Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare (a tribute)

[DiveBombProductions]

Hey man can you send me the tab for the part of the audience is listening right after the tapping?

[TheLydianRocks]

Christ man your sound on erotic nightmares....If you send me your settings or write them all down I WOULD BUY THEM!!!

[whammybarfreak]

i love this video, do you think you could tell how heaven preset 723 works? i use axe fx 2 and im trying to recreate the tone, help would be much appreciated :D

[audiogarden1]

I hate you because of your amazing JEM collection and outstanding ability to perfectly emulate steve vai's tones and techniques. In all seriousness though you are definitely my favorite guitar player on youtube that isn't Steve Vai, pleasure watching all your videos.

[Nickstermc]

@audiogarden1 Thankyou very much for the kind compliment! Means a lot, glad you're enjoying the vids!

[LORDGOAT1976]

If he had the Jem Pedal is would Rule.

[vbdude006]

Wheres Love Secrets? :D

Just trolling a little, I absolutely love that song, especially the "THIS ISN'T JUST A DREAM!" part :P

[mmoottoossoo]

hey bud, are you selling that guitar "jem 777dy"? if it's so.. how much it costs?.

[suckafreeze100]

@mmoottoossoo he collects jems, why would he sell them

[munkyDanny]

Man that is fantastic. I've been threatning to fully learn a few tunes off P&A but until now wasn't dedicated enough, kinda seems like a godly feat! You've inspired me!! Thank you! What amp are you using btw?

[TFintense]

Attitude, feeling, speed, technique working together. Simply great! Congratulations Nickstermc.

[musicman817993]

dude nice ive seen some bad vai covers on youtube and he is like my god so i as well can't play all of but know that album cover to cover nice job dude!

[dougiscool77]

your a very very good guitarist! I'm sure if you wrote some vai inspired songs, and you sent the demo to steve's label, he would be very impresed! I find this inspiring!

[Flakevee]

haha you're great !

[pedroso2930]

guitarra do power rangers

[Millechili]

my mouth was hanging open after watching this. are you by any chance a twin of vai?

[hypr0040]

Never seen a 777 signed in the front? U sure about that man?

[Nickstermc]

Totally agree.The owner two before me got it signed in 2004 on the front and the back of the headstock. It put me off buying it, but the guitar is so 100% pristine otherwise that I couldn't pass it up. About a month ago I bit the bullet and removed the sig, but it's still signed on the back of the headstock.

[reshad1]

Hey man awesome P & A covers :D steve signed my jem too... unfortunately he signed a massive signature where i rest my arm so i've had to alter my playing.. but i'm still well happy haha! take care man, peace

[SIRONEDRAGON]

great playing and some Cool Jems

[mikesz361]

like the orginal:D

fantastic:)

[splendora]

best steve vai's covers around!

[Rifou812]

Great playing of a great album - the best instrumental rock album in my opinion

[Chumbaweed]

Jem777DY - awesome

[txemiya]

Hi Nicky, it's Jose from NATS, just found you while surfing through some Vai stuff! Man, I am shocked! I thought I was the only one at work into Vai, Satriani and that kind of music! we have to get together one day, I want to start building my home studio and I need a lot of advice, and also a few guitar lessons would be great. I play the guitar and also bass guitar, and now that I validated, I'm going to start buying stuff! See you at work!

[Nickstermc]

Hi Jose!! No problem. Speak to you at work. Congratulations on the validation!!

[FunnyChris009]

the best album by vai

[FunnyChris009]

great playin sir

[ryanschultz06]

No "for the love of god"?????

[sergei9935]

master!

[goonyougoodthing]

i was thinking of buying the passion and warfare tabbook but i dont have much technical skill (around randy rhodes/jimmy page level) do you think it would be worth my while to buy it

[Nickstermc]

Definitely worth it if you like the album. No matter what level you're at you'll get something out of it.

[Nickstermc]

Many thanks for the compliment! I'm currently assembling a small collection of my original compositions and hope to have them available for download in the next couple of months. I'll keep you posted.

[TubeSpoker]

in fact you play vai very nicely !! know that this man can do the tricks with the notes, it´s not about getting the speed, the perfection, it´s also about knowing the vibrato of the notes, and how long the vibrate... !!! and also about hitting the notes with special care, as Vai always says, hit the same note 7hs a day and tr to make it squeel as you desire ... learn from picking and bending as it as a bible

[lightman225]

i love how u have one of the guitars steve used to on the passion and warfare album

[steve7vai]

Awesome!!!!

