Steve Vai - GIT seminar 1985 - 2nd session (part 4/5)

This video was shot at a Steve Vai seminar at the GIT sometime in the mid-eighties. This is the second session at the GIT, with Stu Hamm providing support on Bass. Part 4/5

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• Steve Vai
• Stu Hamm
• GIT. Seminar
• Guitar
• Masterclass

[JoseCarlosMatos]

Remarkable! He was really touching on all the creativity that came afterwards in his solo career. Miss the Steve Vai from this era... He was more focused on the love for the Guitar than the businessman that he has become... Thanks for the video.

[lydianguy]

@JoseCarlosMatos

I think, compared to most other musicians, Steve is still a lot more focused on artistic expression. I think we should be thankful of that and that he's still willing to make incredibly advanced guitar instrumental music for a niche market, as opposed to selling out and joining an 80s throw-back group for monetary gain.

[hensonandbedges]

cooool vdo man!!

he had that jeffbeck feel going on back in the day. Its strange to see him without his jem.

[lydianguy]

@hensonandbedges

Have you ever read his diary that used to be up on his website some years back? I think he got that strat from Zappa, along with most of the amps and equipment used to make Flexable. If memory serves me correctly I think he was using a hot-rodded Carvin 100XB amp for this era.

[DustinDrums1]

call it sleep...

[lydianguy]

@DustinDrums1

Call it Sleep was composed by Steve when he was only seventeen years old. I think he composed it when a friend of his died, in dedication of their memory.

[KevinVaiSatch]

a little "Building the Church" experiment towards the end, eh?!

[ScottNicholasSimpson]

How he get's his strat to sound like that, God only knows... xD

[v2vroth]

@lydianguy You said it perfect my friend, and no matter what musical trends are en vogue Steve is always Steve and I am Damn glad!

[JohnnyKlang]

@lydianguy That strat was the "stickerstrat" bought by Stevie's mother when he was 15,his gear in 84-85 was composed of boss-sd1,roland ddl-1000 delay,mutron bi-phaser and a crybaby into a carvin x100b head...

Bye

[thecookiedude]

@hensonandbedges He was one of us..Now his God.

[dimetonn]

it's amazing to see that great genious always are amazing from their very young age

[Zappafan1980]

@JoseCarlosMatos

My favorite Steve Vai is the one on Passion and Warfare and Alien Love Secrets

He will never be that good again

he is not so crazy / funny and experimental annymore ; (

[radgainesmaster]

This isn't the green meanie...this one still looks similar even now,according to his site he still uses it quite a bit to get that strat like tone...the green meanie guitar was actually a charvel soloist...some amazing tips he gives throughout this session wow!

[vaivaughn]

the problem with vai is that he has very complex ideas which means that he has a really messed up brain hahahaha.kidding. it is really remarkable what he does even though sometimes i feel that he doesn't play music in the end he turns these sounds into music vesy smart guy.cheersss from greece

[maiajazz]

What's the name of song at 8:00? thanks!

[raysonkong]

what was the song named>????? thansk!!!!