Steve Vai Evo Frets

Perry Berry

10 Feb, 2022

15 posts Page 1 of 1. Theres one of these coming up for sale in the Glasgow Guitar Guitar - saw some pics of it from a mate who works there and gave a heads up.

Ibanez Jemevo Evo Steve Vai

Steve Vais new offset frets.

. There are less radical ways but they probably dont get you as close to perfect intonation as the wiggly frets. Discuss Steves guitars set-up and equipment here. Does anyone maybe some.

Ibanez celebrates 25 years of Steve Vais signature model JEM with the limited edition JEM-EVO. The True Temperament fret was created by Swedish inventor Anders Thidell and developed in collaboration with veteran guitar luthier Paul Guy. Tue Aug 02 2005 844 am.

It remains his favorite guitar to this day. Although alder is a thoroughly standard wood for Strat-type guitars Vais interpretation of the JEMs body was radical for the time. I have two options get the current EVO frets on this guitar redressed 330 after tax roughly or get this thing re-fretted with Nickel frets 770 after tax roughly.

EVO features an alder body maple neck and ebony fretboard inlaid with Vais custom vine inlay. In December 2001 Vai recorded two performances at The Astoria in London with his band The Breed composed of former David Lee Roth bandmate Billy Sheehan guitaristpianist Tony MacAlpine guitarist Dave Weiner and drummer Virgil Donati. Photographed by Lisa S.

This forum is not for discussing general guitar topics. That Steve Vai guitars fret-system is the most radical way of dealing with the guitars intonation problems. Steve Vai JEM Evo.

Guitars are like snowflakes in that no two are exactly alike. Play it rather loud so ou can hear it ring out through the amp if you head a fat punchy sound that makes the speakers rattle or distort the sound lower the side of the pickup that is under your High E string untill you get the right Clean sound with no distortion. Post Sat Feb 11 2006 916 am.

The Official Steve Vai Website Message Boards. I suspect he went back to normal frets for the most part because in a live situation unless everyone else youre playing with uses the compensated frets it would make everyone with normal frets sound out. Board index The Machines Steves Guitars and Gear.

Brands like Strandberg and the team at Guitar Guys have taken this to new levels - but Steve vai was one of the first people to champion this type of neck. The Official Steve Vai Website Message Boards. Select the Evo pickup and ONLY the evo pickup fret you high E string at say.

Feast your eyes on Steve Vais Ibanez JEM guitar he named Evo after the Dimarzio Evolution pickups installed in it. Steve Vais favored Ibanez JEM nicknamed EVO came along in 1991. I got this 2015 Ibanez Jem Jr for 200 so I decided to try and copy Steve Vais Evo guitar-Scalloped Frets-Di Marzio Evolution Pickups-Fret board rolled-Fre.

Ive been with the same guitar tech since I first started playing in 2006. And play that note. Johnson in Los Angeles August 28 2010 for the pictorial masterwork 108 Rock Star Guitars Evo was hand-selected by Vai.

N nuno Registered Joined Jun 1 2001 4725 Posts 6 Nov 11 2004 thats a damn high action. This forum is not for discussing general guitar topics. Well Steve is experimenting with and trying out stuff like most of us are whether its pickups wiring or squiggly frets dont know whats so controversial about that.

If one wants to play an instrument with perfect intonation then a digitally controlled keyboard may be you only choice. Discuss Steves guitars set-up and equipment here. Steves Guitars and Gear.

From these pics of Evo It appears that Steve has his guitar setup fairly high by normal shredders standards. Steve Vai muestra sus Ibanez JEM y una muy especial con el sistema True Temperament.

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