[Whyrendog]

Is this his jam CD or did you rerecord the tracks? Pretty darn close if ya did.

[Nickstermc]

It's using his 'Naked Tracks' version of Passion and Warfare he released a while back. Basically Passion and Warfare with the lead guitar removed.

[Zorron93]

the Jem7pbk is one of my dream guitars !

[espectaculardavidrcq]

Muy buen repertorio!!

[cbpk1996]

what wah pedal you using ?

[Nickstermc]

Hi there, it's a Jim Dunlop original Crybaby (model GCB-95)

[cbpk1996]

@Nickstermc Ah thanks 

[Whyrendog]

@Nickstermc I like that wah, interesting to see someone who spent so much time learning this stuff. I learned a few things from playing tabs and I hadn't even heard the album yet.

[goonyougoodthing]

these are the best vai covers ive seen really amazing but you forgot liberty

[mreaux]

excellent work!!!

[vesperwind]

Jem FTW!!!!

[ssamoths]

Hi, i have buyed an eventide h3000 d/se. What presets i have to use for each passion & warfare song?. Thank you very much!!!!

[alexdinn]

One of the best guitar album (maybe THE best!)

A fuckin' good job!

[rhequiem]

I love your Vai guitar collection. I am very jealous! Excellent playing and tribute to one of the best albums ever

[glubibobi]

awesome, i love that album!!! what pup do you have both the yellow and the black guitar?

[Nickstermc]

Hi there, they are Dimarzio PAF Pro's

[Joostieboy]

check out my take on the animal by vai! imo passion and warfare is his best album by far! greatings from Holland!

[tritjay]

Amazing!! Someone who loves this album as much as me!! Your playing was Awesome, you can tell you've listened to the album a million times cause you've got the right feel and aproach to all the notes. I'll have to have a go and post some up myself. Loved it!

Tristan

Melbourne, Australia

[Lycanthrobby]

wow, you pretty much just got a comment by Vai himself commending you. intense

[SteveVaihimseIf]

fantastic

[cjoey39]

This is pretty wild stuff. Yeah!!!!!!!!! Question? Do you need an Ibanez ??Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"

[goonyougoodthing]

HEADSSSSS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[slawko8]

WOW great!

[suckmyballs1]

im with you on this mate by fare the best guitar album and by far my favorite album ever =) its been everywhere with me =) cool playing too man.

[kageyTM]

Amazing, the only guy on youtube who can do vai.

[tearnfourstar]

@kageyTM check out cesar huesca

[kageyTM]

@tearnfourstar nah your better

[Nickstermc]

Many thanks! Check out my other videos. There's a mix of covers and original stuff.

[yannhk]

very very good!!

[BillFurlong]

thanks for playing my favorite tunes. Passion and Warfare I have to say i've listened to hundreds of times in my earlier years. Even scrolling down and writing this comment and listening I swear I could be listing to live versions.

Great job. Tremendous talent!

Great job!

[cordguitar1]

wow! you are the man!

[virtuousbeing]

Way to go, sir! I am AWED. You ARE Passion and Warfare!

[roccotanto]

nice work my man! you are NAILING IT! love that desert sun yellow 777.....:-)

[chooseyourblues]

Man, mind blowing. I have seen Steve twice and this is the closest reproduction i've ever seen anyone do!

5 stars, 6 if they were available!

[WLaChitarra]

U are an amazing guitar player... and your sound is very good.... nice riproduction of steve's sound!

Compliment! 5*****

[sambo75420]

Absolutely Jaw Dropping...

[takk123]

you do perfect man!

[edguyrocks]

You have Vai down for sure....Nice work my friend!

[halmjamin]

woah, steve vai himself favorited your video.. nice!

[davethecaveman]

fuckin A!

[ITLACAELEL]

Steve vai maybe is god in human :O

[halmjamin]

This is probably my favorite album too. You play it awesome man.

[chickenman464666]

that's fucking awesome that u know every single note on this album.. i sure with i knew it all.

[shred4life2008]

wow dude congrats on being simply an amazing guitarist!

[brandonpanther]

i want that guitar dude where did you get it

[bicmed88]

Wow dude, really tight playing, love it! And i love the guitars!

