Question, why are there so few female 'shredders'? or rather that seems to be the case.. ive never seen / met any anyway. maybe that says something about the male psyche ;) Isnt it about time we saw a female vai? The recoird companies could make a few bucks there im sure if they can find some.

Oh and gotta agree.. i have petrucci's 'rock discipline' on DVD and omg, a.) how calm and nice and non-arrogant does the guy come accross as being, and b.) He is probebrly in my top 5 fav guitarists list.

as for the Vai thing, yeah.. i agree, one note hmmmm.. but he is known to be obsessive compulsive, as are a lot of the best guitarists apparently. I think what it is is a very strict teaching technique where you set yourself a really narrow field to work in - eg take say 2 notes, and play them as many ways as you can - that can work wonders you get bored real fast but its about having the dedication to get through that and keep going and keeping it fresh. Maybe he just likes doing it with one note.... (freak?). Anyway, i heard about that on a satch video and seeing as he taught the guy.... watch the satch tapes video - its WELL funny in places - when satch describes vais 1st lesson for example - lets just say theres hope for us yet!

[Edited by Tweak on 09-13-2003 at 11:49 PM]