@LordPrutsikas but how doesn't the sound just die out ? they're bending it but it's a pretty high note . i guess it's a harmonic but how in the name of heaven it keeps ringing when you bend it out of the fretboard
Because they're doing it over and over, bend-release, bend-release etc.
I think you can clearly hear and see it. Of course it's hard to control this kind of effect, but remember, these guys are not the typical guitar players...they're guitar freaks!
Both are decent guitarists but SHI-ITE at improvising, really really poor at it. What a tuneless racket! Anyone saying otherwise I fart fiercely in your general direction.
those guys are what it means to eat, sleep, breathe and dedicate your life to guitar playing. they know what note the other is playing and what mode, what scale, and arpeggio. they read each other and match flawlessly improvising lick after lick.
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i always heard,music is not about technics.....but when i see this duel where they play to who is the better i dont know what to think...
And who have the bigger dick finally ?...^^
Vai and Mac alpine compare their dick and music is not a competition ?..im a lil ironic but i hope u understood with my bad english. ^^.
After seeing these kind of vids ,its hard to say to a student,no dont be hurry,learn slowly etc...being the best is useless,u have to be the good one etc...
I think Tony MacAlpine would've been high up there along with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani if he had joined Whitesnake and David Lee Roth, not that Vai isn't good by in this video Tony played more fluid than Steve; most noticeably in the first 30 seconds.
Steve Vai, puts on a hell of a show. For Steve Music is one half of the aspect , the other half comes the visual emphasis he puts into is music, He is fun to watch as performs his music.
1:14 thru 1:16 No disrespect to Mr. McAlpine but Steve Vai's the only guy I've seen who has produced those arpeggios. Nonetheless, this is a very entertaining look at two virtuoso's just havin' a ball jamming! Whooo!
I have seen Tony MacAlpine do that thing in 1:13 where he looks like he is sweeping w/ his finger in other solos. Is it just that? Or is he doing a kind of sweep-tapping thing?
And regarding the validity of the "music" and the "widdly widdly widdle":opinions vary on what makes music good or tasteful. The same can be said of Paganini or John Coltrane's music. Steve Vai is a virtuoso composer & mucisian of thier order. I think at times his music challenges you to listen closer. It's not pop.
@cfrancisco74 He's holding the pick with the thumb and middle finger, and sweeping with the pick on the fretboard, and then using the index finger to do any tapping basically.
@Applefan1995 I think they're actually dragging the high e off the neck onto the side so it instantly frets crazy high. Satch does it as well, as do many others, most like.
@TheTrueFortress I think Tony has a better " this Melody sticks in your head for days" talent, but I definitely agree on steve being the most "otherworldly" player.
This is so much fun to watch and to listen to, I love how they played off each other, showed their skills (but neither tried to show each other up) and just had a good time with it, that's what it's all about.
@crazykid13131 that other guy is THE legendary tony MacAlpine neoclasical stuff is not my type of music but i recognize him as trully talented take a look at his songs i dont like it but tony macalpine is very skilled guy
Vai is THE face of Ibanez, The guys at Ibanez will bend over backwards and divide by zero for Vai. The whole RG series and Jem And Universe were all Vai concepts. I love Ibanez's myself. Anyway that was amazing I wish T-Mac would get the credit he deserves. He should be a household name like Satch, or Vai for that matter. I wish still made the guitar that Becker used, I would be saving pennies for that one. =(
@TensaZangetsu814 agreed... macalpine is one of the most incredible guitarists (pianists) out there. dont understand why everyone who likes rock and metal dont know his name. he is beyond fantastic. anyone who vai is willing to share the stage with can be nothing short of phenomenal
Yea, too true man. And while i love Vai, i like the stuff T-Mac did back in the day much more, So when i heard that Macalpine was 3rd guitar/keyboard for Vai, i was like "Vai hired someone better than him as 3rd guitarist?"
i didn't write my first comment properly. I meant to say that I wish Carvin still made the guitar Becker used (DC200 i think), people are spending crazy amounts of money for them and that's money Carvin could be making (off of me).