[jairher]

what amp emulation you use in the gtpro? thank

[Nickstermc]

R-FIER Mdn 1. I think it's a model of a MESA Dual Rectifier.

[liamzuid]

awesome guitar you got.

I wish i could buy it but it is too much for me and it gots a floyd.

[CptHawtsauce]

Bloody awesome man. Now you're on my favorites, and I see that you are also on Vai's favorites too : )

[MiroRg570]

vonderfull .... great man.. nice playing..very nice..

[chrcrash]

Nice one man, very nice! Inspired me to get the P&W tab book out the other night & get right back into it. Years ago at school you I remember hearing you referred to as the guy who could play the "Symphony of Desctruction" solo!!!!! haha, weird.

[paulstanley1968]

Amazing! Love the record too and can play some parts. You are really professional at what your doing. Congratulations!

What kind of music might you guy be listening to, besides Steve's......

[Nickstermc]

Cheers,

I listen to tons of different stuff I don't even know where to begin! However I listen to surprisingly little guitar stuff.

[paulstanley1968]

Give us a hint...

[Nickstermc]

Crikey, grew up in the 80's/90's listened to a lot of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More. Still got a lot of time for that stuff.

Here's a list of some stuff I listen to now. Boards of Canada, Idiot Pilot, Doves, Echo and the Bunnymen, Radiohead, Elbow, Glasvegas, Cocteau Twins.

Heavier stuff....... Mastodon! (those guys are amazing)

[platinumguitar]

you should be proud of yourself! :D steve vai added this video to his favorites!!! :D :D

[gtrgyro420]

guitars are percussion instruments...

[weemill]

Top stuff

[NickelbackFan1760]

awesome looking guitar man.

[Msaez2006]

awesome maaan!

[kwaka69]

Great playing!

[danifslopes]

very good!  congratulations!

[4emilythestrange7]

thats amazing you sound just like him dude

[davidbrucemusicvideo]

i love your Vai stuff!!! but i'm surprised you don't know that he's using the bar to getthe notes he does at 02:09.

but hell if I could do 1/8 of what you're doing... great snippets here, man!

are you using the Vai CD with backing tracks that u can get at guitar center?

[Rg1527]

Well played, my fav album too :)

[satch60]

amazing!!!!!!.......

[gottfriedbrux]

Man you sound great! Just like Steve Vai. ;-) FANTASTIC!!! ;-)

[JGBEK]

did the book seem acurate to you

[nick92691]

i have all his books and they are exact

[DROPD5150]

Very Cool!

[le169ln]

amazing what you can do when you can afford the stuff. but to come up with it is why Mr vai is is GOD. Keep going sir you have a great talent

[Rg1527]

saying he can play this coz he can afford the stuff is a bit of a cop out

hes probably practiced for a thousand hours to get al those down so well

[octavius66]

greatttt!!!! can play all passion & warfare it's my dream!!

[wat3rbottl3]

dude ur awesome. what an awesome steve coverer.

[1990xyphos]

I wished those guitars got reissued.

[IbanezMS1995]

That Would be the best day ever if every model got reissued

[Chumbaweed]

@1990xyphos that would be really great

[BrasilGuitar]

Do u notice difference beteween paf and evolution pick up?

[Nickstermc]

I'm not 100% sure what the Evolutions are like. My Charvel has one in the neck position and I don't use the pickup much. All my JEM's have PAF pro's. I really like them they're high output with loads of bite. I think the Evolutions are slightly more restrained.

[tkerg1]

man your amazing. And share the same love for vai's music and guitars as I do. : )

Love the 2 Jems, Your a lucky man ; )

[tutebuacho]

i love you black jem.. i love them!

[stevevaiisnumber1]

Hey man, your videos is so cool ! keep going ! and rock on!!! Steve fan ! cheers!

[guitaridol87]

GREAT FANTASTIC VIDEO,awsome guitar

[controfase]

nella prima parte in fingerstyle non vai a tempo , in modo evidente.

Comunque bravissimo.

