Pre Vai gear

buckethead777 · #1 11-23-2004, 01:12 PM

hi Dave,
Just wondering what gear did you have before you got in the Vai band.I mean, now i see G force,Fireworx and other flash stuff,but what did you have before you started getting the big bucks.
Thanks

P.S.Don't know if you remember,but in Brisbane,Australia(27/7),i got a chance to meet you in person(aftershow), and i promised to sent you some Buckethead CD's.Could i get an address so i could send you some.
Cheers,and thanks for the great show and overall coolness!!!

DavejWeiner · #2 11-23-2004, 01:43 PM

Hey bro..

Let see before I joined Vai's band...

I started out with my Ibanez Roadstar 2 (which is pictured in my gear section) and a Gorilla 6" amp.

From there, I went to an RG550 and a Crate halfstack. I started getting various pedal effects and a few years later got a Digitech 2101. This was my set up for long time.

A few years later I got a Universe and a Jem. I actually moved out to LA to go to GIT with that Crate head, the 2101, a UV7BK, a Jem77FP and a stripped Jem777DY. When I got to LA I bought a Mesa Recto 2x12.

When I joined Vai's band I told him I didn't have any real gear as far as an amp and fx, so he let me use a Legacy halfstack for the '99 Ultrazone tour. I also got an RG7620 for that tour.

It wasn't until about a year into being with Vai that I started getting new gear, endorsements, etc.

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Which B-head cd? My friend just gave me a few.

Cheers.

Dave

buckethead777 · #3 11-23-2004, 09:26 PM

haha, he beat me!
Anyway,,you like it?
By the way what are your thoughts on Mattias "IA" Eklundh?
Guy is a freak
Thanks for your reply

Ekim · #4 12-02-2004, 06:38 PM

Hey, Dave: Didn't you own a PMC that Rich was selling on IbanezRules.com?

Petie · #5 12-03-2004, 01:05 AM

What model Crate?

DavejWeiner · #6 12-04-2004, 05:59 PM

Hey Ekim.. yes I used to have a PMC, not sure who's selling it now.

Petie.. it was the model that had chorus and reverb, I don't remember the exact model.