Vai 'invents' Joint Shifting Technique

[The Seeker]

Unusual to see Vai with single coils, no whammy and using fingers etc, but he does this strange bending thing at around 2:10.

Some strings bent up, others down and some fretted - Very weird


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fO954zQ3Us

[Duojett71]

Interesting and weird....which is what you would expect from him.

[Cyberattack]

I think he's using a pitch shifter or whammy pedal or something in this? At the very end it looks like he steps on a pedal and you can sort of hear it. Also there are a couple moments in the performance that are so insane, it sounds like a pitch shifter or something is happening on top of everything else—but since it's Steve Vai I guess it could all be technique. However, he definitely steps on something at the very end there.

[LerxstFan]

That's kick ass. If he had played this in the guitar battle he had with the Karate Kid instead of the crap he played, he would have won that shit straight up...

[The Seeker]

Explained and a lesson as well !


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks0EeVGtQCM

[MarshallLaw]

Very cool...this was the first thing that came to mind from an old documentary when I saw this:


https://youtu.be/cti7WiR0a38

[The Seeker]

Just found Vai's own vlog - He discusses this from 6:20 onwards. He describes this and other techniques in great detail - Really interesting


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k96jpwotKas

[eduardoritos]

If you have to promote a SSS Jem (the first I saw) that's the way and excuse.