@TensaZangetsu814 Becker? the best Carvin user evaaa!! they should honor him by making his model for immediate purchase on stock! that guitar would become what the Jem has becomed: a bestseller
so have you ever tried to convince Vai with on of your Top Notch guitars? It's too bad that McAlpine left Carvin Guitars, o well, then again Vai is pretty much among the faces of Ibanez Guitars
the drummmer playin behind is virgil donati.....guy is very famous to play odd time double pararidles and double kicks...i am stoned to see him play 4/4ths !
@carvinguitars it's not Vai's place to try to play fusion he should stick at his stuff and not make himself as a clown by trying to play things that he can't.For all you Steve Vai fans face the truth he has his thing going on but even the worst fusion player is improvising better over chord changes then him.
@carvinguitars well obviously some of it was rehearsed; the harmonies and duets they were playing near the end of this video are impossible to just create on the fly.
only kidding about the negro thing. being of the caramel sexual chocolate persuasion myself,i'm inclined to lampoon the whole racial thing by using arcaic terminologies.One brotherhood.
@vgraham44 First of all, nobody really uses "negro" anymore. But on to your point... it's all about who you play with/for to get exposure. While Steve Vai was playing with Zappa and then getting major exposure with David Lee Roth and later Whitesnake, MacAlpine was doing instrumental stuff that appealed mostly to other musicians. I'm sure he had the opportunity to play in bands that would've taken him more mainstream, but apparently that wasn't what he wanted to do.
macalpine is faster and his tone setup is a bit more likeable than vai's, but his playing looks/sounds sloppier. And lol @ musicality in a shred battle....like it matters? lol
consider this: if either vai or macalpine saw the comments here tearing either player apart (for absolutely no justifiable reason) they would probably laugh at you and think you're a plain twat. they love and respect music. do you honestly think you're being a fan of good music when you sit here and tear either of them down? think.
like i said on another post. G3 needs to bring MacAlpine on as a featured performer. he played with vai as a rhythm guitarist but imagine Satch, Vai, and MacAlpine jamming together! talk about epic
@jrod776699 Possibly, but if he was stuck in the background doing only keyboards and Rythm guitar that is a disgrace. He obviously has lost confidence in his guitar ability if he see's himself as beneath G3 guitarists. He sees himself as pianist first but thats no excuse.
@Kjutte1 clueless? nope just my personal opinion, neither of them are probably better then eachother, but i think steve vai's guitar tone is much better and less sloppy.
@chadyboy22 Hahaha, Tony is a supreme player - superbly well-educated, trained, experienced, and accomplished, though lessexposed than Vai, a great guitarist but more familiar to may, due to his fame.
Steve Va is great playing Steve Vai, which means he has his own expression of playing. Tony is one of the mid eighties great instrumentalist of guitar and piano. I don't think this is a contest, just good plain fun.
Tony MacAlpine is GREAT, but Steve you can tell is just SO much more fluent in his playing. For example at 1:19. I have tremendeous respect for both of their music.
I don't like McAlpine. Steve Vai has reached ultimate freedom of expression in playing guitar. As for the lack of crowd enthusiasm of crowds in his concerts, it's because they are looking for their jaws on the floor.
Tony has spent a lot of time becoming a great virtuoso on piano too, he can play all of chopin´s etudes uptempo etc. He propably never had the time to practice on the guitar as much as Steve since he played a lot of piano too.
why is there never any crowd enthusiasm at Vai concerts? they always just stand there, which nigh impossible when there's such awesome music going on.
@burnedoutgolfer im not saying either of them are better than eachother. I hate it when people try to make everything a competition. But I am liking tony's tone a lot more in this particular video. That doesn't necessarily mean over all.
