My interview with Steve Vai (new Jem confirmation!)

[IbanezFreak777]

just because pushing the whammy bar screws up the intonation, doesn't mean you cant still play on one string. Imagine playing on the high e with the whammy pushed all the way down. You would be able to get sounds that you couldn't before... yes the string would be loose as a goose, but I recko it might be fun...

oh well I just cant think what it could be.

maybe its a pick holder hehehehe :P

[mantaworld13]

Originally Posted by Vim Fuego

How 'bout a sustainer using piezo saddles in the trem rather than a magnetic driver.
Steve uses a sustainer so much now he must include one in his signature guitar!

Plus I like the idea of a 'lockable' edge ...

Jim

YES Vim Fuego, that's what i'm thinking about : a sustainer on signature series. or something new includong push/pull stuff, i don't know...

we will see at next namm show guys

manta

[SRVoodoo]

I like the push/pull thing cuz I'd like to be able to split the neck pickup to a single coil all by itself.

[Cathedral]

Originally Posted by NSR

No....Ugh! Remember friend had one of those and used to cry when he snapped a string. I stand firm with unusable in that respect.

I heard they're a bitch to set up, but aren't they supposed to be nothing short of brilliant after the tiresome set-up and string change?

Originally Posted by jim777

Those definitely work, but the overhead is very high. Setting it up so that you can change pitches takes hours.

Ah, so its a yes. Also, I don't really like the idea of having to hack a huge chunk out of the body in order to have one.