“Only they who believeth in their guitar quest shall be granted passage”

Author: Bayadji

steve vai, sexy june six

what i got for you in June is the sexy guitarist Mr. Steve Vai. I’m not the biggest fan of him, but his work put him between my notable guitarists top list with all my respect. born in June 6 1960, Steven Siro Vai began his guitar learning at the age of 13 and took guitar lesson from Joe Satriani in 1974. he met some notable virtuosos and musicians where those moments were his vital parts in his own great work and stylish guitar playing.

“I enjoy challenging myself to come up with new ideas that I believe are unique.” – steve vai

Vai started his recording career in 1980 playing with Frank Zappa and has since recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth and Public Image Ltd. Since 1983 Vai also released his own studio albums. His discography consists of eight studio albums, two EP’s, two special albums, eight live albums, twelve soundtracks, twenty compilation albums and seven videos. Vai has been awarded three Grammy Awards and forty other awards. Vai also appeared as a guest musician on forty-four albums, playing with artists like Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne and Gregg Bissonette and most recently for the second time with Joe Jackson.

his creative use of the floating vibrato is possibly the most thing people acknowledged by. and he’s best at it. melodic parts he used create odd-futuristic style, yet he likes to mimicking human voices and other unusual sound. i think that kind of style which makes him as an ibanez guy. his signature Ibanez JEM guitar series clearly said that.

one interesting thing is that he is a vegetarian and says a great thing about it:

It has affected my music in a way I believe that what we put in our bodies has a reflection on the way we think. And the way we think has a reflection on what we create. So I can’t tell you consciously how being a vegetarian affected my music but I’m sure it has. I think everyone has to find what’s right for them. I don’t judge anybody for what they eat. That’s their world and everybody has to find what resonates with them.

ever wonder how it tastes? go ask steve vai

well, honestly i knew this guy as one of G3 at first, then the next thing i know is that this guy is one of a kind, so far..
great man. happy birthday sir
June 6, 2014
Being Mr. V (the guitarist who own flying V guitar)

Mr. V

yes, first you gotta let me using that title, then I’ll show you some dreams.

who’s the first?
yes, Gibson is the first brand which launched the flying V guitar. it was in 1958, The flying V guitar designs were meant to a futuristic image of Gibson brand. Lonnie Mack and Albert King were considered the first user of this guitar model. Dave Davies and Jimi Hendrix started using it in the mid-late 1960s.

what is the first next thing happened?
of course, the variants. Flying V2, Reverse Flying V, V Bass are the next generations of Gibson flying V guitars.

who’s got the thrill?
the metal heads. this guitar model has a strong and masculine look, so impressive and it becomes one of first choice for metal genre. Dean V with V shaped Dean Headstock and V shaped tailpiece, KKV (Kerry King V), also known as the Speed V, designed by kerry king for B.C. Rich guitars, Jackson King V, and Randy Rhoads has his Jackson Randy Rhoads series.

so, do you want to put these guitars as one of your weapon?
i do,.. it’s kind of cute if i have one of flying V guitar. still, I’m not sure which brand should i go with because Gibson Explorer is what actually on my mind right now. thanks to this guy on the pic down here

May 15, 2014
Learn guitar playing by covering songs

there’s nothing more interesting in learning guitar other than covering songs we like. all exercises such like picking techniques, slide, hammer-ons and pull-offs, legato, arpeggios, those stuff made me bored sometimes. covering our idols’ songs is one of great exercises in guitar playing development.

so, what is this all about? well, some people think that covering their idols’ songs is the final results in learning guitar playing. can’t argue with that, because at first we all want that. but, as time goes by, we will be wiser and we will know our true purpose in playing guitar. (well, i don’t. i just love guitar so much. that’s it)

and i guess i don’t really know much about this, but here are some advantages i got after my attempt to do songs cover:

– first thing is of course. fun! it feels great when you listen your own favorite songs played by your own hands. try it. here i share my video about my attempt to cover joe satriani’s song “always with me, always with you”. it is rough though (omg why I’m doing this??! )

– second, every song has its own knowledge. the song will educate us in one great package. every lick inside it is worth trying. at some points, we can assimilate them into something new in our playing.

– third, you can mark your own progress by marking it with songs. choose your own challenge. pick some songs and rate the difficulty, then you can start Learn guitar playing and mastering them one by one. the end result will be your true achievement in guitar playing.

there are more than those i wrote here. all we have to do is make our guitar learning as fun as possible and who knows, we will end up as the greatest virtuoso of all time 😉
May 4, 2014
Guitar Synthesizer for your guitar playing

besides our guitar playing and styles, Do we got satisfied with our guitar sounds? it’s my daily-time question actually. when i plug my guitar on stage amps and i heard different sound characters (because i haven’t got any amps for my playing). well, one of my solution is putting the guitar synthesizer on my floorboard. it’s Roland GR 55 guitar synthesizer and it is a smart move i made.

so here what I’ve got. the guitar synthesizer is connected directly to mixer (it’s a tiny xenyx behringer mixer), while i can put the guitar out into my Boss GT 8 and i can connect it to the amps freely without worrying about the synthesizer’s sound output. it is a beautiful sound produced to accompany the guitar tones.

on the other hand, i have more options for minimum stage condition, it’s all handled by the Roland GR 55 since it is a versatile product. it’s a way to perfection. i already have Boss GT 8 for optimal guitar tones, and the Roland GR 55 take the sound into new vision of music and guitar playing.

expanding tone options by adding some rich tones with guitar synthesizer is fun. enjoy. 🙂
April 14, 2014