PLEASE go to my favs and click on SUBURBAN GUY ROCKIN OUT
he doesnt read music, really feels what he plays and improvises his songs as he goes along. the other 2 favs are him also ARIEL (awesome shredding) and ARIEL SIMANTOV (awesome sweeping) pls view comment and rate them as we think he deserves recognition .thanks everyone!
Steve is the best no doubt but Tmacs' choice in guitar is a lot better than Steves' in my opinion because that dc727 is a phenomenal guitar.Carvin guitars are far superior to Ibanez and I would love to see Steve move over to Carvin,he already has in regards to the Amp and fx.
夢の競演！
rg8527vv 1 month ago
What are they actually doing between 1:09 and 1:13 PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER ! Thank you !
untipcubreton 3 months ago
@untipcubreton
They are bending the high E string downward, out of the fretboard.
LordPrutsikas 3 months ago
@LordPrutsikas but how doesn't the sound just die out ? they're bending it but it's a pretty high note . i guess it's a harmonic but how in the name of heaven it keeps ringing when you bend it out of the fretboard
untipcubreton 3 months ago
@untipcubreton
Because they're doing it over and over, bend-release, bend-release etc.
I think you can clearly hear and see it. Of course it's hard to control this kind of effect, but remember, these guys are not the typical guitar players...they're guitar freaks!
They're pickups, effects etc. also help.
LordPrutsikas 3 months ago
@LordPrutsikas Thanks for the info but i have one more question . On which fret they hit the harmonic ?
untipcubreton 3 months ago
Those guys are both freaks. Respect!!!
eusjromero 3 months ago
tony looks like the guy from fishbone
scottleeper 4 months ago
Both are decent guitarists but SHI-ITE at improvising, really really poor at it. What a tuneless racket! Anyone saying otherwise I fart fiercely in your general direction.
CloudsBeyond 4 months ago
Too frothy ! can't beat the original. this is overkill and nauseous !
scunnerloon 4 months ago
damn tony destroyed it.
buddahmaster 4 months ago
Are you freaking kidding me? Amaaaaazing!
cemathey 4 months ago
is it my imagination or Tony is more accomplished guitar player than Vai???
Stratoale2008 4 months ago 5
@Stratoale2008 lol
bmbbmx 1 month ago
i would have ran up on stage and do im not worthy,im not worthy,like on the waynes world movie these fucking guys are the top notch elite guitarists
nwojason 5 months ago
OK....this is hysterical....Tony with no hair...lol!
radtone 6 months ago
Wowwwwww!!!!
lekgringo 6 months ago
why aren't their finger in knots???
eazybe1 6 months ago
OMFG. Awesome!
DomainObject 6 months ago
great guitarists with awesome tone...except here? shit tone! WTF happened!?!?!
PabloakaChuck360 6 months ago
those guys are what it means to eat, sleep, breathe and dedicate your life to guitar playing. they know what note the other is playing and what mode, what scale, and arpeggio. they read each other and match flawlessly improvising lick after lick.
thedamondude 7 months ago
@thedamondude couldn't have said it better my friend!
PabloakaChuck360 6 months ago
The idiots in the audience have no clue that Jesus and God are on stage.
Slassh69x 7 months ago
@Slassh69x LOL, good call.
GibsonTriniLopez 7 months ago
Id kill to be there.
Slassh69x 7 months ago
2:20 - 2:40
hey thats from "im the hell outta here"!
kfm946 7 months ago
0:00 - 0:06 I love what MacAlpine does there.
sonicslaughter 7 months ago
30 seconds of Vai and I move on...please make it stop!!
es347 7 months ago
Me parece ami o Tony lleva puesta una camiseta de la seleccion argentina de futbol?, aparte de eso exelente jam.
Sodakik 8 months ago
I KNOW THEY TAPPED MY HARD DRIVE!!!!!! That's everything I've ever done!!!! ........MERLIN"S BEARD!!!!
matalmike 8 months ago
Vai Wins! =D
roggerdiegokottak 8 months ago
looks like they enjoyed that about as much as i did!