[IbanezMS1995]

God I want One Of those Early Model JEMs

[vaivan]

Congratulation guy :)

[gisc55]

go back to guitar hero

[U2006gmx]

That rocked my house

great cover of some killer riffs

so true like your video description its the only record thats worth to go back in your burning flat and catch it :D

[Nickstermc]

If only!!! :)

[Nickstermc]

Hi. All the tone comes from the Boss-Gt-pro. It's a rackmount processor/amp sim

[IbanezMS1995]

Dude I agree with you I think Passion And Warfare is the best album and anyone who dosnt have it should just leave the computer and run to a store to buy it

[Nickstermc]

I've got 3 now.

[LWRCftw]

what model JEM is the first one

[Nickstermc]

The black one is a JEM7PBK. It's one of the first models made 1989 - 1990.

[BlondShredder]

Damned I love the hole Album !

But why do you have two different JEMs?

[SynesthesicVision]

I found this from Steve Favorites! lol Good job man :)

[guitarman069]

man..you look like a young frank zappa...you need to groow that stache

[guitarman069]

youre one lucky talented rich kid

[cheezeyball64]

hes not exactly a kid...

[mario4526]

do you know a place where i can get a jem like this?i checked ebay but no luck

[ledzeppelinfan12]

I dont understand how you are not famous yet!

[Nickstermc]

I was 13 years old when it was released. I borrowed the album (on tape) from a friend and took it on holiday with me to France the summer of 1990. It lived in my walkman all holiday and I forced my parents and brothers to listen to it at all times when we were in the car!!! The album brings back really strong memories of that holiday.

[ewhguitarist]

Awesome video man! And Steve himself has favourited this if you check his channel!

[iba777vai]

great dude

[oOoKhaledoOo]

so awesooooooooome... but same question u never used neck pickups :P ?

[rdevil25]

your realy good!!! are you in a band at the moment?

[Nickstermc]

Just play with friends at the moment in a covers band, nothing serious.

[3lory3]

Wooool

Amaazing !  *____*

[jereibanez]

wow!!!!you have the tone of the part of the ridle!!!

[scheidtl]

Great video!

Amazing guitars.

God bless you.

[SamTalmadge]

for the love of good, the audience is litening

[randyrhoads01fan]

hey steve!!!

[archetype04]

dude your fuckin amazing , one question , why dont you use he neck pickup?

[AlecLuffjoy]

holy crap that yellow ibanez is bad ass! and your amazing at guitar.

[Spacca189]

OMG.............no words...............just......­...dude...amazing stuff, great tone, GREAT GUITARS (expecially the yellow/maple neck one) great playing and I'm completely agree with you about Passion & Warfare

[Svm777]

Dude, amazing stuff here !

[CarlosCepinha]

my favourite steve vai CD :D

what a great video m8!!!

great tone also :)

[JeanEstienne]

awesome!!!!!!!!!! What is your wah pedal (is amazing ; )

[Nickstermc]

Hi there, it's a Jim Dunlop original Crybaby (model GCB-95)

[JeanEstienne]

Thanks ; )

[vaguelee]

Sick playing. Loving that DY!!

[hammer5475]

Killer man, you should be playing in my band!!! Keep up the great posts!!!

[musicnic]

Ehem.....this is fake. I mean, we are just listening to Steve Vai's album. Our friend here, evidently, knows the guitar parts to Passion & Warfare, but it's not him we are listening to......Just Steve Vai's record...............

[dupebrains2]

If you'd ever listened to the album you'd know this wasn't fake. His tone is different to Vai's in a very subtle way. I can hear the difference, so you're obviously tone deaf.

[Nickstermc]

You can buy the tracks for this with the lead guitar removed... they are called Vai's Naked tracks.. All backing is from the Naked tracks. All lead guitar parts are played by me, live as you see it in the video. No fakery! But thanks for the comment musicnic, I'll take it as a compliment!!

[musicnic]

Hahahaha guys. My bad, you guys are all right. Then you're fucking amazing. My youtube sometimes is out of sync audio versus image......and makes it look sort of fake.

Again, my bad and sorry about that...

[CharlesT777]

You're a very good guitar player!

Amazing!

[MarvinGuitarist]

Yes thats sick dude. Props! Really. You're a great player. :)

[hamslammer69]

As a guitarist, I hate admitting when others are better than me.. but youre something else

[colelocurto]

AWSOME DUDE!!!!!

[claudiocapslock]

Very good.

[Rockstar30play]

Amigo, sin duda tocas excelente. Un saludo y sigue asi.

[jimmypage1stfan]

what settings do you have on your boss gt?