Holy New JEM's batman! what the heck is steve playing?!?

davester1234 · #1 07-07-2003, 11:42 AM

photos from firestrings have been realized on vai.com, and steve is playing a very special axe that I think you'd all like to see.

I don't believe this is being discussed elsewhere yet.

It is pure awesome! Here's a taste of what to expect from vai.com

http://www.vai.com/SightsSounds/fire...trings_11.html

**jim777** · #2 07-07-2003, 11:56 AM

That series of pics says "July 24th, 2002"

jim

vaijem777 · #3 07-07-2003, 12:22 PM

Looks like the prototype for the so-called "Ultra JEM", complete with a built-in FX processor, Double Edge, etc.

(and a Roland MIDI pickup too!)

davester1234 · #4 07-07-2003, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim777

That series of pics says "July 24th, 2002"

jim

yeah, thats when firestrings happened wasn't it?

burt777 · #5 07-07-2003, 01:55 PM

Can we already hear (or see) anything of it? A CD, a bootleg?

Or did anybody see these shows?

weserman · #6 07-07-2003, 01:58 PM

looks pretty cool. look at the amount of switches on that thing.

Jeff · #7 07-07-2003, 02:13 PM

That thing r0xX0rz, but the amount of switches on it is just nutz0rz.

**jim777** · #8 07-07-2003, 02:15 PM

My mistake, I would have thought a guitar he was using a year ago would have been disected to death by now. Maybe it hasn't been released because it needs two right hands to operate?

http://www.vai.com/SightsSounds/fire...trings_04.html

jim

vaijem777 · #9 07-07-2003, 02:32 PM

The photos of the guitar were just posted on www.vai.com today - they've not been seen before, so nobody really knew that he'd used the guitar as a backup for "Fire Strings"

Two hands31 · #10 07-07-2003, 02:49 PM

That has almost enough switches to satisfy me

Have it control my Line6 amp, and give me one with 7 strings, and I'll be happy for years

davester1234 · #11 07-07-2003, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two hands31

That has almost enough switches to satisfy me

Have it control my Line6 amp, and give me one with 7 strings, and I'll be happy for years

hehe, stick a tea party sticker on it, and your really set!

Ibateur · #12 07-07-2003, 04:24 PM

http://www.vai.com/SightsSounds/fire...trings_01.html

Anyone watch "Dave"?

Rabin · #13 07-07-2003, 05:15 PM

6 switches!! 3 knobs!!!...Holy Lord...why do you make such things possible?

Actually it's worse..I watched it again! That's 7 switches!!!

And some ppl wonder why he's called the alien!

AdamBilz · #14 07-07-2003, 06:15 PM

Burt777: Steve told me that he has a recording of the shows, but I'm not sure if anything's going to come of them anytime soon. I hope to hear it, plus their 'Rite of Spring' afterwards!
~adam

sniperfrommars1 · #15 07-07-2003, 11:07 PM

Whats with the single pickup for the sustainer? Is it a prototype sustainer pickup as well? i cant say as how I like that. That looks like a stock sustainer kit truthfully, and those are WAYYY too man switches for me. Why doesnt he just run an extra cable and use a floorboard controller? probably be easier. I remember vai bitching once about a bc rich he had once that had way too many switches on it