That clip reminds me why I don't really like Vai's tone very much. Not a commentary on playing prowness but rather I don't like that way over processed Eventide tone that is pretty much the same tone I have heard from everything he has ever done
AOuuuutch. 
It hurts.......
He uses an axe fx and a sustainer in his his guitar for this track. Eventide was yesterday. 
cheers from a big fan....
I am a huuuge Vai-fan. 
But I must admit that I liked his Sound with Zappa and most of all his Carvin-Charvel period (like to be heard in the "Crossroads"-movie) much more than his later sound.Allthough I also like the Jem777 very much (had the FP some years).
Anyway.
After thinking about the whole issue (this thread) there are two conclusions for me personally how to choose/select a profile;
1)I will do my own profiles when ever possible.
2)If not possible the best way for me to select a profile will be what @Armin suggests plus to choose any profile as close to the sound I am searching for as possible.As more as I have to tweak as much it wil be clear that this is not for me.The amp-style,gain and also EQs of any profile should be at least at 95-99% of that what I have in mind before the selection begins.
greetings
Display MoreI am a huuuge Vai-fan.
But I must admit that I liked his Sound with Zappa and most of all his Carvin-Charvel period (like to be heard in the "Crossroads"-movie) much more than his later sound.Allthough I also like the Jem777 very much (had the FP some years).
Anyway.
After thinking about the whole issue (this thread) there are two conclusions for me personally how to choose/select a profile;
1)I will do my own profiles when ever possible.
2)If not possible the best way for me to select a profile will be what @Armin suggests plus to choose any profile as close to the sound I am searching for as possible.As more as I have to tweak as much it wil be clear that this is not for me.The amp-style,gain and also EQs of any profile should be at least at 95-99% of that what I have in mind before the selection begins.
greetings
One of my fav is the Jem FP. I have one from 1991. Here are two of my beautys
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Nice guitars my friend.I wish I still had my FP.But at some point I was totally bored by any kind of Floyd Rose Superstrat and "lost"/sold all but my ESP.Big mistake.The Jem has a unique crisp and very trasparent clean sound.Unbeatable with a Twin Reverb.
And it is somehow one of the most beautiful guitars when it comes to the composition of colours.
Ironically having said what I said about my dislike of his current tone (interesting it's an Axe FX tone), I actually was a big fan originally (eighties through whitesnake) and I still own one of his original JEM777 (green with the pyramid inlays) that he played in 87 on his MTV video which was given to me by Steve in 1988. I never play that guitar these days but is still a nostalgic item in my collection for sure. I just wish he would go less processed and more pure amp tone - I have a hard time with to much processing of the pure amp tone.
I think we need to ask Yngwie why he changed his bridge pu in his Strats to stacked Humbuckers to get more of the Les Paul tone..............................
I will ask when i next meet him
In meantime Steve Vail laughs his ass off while sucking tone with his Floyd Rose equipped JEM and winning Grammy awards]
Yeah, but imagine how great the tone would be with a less bulky bridge. LOL
I also like Armin's tips. Thanks for posting those! I also agree about Vai's tone, but it's his constant over-whammied sound that irritates me personally - each to his own tastes of course.
use a control pedal as 'wha booster' to change the gain by foot on test rigs, my favorite profiles are the one with 3/4 of the gain range being really usable
While testing a batch of similar profiles, if I find that most will sound bad on my gear, I'll lock one of my favorite cab (in a similar amp category). Note it's also worth testing your cabs on great profiles
Don't be afraid to tweak the most important amp and cab parameters : definition,clarity and quick store the results.
Change your guitars, It's really amazing how a different guitar or pick-up can drastically alter the rendering of your test profiles.
A simple record test is VERY revelant , especially while double tracking or stacking up the same profile.
You do know Im Steve via right?
use a control pedal as 'wha booster' to change the gain by foot on test rig
Pardon my ignorance waraba - which booster and where do you position this to get this to change the gain?
No pb mate : in slot A use the left 'type' knob and set it for 'wah pedal booster' set the pedal range to minus 100. Set the gain knob to it's max ( like 6 ) .
Now you have a great array of tones at the push of your foot If your pedal is acting like a volume there is a conflict with the vol pedal settings (system menu).
This trick is great and the only amps known to have a pedal on the gain are some vintage mesa boogie. Now we have it for every amps , thanks M Kemper
If your pedal is acting like a volume there is a conflict with the vol pedal settings (system menu).
Thanks for the assist, man. Apparently I DO have a conflict with the vol pedal settings in system menu. It only acts as a volume pedal, silence on all settings but "wah wah." What am I doing wrong? btw - I am using the Remote.
Thanks for your time. Can't wait to get it working right!
Make sure the option "Vol to Wha" is enabled (tick box).
Man, I wish that worked... what the... ?? What in hell am I doing wrong here I wonder? (yes, I DO feel stupid).
Man, I wish that worked... what the... ?? What in hell am I doing wrong here I wonder? (yes, I DO feel stupid).
Hi Gary!
Wah is present in your rig and switched on, too?
Wah control is set to 'pedal'?
I'll double check that later... thanks for the assist.
OK this is what I have set (just tried it today) and it still is not working except as a volume pedal:
I have exp pedal plugged into the Remote, Pedal 3 with Wah Pedal Booster in stomp A, pedal range at -100%, Volume at 5.0 (the max). In "System" Pedal 3 shows Wah Wah, on page 11 Wah to Volume is ticked off.
What am I missing here guys? (thanks loads for your help!!!)
Pedal 3 ?? this sounds unusual, you should unplug other pedal & controllers or FCB / remote then re-calibrate your exp. pedal
if you still got nothing , plug the exp. to the other port and recalibrate again in the system menu.
