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Offline Ritchie200

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Orianthi and Steve Vai
« on: February 02, 2010, 01:01:55 am »
OK, if she comes with the Carvin stack, I've got a few amps to sell!  The girl can really play..among other things.....!  Go to this page and scroll down just a little to "Highly Strung" - good stuff.

Jim

http://www.vai.com/News/index.html

edit: sorry, ENGL stack!

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2010, 08:21:37 am »
I watched an interview with her and she was asked why she chose to play an Engl and she replied that it was because it had a built-in noise gate.  IMO, not a very wise thing to base an amp choice on, so I lost a little respect for her there.  Then I went on to watch a video of hers (I'm unable to watch the one you've linked to, here at work).  I thought it was hard to tell how well she played b/c it was so compressed - no wonder she needs the noise gate!  A lot of two-handed tapping.  Maybe the video linked to above is better at showcasing her talents.

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2010, 09:20:34 am »
Guitar chicks rule

I love this kind of stuff
People start to try and compare this type of guitar tone to some sort of vintage amp tone and then discount it.

This type of sound is it's own thing.

So the classical grand piano guy starts trashing the upright piano tone guy.
Worse yet, a piano player says a Hammond B3 sucks.
A Moog has a keyboard like a piano and is not a piano.
They are all piano key instyruments and they all sound different.

This type of guitar tone is it's own thing.
It's not a 59 Bassman or a Plexi Marshall.

It's not some blues guy tone, it's Steve Vai type tone and I love Steve Vai.
If Steve Vai wanted a 59 Bassman tone, he would be using one.
« Last Edit: February 02, 2010, 05:49:15 pm by EL34 »

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2010, 07:54:27 pm »
Hey those blue finger nails are a great idea!

I can never tell where my hands are.

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2010, 09:21:26 pm »
"Guitar chicks rule!"

I'll tell you my guitar chick story....  I went to Ozzfest a few years ago, and yes 'Nit, only Ozzy was older than me (that is my wife's joke, by the way!).  That was the year of the Sabbath reunion.  Anyway, that clown that wears the stupid looking contact lens (can't remember his name - no loss), was on the main stage so me and a buddy went to get a soda, hot dog, and a pretzel.  On our way we hear an awesome band on the second stage.  We can tell it has a chick singer, but as we got closer we found it was a chick band.  A hot chick band!  They were called Drain STH from Sweden.  Anyway we listen to their set, very impressed and wait for 20 minutes to get our food.  As we are walking back I see this girl in leather pants, 5 inch heals, walking by herself in front of us about 20ft away.  I nudged my buddy and said, "Now THAT is one nice butt!".  I said it very quietly, i was not obnoxious about it.  She spins around, comes walking back to me (because my "buddy" was pointing at me like - HE did it!).  She grabs my shirt and pulls me about 2 inches from her nose, and oh what a babe!  She goes, "You like this huh (pointing at her butt)?  Do you always talk like that?  You like this?  You got a problem with me?"  So here I am with my arms loaded up with food looking like a total dork with this hot chick cussing me out.  I stammered something stupid like, "Believe me, that was meant as a compliment in every way!"  Then I recognized her right when she started cracking up - it was the singer/guitarist for Drain, Maria Sjöholm!  She started laughing and I was praising her and her band, so she singed my ticket and was VERY nice, just wanted to give me a little trouble.  We talked to her about a half hour about the tour, her equipment (guitar stuff you guys!! :grin:).  She was a lot of fun.  About a year later she married Tony Iomi.  Hmmm, maybe she digs older men!  It couldn't be because of his money, or that little band he was in, nahh....

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 05:45:25 am »
Nice!!!!
Did you offer her a bite of your hot dog?

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 09:55:03 am »
That gal is quite a player! I thought her amp tone was fine. Just a different kind of tone. The PRS was cool.

Ritchie200,

You have some very interesting stories!  She wasn't the same gal who smashed her guitar into the Marshall stack opening for Barry Manilow was she?
 :undecided:

Jeff

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2010, 10:49:32 am »
Oh yeah, I should have held my tongue...er... fingers until I had a chance to watch the Vai vid linked to.  The tone is much better in that one than in the one I saw.  It showcases her playing much better as well.  ...but having said that, she would sound even better if she painted her nails black.

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2010, 10:55:20 am »
Ah, it's shred tone, it's got it's own thing going on.
It's fun to play around with that kind of stuff, for me anyways.
I get bored doing the same ole blues tone stuff.

Who knows how much of her stuff Steve is actually playing and how much she plays.  :laugh:
Just good to see a shred chick out and about again.

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2010, 01:51:46 pm »
Ritchie200,

You have some very interesting stories!  She wasn't the same gal who smashed her guitar into the Marshall stack opening for Barry Manilow was she?
 :undecided:

Jeff

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, I already answered your question in the Introduce Yourself section...I guess you did not see it?  :grin:  Remember?  That nasty, hateful, personal attack you made on my character?  And I had just finished telling poor Elmore that everyone was nice here!  I really think you should see someone about these deep seated, violent, pent up feelings you are harboring. :cussing:

Other than my time in bands or at concerts, my life is pretty boring - just ask my kids!  They got tired of my band stories years ago!  I think we had a thread a couple of years ago about the craziest thing you saw/did/caused in a band or at a concert.  Maybe we should start another one!

Oh, and if there was a Marshall playing, guitar smashing, chick opening for Barry, I would go see her.  The difference between you and me is that I would be leaving as you arrived for Barry's show!   :huh:

Yer pal - again,
jim

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Re: Orianthi and Steve Vai
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2010, 06:22:26 pm »
Ok, Here is Drain doing probably their most famous tune.  Someone posted on utoob that it was used in some movie.  I seem to remember that too, but don't know which one.  Lots of still pics of the band.  Be forwarned these girls do hard core metal.  This song live has that bass groove that knocks you over and rattles your innards - great stuff, IMHO!
Jim
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ps Someone posted that Tony Iomi had his hand in this band......you can make your own jokes.....
« Last Edit: February 03, 2010, 07:55:53 pm by Ritchie200 »

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