Steve Vai talks about rig at The Harmony Hut

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Finally, INVIOLATE, the latest solo album of guitar legend Steve Vai came out. In the Feb issue of YOUNG GUITAR, the cover story features Steve and the new album including his long interview, photo gallery of guitar collection, detailed analysis of "The Hydra" guitar, the guitar tab of Avalancha and more.
In this video, Steve talks about his current main sound system at his private studio, the "Harmony Hut." The rig is used for the recording of INVIOLATE. You will find the gears which supports the amazing tones of Steve Vai: SYNERGY amp, Axe-FX III from Fractal Audio Systems, a well-used Ibanez "Gemini" drive pedal and much more.
Check out more videos of Steve:
Favorite Guitar Collection
• スティーヴ・ヴァイ愛蔵ギター・コレクション〜...
The birth of the Triple-Neck beast "The Hydra"
• スティーヴ・ヴァイがトリプル・ネック・ギター...
Rig at The Harmony Hut
• スティーヴ・ヴァイ『INVIOLATE』のサ...
YOUNG GUITAR 2022 Feb. issue (paper magazine / cover: Steve Vai)
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@nickp440 2 жыл бұрын

Cool to see him using the fractal stuff honestly

@tmg9981 2 жыл бұрын

とても興味深いお話✨

@oscedy1609 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tan valioso contenido!!👏👏👏

@jeremythornton433 2 жыл бұрын

This is great. I had no idea he had that many microphones just to record one guitar track.

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

Or is that a lie too? Why would you trust strange men with dyed hair? You probably came down in the great shower yesterday.

@sarthwahb 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I’m gonna be in harmony but with Steve and he will personally teach me everything with great vibe and patience, and we’ll have fun

@ruiseartalcorn 2 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Steve Vai talk about gear and recording all day!

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

But he's a pre Internet person. So that won't happen.

@harryosullivan9632 2 жыл бұрын

@@dreyn7780 To be fair, his video output during lockdown was astonishing and generous. I can't think of another artist in this field who's spent as much time talking to camera about gear, recording, playing, spirituality and so on.

@jorgeocampo1794 2 жыл бұрын

Vai is the most interesting guitar player alive

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you realize generation X is refusing to do anything for YOU? 1000's of guitarists are refusing to...

@guitardave 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I wish Nuno would be so forthcoming about his rig and how he records!

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

You're ill. Go to the doctor instead.

@theclassicrock8644 2 жыл бұрын

very much loved and inspired by your equipment.

@mlaforce 2 жыл бұрын

I have a spark amp, a Paul's guitar SE, an Evo headphones with Evo Microphone and mic stand setup and Studio One 5 software for recording. My point, I spend allot of time with my basic setup so I can imagine the kind of time I would dedicate to creating and experimenting with music if I had that kind of setup Steve has. What a luxury that must be. Love you Steve.

@LeeCarlsonguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Love hearing about and seeing what Steve Vai uses.

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

...for 10 minutes.

@tjn0110 2 жыл бұрын

I like how Vai still uses his discontinued gear, he still stands by them (ie. the Legacy and Gemini). I have a Legacy cab, wish I was able to buy a head while they were available. Lots of artists put their name on a piece of a gear, and when it's discontinued or the contracts up, you never see them with it again.

@miterbox7031 Жыл бұрын

Why did they discontinue the Jemini!? I found some new ones in Japan. What an ingenious pedal design.

@LeonTodd 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone know where Steve got those stickers for the front panel of his Axe-Fx? Asking for a friend.

@guitarwizdom 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff Kiesel? Lol. Kinda has a Jason Becker Numbers guitar vibe to it.

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

Go home kid.

@higler. 2 жыл бұрын

3:25 You know we are!

@loucifer8009 2 жыл бұрын

I likes what youz tryin' use. Maybe a PIGNOSE and a Strat is all you needs!

@roderickhager8154 2 жыл бұрын

Gear head heaven. From the alien eye Vai!👑💪🎸

@scottykingdavid 2 жыл бұрын

Steve. Your out of your mind. Your an effects wizard buddy. Harmonizer galore. And eventide h- 3000 was your go to piece

@skaterdave5650 2 жыл бұрын

My Mighty Maestro (forgive my impertinence)

@ChadWork1 2 жыл бұрын

With all the microphone talk you’d think his dialog would be captured better.

@damianval4626 2 жыл бұрын

I've noticed Steve never goes into detail about his effects🤨 He gives you nothing 😂 But he's a monster when it comes to that stuff...one of the hardest tones to nail in my honest opinion (like it or not)

@danielhornbeck6588 2 жыл бұрын

This doesn't completely address it, but it's close. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtBxZr14mMqsmmQ.html

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

You've just been told its a tone that includes 15+ microphones and YOU still don't get it. Its not A tone.

@MrTlucchesi 2 жыл бұрын

Sure would love to see the FX3 settings for the "Little Pretty " showing on the screen.

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

Well that's never going to happen.

@kamaboko1 2 жыл бұрын

It's not enough to produce very challenging and technical songs. It's has to be matched with very technical and challenging recording processes.

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

Like James Bond dvd's.

@HalfDuck 2 жыл бұрын

Ouch, he manually moves the audio files for each mic to fix the phasing, instead of using a plugin. Sounds like that'd make it much more difficult to do many multiple takes

@dominikpohli2381 2 жыл бұрын

Hy mr Steve Vai do you ever try out the WGS Vetran 30 its sound greater than your chines made Vintage 30 or do you use the old made in England celestion V30

@PooNinja 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna live in that hut!!!!

