Steve Vai's "For The Love Of God" on steel

AJ Azure · Post by **AJ Azure** » 9 Mar 2011 4:16 pm

Yeah Steve I've always been in to doing as many genres as possible. Prog rock has been one of my central concentrates. My senior recital was pretty much all prog with a little Eric Johnson and Jeff Beck. I did Freeway Jam. Cause We've Ended as Lovers is also a fave.
I just moved so my studio is down but. once it's running I'll post something.

I have a prog (with world music and some orchestral aspects mixed in) project in the works called Wheels of Poseidon that I plan on getting a stick player, keys and drums for. i've toyed with the idea of a melodic turntablist but, we'll see. Ultimately I have plans for a stage show but, that's down the line.

I'm juggling this with my old style group so it takes some time.
It's tough to serve mutiple masters of acoustic, electric and multi-genre but, it's fun!

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 10 Mar 2011 7:01 am

nice playing ritchie! you be bad!

Craig Stenseth · Post by **Craig Stenseth** » 13 Mar 2011 2:37 pm

Steve Cunningham wrote:
Craig Stenseth wrote:Steve plays Steve! Great stuff, I see you ran out of fretboard a few times!
Thanks Craig...I actually made some very crude fret markers with electrical tape on the side of the neck pickup, for reference.

Maybe these would work as well?
http://www.inlaystickers.com/servlet/th ... nez/Detail

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 13 Mar 2011 10:26 pm

that's some of the cleanest dirty I've ever heard....

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 15 Mar 2011 11:56 am

Thanks Howard - that steel dirtys up pretty good...lot's of girth.("that's what she sa..." oops, nevermind

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Craig, the tape markings I put on are next to the neck PU, as opposed to the fretboard markers.

Jason Williams · Post by **Jason Williams** » 20 Mar 2011 9:53 am

Dude, I wish I could have seen that when I was 16. I would have switched over to steel a whole lot sooner!

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 20 Mar 2011 9:06 pm

Thanks Jason...hell, I wish I'd have known about steel guitars at 26! $:\$

Rob MacKillop · Post by **Rob MacKillop** » 20 Mar 2011 11:29 pm

Amazing playing, and I too prefer it over the original. Now you have to buy some spandex and practice hip girations. The lap steel just doesn't look as phalic as a regular guitar...

Dave McKeough · Post by **Dave McKeough** » 21 Mar 2011 2:21 am

Great playing! Great sound! Yowsa!

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 21 Mar 2011 7:34 am

Thank you guys.
And Rob, I have the spandex...oh yes my friend, I have the spandex.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 22 Mar 2011 4:31 am

I checked out some of the other videos, you got a lot going for you chicken & slide.... keep it up. you'll land somewhere rewarding.

Jerry Desmet · Post by **Jerry Desmet** » 22 Mar 2011 6:04 am

trop fort Steve, You're the best on this Steve Vai song.
Congrats ad thank you.