Yep....!

Jeff Beck, without question. I love Vai, but Beck has a control with the bar that no one else does. He has a bigger "bag of tricks" than Vai when it comes to the bar, IMO. Of course, we'll have to see where Steve takes it- Beck's best bar work has definately been his later stuff. Steve still has years to catch up!

Aren't we forgetting Mattias IA Eklundh????

Regards

André

I lean more towards Vai. Beck has incredible bar control, but I don't think his playing using the bar emotes the intent or feeling in the music as well as Vai's does.

While I do enjoy Beck's playing, I'm biased in that I've been a big fan of Vai's since the DLR days when I first started playing in the mid-to-later 80's.

-R

I beg to differ with you timi...Vai uses it to go from one note to another in lieu of bending or moving up/down the frets ALL the time. He uses it for EVERYTHING from flutters/divebombs/vibrato to moving from note to note to removing the bar from the trem and using it like a chime and anything else one could fathom.

Michael Lee firkins is on par or even above Vai when it comes to this issue. Listen to his first record. There is a disclaimer where it says there are no slide guitars..... its just unbelievable.

Told ya guys his vibrato is untouchable,personally i think he owns steve and if you dont know who he is listen to some his songs like rain in the tunnel, or runaway train youll be amazed

Hey guys i would have to say vai have absolute control on the whammy bar.
But have you guys heard of mattias la eklundh

Vai has certainly mastered it more... but Jeff Beck pretty much pioneered it! I have the highest respect for both artists...