Steve Vai Style - Quick Licks - Guitar Solo Performance by Andy James

[psychopathtoine]

Sounds alot like Vai's Windows to the Soul. check it out if you like this

[ToeJamTurtle]

Im so jealous of Andy James, until a few months ago..I never knew of him. Now, I'm thinking he's either a robot or a genetic clone of all the greats. Which is it Lick Library? which? lol

[DerDussel97]

is this based on a specific scale?

[eagleskickass123]

Friend: Hey man Wana Chill tonight?

Me: Cant busy

Friend:Well why im so bored..

Me: You tube Andy James

-Enough said-

[thomizzskate]

does andy use any economy picking in his playing?

[DavidL1432]

Is this backing track available for download somewhere?

[licklibrary]

@DavidL1432 Hi yeh, in the description theres a link.

[Mothor1995]

Is that backing track from a particular Steve Vai song or? :)

[mssphotography]

when the wah kicks in I'm starting to believe it's a Vai lick. and the tapping works two.

awesome

[jdannyzote]

When i listen a good guitar player solo i want to throw away my guitar and make a t.shitr store

[JordanArias205]

omg cant wait til it comes in the mail

[MrSauciflard]

Hi, can you do a Syu Style quick licks??

[malibumbar]

He has so much more feel and melody in his playing than Vai.

[pdahl615]

anyone have any thoughts on string gauge when playing this kind of stuff? I play on just a general medium set, but it seems like andy's playing hair for strings....

[Eddacus313]

@pdahl615 I would try a basic light set first, 9 or 9.5-

[kungfudragon99]

great job as always andy!

[paulcollumbine]

cream just left man manpole

[JordanArias205]

anyone else been watching this like 5 times a day?

[vugolol]

I find very interesting how he's playing Steve Vai licks, while the backing track sounds like something by Dream Theater haha :)

[JordanArias205]

just ordered this DVD. cant wait!! Thank you licklibrary. You guys rule!

[insidegoodoutsidebad]

sounds like windows to the soul 

[granskater]

Hey,may i please ask what guitar/amp/pedals are you using please? I love that tone.Thanks

[Anssui]

unbelievable how they nail every famous guitarist's signature style.

[pperezklein]

Come on Steve, show your face

[faridzayish]

hey Licklibrary! any possibility of doing Andy Timmons DVD?

[Ozznize]

it really doesnt have a steve vai feel to it. however its a great solo and i like it better than most of vai's playing

[EpiC965]

HOLY FUCK!!!!!!

[jblows]

Could listen to it all day excellent

[geia4]

fucking beautiful 

[cmzangetsu1993]

Those are some really light gauge stings

[GuitarSongs21]

Think he does steve vai better then steve vai. Lol

[KillMrFist]

Outstanding guitar player! Just ordered this DVD.

[otpenagos]

This guy must be in G3!!

[Doomload]

What is this backing track?

[Plaxing]

hell because there is no button I love it!

[faridzayish]

what pick up does andy james uses?

[karkiuz]

Awesome melody :)

[gdp6100]

a few similar licks....technically fantastic of course, but for me didn't get the steve vai vibe off

[sprinkler5802]

@gdp6100 you dont know vai then

[jimmyleppard6]

can you do a quick licks dvd based on jason becker's songs, please?

[kokopiko]

Andy James is the greatest style replicator of all times!! I regret I failed to see him in Amsterdam!!

[m74d3]

This may be the greatest thing I've ever heard

[faridzayish]

TOO MELODIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[RayMilano]

WOW! I can do it... in another 20 years... 

[AWarrenGTR]

Dear god your tone is impeccable

[Ariel23rus]

what is the name of backing track&?

[Vgupy]

se que suena raro pero tiene un poco de satriani

I know it strange but it sounds has like satriani

sorry my english is bad

[phant0157]

0:40 - 0:58 best lick of my life...i think... and i'm a malmsteen fan...

[mark35mi]

Absolutely amazing.



[pritam65010]

realy bwtyful lyk Andy , bt i think its nt a lydian mood its sounds lyk melodic or harmonic minor ,wht eva ,its too good ,

[TheJackKnite]

Could someone tell me some melodic shredding scales pleaseeeeessseeeee like scales he may have parts of this solo off of

[guitarman813]

Steve Vai I bet, would be so proud of this performance! :-D

[CraSSiou]

steve vai wouldnt be able to play this :p

[xXMusicxMadnessXx]

I just came rainbows. What a masterpiece!

[parksed24]

I could put this on repeat all day long.

