Steve Morse for G3: Excellent choice! I've also suggested mr. Morse as a G3 artist. There are some excellent guitarists that would not only be awesome to see/hear with mr. Satriani and mr. Vai but would also fit in the act (in my opinion)...and I'm sure that these two gentlemen agree (and probably ponder the issue every now and then).

Mr. Morse was the first axeman that really blew my mind (already in his Dixie Dregs era) and I've listened to all his stuff ever since...and I'm still listening of cource.

Edit: marimariSRV: High five, Mari!

Mr. Satriani was the second genious mindblower for me...thank you for that, sir! ...which reminds me that I've gotta go and buy G3 Tokyo-dvd as soon as I can get my buttocs to a musicstore while them are open (busy again).

My personal favourite after mr. Morse would be Andy Timmons for the third G...and I've got this itch that we might see this one happen some sunny day...

the extremist

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well hows everyone doing.. to start i must just say im new and im probably seen as a n00b but im hear just like all the rest of you, because i love joe's music.

anyway ive been playing since march 2003 and i only got into satch this september... all because i bought the js100 and that inpsired me to learn more about him (i bought the js100 because it was exactly the type of guitar i was looking for at the time).

So anyway i got the g3: rockin in the free world cd to see what more of his stuff was like. id heard the summer song on gran turismo 4 but that was all. Initially it i didnt fall in love with the songs but they really did grow on me. then a got flying in a blue dream which is now one of may favourite albums.

anyway il cut to the chase. In my school theres an annual variety show/concert. And i decided to do the extremist. Im not currently in a band so i got together with two guys who said they would play it with me. Anyway we started practicing and we got 3 in so far. the first time the drummer never heard the song but hes great and picked it up fast. I transcribed the rythm as best i could and gave it to the other guy. and on our thrid practice we recorded it...

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1. this was recorded using a mp3 player and it was in a garage. 2. as i said it was only our third playing together (seriously now) 3. if you have a musical ear /or know the song well at all you will notice some obvious mistakes...(but hey watchyagonadu)..btw the mistakes are especially noticable on the scream harmonics parts and some bends are out but thats life... 4. there rythm is played on guitar..there are no other instruments after that

heres the link

http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0N5D2X8YAJ23C1XI5R0N158NDW

Zen - you really should check out Amused to Death....

I think it's something you'd really enjoy....

it's very clever, dark, cynical and immensely passionate

solution to your webbox being down....
create an e-mail account at yahoo.com and mail me at paulclark@rocketmail.com

"Fripp, or the incredible inspiration to elabore a dissonant concept.

Gilmour, or the incredible inspiration to elabore a melodic concept."

for me.. Vai straddles both concepts

intersting points about dynamics and bending..
but when you look at the guages the jazzers use, they're not really condusive to bending without snapping the neck in half.. lol... and I guess that lack of dynamic comes from bathing in compression...
in a similar sense you could argue that shredders suffer with a similar lack of dynamics due to the compressive effect of all that dirt... personally, I try to emulate dynamics via technique choices, note selection and note density - if the tone I'm using is that saturated that picking veloicty makes little real difference...

interesting debate..

The biggest F*&K up of all.

I and 2 of my friends puchased tickets for the screening of G3 in Tokyo at Poway Creekside on Oct 25th and guess what happened??

After i purchsed $9 worth of crap I sat down and when the movie sarted - THERE WAS NO SOUND!!!!!!

The incompenent staff could not fix it and an hour went buy before they gave us our money back and we left.

What a total pile of steaming SH*T

mikesb...he didn't play a Chromeboy, only wore it around his neck while going through the bands intros...Matt B. sang Smoke on the Water with Billy S on harmonies. Billy S. sang LaGrange...Joe sang Foxey Lady....very nicely....hmmmm....Billy S...had his Bass chrome plated just like our wunderkind.

Jon Petrucci's guitar was way too low in the G3 jam...? Joe was nice and loud...as it should be...

I'd like to see Joe throw a new twist (if there will be another G3)...to keep it fresh for the (old guard) of his fans...but I suppose record sales will most likely drive the next line-up..??

If you'd like me to answer any specific questions, I'd be happy to try...

Delfino Pie...pole dancin....hmmm anybody got singles...lmao.

death cube k...could a sworn you were a Southern Boy...were you born a Canadian eeh?

Kayla...okee doughkee... I used to work in Boise, & Pocatello as a lounge lizard...loved it!

cheese 101...where are you?

Zenfish...ÎÒ²»ÖªµÀÄãµÄà]ÕþÕfµÄ ... ºÍÔößM¸ü¶à, and further more †ô†ô•†ô†ô•

What going on joe? That's just my way of saying hello. It's the Nova Scotia talk where I'm from. Man I have to tell you,the cd Is There Love In Space is awesome man I never stop listening to it. My favorite is (Just Look Up) man I love song , actually I love the whole C.D. it's the bomb. nice work Joe.

SteveeT....I yam here......just a tetch quiet cuz I've been wearing out my G3 dvd.....LOL!!

bahduh, hope Jordan had a really fun birthday!! You only turn 1 once, LOL!!! I am waiting for some really cute pics....