SASchertz 8 months ago
steve win.
NAKKURUPANTI 8 months ago
Mcalpine must surely be the most under rated guitar player of all time,he is awesome player.
enos218 9 months ago
@enos218 agree, with other great guitar players like Vinnie Moore, Chris Impellitterim, Joey Tafolla, etc
mqmqmwmw 8 months ago
TU TOCAS VIEJO? ESTARIA CHIDO VER ALGO TUYO SALUDOS
tubehaker 9 months ago
These Fellows could do this ALL DAY LONG! Awesome!
Sportsterfan68 10 months ago
なんじゃこりゃ！
takadontakadon 10 months ago
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looloo366 10 months ago
i always heard,music is not about technics.....but when i see this duel where they play to who is the better i dont know what to think...
And who have the bigger dick finally ?...^^
Vai and Mac alpine compare their dick and music is not a competition ?..im a lil ironic but i hope u understood with my bad english. ^^.
After seeing these kind of vids ,its hard to say to a student,no dont be hurry,learn slowly etc...being the best is useless,u have to be the good one etc...
MultiRiffer 10 months ago
I think Tony MacAlpine would've been high up there along with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani if he had joined Whitesnake and David Lee Roth, not that Vai isn't good by in this video Tony played more fluid than Steve; most noticeably in the first 30 seconds.
verbotenco 10 months ago
Hello Carvin! Can you please tell me if the Alan Holdsworth model is still available please.
ANDYB1478 11 months ago
Tony Macalpine has a Tshirt of Argentina soccer team!!genius!
PowerGuitar 1 year ago
@PowerGuitar This video is from 2008. Tony already dumped the shirt cause Maradona is a dumb ass. He has a new one of the German team.
verbotenco 10 months ago
Steve Vai, puts on a hell of a show. For Steve Music is one half of the aspect , the other half comes the visual emphasis he puts into is music, He is fun to watch as performs his music.
bnbfalcon 1 year ago
1:14 thru 1:16 No disrespect to Mr. McAlpine but Steve Vai's the only guy I've seen who has produced those arpeggios. Nonetheless, this is a very entertaining look at two virtuoso's just havin' a ball jamming! Whooo!
outoworkdreamer 1 year ago
Wank-o-rama!!
ShabbaQ 1 year ago
1:20 HAHA :D MR. MAGICIAN!!!!!!!
karelrajna 1 year ago
Floyd Mayweather, Jr!
shetalks777official 1 year ago
I C 2 guitar giants getting off nice
lvanhalen 1 year ago
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cfrancisco74 1 year ago
I have seen Tony MacAlpine do that thing in 1:13 where he looks like he is sweeping w/ his finger in other solos. Is it just that? Or is he doing a kind of sweep-tapping thing?
And regarding the validity of the "music" and the "widdly widdly widdle":opinions vary on what makes music good or tasteful. The same can be said of Paganini or John Coltrane's music. Steve Vai is a virtuoso composer & mucisian of thier order. I think at times his music challenges you to listen closer. It's not pop.
cfrancisco74 1 year ago 8
@cfrancisco74 he's sweeping across the fretboard instead of across the pickups.
Sivels 8 months ago
@cfrancisco74 he learned how to sweep with the pick while it's held between his middle finger and thumb.
Heroeshere 8 months ago
@cfrancisco74 It's tapping at the end of the arpeggio but he's economy picking instead of sweeping cuz there's more than one note per string.
ironmaidenowns 4 months ago
@cfrancisco74 He's holding the pick with the thumb and middle finger, and sweeping with the pick on the fretboard, and then using the index finger to do any tapping basically.
Whackooyzero 4 months ago
seriously this is how wars should be fought, with epic guitar duels, that would be awesome.
PhatChris89 1 year ago
helo, where is music?
