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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:47 pm
by Sir Myghin
I don't see the purpose of the other 2 necks in that really, the open chords seem needless
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:38 pm
by awip2062
The purpose? The show is the reason. Much of what Vai does is for the show, pure and simple.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:42 pm
by ElfDude
Sir Myghin wrote:
I don't see the purpose of the other 2 necks in that really, the open chords seem needless
He thought he used them both extensively. He made them useful. I'd like to try the fretless thing someday, like the bottom neck.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:43 am
by Sir Myghin
It was kind of neat when he was playing the part during the song on the synthy 12 stringer but that seems more just a trick than improved playing to me, not that he is not a stellar player or anything.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:48 am
by ElfDude
Sir Myghin wrote:It was kind of neat when he was playing the part during the song on the synthy 12 stringer but that seems more just a trick than improved playing to me, not that he is not a stellar player or anything.
I would have described it as showmanship rather than a trick.
It made the audience happy. That's important stuff.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:17 am
by YYZ30
Sir Myghin wrote:
I don't see the purpose of the other 2 necks in that really, the open chords seem needless
I just read this and a thought popped into my head. If you leave all three setups of pickups on- the guitar would vibrate sympathetically and would make a massive chorus-y sound.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:52 am
by Big Blue Owl
Does anybody remember Michael Angelo and the band Nitro? He played a 4 neck guitar.
Here he is playing along to some prog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLnOx4E- ... re=related
Here's Nitro doing "Freight Train Coming" with Angelo using the 4 neck. It's a music vid, so it's dubbed, but I saw him play it live and for real years ago.
Note the douchey hair-dos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLnOx4E- ... re=related
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:12 am
by YYZ30
Jeff Beck called- he wants his look back.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:19 am
by ElfDude
Lookin' forward to checking these out at home later.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:38 am
by Xanadu
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:49 am
by YYZ30
OOOOOOOOH. The second song I learned....gotta love power chords.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:53 am
by Xanadu
Simple as it may be, that song just rocks
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:31 pm
by Walkinghairball
Used to play that one a long time ago.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:48 pm
by awip2062
I miss those days...(well, parts of them! LOL)
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:19 pm
by YYZ30
Sorry folks, Sony cracked down on the link...