Steve Vai & Eddie Van Halen

[AndyH]

Stunt guitar.

 

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Steve Vai is probably the most eclectic guitarist ever. He does some really strange stuff. He's also incredibly talented technically. Sometimes he showcases his musicality, but not often enough for me personally (although one clip was of a tune of his I like quite a bit). Steve Vai is a former student of none other than Joe Satriani.

And Eddie V. What can I say? He changed the face of rock guitar. I remember when Van Halen I came out. What a raw, unique, hard hitting sound that was (in my junior year of high school). Eddie studied classical piano at a young age and applied it to guitar. You'll notice when he's doing two handed tapping that sometimes his riffs almost sound like Bach or something. That's his classical background coming out. It was also what prompted him to start to included keyboards in Van Halen's songs, which was controversial at the time.

Nice montage of clips! Thanks for posting it.