YaShreder 1 year ago
@YaShreder I agree. That is not music. It does not get anymore idiotic than that.
tothatextent 1 year ago
What are Steve and Tony both doing at 1.10? Is it some sort of pinch harmonic?
Applefan1995 1 year ago
@Applefan1995 I think they're actually dragging the high e off the neck onto the side so it instantly frets crazy high. Satch does it as well, as do many others, most like.
Th1sWasATriumph 1 year ago
Lol in this video, I can find Satch in Vai. The poses, the looks... The same which Joe does :)
Anyway, IMO Tony rules.
kilipeti 1 year ago
Razzle Dazzle wankers.
mikeusat 1 year ago
Tony MacAlpine RULES
IndyDudeMan 1 year ago
and thats it people how gods discuss a problem
bunnyboybxb 1 year ago
Tony's truly talented, but Steve is otherworldly. His sound, "game" and charisma make him a freak.
TheTrueFortress 1 year ago
@TheTrueFortress I think Tony has a better " this Melody sticks in your head for days" talent, but I definitely agree on steve being the most "otherworldly" player.
paulpaid 1 year ago
@paulpaid none of those melodies are displayed in THIS video however...lol...
paulpaid 1 year ago
This is so much fun to watch and to listen to, I love how they played off each other, showed their skills (but neither tried to show each other up) and just had a good time with it, that's what it's all about.
jadilus 1 year ago
That other guy is terrible. he sounds so bad. thank god stevie vai was there cause everybody would of left if he wasnt.
crazykid13131 1 year ago
@crazykid13131 that other guy is THE legendary tony MacAlpine neoclasical stuff is not my type of music but i recognize him as trully talented take a look at his songs i dont like it but tony macalpine is very skilled guy
elvisPTpor 1 year ago
Wow, wow....2 of my all time favs....awesome
geogreg27 1 year ago
good god. macalpine gives stevie boy a run for his money. lol. to bad hes backup
Buyakaasha 1 year ago
the musician in me says Tony but the kid in me says Steve....
SirJamestheIII 1 year ago
carakk ..
muito diferente ...
esse kbelo aí ...
mas anda muito ..
o impro deles é muito diferente ..
DezinhAfram 1 year ago
Vai is THE face of Ibanez, The guys at Ibanez will bend over backwards and divide by zero for Vai. The whole RG series and Jem And Universe were all Vai concepts. I love Ibanez's myself. Anyway that was amazing I wish T-Mac would get the credit he deserves. He should be a household name like Satch, or Vai for that matter. I wish still made the guitar that Becker used, I would be saving pennies for that one. =(
TensaZangetsu814 1 year ago 6
@TensaZangetsu814 agreed... macalpine is one of the most incredible guitarists (pianists) out there. dont understand why everyone who likes rock and metal dont know his name. he is beyond fantastic. anyone who vai is willing to share the stage with can be nothing short of phenomenal
jsterr1 7 months ago
@jsterr1
Yea, too true man. And while i love Vai, i like the stuff T-Mac did back in the day much more, So when i heard that Macalpine was 3rd guitar/keyboard for Vai, i was like "Vai hired someone better than him as 3rd guitarist?"
i didn't write my first comment properly. I meant to say that I wish Carvin still made the guitar Becker used (DC200 i think), people are spending crazy amounts of money for them and that's money Carvin could be making (off of me).
TensaZangetsu814 7 months ago
@TensaZangetsu814 Becker? the best Carvin user evaaa!! they should honor him by making his model for immediate purchase on stock! that guitar would become what the Jem has becomed: a bestseller
PabloakaChuck360 6 months ago
@PabloakaChuck360
100% agreed.
