fatandugly
Experienced
Had the great fortune to attend Steve Vai's Alien Guitar Secrets Masterclass at Jemfest in Orlando, FL this weekend, and I asked him if he would share some of his patches with us on the Fractal site. He said that he has not gotten into the Axe with enough depth to have a patch he is ready to share, but that he would when he did. He said he is just getting into composing for his next project for the Holland Symphony that will be performed in October, so his time with the guitar and the Axe is limited lately
If you get the chance to attend one of these, it is an AMAZING experience. I've always been a huge Vai fan and viewed him as some sort of mythical creature, so the opportunity to sit 10 feet from him for 5 hours was unbelievable. He was funny and charming, with a great speaking style and had a very welcoming attitude. He played 3 songs and covered ton's of stuff about his playing, practice advice, stories about his career (lot's of funny Zappa stories), music biz tips, songwriting methods, etc. He spent the first part covering ways to get your mind thinking positively about playing (and life), to maximize your approach and playing time with the guitar. Played examples of some song ideas he is working on from his iPhone, to show his thought process when creating things and how he captures ideas. He encouraged our participation and welcomed any questions we had. Just the most gracious guy you could imagine. It exceeded everything I thought it would be by a mile.
If you get the chance to attend one of these, it is an AMAZING experience. I've always been a huge Vai fan and viewed him as some sort of mythical creature, so the opportunity to sit 10 feet from him for 5 hours was unbelievable. He was funny and charming, with a great speaking style and had a very welcoming attitude. He played 3 songs and covered ton's of stuff about his playing, practice advice, stories about his career (lot's of funny Zappa stories), music biz tips, songwriting methods, etc. He spent the first part covering ways to get your mind thinking positively about playing (and life), to maximize your approach and playing time with the guitar. Played examples of some song ideas he is working on from his iPhone, to show his thought process when creating things and how he captures ideas. He encouraged our participation and welcomed any questions we had. Just the most gracious guy you could imagine. It exceeded everything I thought it would be by a mile.