Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

[DiminisheD-7th]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

first off, Juice is an EXCELLENT tune, especially for practicing. getting the "touch" there going is much harder than actually learning the song.
i play this song pretty often so i know what it takes
you pretty much nailed the first half, cheers
in the second half there were alot of problems with timing, you need to hear the song more and figure out the length of the notes as vai do it. it almost seems as if you learned the song from ASCII tab or something (which doesnt contain note length, only the notes to played) and never bothered listening enough to the actuall solo in the song.
consider this a bit of constructive criticism, the tone was realy nice, and i enjoyed watching you play.

more importantly,
RAWK ON!

 

[StrangeSound]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

Respect!

 

[inter]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

The tone is just a bit line 6 ish

However, I loved it. Not that far at all from a pro job.

What else have ya got.

 

[Forbes]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

That guitar looks very familier......

Great tone, great playing.

 

[Robbiedbee]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

I agree with everyone else, thats top class playing.

Congrats on the Maiden poster dude!

Adrian Smith > god

 

[Kev]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

Hey all, thanks for listening! Most appreciated it certainly is.

Heres a brief set up of how i recorded it:

Ibanez RG2570EX using the bridge bucker (Seymour Duncan JB) into a Boss GT 6 with a Vai patch ive been working on for ages but can never get there all the way. Boss GT6 normally goes into a Marshall MG50dfx, but today it went into my 100W Marshall VS100, which i handily mangaed to pickup for £50. I used the 4 cable method, so if any of you guys dont know how to use it, i'll explain if you want me to . Just basically utilises your amps effects loop instead of a direct input.

The VS100 was mic'd centre on the cone with a Shure SM57, but a few cm back in order to avoid a harsher /clipped sound.
Recorded straight into my little Zoom MRS4 4-track onto smart media and whipped onto the PC.

Cool edit pro was used to mix it, and i did a little messing with the EQ, sterteo tracked the guitar and added a little reverb. Played a round a little with the panning too, as ive never really done much with it, because i noticed that on the breakdown in Juice the guitar seems to pan left about 75% i think.

Hope this helps, and thanks for taking the time to listen to the bloody 10MB file! Oh, and finally... it was a bitch synching up the video with the audio damnit lol!

Cheers!

Kev

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

good job dude.. you kick ass. Can you do some clips with ur JB through the VS with like gain on 5.. rythm and lead stuff?? If you can (no need to touch it up) that would be appreciated! If you cant.. thats ok. no problem.

 

[Third Eye Visions]

Re: Think i've nailed the Vai tone...?? ( 10 mb video)

Wow man you really nailed it on that one and you make it look easy. I'm so mad at myself these days. I'm playing guitar in a band now after having not played steadily for 8 years. When I was younger I was one hell of a player. Now it's like learning all over again. I can only imagine how good I would be now if I would have stuck with it.