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

Try leon todd's place. He's on KZfaq. And a few comments above yours.

@PooNinja 2 жыл бұрын

@@dreyn7780 thanks for the heads up cool stuffs over there 🤘🏽

@JamesJLaRue 2 жыл бұрын

In Leo Gibson's latency test video, the BOSS GT-1000 had the lowest latency of multiple modelers (sound quality aside) including the FM3. I wonder if the Axe FX III has lower latency than the FM3, because FM3 was fairly high. But Steve says he can't feel it with the rack unit.

@mixodorians12 2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't really care about latency, he just doesn't want to use modelling as he gets massive kickbacks from amp manufacturers. He will never use modellers. He has self serving contempt for them. I have the GT1000core and a Helix LT and I love them. Cannot feel any latency, just good times and great sound.

@tylerjones9062 2 жыл бұрын

The fm3 has a latency problem and is not functioning as intended the axefx 3 is running way better at 1ms I think

@sonsfun125 Жыл бұрын

ヴァイ先生のことだからこだわり凄そうって思ってたけどマイク数えぐすぎ　笑

@d-mack7053 2 жыл бұрын

The music here sounds like "Cupids Dead" from Extreme!!!

@kenroubik3221 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t help but think he makes things overly complicated. Multiple amps, multiple mics, reamping etc…

@shanehen 2 жыл бұрын

I’m confused. What’s the point of the Fractal if he doesn’t like modeling and AD/DA? Is it just to split the signal to stereo before he goes into the Legacy power amps and then cabinets? I thought the whole point of the Fractal was modeling.

@miterbox7031 Жыл бұрын

Delays, fuzz, phasers, reverbs, etc

@StanwoodSpartans 2 жыл бұрын

But does he use a whammy bar?

@waranghira 2 жыл бұрын

Where's the Hydra? :(

@Funny-bf8xf 2 жыл бұрын

if you want the best sound imaginable buy the Fractal Ax fx 3 and two Atomic CLR FRFR monitors. you cannot get any better.

@user-rb7de5gd6v 2 жыл бұрын

ピザ🍕

@shadtrisdale5444 2 жыл бұрын

What's with the Japanese closed captioning?

@danielhornbeck6588 2 жыл бұрын

YoungGuitar is a Japanese magazine

@travislee9662 2 жыл бұрын

It’s for the English impaired.

@felipealonso8409 2 жыл бұрын

No Quad Cortex.

@Funny-bf8xf 2 жыл бұрын

i love this video. All this horse shit about different effect pedals etc. Meanwhile Fractal AX Fx3 predominate in the background and on the pedalboard. I cannot and will not fault him though. It's what I use because it's 100% the best. The fucking Fractal Axe 3 is amazing HAHAHA.

@Rantila718 2 жыл бұрын

So basically, your tone on the album is unattainable live....fantastic...Sounds like you need to go back to one amp and 2 mic's and let your talent on the instrument be the thing people need to attain to get your sound.....its all in the hands man.

@miterbox7031 Жыл бұрын

Sounds better live.

@tradbowseven 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to just plugging in and playing?

@tommilitello198 2 жыл бұрын

I know,especially for someone who wants to keep the tone as “pure” as possible without any effects lmao

@travislee9662 2 жыл бұрын

Why even plug in? Why even play an actual guitar? You can get out purer emotions playing air guitar!🙄

@MF-yg4nd 2 жыл бұрын

結構こねくり回してるとおもた

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

That dunlop wah pedal doesn't work by itself. It requires the dunlop rotovibe pedal to fully convert the signal to the official vintage dunlop sound. Whenever I've seen a Vai product offered for sale over the years, I've always known Steve isn't loyal to this FULL setup. So I've bet its a total waste of time buying into that brand. Carvin. Seemed to steve, a nice idea at the time. To the potential customers, it seemed like a company about to fail, and they did. No middleman would seriously consider stocking Vai amps. The middlemen have ruined this industry.

@MRPERFECT_79 2 жыл бұрын

WHY DONT YOU CRY ABOUT IT SISTER

@orion681 2 жыл бұрын

Why are you whining? Create your own sound. Don't worry about what Steve is doing.

@sulomiller4945 2 жыл бұрын

Vai used the legacy right up till Carvin went under. And still has them And used them till synergy

@stevedunch581 2 жыл бұрын

14 mics?!? Seems silly

@danielhornbeck6588 2 жыл бұрын

Options. Don't necessarily have to use them all. Regardless, seems excessive to me too.

@user-mr6vv1bk5k Жыл бұрын

Steve uses 2 mics basicly (in front of cabs), 2 mics behind the cabs and 2 mics for space. 6 mics basicly for stereo. Other 8 mics optionally. Steve blends its for more naturally sound. I use similar technology for my records, but i use mono system. I use 7 mics for my rig. It sounds awesome. It's not silly.

@dreyn7780 2 жыл бұрын

You've been reported from scams misleading the public. Steve knows its impossible to make any of his sounds and so you're about to get the authority on to YOU for misleading the public.

@mixodorians12 2 жыл бұрын

Love Steve Vai, know he has to pay the bills, but wnen he is just in Sales guy mode he just becomes the perfect sell out. His message is always the same. Buy Synergy, Buy Fractal, Modelling is bad, spend 50 grand on your rig, don't use 70% of it for modelling, buy my amp instead. Oh and spend 1.3 million quid on a recording studio. I mean, I am sure Satriani recorded lots of his last two albums on his computer in his bedroom, with some free software.