TensaZangetsu814 2 months ago
so have you ever tried to convince Vai with on of your Top Notch guitars? It's too bad that McAlpine left Carvin Guitars, o well, then again Vai is pretty much among the faces of Ibanez Guitars
serazac25 1 year ago
@serazac25 Vai owns a number of Carvins for use in his studio.
carvinguitars 1 year ago
Shreddding It Up!
mrsportss 1 year ago
que grande esa camiseta
TheBoch1985 1 year ago
@TheBoch1985 Fijate que abajo tiene la de Central.
edum1971 1 year ago
the drummmer playin behind is virgil donati.....guy is very famous to play odd time double pararidles and double kicks...i am stoned to see him play 4/4ths !
umphable 1 year ago
is Crossroads??? what year??
WmusiclifeforceV1 1 year ago
@WmusiclifeforceV1 Search for Steve Vai(incredible guitar performance) and you´ll find it
GuitarsOfArp 1 year ago
Genios de las guitarras!
espectaculardavidrcq 1 year ago
with aliens like these its already been written eons ago figure
speck444 1 year ago
This was a conversation, not a contest, between to guitar masters. Excellent.
Audiomajik 1 year ago
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@Audiomajik This was shit, come on. lets be honest.
Transamstance 1 year ago
Steve Vai's sound is better and louder which is unfair
ojideagu 1 year ago
i wonder if any of that was predetermined, or if it was all improv...
MapleLeafAce 1 year ago
@MapleLeafAce
Tony and Steve may have gone over CABs arrangement but no full rehearsal took place to our knowledge.
carvinguitars 1 year ago
@carvinguitars it's not Vai's place to try to play fusion he should stick at his stuff and not make himself as a clown by trying to play things that he can't.For all you Steve Vai fans face the truth he has his thing going on but even the worst fusion player is improvising better over chord changes then him.
PetarAtanasov87 9 months ago
@carvinguitars well obviously some of it was rehearsed; the harmonies and duets they were playing near the end of this video are impossible to just create on the fly.
MapleLeafAce 3 months ago
SUPER FAST MODE AAAAAH on Steve! 2:42
DrEviscerator666 1 year ago
Yawn
karimba45 1 year ago
I love how Tony throws in that Phrygian sounding lick in a Dorian-sounding jam. 0:13
Lydianshadow 1 year ago
great players
jonathanbenaroche 1 year ago
only kidding about the negro thing. being of the caramel sexual chocolate persuasion myself,i'm inclined to lampoon the whole racial thing by using arcaic terminologies.One brotherhood.
vgraham44 1 year ago
@vgraham44 First of all, nobody really uses "negro" anymore. But on to your point... it's all about who you play with/for to get exposure. While Steve Vai was playing with Zappa and then getting major exposure with David Lee Roth and later Whitesnake, MacAlpine was doing instrumental stuff that appealed mostly to other musicians. I'm sure he had the opportunity to play in bands that would've taken him more mainstream, but apparently that wasn't what he wanted to do.
b7160 1 year ago
Tony FTW!
OractheIII 1 year ago
I would say Vai was better here, although MacAlpine's horrible tone didn't help.
zackvanhalen 1 year ago
@zackvanhalen u dont have a say
Najeepain 1 year ago
@Najeepain What do you mean by that?
zackvanhalen 1 year ago
to storpedo. I really don't understand your comment. please elucidate.
vgraham44 1 year ago
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STorpedo 1 year ago
steve is great,however, he has a tendency to become a bit too zany a bit to often. its almost like comedy. i guess zappa really rubbed off on him.
vgraham44 1 year ago
vai owned macalpine..
llss882 1 year ago
macalpine is faster and his tone setup is a bit more likeable than vai's, but his playing looks/sounds sloppier. And lol @ musicality in a shred battle....like it matters? lol
theupperclassbogan 1 year ago
@theupperclassbogan Quick answer? Yes. Legions of guitar players can play well technically. Playing well musically is the real test.
STorpedo 1 year ago
Wow, this was full blown ridiculous.
neurocosm 1 year ago
consider this: if either vai or macalpine saw the comments here tearing either player apart (for absolutely no justifiable reason) they would probably laugh at you and think you're a plain twat. they love and respect music. do you honestly think you're being a fan of good music when you sit here and tear either of them down? think.
