Steve Vai | 2022 Live Guitar Rig | Thomann
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Published 2022-07-01
Steve Vai uses the following gear: bit.ly/3yzKzGi
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: tho.mn/uadx1
Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: tho.mn/sonar
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:18 Intro Playing
0:54 Steve's guitars with Doug
2:50 Playing John Scofield Hollowbody
3:28 More guitars!
6:51 Expensive magnets
8:04 Playing Bruno
9:00 Whitesnake Era Guitar!
10:11 Why a Hollowbody?
11:07 On stage with Thomas Nordegg: Rack and Board
11:24 Mindblowing schematics from Thomas Nordegg and Eddie Clothier
12:26 Hey, that's Steve Vai!
13:17 Synergy modules: The jewels
13:38 Fractal Audio Axe-FX III: The workhorse
14:11 The pedalboard
15:04 Steve's most important switch
15:53 The Synergy control surface: RJM Mastermind
16:13 Axe-FX control
17:13 Actual tube preamps
17:51 The rest of the signal chain: Real cabs on stage!
18:18 First time with In-Ears!
19:21 Interlude Playing
19:51 The Hydra Routing
22:44 The Hydra is heavy! Teeth of the Hydra videoshoot stories
23:59 The Hydra will be back!
24:33 The synth in the Hydra and its sounds
25:20 More John Scofield Hollowbody Playing
26:33 The back of one of the most tidy racks you'll ever see
27:37 The struggles of touring with that big of a rig
29:18 A screen to stay in sync
29:34 How to keep that rig easy to troubleshoot
30:17 Thanks Thomas, Doug and Steve Vai!
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All Comments (21)
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Thomas is a true gentleman, the way that he step back when Steve came. He is a humble and wise guy.
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He just saw them filming and interviewing Thomas and came to explain things a bit by himself. How cool and humble is this man!!
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Besides being a phenomenal musician Steve is a lovely human being.
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You guys outdid yourselves. Insane video. Thank you Kris and all the guys working on this video!
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Is it just me or is Steve getting more Italian as he ages..? Such an amazing musician/person. Hope he brings the tour to the south pacific!
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Went to high school with Doug, glad to see him doing well on tour with Steve
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I Love Steve, not only for his playing, but also for his class act in interviews, but Thomas N......he is the coolest tech out there. He is like Q is for James Bond. Cool rig. Modern touch on the classic rack system. That is one aspect of Vai I love too. He likes the tone in the room with tube preamps, powerampsand speakers. No IR's to front of house. Cool.
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What a great video. I love it when the “STAR” of the show comes out and greets you. That’s class!!! Well done Kris.
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Steve rocks up and not only is he cool to do the video, he's genuinely charming, enthusiastic and funny as always. What a guy!
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Gotta say that it's really nice catching Doug's vibrato motion in the same circular fashion as Steve's. Extra points to any Guitar Tech who tries to identify and match their client's playing idiosyncrasies in order to set up their gear to the best of their liking and needs. ¡Kudos!
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Douglas is now the only guitar tech for the Vai tour in Europe, he's such a nice guy, I had the chance to meet him and chat with him after Steve's show in Spain, he even gave me one of Steve picks, glad you interviewed him!
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Thomas is a genius, there should be a documentary about him and the stuff he's made. I remember him from the Zappa band days making videos and the like.
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As much as his music doesn't really resonate with me (my loss) I can't help but like him because he comes over so well. Really funny, alert and accomodating. The respect he gave at the end was a really nice touch.
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I absolutely adore Steve. He's my hero and my all time favorite player. He's incredibly down to earth too.
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This video and the one with Thomas doing the setup are both amazing, thank you so much for doing these!
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Fantastic rig rundown, really enjoyed it, and Steve gave a great run-through of everything!
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This is such an awesome thing to watch! Steve is an incredible human being and you just cant say enough about his achievements! Great video guys! Thanks!
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Thanks for the video Kris! Really enjoyed the informative tour by Thomas, Doug and Steve himself!😎
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I really wasn't expecting much from this video, but I'm so glad I watched it! I thought it would be a few shots of random things and a couple of questions. Wow, was I wrong! This was amazingly in-depth and getting to see both techs and Steve go through the rig was truly incredible.
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I live for these kinds of videos. Carefully watching them, pausing, looking at dials, settings, brands, etc. Surely I'm not the only one who geeks out for this shit
