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Well...... I've been playing guitar for many years, and studied music for many years too. Eddie is REALLY GOOD at what he does. The feel of music obviously did come easier to Ed than it did to Steve.
But....... Vai is definitely a better all around player.
They both are kind of stuck in their own groove as far as songwriting goes. That is like comparing apples to oranges.
Ed may have taught Frank's son to play, but it wasn't Ed that played guitar for Zappa.... It was Vai. Frank doesn't have any slouches in his band. (Read more on Zappa and you'll know what a real musical badasses he and his band were.) Steve is more versatile as a player too. Don't believe me? Listen to the Zappa stuff.
Another reason Steve Vai is better, and as a musician, this is HUGE...
...Steve has a way better work ethic than Ed. That's hard to find in a musician.
Ed peaked in 81. Sheeeeit... Van Halen peaked in '81 during the Fair Warning Tour. Diver Down only has a few shining moments (Hang Em High, The Full Bug, Big Bad Bill, Cathedral, Little Gutars) and the only reason 1/2 of 1984 is any good is because the good songs were written back in the day.
I totally respect what Ed and VH did with Roth. I'm not a Van Hagar fan, but I'll give some of the guitar licks on the Pre-Ernie Ball rig Bland Gaygar stuff it's due.
WHICH BRINGS UP ANOTHER GOOD POINT..........
[rant] WTF was Ed thinking? Changing your rig can be a good thing, but c'mon!!!!!!!!! Fender would have sponsored him! That's what the original Frankenstrats were (thus the name). Even though they were not top line, Kramer did a good job too. The Ernie Ball guitars were built well, but were not that good of an all around guitar. Now I won't dog all the Peavey stuff because the T60 guitars and T40 basses kick ass, some of their amps kick ass too, but the Peavey EVH guitars f'n blow.
The 5150 1/2 or full stack blow because there is zero in the way of a good clean tone, and the only decent sound it does have is that crappy ass rubber band sounding tone Ed uses all the time now. The combo's are good, but only if you have a Tube Screamer and a good Echo Unit.
WTF ED????????? WTF MAN????????? [/rant]
Sorry about that.
Now that I think of it............. Frank Zappa was a better guitarist than the both of them.
But....... Vai is definitely a better all around player.
They both are kind of stuck in their own groove as far as songwriting goes. That is like comparing apples to oranges.
Ed may have taught Frank's son to play, but it wasn't Ed that played guitar for Zappa.... It was Vai. Frank doesn't have any slouches in his band. (Read more on Zappa and you'll know what a real musical badasses he and his band were.) Steve is more versatile as a player too. Don't believe me? Listen to the Zappa stuff.
Another reason Steve Vai is better, and as a musician, this is HUGE...
...Steve has a way better work ethic than Ed. That's hard to find in a musician.
Ed peaked in 81. Sheeeeit... Van Halen peaked in '81 during the Fair Warning Tour. Diver Down only has a few shining moments (Hang Em High, The Full Bug, Big Bad Bill, Cathedral, Little Gutars) and the only reason 1/2 of 1984 is any good is because the good songs were written back in the day.
I totally respect what Ed and VH did with Roth. I'm not a Van Hagar fan, but I'll give some of the guitar licks on the Pre-Ernie Ball rig Bland Gaygar stuff it's due.
WHICH BRINGS UP ANOTHER GOOD POINT..........
[rant] WTF was Ed thinking? Changing your rig can be a good thing, but c'mon!!!!!!!!! Fender would have sponsored him! That's what the original Frankenstrats were (thus the name). Even though they were not top line, Kramer did a good job too. The Ernie Ball guitars were built well, but were not that good of an all around guitar. Now I won't dog all the Peavey stuff because the T60 guitars and T40 basses kick ass, some of their amps kick ass too, but the Peavey EVH guitars f'n blow.
The 5150 1/2 or full stack blow because there is zero in the way of a good clean tone, and the only decent sound it does have is that crappy ass rubber band sounding tone Ed uses all the time now. The combo's are good, but only if you have a Tube Screamer and a good Echo Unit.
WTF ED????????? WTF MAN????????? [/rant]
Sorry about that.
Now that I think of it............. Frank Zappa was a better guitarist than the both of them.
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