Originally posted by sambob
I think if Steve Vai really practiced as much as he said he did..

He'd be a lot better than he is.

If Steve Vai only played as good as he could, technically that is, his songs would be just guitar wanking.
You have to play tastfully, especially with the kind of music he plays, and besides, there is a lot more to a good guitarist that how many notes per second you can play.
Anywhooo, just out of curiosity, have you ever tried playing some of his songs? I think they're diceptively tricky.