is beautiful. I think I’m going guitar shopping soon! 🙄

[@Firusdhf]

Norman Smith but their closed

[@cappuccino4366]

But you can buy used. Reverb is still working

[@Dejoblue]

I finally figurerd out what the new PIA guitar reminds me of: the Bananas in Runts candy! lol

[@PetraKann]

Unfortunately a single coil pickup also acts as an antenna as well as a microphone (subtle difference) which picks up the 60 cycle frequency. Now if you cant play or live with lowering the gain to reduce the hum then there are options, including position 4 on the strat. Some guitars have what is called a "silent electronic circuit" built into the guitar. A music man guitar has something like this installed. You can also insert a gate or noise eliminator to minimise the 60 cycle hum. Like Steve Vai said - "I dont know how Hendrix did it". Noise can be your friend, it can also be a nightmare.

[@dievidi.b991]

Fantástico

[@robinjohnsonpropheticeagle3733]

My wife and I played your song "LIBERTY" at our wedding as we walked out of the church. It was so fitting. Can you tell us if you ever met Eddie Van Halen. Whats your thoughts on him. Love you. You are the BEST!!!!!!!!!