For The Love Of God (Steve Vai cover by Kevin Wale of Bipolar Echo

[wicker1985]

Dude, awesomeeee awesome tone/playing !!

Cheers,

[747euro]

excellent !!

[Soma874]

Brilliant job.

[combobommen]

Simply amazing, great cover mate.

[hastyberford]

Kick ass!!  5 stars.

[ivansandoval777]

Great performance dude, were you using the Petrucci's stock pickups? I mean, the Steve's Special and the Air Norton? I just I bought an Ibanez Rg2020x and I bought a Steve's Special for it, Im not sure about getting the Air Norton or a Paf Pro. By the way, what amplifier and distortion did you use on this video? Thank you so much. Please check my videos, there's some interesting sounds.

[mesavox]

Stock Petrucci pickups. I'd get the air norton because it's a bit more single coil like, but still retains the fullness of a bucker... the PAF Pro is fuller sounding, but I dig the added pop of the norton. PAF would get closer to Vai's tone when he switches to the neck pup on this song. Amp was Behringer Vamp.. I couldn't use the Boogie rig... would have taken way too much time and I had class. lol

[simonh102]

Wow, Ive been trying to get this song right for 5 yrs - your tone is to die for

I thought American crowds shouted woo-hoo and stuff :) I would have probabyl asked for an autograph!

I actually prefer your ending to the album version, I never liked the passion and warfare ending.....

[mesavox]

Well we may use the same etiquette as at orchestra for forum or whatever, but if there had been more people in the audience... and they had been the kind of people who watch these videos all time, that etiquette would have been out the window and rightfully so. Size of crowd, not etiquette is the reason for the seemingly lackluster response. The ok panhandle is pretty boring though. lol Besides, if Vasco Abadjiev played Paganini, it would have brought the house down at most anywhere.

[OrnyP92]

GREAT *_*

5 stars

[power246]

Killer playing and tone man! I absolutely love it. BTW I also have an Ibby JPM P2 and it's definitely the best guitar I've played. What kind of amp are you using there?

[mesavox]

I normally play a Mesa DC3 (see my band Bipolar Echo) but this was a college recital performance so I used my Behringer Vamp and Crybaby. I still have them both but my main rig has a Teese Wah. My P4 was stolen and I have since acquired a P1 and a Music Man BFR JP6 which replaced my JP7 that was also stolen. :(

[santanhu007]

hoho like playback.

i love you, awsome playing!!!!!!!!

[jwvancappellen]

Great! The performance is great too!

[maxscreamer]

That is very impressive indeed. You can bloody play alright!!!!

It is a really good steve vai tune. 18 years old I think now. Nearly as note perfect as the man himself.

Bedroom guitarist anorak aren't you.

[HaloChaos]

Damn, what the hell is wrong with this audience? All they do in the end is clap.. no shouting or cheering at all. If I was there I would at least have a seizure or something.

[brianation]

Amazing! keep on rockin'!

hey man i got a cuestion, do u have de Air norton on de neck and the Steves special on the bridge ?

[ziietek]

Man you're great ! I'll buy the same pickups like yours. Air Norton on the neck and Steve's Special on the bridge ?

[asianaxeman]

shit audience.

[jakedawgwhite88]

absolutely awesome, so much so I downloaded this, by the way thanks for everything this year

[Aslord]

This is perfect.

[gustav1919]

Dude! That was fricken sweeeet. You played that like a pro! I've seen hundreds of players on YouTube - you are in the top 5% man! Awsome tone and hand work.

[Trojangolfer06]

Dude this is amazing!! (Chris Herring) Hope the hand gets better!

[mesavox]

Thanks dude... the hand is getting better indeed. I played last night. A lot of stiffness and fatigue sets in quickly, but the pain is basically gone. Still no pushing it though. Tonight's Bipolar Echo rehearsal will tell me a lot.

[RefUser]

1:1 - no words.

[gozhn]

Fucking awesome.

[dokkenmassive]

Very Nice Bro!

[mwdayv]

little sloppy but really good and reaaally nice sound i think im gunna go with those pickups, with a area 58 in the middle!!

[andreagiacalone]

Davvero ben fatto!

Peccato per il pubblico....... io sarei salito sul palco!

[steriliuz]

best

[BALBANCI]

awesome

[ELotion]

wow, I can tell I am very late to add such comments to this. But I feel you did an amazing job, I really like how you did your best to execute the little nuances that aren't really tabbed out so well.

amazing.

[kratosaurion2006]

In my opinion, you could be the next Satch or Vai, I must agree with the other people here, this is the best cover I've heard yet. 5 stars.

[haine2]

Your guitar sound and technique are the Steve Vai things. I felt that I was very good

[trhip03]

You were sooo awesome! I'm your #1 fan! :) -K

[doctabash]

the best that I've seen! ))

[BALBANCI]

Thre is not much thing to say.EXCELLENT

[felipefisica]

Great!!! Really Good job!!!

[mesavox]

I just wanted to post and say thanks to everyone for the awesome comments. I'm amazed you guys like it so well.

For those wondering what forum is... it's just a required college performance for all music majors every semester. The idea is to expose students to the varying repitoirs and expose the performer to performing in front of equal leval, and higher peers... etc. All preperation for recitles of course.

[Travelershockey5]

Your tone is awesome1

What Amp are you playing through

[mesavox]

Believe it or not, I used my Behringer Vamp2 that day. I didn't have time to mess with messing with the balance of micing a Mesa in that room and getting the backing track to be heard, so I went the easy way. lol I have a Line 6 as well, and the Vamp blows it away. Line6 effects are better, but Vamp high gain models are much more natural sounding and feeling.

[bigianuk]

very well played mate, good job :D

[Tjordalv]

Great playing! you almost nailed steves sound.. impressive

[somyoungguy]

Wow! Incredible renditon of FtLoG in my opinion!! Better than anyone else on youtube. Your playing displays sense of conviction and experience that many amature players are not capable of. Best Version on youtube bar none!!

[delpozzo]

best FtLoG video here so far besides vai. 5 stars.

[lirtheson]

You rock my friend! You can play a mad guitar!! Keep on it and you will go far in all you do!!! You are an awesome guitarist!!!!!!

[hmm2112]

Pretty excellent performance. Nice tone too.

[Shreddah]

You should've put more tags so more people could find this awesome performance.

[pakerska]

great phrasing man just like vai damn! *bow*

[prsmccarty01]

greetings from the MP and JR forums....

excellent performance. keep up the good work!

[tokamana]

greetings from the petrucci forums.

very nice playing man, nice axe!

its been so long since ive used a whammy bar, i gotta get back into that haha.

[jrsnare16]

Greetings from the MP forum....that was awesome! great job