G3 tones

[1trussell]

I was at the original G3 show with Eric Johnson that was recorded for the CD. In the past year, I've seen Vai solo, Yngwie solo, and Satch and Johnson together. Satch always has the most consitent tone. In May, when I saw Johnson and Satch, EJ's tone was good, but the mix was way off. I don't think the sound guy got it worked out until about 1/4 of the way through Satch's set.

I would love to see Paul Gilbert on a G3 tour.

[kmanick]

I'd love to see Gilbert on a G3 as well. (or Greg Howe, or Vinnie Moore)

I saw G3 in Boston a year and 1/2 ago with Mr Malmsteen, and Vai had the best live sound out of the 3 by far, (and I don't like Vai's tone at all,
too processed for my liking) but his sound that particular night was huge, fat, clear, it was unbelievable. Satch's prototype JSX had a ton of honkish mids going on, it sounded OK but nothing special. Yngwies tones was way too trebly until about 3/4 of the way into his set, THEN..... it sounded great,
vintage Marshall sound all the way.

[srommes]

Akira, Nuno or Vito Bratta

[khabibissell]

I agree about Satch. On the DVD's and live his tone was great. Huge, clear, and alot of depth. I've always like Petrucci's tone too.

I've seen Yngwie 3 times and was dissappointed by his tone each time. It is too piercing for me. Having said that, I love the lead tone on his first record.

Don't like Vai's tone. I've seen him twice and his tone was shrill and thin IMO. On the DVD its alot better.

[MBreinin]

I saw Yngwie and he was so fucking loud that I couldn't even discern the tone, to be honest! He was entertaining though...I was also pretty ripped.

Mike

[dg]

MacAlpine, Greg Howe, or Gilbert would be awesome. Alex Skolnik would kill too, but I don't know if he's famous enough at this point. He should be, though.

[shredmonster]

I have 3 of the DVD's and personally been to 2 shows live - EJ and Malmsteem.

EJ - tone was much deep and more organic than Joe or Steves.

Malmsteem - blew them off the stage. Better player hands down. Superior vibrato. And I thought better tone - his solos were so much more pronounced and articulate and you could really tell when all three were together.
I have seen him solo where he sounded like shit too but when he was with G3 I thought he cut through the mix much better.

Petrucci IMO has that thin Ibanez tone just like Satch and Vai. And I was not impressed with his playing at the G3 all even though he is a very good guitarist.

I will always take the guy that gets tone with fingers instead of effects. Joe and Steve rely too much on effects. Vai can get a lot of sounds from his guitar but its whammy and tricks and squeels etc....

Put them all on a clean guitar or some low gain and my bet would be on EJ or Malmsteem when it comes to getting tone with your fingers.

[Endrik]

Malmsteem - blew them off the stage. Better player hands down.

wow, I discover something new everyday.
Today I have to make a cross in my calender to celebrate the day when I found out that Malmsteen is a better player than the others.

[drockilles]

Yngwie may be technically better than Vai/Satch/Petrucci, but his "better playing" ruined all the jams on the G3 performance. I'm sorry, but a Hendrix jam doesn't need 6 string sweeps and 32nd note runs, which is all Yngwie was doing every time his part came up. Wasn't a surprise though, he butchered Mr. Crowley too on the Bat Head Soup Ozzy tribute cd. I'm not sayng there aren't times to overplay, but Yngwie has made his career out of it.

[MBreinin]

Yngwie cracks me up. He was such a rockstar when I saw him..it was classic. The poses, the facial expressions..the machine gun delivery of picks into the audience.

Eric is a great player with amazing tone, but he is a robot on stage.

Satch puts on a good show and Vai acts like jizz is going to spew forth from his guitar. Vai looks like he is getting a blow job up there.

Mike

[Endrik]

and Vai acts like jizz is going to spew forth from his guitar. Vai looks like he is getting a blow job up there.

yup, that's what he is exactly doing, he imagines/remembers when somone gave him head and then plays the notes wich suit with the emotions he got with that blowjob. No bullshit, Steve has always done that.

[MBreinin]

yup, that's what he is exactly doing, he imagines/remembers when somone gave him head and then plays the notes wich suit with the emotions he got with that blowjob. No bullshit, Steve has always done that.

I wouldn't doubt it. Vai's music is very sexual. "Tender Surrender" is essentially sex from forplay through cigarette.

Mike

[shredmonster]

LOL! Pretty funny about Vai!!!

Yeah I know Malmsteem overplays. I totally agree. Its that same on every song - I know. I get tired of listening to more than one song by him. But he can play though.

I attribute some of Satch's and Vai's tones to the Ibanez products they play. Listen to Petrucci also - Ibanez always has that sound to me - modern but thin and sterile. 9 out of 10 times I can tell when someone is playing and Ibanez. I don't mean to bash them - they just have a certain sound to them.

Malmsteem has that pussy kick too - bugs the shit out of my girlfriend when we go see him. She can't stand that pussy kick or his stage demeanor.

[Endrik]

yeah, I agree, most of the ibanetsus doesn't sound good to my ears and I hate the look of their fucking headstocks too

[twisterlemonade]

I personally think Vai is maybe the most entertaining musician in the world. All the facial expressions and everything,he really feels the music. Sometimes I accept someone not really putting a show on,if the music is enough intresting. Not only Vai's music is that intresting,his show is just so superior. It wouldn't be fun if all guitarists we're like that,some guitarists just look comic doing those faces and everything. But once you get used to the "guitar masturbating" and "musical orgasms",it becomes normal. Hands down,if Steve wasn't the technically best out of them,for me he is the most intresting (with Joe) musically and definetly the most intresting live-act.