IHaveAPodXTLive 1 year ago 2
@IHaveAPodXTLive Yeah, they're both fucking awesome...ridiculous battle. I liked it.
HurricaneTBag 1 year ago
Vai is like the Michael Jackson of Guitar
ChameleonKyle 1 year ago
Considering that Vai used to play with Zappa, he is a piss poor improviser. Tony eats him for breakfast.
lamentate07 1 year ago 2
like i said on another post. G3 needs to bring MacAlpine on as a featured performer. he played with vai as a rhythm guitarist but imagine Satch, Vai, and MacAlpine jamming together! talk about epic
Musician4life89 1 year ago
@Musician4life89 I'm amazed Macalpine was never asked to be in G3 at any time. Loads of others have done it for a bit.
ojideagu 1 year ago
@ojideagu wasn't he on the g3 tour with vai,satriani,and malmsteen?..in vai's band
jrod776699 1 year ago
@jrod776699 Possibly, but if he was stuck in the background doing only keyboards and Rythm guitar that is a disgrace. He obviously has lost confidence in his guitar ability if he see's himself as beneath G3 guitarists. He sees himself as pianist first but thats no excuse.
ojideagu 1 year ago
Damn that looks like fun lol
Musician4life89 1 year ago
Jeff did a so better take on this song called Stratus
ManthonyLive 1 year ago
steve vai is soo much better
chadyboy22 1 year ago
@chadyboy22 lol, you're clueless.
Kjutte1 1 year ago
@Kjutte1 clueless? nope just my personal opinion, neither of them are probably better then eachother, but i think steve vai's guitar tone is much better and less sloppy.
chadyboy22 1 year ago
@chadyboy22 As I said, you are clueless. Tone is a preference, I agree to that atleast.
Kjutte1 1 year ago
@chadyboy22 Hahaha, Tony is a supreme player - superbly well-educated, trained, experienced, and accomplished, though lessexposed than Vai, a great guitarist but more familiar to may, due to his fame.
rmsolympic1 1 year ago
музыка не о чем((
Mefodiy8 1 year ago
Steve Va is great playing Steve Vai, which means he has his own expression of playing. Tony is one of the mid eighties great instrumentalist of guitar and piano. I don't think this is a contest, just good plain fun.
osiruskat 1 year ago 2
are these ibanez guitars
feiz01 1 year ago
yup
realtuber101 1 year ago
they had fun with, not serious at all, i like that
DreadedEd 1 year ago
Wow, I won't be buying that album....
1971SuperLead 1 year ago
These guys are monsters! No doubt would pay to see either one of them.!
romienomie 1 year ago 2
1:11 stole that from Satch!!
RockGuitarist07 1 year ago
Tony MacAlpine is GREAT, but Steve you can tell is just SO much more fluent in his playing. For example at 1:19. I have tremendeous respect for both of their music.
askaninja6 1 year ago
I don't like McAlpine. Steve Vai has reached ultimate freedom of expression in playing guitar. As for the lack of crowd enthusiasm of crowds in his concerts, it's because they are looking for their jaws on the floor.
P0WERHE4D 1 year ago
Tony has spent a lot of time becoming a great virtuoso on piano too, he can play all of chopin´s etudes uptempo etc. He propably never had the time to practice on the guitar as much as Steve since he played a lot of piano too.
SevenCircles 1 year ago
why is there never any crowd enthusiasm at Vai concerts? they always just stand there, which nigh impossible when there's such awesome music going on.
MapleLeafAce 2 years ago
now im jealous..
Petrukki 2 years ago
As great as Tony is, Steve has so much more groove
ZeppelinRules 2 years ago 2
Tony is so much better to listen to IMO
jurkis1 2 years ago 10
@jurkis1
Tony really is technically way more dynamic and musical than Vai in my opinion =)
Tony albums are amazing, He kills it on those keys too!
burnedoutgolfer 1 year ago
@burnedoutgolfer im not saying either of them are better than eachother. I hate it when people try to make everything a competition. But I am liking tony's tone a lot more in this particular video. That doesn't necessarily mean over all.
jurkis1 1 year ago
Un po' troppa confusione se assolano assieme...
