The Audience Is Listening

Steve Vai plays a camper's guitar on "The Audience Is Listening" during Vai Academy 2015.

That's my guitar! Thanks Alan!

[@fazlichew]

How did he get your guitar in the first place?

[@Freddhunterx]

I have seen these video before

[@Freddhunterx]

I just wanted to know how does it work (the wha pedal look like a spring is underneath)

[@katielowen]

Sell it to me I have deep pockets.

[@judsongallien]

​@@FreddhunterxBad Horsie wah. It's an optical wah which turns on when you move it, and it is spring loaded to go back up and turn off when you step off it.

[@rustydomino]

“That Steve Vai. What a nice boy.”

[@Thompsongs]

THAT SOUNDS LIKE NOOOOOOOIIISE, MISTER VAI!!!

[@ARTIFICIALFAITHOFFICAL]

That guitar will never be the same 😂

[@DanRodriguez1]

After this the guitar went direct to press charges

[@enchantedwood7151]

And I think we can more or less say that that guitar will never be played that fast ever again, Steve took it to the edge and some. Fantastic stuff

[@JgHaverty]

vai slamming a parker is crazy haha. Its unreal how it just sounds exactly the same

[@AB7F9]

That's cause the tone is in the fingers!! They'll always sound like themselves no matter what gear they pick up!!

[@JgHaverty]

@@AB7F9 I mean clearly to a point; its a supeer strat with dimarzios and a floating trem going through the same effects, preamps, ampliferies and post production; if you break it down holistically its not THAT much departed; but it is refreshing to see vai just ... sounds like vai. If you put him on a hollowbody tele with single coils, its gonna sound like "vai" but its going to be a bit of a tangent sound here.

[@pelagito]

As we said in my country, Its not the arrow, its the indian

[@debuhokontra2006]

​@@pelagito pinoy ka no haha wala sa pana nasa indian haha

[@gun_toting_lefty]

​@@AB7F9 Yep! EVH was the 1st person I heard say that. It's true. Seen a lot of great players with unique tone play on someone else's rig and sound as usual.

[@Lemonhead0014]

That was badass!!! Hell yeah Steve!!! Can't say enough about him!! He's a legend for a reason!! 🤘🎸🤘

[@Zakk_Vee]

Love this ... amazing to hear a Parker in Steve's hands ... Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼💥🎸🎶🔥🤘🏼

[@HelterSkelter117]

Teenaged me always wanted a Parker Fly but could never afford one. Middle-aged me is now more interested in modding guitars and amps and building pedals than actually playing, so will likely still never own one.

[@Bundyman1]

I owned the first Carvin Legacy halfstack and almost killed my hearing permanently with its toneful bliss. Now I own a VLD1 preamp pedal but vow to own another Legacy in my lifetime. I have much more common sense now than I did in 2007... 😉😁😂

[@gnr311182pj]

Dude it is just so crazy good.. I'm pretty sure watching his fingers move without the sound would be entertaining!! True awesomeness 🤘🏻

[@7stringst3r]

This is that time during which the audience is listening to the audience is listening

[@patlesage1256]

EXCELLENT 🤩👍 Thanck you so much for sharing !!!!

[@dougrmoe]

This is the 1st time on stage I ever seen him play a non Ibanez. Parker guitar looks like

[@jeanounou]

Damn! Is that Steve Vai playing a Parker????

[@HernanieLegaste]

I think his steve vai

[@supay6537]

Okay I give up now 😂🤯🎸 FANTASTIC

[@themodsify]

Thank you for this!!! Great camera work!!!❤❤❤

[@johnmcminn9455]

the melodies are so animated, just amazing

[@goofayoo]

Props to the drummer.. just hammering it!

[@radmed979]

Freaking awesome Via is still Freaking amazing...

[@namet8414]

He's don't care what's brand of guitar he play. That's MR VAI!!!!

[@lwwells]

This is gold

[@hiandlowwings4476]

Unrealllll Fantastic

[@CheetahSnowLeopard]

Nice ballad.

[@defdef6230]

I love your Knopfler style Stevie...❤...

[@rjlong89]

Aint no way he just did that

[@lioyoyo5057]

Passion and warfare

[@davidperezmarin8865]

Absolutamente alucinante. El tipo lo da todo. Es el mejor para mí, y con la Parker... Que preciosidad. Le sienta de maravilla.