[danieleontheguitar]

The first lick that andy uses is inspired by "Windows to the Soul "( second 1:05) big up for andy!

[MikoEmmanuel]

0:10-:14 Jack Thammarat style xD

[AWarrenGTR]

This is among the most epic of solos I've heard

[fabricito]

This sounds so clean, so fast, so armonic it's magic, amazing, beatiful.. thanks man

[bananasack28]

i find this method hypnotic. so magestic that i feel as if my insides are softly weaping. beautiful

[sprinkler5802]

@bananasack28 i hope your not a dude

[CANIMALEDETTI]

fuck!

[Madgreenguy]

...Damn you Andy and your... cyborg fingers.

[PastTheFence1986]

This is truly outstanding, but I have to ask; What gear did you use to get this tone? It's spot on, and I know Steve has a rack that makes a NASA control panel look like a tinker toy.

[altgrade]

the name of this song?

[xXMusicxMadnessXx]

@altgrade It's not a song, it's the instructor's interpretation of Steve's style, however all quick licks DVD's a packed with licks inspired from other licks and solos of the person that the DVD is trying to teach the style. Hope that makes sense.

[rickcromatics]

where can get this particular backing track?

[lucaskblow11]

i live in brazil.. how can i buy this dvd?

[licklibrary]

@lucaskblow11 Hi there, you can order the dvd through our website, if you follow the link in the description you'll be taken directly to the Landing page for the DVD. Hope that helps! Any problems send us an email!

[Martyfriedman001]

@licklibrary I tried to order to Faroe Islands and I could not find it on the wepside:(

[licklibrary]

@Martyfriedman001 Hi, if you just write it in on your address part that will be fine! Any problems give us a shout back.

[Ocacia]

It just not fair, you pay all this money for a guitar, you struggle for 15 years and then you have to watch someone do what he did to a instrument. What did I miss?

[hemisynch]

1:59 to 2:12 was amazing!

[tpmbe]

awesome thanks , great for

aspiring guitarists

[rockurheart1]

dude. ..... ...what the fuck man... thats just plain FUCKING AWEOSME

[exotickful]

What song is this one?

[guitar11339]

please do a DVD with the following 1 andres segovia asturias 2 Rimsky-Korsakov bumble bee 3 paginini 5th caprice  4 pachelbel canon ( rock version )

[GuitarDjinn]

I have a question for Andy James.

Which guitar would you buy if you had 1.500 pounds... I've been thinking about a JP6 like in this video... is it worth it?

[frankratox]

Tabs Available? This song is so fucking great!

[blake256789]

somebody please explain to me how to get this exact sound effect, the kinda little wah effect.

[SomeoneStoleMyPants]

@blake256789 he has a certain wah pedal that u can change the level of the effect i think...

[Wojteo92]

does anybody know which scale does vai use in licks like these? you can hear thats his style so good :D

[lucaskblow11]

The dvd comes with the tabs of andy's performance, right?

[licklibrary]

@lucaskblow11 Hi there, no none of our dvds come with tabs. Andy shows you how to play this step by step lick by lick.

[MrGuitarbee]

Whuuah is wrong with this guy....? He can play all the famous' licks better than the origin......

[YoBroMan]

Andy James is truly and amazing player. He not only can imitate so many different styles but his own playing is really terrifying!! LOL.

It's too bad he didn't come up in 1981-82. If he had, we would be having a completely different discussion and including him along with some of the great names from the early/mid 80s.

Yo!

[metalable47]

Hey Licklibrary! How about guthrie govan style quicklicks? In my opinion he`s the best guitarist ever and a dvd of guthrie govan style quicklicks would give an awesome boost to many young guitar players all over the world!

[emirhanpc]

i cant play any of these "quick licks" series completely. because almost, all of them requires 24th fret which i dont have.

[ExternalTooth]

this has to be by far one of the best guitar solos ive heard in ages

[Za1dorade]

So where is the Andy James Style - Quick Licks :P

[licklibrary]

@Za1dorade ha ha, we've had a lot of people asking for this - if you wanted to learn some of Andy James own licks he actually does teach you some of his compostions on th Extreme Metal Sololing /watch?v=HaZUI_HnAJ4 Thats the trailer for volume 2. Vol 1 we unfortunately don't have a trailer for BUT you can watch a performance from it by head to this video: /watch?v=lQOfmZyR45Q we can always youtube mail you the links to the DVDs on our site.

[JordanArias205]

@Za1dorade lol

[pizzadeliveryguy1984]

what do you guy use for the backing tracks.