CiaU
0pus 2 years ago
2.17 ...mcalpine dont try that on me
Wildchild880 2 years ago
watch out mr vai lol
Wildchild880 2 years ago
this video is awesome. amazing. I give it 5/5
PLEASE go to my favs and click on SUBURBAN GUY ROCKIN OUT
he doesnt read music, really feels what he plays and improvises his songs as he goes along. the other 2 favs are him also ARIEL (awesome shredding) and ARIEL SIMANTOV (awesome sweeping) pls view comment and rate them as we think he deserves recognition .thanks everyone!
suburbangal 2 years ago
the carvin kills the jem
TheDimebag94 2 years ago 2
agreed
derdude 2 years ago
As much as they are two great musicians, the trading 4s at 1:20 was quite hard on McAlpine...
SlikkTim 2 years ago
OMG OMG OMG Freaking AWESOME wish I was there
patli1973 2 years ago
technically superb, musically incredibly dull guitar wank fest.
widdly widdly widdly widdle pause widdly widdly widdly widdle!!
c'mon please
Theultramarineblue 2 years ago 2
dos grandes maestros, la vrdad que son unos capos!!!
sixstringswizard1 2 years ago
Greg Howe,Steve Morse,John Petrucci,Al DiMeola should've been here too haha.
blitzspeer 2 years ago
he looks like a cross between tiger woods and the rock
SOCOM018 2 years ago
this is the perfeccion
yngwiemalmsteen8 2 years ago
Macalpine's the best on Planet X
TranslucentPlenum 2 years ago
Two masters getting busy. Lets hear rap do shit like this.........Never happen.
kd5icr1967 2 years ago 2
1:21 Vai in the zone!
smokedaddyo 2 years ago
I prefer T-Mac's body of work, but then again he's part of my holy trinity- Yngwie, VinMan, T-Mac!
DoctorGutberlet 2 years ago
yay! FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR will be fighting STEVE VAI next!
pedropaterno1899 2 years ago
Steve is the best no doubt but Tmacs' choice in guitar is a lot better than Steves' in my opinion because that dc727 is a phenomenal guitar.Carvin guitars are far superior to Ibanez and I would love to see Steve move over to Carvin,he already has in regards to the Amp and fx.
blitzspeer 2 years ago
He's used Ibanez a little too long to say: "Fuck this shit I play Carvin now, bitches."
TravuhsWree 2 years ago
@blitzspeer.Well Tmac just went over to Ibanez.
kd5icr1967 2 years ago
Eugene has more tricks in his bag than TMac.
Bonkymonk 2 years ago
Ohh, I love stratus.!!
sebm89 2 years ago
Too fast.......
a1gold174 2 years ago
This needs a touch of St Sanders...
gauchohat 2 years ago 9
@gauchohat
+1!!!! Are you getting this, Ojala?
WoWintosh 1 year ago
Tony looks like hes's having a good time and Steve just looks too serious.
joe900016 2 years ago
I have to pick up my face now ,it just melted
chaucersttafu 2 years ago 3
CADE A HARMONIA
luisfernando6673 2 years ago
Great playing!!
v2vroth 2 years ago
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why are all of tony macs bends out of tune? he sounds horrible compared to steve.
PuYanHui 2 years ago
It's also track number 6 "Stratus" from Billy Cobham"s Warning
jippymartinez 2 years ago
I just love that track, that simple but booming bass line
deepislandboy 2 years ago
Did i hear a little " get the hell outta here "" ? :P
JamoZ46 2 years ago
oh thats rrock and roll
i wish it lasted forever....
HammerToFall1993 2 years ago