[@erickoliveira7039]

Awesome 🙋🏻‍♂️🇧🇷🎸🔥🔥🔥

[@rhino11261980]

Is 10:30 pm and I'm getting ready to sleep, I reached to the phone to turn it off, this is somehow waiting on my queue and sure I clicked on it and fucking Boooomm!!! Wow!! This guys energy and that guitar sound is freaking insane!! Now I'm going to bed happy, I'll watch it again first thing! Later you freaking animals and a big applause for this dude!

[@rgdec74]

Well kids today’s lesson. Know your fingers. That’s where the tone comes from. Start playing and buy pedals later.

[@sanjeevmraman]

That’s great as a general comment, but did you happen to miss the huge pedalboard at his feet 😂? You could maybe use Eric Clapton, or Wes Montgomery, or anyone else as a suitable example, but Steve Vai is hardly an example. I get your point- that he would sound like himself whether it was an Ibanez or a Parker Fly, but don’t confuse his distinctive style for “tone”.

[@rmp5s]

False. Gear won't magically turn you into Vai, but even Vai couldn't make a Taylor acoustic sound like this. Or whatever. To get even close to this, you need an electric guitar, high gain amp and a wah...at least. Gear DOES matter...even to him.

[@rgdec74]

@@sanjeevmraman completely missed the point. 😆 of course there’s a pedal board in front of him. If I give him my pedal board, guess what my board will sound like. 🤔 Steve Vai. 😮

[@rgdec74]

@@rmp5s missed the point.

[@rgdec74]

Guys, we all use gear. We all have unique styles. It doesn’t matter what you plug into. Your fingers is where the tone starts. We all have a preference of gear. But the fingers is where it’s at because our fingers are unique to our style. Don’t over think this kids.

[@StONed-yx5qq]

When I first saw a Parker whilst scrolling …I played …then saw who was guitaring the instrument!!!!!

[@furthur96]

That guitar and him are great together

[@drdave971]

Still has the speed and chops for sure 👍🏼

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

*I used to want a Parker, so bad, in the 90s. Now that time has passed, I find them ugly and plain-looking. But they truly were great guitars. I'd rather a PRS.*

[@ljhed]

That was good times

[@NurfHerderEclipse]

I got to play a Parker Fly years ago. Still want one.

[@siddharthkumarnanda3327]

Steve's an alien 😮

[@jon9536]

So that's who Joe was surfing with..........?

[@siddharthkumarnanda3327]

@@jon9536 thats right 😄😄😂

[@JuanManuelGautoColonna]

Awesome! 🎭✨️👏🏼🤝🏻🙋🏻‍♂️🇦🇷

[@GigaCrafty]

GOAT!🔥🐐🤘

[@ChuckyYeager]

The guy was like. " just dont throw it pleeease" for 7 min.

[@keithp8521]

Melodic Genius

[@leo.68]

Super ! 😊💪🏻

[@PoorPaddy]

Badass ❤

[@romanoromeo1906]

That wah getting destroyed 😂

[@ASCENSI0N22]

Hendrix would be proud 🤘🏻😝

[@andresmontolivo851]

The best the best🎸🎸🎸👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🔥🔥🔥😎

[@Taylor___]

If only it was recorded vertically. Anyway. Usually I’d say the guitar doesn’t matter it’s the player but you can see Steve struggling a bit with this guitar but still managed to play it well.

[@AlanChavisGuitar]

I'm guessing you mean "horizontally"? I was very close to Steve during this performance and the phone I had at the time didn't have a wide angle lens. If I'd have recorded it horizontally I'd only been able to capture the guitar so I doubt it would have been any better than this.

[@jimlawson9014]

Steve could play a hello kitty guitar and make it sound good. “EVH it’s all in the fingers”

[@theoguitars1635]

Since it's not a JEM that's not Vai , that's JACK BUTLER!!!

[@grahamcollins2350]

My man Jack Butler's gonna liiike you....

[@johnanderson5279]

" That sounds like noise, Mr. Vai! "

[@nikosyaput1n696]

Стиви унижает во мне гитариста!)) Как же он хорош!!!! На Паркере запилить такое. Стиви спасибо что ты есть!

[@ArchDukeOfTops]

Parker passed extensive pressure testing by Mr. Vai with positive marks in sonic and structural categories. Results: I want one, and they’re impossible to find at a price my bank account approves of.

[@BruhChickenTho]

That axe is pretty Fly, Parker but that’s no Ibanez haha. Steve Vai is always brilliant

[@EmersonFernandes-x3o]

Show.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸💫

[@tacopacopotato6619]

sooo much better without the lady yelling about it being too loud

[@goldenfingerz6151]

Ken Parker corporation shares : 🚀📈📈

[@zztopTIBET]

this is so rare god

[@rehakaranfil]

Bynoe is a great bassist. Underrated.