[licklibrary]

@pizzadeliveryguy1984 Hi there, our backing tracks are recorded by session muscians, its all then blended together on Logic. Hope that helps.

[pizzadeliveryguy1984]

you guys have the best backing tracks...

[Bray1Jay]

im just gunna put this out there..... dudes a beast.

[black0raven666]

da'te'n plm ma las de chitara !

[ihategirls13]

this is really good! but I dont know why you would need to mute the strings at the end of the video when you always use a hair tie. just cause thats what steve does?... he doesnt use hair ties though! hehe

[MrKyoosuke]

I've failed this song on air guitar...

[21380]

The very beginning is more like Vinnie moore. Great vid!!!

[timmyboy1970]

Lick Library makes me Love Life.

[TylerDurdenMr]

IS DELICIOUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSS!

[blahblahoww123]

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR TONE? I love it! I want to adjust the seetings on my G-DEC so i can play along and sound similar. I'm going to purchase some of your dvd's, but i always feel discouraged when i don't sound like the instructor. :/

[PeyotePaul]

I didn't think this sounded very much like Steve Vai, and almost nobody is going to be able to truly imitate him... With that said, AMAZING playing. Great flow of ideas and melodic development with some awesome technical stuff as well, just great.

[samsnowball]

can you use a debt card on your site, and does it allow paypal? cos im only 15

[licklibrary]

@samsnowball Hi there, we accept Debit Cards - we unfortunately do not have PAY PAL set up on the website.

[ExternalTooth]

this solo blows my mind... this is literally the 10th time ive found myself here listening to this haha. damn i love this solo

[guitarplaysalex]

is the ltd better than this guitar hes using in this one?

[The0fail0wears0prada]

@guitarplaysalex No, This is a Musicman John Petrucci model I believe

[tabeezyy]

beautiful... 

[Superpuwme]

I really not only the astounding guitar work, but also the warm, serene musical background theme. It all makes a smashing, stunning super-theme. My congratulations to you and your work. Thumbs up!!!!

In Spanish: no vea, primo.

[JohnGuitarSolo]

 Guitar Solo Performance , very well performed !

Thanks for sharing the guitar lesson videos

John

[vaivaughn]

i have a question for you ANDY which guitarist of all that you play you like the most ?

really!!!!

[Bringindacheeze]

Gah, this guy sucks...

[dalewormheart3704]

@Bringindacheeze so does your mouth and throat

[ExternalTooth]

@Bringindacheeze xD haha nice dude. thats probably the most untrue statement ive ever heard, this guy kicks so much ass its not funny :P

[breakfastsex]

you are like a super guitarist!

[TheGingaspirit]

jkvhbgjklhvbdjkvbh

[ShawnKur15]

this is teh best quick lickjs because he really captured steve vais style really well and its very creative unlike teh kirk hammett one haha but thats because kirk always plays those licks jk not trying to hate on kirk i love metallica

[TheJose312]

1:35 - 1:44 is fucking amazing.

[brandonmarks13279]

i could actually picture steve playing this

[060823Jaiver]

La cago wn

[raiders4life37]

@residdent it's a music man guitar from Ernie ball

[ilovemaiden88]

hey there just wanna ask what are the modes andy is using in particular?

[ShadowLancer128]

@ilovemaiden88 I'm not andy- but This sounds very lydian. imho.

[nobnobnobnob]

sounds more like Govan than Vai. By the wat how do you call that damper on the neck. Is that a hair pony?

[MrMusicM67]

i want to learn how to play this molodic stuff. but i dont understand because it looks like your playing a bunch of random notes!! idk where to look to figure out how to learn how to play melodic stuff like that! :D

[ShaneThompson94]

All you need are the Trademark Vai goofy faces and your good to go ;)

[yeabudie745]

I am so gonna buy this DVD when I get my next paycheck! Thanks again Licklibrary for being so badass all the time!

[NewLevelVentura]

What pickups is Andy using?

[kanepapila]

i can do this... in the guitar hero easy mode

[wikichris]

Amazing fluid playing.

[karimsalhani]

A question to the good people of licklibrary. What planet is Andy from? Thanks.

[residdent]

are you using an Ibanez? and if so what kind?

[coltt218]

hey do you guys have a quick licks or dvd for michael romeo of symphony x style guitar? That would be superb if you did

[5hine01]

It is very hard to find such deep, strong, uplifting, beautiful and melodic guitar solos like this one. I'm so glad I've found it. The part from 0:59 is the new ringtone for my phone :). Many thanks to Andy James, a true master guitar player.