So sorry for the folks that went to see the theater event and it didn't work out for them...I can imagine the level of disappointment...killer. But for those that were able to see and enjoy, GOOD ON YA!!!! Sigh, sure wish I'd been at the theater in San Fran... I KNEW in my heart Joe was gonna be there!! :) Would anyone who went and saw Joe and the movie like to tell us more?

NOW what the heck am I gonna count down??? Hmmm, seeing Eric Johnson live for the first time on November 3rd....that's worth a countdown...lol!!!

....but first, does anyone else look forward to the time change like I do? I freakin LOVE the idea of an extra hour in my day/night!!! (and yes, hate having to give it up in the spring)...

...rainy, dark, cold here today....GREAT DAY!! :)

Stevee T: lol. nice

Satriella, it's nice to seomone so enthusiastic about joining the community, I'm glad my "welcome" note put a smile on your face! So you wanna know what "962" means huh?! haha, German sports/performance car legend Porsche made an endurance racing car in the early 80's called the 956. It took many back-to-back victories at endurance events all over the world, including a string of wins at the infamous LeMans 24 hour race. A variant of the 956 was built to comply with changes in the design rules and regulations of the sport, and this variant was the 962.

Then in the early 90's, German business entrepeneur Jochen Dauer bought an ex-racing 962, stripped it down, and rebuilt it with a lot of revisions to modernise it and make it suitable for road use. The Dauer 962LM was born in 93/94 and won the 24hr race at LeMans in 94, and was, until about 5 or 6 weeks ago, the quickest car on the planet, hitting 60mph in just under 2.5 seconds, and reaching a maximum speed of 251mph (although some believe it will go faster if put on a straight road that's long enough).

I know, that was a lengthy explanation, and I could have said "oh, it's just a car", but if you hang around for a while you'll soon realise I'm a Porsche loyalist and the 962 is particularly important to me! hehe. It's trivial, but it's kind of interesting!

I don't think there is any way of getting an official copy of the Seville 92 expo. But we'll see.....Eric Johnson is soon to release a DVD of his perfromance at a show in Texas some time in the 80's or 90's.....I can't remember when, but I know it's old and I know I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Regards Chad's tag - JS1200JS1000, yeah they're names of guitars. They're the two Ibanez Joe Satriani Signature guitars that he's got! Also in the JS range are JS100, JS600, JS900, JS2000 and then there's a bunch of special edition Satriani Guitars that Ibanez did as various "anniversary" models....one of these had it's body completely covered in Chrome, so this is what people are talking about when they talk about "chromeboy".

The show in San Franciso was awesome. We were even clapping and cheering in the audiance. It was sooooo great that you were there Joe. Thanks (I was the one in the front taking your pic ;) ). It was also awesome that Jeff was there and hung around after the show. We got to chat with him a bit and I even got a pic with him. Thanks Jeff!!!! Hope you like the pictures I left with him from your Reno Deep Purple show. I think ending this set with Smoke on the Water was just perfect!

Having John P. back in the G3 mix was awesome. I saw the show in 2002 at the Warfield in SF and I liked it so much I flew down to Atlanta to see it again at the Tabernacle a week later. You guys rock!!! I look forward to many more shows. Please send a note out to your email list (or to me :) ) letting us know if you are doing just small loical gigs. I am in the area and will gladly travel to see even a small set.

One last comment that may not be popular with others is my opinion for the calling of John Petrucci and the retiring of Steve Vai from the G3 set. I think John would round out as a solid ongoing G3 member. Steve has been with the gig for a long time and he even said in the last G3 DVD (the Denver one) that he was getting kinda tired of it or something like that. Steve is great...we all know that, but rope in John P. as the soild two Gs and then add a third when you're ready. I really think you could take G3 to the next level with John.

Take care and be well!!!

Saw G3 on the big screen in Chicago with my girl yestersday;shyt was tight. I wish it was longer; they all needed more time to shine. It was cool to see searching on the 7 string and vai do ku'm pee du wee (or however you spell it). I wanted it to be louder though; it seemed as though I was humming along louder than they were playing.

Ha ha, Joe speeks Japanese...

Hey joe, can I get a copy of your EWJS tour footage since there is no DVD as of yet? I'll play you for it!

ksv666: i was the guy in the black hoodie and vai hat - i think you were sitting close by, heh.

great show.

Funny anuj...it was great. You'll probably hate my comment about Steve then. Just think about how John, Steve, and Joe performed. I think John kicked a$$. He did so the last two times I saw him with G3.

I will say that I also saw him when he toured with Joe, Kings X and DreamTheater. I saw them in John's home town in Long Island, NY and I have to say I did not like Dream Theater at all. Joe was unfortunately in the middle of both groups and I left the show after Dream theater played thinking how bummed I was that Dream Theater kinda suked.

Anyway, Joe was awesome (and it was the first time I saw Matt on bass). It was a great show.

Hope there is more rocking joe and company to come!!!

Hi everyone,hope you're all well!

Damn this wishy washy government! Mr Blair you would sell your soul for votes LOL!!!!

Howdy all!

I'm still breathing, just been working again for the last 1-1/2 weeks (hope it is more, we will see).

I need to start playing again. Work on my T2J3 song!!!

Hi Joe,

Hi Joe,