JMP/HBE
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https://www.jemsite.com/d3/jem/model/charvel2.htm
Actually Grover Jackson's Charvel he loaned to Steve and never got back.
Actually Grover Jackson's Charvel he loaned to Steve and never got back.
Steve Vai's Green Meanie Charvel ...
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PFDarkside
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Kind of wild how he really took the Superstrat to the next level then said “Here Ibanez, this is going to be a major element in your lineup for the next 35 years”.
Cool link with the pics of progressive modifications.
Cool link with the pics of progressive modifications.
Chris Pile
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That is NOT what happened. Ibanez approached Steve (because he was the next hot thing) and asked, "What can we build for you?". The rest is history.
Ashurbanipal
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DiMarzio did a feature on the Green Meanie not that long ago: https://www.vai.com/dimarzio-the-green-meanie/.
JMP/HBE
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Steve Vai is a master modder (skip to 14:50)
What a jerk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [not Vai]
JOLLY
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Good God, man....Don't take everything so f'n literal. You read waaaaaaay too much into what PFDarkside said.
Chris Pile
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That's NOT what he said, was it? There are people out who would think that his lie is the truth. Best to nip it in the bud.
JB_From_Hell
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My god, think of the fallout from someone believing that Steve Vai literally said “Here you go Ibanez” when in fact they approached him.
I’m glad I read the REAL story only moments later. The one where Ibanez approached Steve, asked what he wanted, and his choices formed the basis of their best selling guitars. Because that’s totally different.
Obsessive Compulsive
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The truth is the meanie was a1980 Strat in natural his mom bought. I am not making this up. This guitar was the one he extensively used in Zappa band.
If it had been a Charvel from Grover Jackson Steve woulda gone with Jackson not Ibanez. That would've make more sense. At that time MIJ guitars were second-class citizens just like MII or MIC today.
If it had been a Charvel from Grover Jackson Steve woulda gone with Jackson not Ibanez. That would've make more sense. At that time MIJ guitars were second-class citizens just like MII or MIC today.
Obsessive Compulsive
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Funny how the meanie never achieved iconic status Frankenstrat did and that no one ever really attempted to make a clone of it, given that Steve can literally play Eruption with hammer-ons and pull-offs with his left hand while flipping EVH off with his right hand.
And let's not forget that he effectively toppled EVH from his virtuoso status (not that he was ever one, compared to shredders of his era) and with his joining DLR that just added salt to the wound.
And let's not forget that he effectively toppled EVH from his virtuoso status (not that he was ever one, compared to shredders of his era) and with his joining DLR that just added salt to the wound.
JMP/HBE
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Fake News ...
JMP/HBE
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https://reverb.com/item/50819097-cha...BoCCqgQAvD_BwE
EVH never "toppled" Vai IDK WTF you're talking about.
Vai was on the cover of every Guitar magazine for 40 years. Im no flag waving Vai fan but give credit where due.
Each completely different styles of music & gear.
And DLR eat em & smile topped the charts while Ed was pretending to be a cover band with Van Hagar.
Both your 2 posts are total fiction & conjecture.
As for guitars ive always loved made in Japan guitars i have many and been attracted to Steve's guitars by contrast other than the Wolfgang Ed's Frank guitars have never appealed to be and look like junk.
I love Ed as a player but he never took care of his gear, cigarette burns ect, he seemed to be a slob.
The Green Meanie died an early death and with no internet how would you have ever seen it back in the 80's & 90's ?
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JMP/HBE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U
cont. : Vai has done his own thing all his career and some of his music may not be my cup of tea but the things he's done with Tony McAlpine & Dave Weiner are legendary.
cont. : Vai has done his own thing all his career and some of his music may not be my cup of tea but the things he's done with Tony McAlpine & Dave Weiner are legendary.
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nexion218
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I think he meant it the other way round: Vai toppled EVH.
(It's actually his only decent post since... well.. forever, I almost gave him a 'like'.
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