[SuperMattarr]

good until i saw the hair band lol...

[TheSynyster1996]

any tabs for this song?

[blanezx3]

The tone is siiiiiiiiiiick! Great job!

[hackerwacker4]

where can i get this dvd and how much?? thanks

[licklibrary]

@hackerwacker4 Hi there, you can find all the info regarding the DVD by following the link within the 'Show More' section! Let us know how you get on!

[scroggdogg28]

when your moving from string to string how do you minimize the noise so well?

[xTiLkx]

Andy rules, too bad I can't see him at Monkeyfest :(

[AlexiTheWildchild]

dude this one almost made me cry =)

i think its like a million times better then steve vai himself =)

i´m watching it again and again cause its so amazing...keep it on =)

greetz from germany

[tvtuber12]

would an intermediate guitarist be able to learn steve's techniques from these lessons?

[TheSynyster1996]

@tvtuber12 it depends how many hours u practice for this song.. you start off slow.. after getting the hang of it... try playing it faster than before and so on until you reach the original speed of the song.

[thiagomassara]

what kind of string is he using? 0.09??

[F3FisGoodforYou]

Is this an actual tune from Steve Vai (if yes which one ?) or is it just a solo in the style of Steve Vai ?anyway it's amazing...

[licklibrary]

@F3FisGoodforYou Hi there thanks for the question - its in the style of Steve Vai. Hope that helps! Any further questions just send them over.

[spidaman25x]

@F3FisGoodforYou part of the beginning lick is from windows to the soul

[NeinHomo]

Fuck. This guy nailed it

[gnawurfaceoff]

Hey so I bought this dvd and 3 others from your website (and may I say hey exceeded my expectations, great quality), and the only way to play along to the backing track is by playing the dvd. Is there some way to get a digital copy of the backing track? Was that included in my purchase?

[Fanis753]

hi, how would you consider this? intermediate? also, can i have some details about shipping in Cyprus or Greece? oh, and, i noticed that you are using musicman guitars, would be great if you do some petrucci licks. Thnx a lot.

[licklibrary]

@Fanis753 Hi there, thanks for getting in touch. Firstly we have a Dream Theater DVD which looks at John Petrucci Licks we dont have a Quick Licks yet unfortunately - will send you an email with a link to the Dream Theater DVD. Delivery to Greece / Cyprus is 3.50 Euros. We have this Steve Vai Quick Licks dvd rated at Intermediate To Advanced Level. Hope that helps - any further enquiries please dont hestitate to contact us!

[Bmxr5o0o]

im sure it would be greatly appreciated if there was a slow and close up of this video or maybe some tabs.

[licklibrary]

@Bmxr5o0o This is taken from the full lesson/DVD which is available on our website.

[Enthemys]

Wow, flawless playing!

Does Andy teach this solo in the DvD? Is the Jam track thats included with the DvD the one from this video?

If so, I guarantee my purchase!

[licklibrary]

@Enthemys The DVD teaches you to play the style, if you visit the link in the description you'll be able to view the full details of the product.

[Chumbaweed]

Does Andy have an album of his own, (not with lick library)?

[licklibrary]

@Chumbaweed Andy has both solo album and an album with his band Sacred Mother Tongue. Both are available online through their websites/facebook.

[0kill13]

Steve, I found your long lost brother.

[TheSynyster1996]

i never knew that andy and steve vai was part of my family! lol

[TheSynyster1996]

Do you guys ship the DVDs to Malaysia? 

[licklibrary]

@TheSynyster1996 We ship worldwide

[HELLSPAWN19922007]

damn. that is one godlike solo great job andy. im a i guess an intermediate guitar player do you guys have any DVDs? for my level to get better?

[licklibrary]

@HELLSPAWN19922007 Hi there thanks for the comment - we have many dvds - its just what area do you want to work on? Will send you a email here on youtube and hopefully be able to pair you with the correct dvd.

[HELLSPAWN19922007]

@licklibrary do you send DVDs to america?

[licklibrary]

@HELLSPAWN19922007 Yes, we ship DVDs worldwide

[DazedAndConfused1974]

My mind had been blown...

[TheSynyster1996]

..what song is this?

[kiss2112]

is he using 9's or 10's?

[zwiemenoe]

@kiss2112 9's ;) My guitar teacher is one of steve's best friends ! ;D

[zafhuq]

which song is this?

[hotpixel888888]

@theboxset yes he is!!