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New Yorker Steve Vai began his storied career as a guitarist for Frank Zappa, before tearing up the stage solo as a hard rock maven. His dazzling, emotive playingstyle has brought him into contact with a who’s who of the rock canon, including Joe Satriani, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Public Image Ltd., and even Spinal Tap.

In this wideranging On The Record interview, Steve shares how he's been reviving tracks he recorded with Joe Satriani for the G3 tour, how Korn mastered his legendary Ibanez 7string guitar, and why he's still in love with analog amps.

Dive into the whole interview and discover guitar tabs to your favorite Steve Vai songs on the Ultimate Guitar site.

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▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contents ▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 — Intro
0:49 — Growing up with Joe Satriani
3:18 — On 'The Sea Of Emotion' new track
6:18 — On a new mystery project
7:07 — Stepping into another guitarist's shoes
9:27 — On his upcoming acoustic record
11:16 — Teaching at Vai Academy
13:43 — On Tosin Abasi, Daniele Gottardo & Ron Thal
15:21 — Creating his 7string guitar
18:52 — On his Ibanez partnership & JEM7VP
21:58 — Tom Anderson & signature guitars
25:15 — Tubes vs modeling amps
27:29 — On his Synergy modular amp
28:30 — Outro

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