[@3dsman]

Had a hard time hearing him…

[@gustavohumbertonunez4996]

Esa Parker ya no tiene precio.....😂😂😂

[@dexterambatali760]

Oh my god, the god himself touch and play a parker deym! 😍

[@josealejandrotorrejon6586]

How is possible for someone to reinvent himself so many time likes this? Who is this guy? looks like Steve Vai

[@AfonsoGuitar]

Who needs a Ibanez to bem happy? Killer Parker kick asses.

[@RobedianAceCastro]

Parker fly is so light for steve vai

[@carlos27adry]

Muy bueno

[@user-et2ce2fp7v]

Mistrz ✌️

[@jamesscollnik9372]

The man could play a broom and sound fantastic

[@user-sm2kj1cu9j]

Как сказал стив: гитара это всего-то палка и шесть струн, все дело в человеке.

[@rbellucci8502]

The original!

[@leroybrim2955]

I own two oringnal 1993 black deluxe and mojo season autumn custom with next sustainable…..Oh the sickness! Yeah babe and SV is getting sum.😂

[@robbiecrites4683]

Vai and a fly

[@tiagoaoa]

Ok, it's the first time like ever that Vai's not playing a JEM.. So what's the backstory to this?

[@9unslin9er]

You haven't seen him play the Scofield Semi-Hollow?

[@billl.4410]

It was one of his lesson camps and one of the attendees asked Vai to play his guitar.

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

Foreshadowing the Belew tour

[@istillsuckatguitar]

Awesome post. Thanks. But please, next time, hold your phone horizontal.

[@Veedband]

Wauuuuuu

[@elttabykcir]

I would like to challenge Mr. Vai

[@AntGut69]

Little Stevie Vai demonstrating why he's at the top. Anyone want to grab the other video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6Wcn5x4aMyCpZo) and do some editing?

[@AlanChavisGuitar]

What sort of edit do you want?

[@FarshidAlam]

Satch playing EVH Vai playing Parker… What’s going…

[@luigifestante6469]

What a fackin hero 😂😂😂😂

[@jimmyjennings4089]

Oh lord he's playing a Paul Gilbert guitar.

[@dengrowsana4444]

Akang vai sampurasun

[@squeekeyhoodrattattoo8781]

My great whit 🐃 the Parker fly

[@leosx7168]

El maestro Steve!!!

[@VolReed]

I dont blame Steve. I wouldn’t trade my old Parker for a $1500 Jem made in Indonesia.

[@themousethatroared3559]

Is that Vai? Man he looks great. What is he like 65?

[@Joey_Jumper]

The begining lick is it a song ? Name?

[@trebleclefjones4899]

Get outta here with that Pahka fly, Steve Vai. 😂

[@fkfakemusic3172]

Is this Ken Parker playing a Steve vai?

[@robbiecrites4683]

Bait and a fly

[@vig237]

This guy is familiar. The guitar as well....

[@1956albertico]

Any doubts?

[@APORÍA_OFICIAL]

Name song?

[@PetrusMering]

I see PREDATOR.

[@michaelhicks5150]

4 minute mark I swear he looks like he has 7 fingers on his left hand!

[@fisherohvf-men623]

Wasn't this Francisco Tomas's Guitar Steve was playing?

[@Locallybuiltauto]

Yea

[@fisherohvf-men623]

@@Locallybuiltauto Were you there? I was, got to Jam with Steve, it was amazing

[@TheLuk320]

Wha pedal???

[@jacobkilman8444]

What kind of whammy pedal is he using

[@srleg.]

Morley Bad Horsie 2 He got Jim Dunlop on he's effectboard too

[@vs4571]

Who’s rig is he playing through and if it’s guitar camp and he’s the main attraction you would think he’d have his guitars and rig present?

[@AlanChavisGuitar]

He did have all of his own gear there, but a camper asked him to play his guitar.

[@GregDavidson-si8kt]

How does he stay in the pocket for so long without loosing it, somewhere!

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Losing*

[@EduardoSanMartinp]

laparker sufrió pero aguantó

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

😎

[@leonardoc6504]

sooo... it isn't the ibanez jem ..... it's all on his fingers.... right ?

[@srleg.]

Yeah right,Like Eddie V.H. once said,the tone comes from your finger👍

[@williamslima9181]

No. The sound is horrible, period.