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I dont disagree, and we all know vai will still be an awesome musician, one of the best that ever lived, whatever the outcome of this 'validation', but i think its an interesting thing to do, and i am eager to see his opinions on this.

hey thanks so much for that!

My hands are pretty big, i can easily manage good old 9th chords at the 1st fret, can stretch from the 1st to the 7th and from the 12th fret to the 24th

so fairly large

yeh, cos that was funny...

they could be fingers, but he uses a vibrator on some of his tracks to get soem strange sounds by holding it next to the bridge pickup.

checkout 'six dildo bob and the bluegrass samba from hell' for an example

i think theres a difference between sloppy and musically dirty, sloppy implies lack of control

Yeah, thats good advice i suppose, thanks!

Thanks, i think i'll try and take the positive things i remember of him.

Recently a friend has passed away in tragic circumstances, i want to start writing a tribute song but i suck at songwriting, esp the lyrics...if anyone has any tips that might help id be very grateful.

hey thanks for the link!

id be very interested in how it goes

definitly, if you look at any of the popular players they have their own thing. Originality beats clones.

when you sit down your wrist is straight. if you stand up and the gutiar is too low compared to your arm length, your wrist bends at a right angle. try gripping something hard with your wrist straight, then your wrist totally bent vertically. This is why is is hard for you. things you can do are, pr...

welcome to the world of tone junkies DistortionHero

Again, it comes down to what works for you. Many great players limit the use of their pinky, SRV etc, and again, many dont, Vai and Gilbert for example. It depends on what you are playing and how its best to play it for you, although in some extreme musical circumstances there really isnt anything y...

amen