Hey Joe,

I just found out a friend of mine recently visited you in the studio. One Shaun Verreault. I don't know if he told you how much time we spent recording little instrumental pieces of music just learning and experimenting, and how much you and Steve Vai were influential in us just throwing caution to the wind, and ignoring the traditional recording 'rules', but we did, and you were. Just wanted to say thanks for continuing to just "make music" regardless of what style says, and trends that come and go. As I always say, "Respect tradition, Screw convention".

I also thought you might be interested in this guitar that started out as a white 540, and due to a bad show-off accident, needed a new body that I had a couple of custom touches done to. I had a Fred and Hot-Rails put in as well.

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/8904/green540small2jj.jpg

Hi Joe, Just another note, what is it 30 something now, to say how fantastic your music is, not only that thankyou for inspiring so many people to pick up a guitar and SHRED!

I hereby rename this site T2VTG - Talk to very talented guitarists.

Death cube k - just checked into your site, wow yet another wonderfully talented person in here, my favourites list gets longer by the day, and it's all full of great guitarists that I've met on this site. Haven't had a chance to look too deeply into your site yet as I've only just come in the door and time on the computer is limited when you hve two teenagers waiting and watching over your shoulder complaining about the five minutes you've already had! But I will definately check out some more vibes over the next week. Cool!

962 & Guitarmiester - Wow thanks guys for the indepth reply to my query. Aaaggh, back to square one though don't know what to get first - have to select very carefully, 2 teenagers eat most of my money so I have to be wise, but I don't know what to choose first now!? Help

js1200js1000 - Thank your mum and dad for me for making you the person that you are, they did a good job! Every day is thanksgiving day for me by the way! Talking of which, thanks for your support. FRIENDS EH!!!!!!!!.

Dakook - Good to add another person to the list of people who talk to me - OK technically you only talk about me, but what the hey, this site would be a pretty lonely place if no-one spoke to anyone else. Anyway, just to set the matter straight, the only thang me and js1200js1000 have going is a joke about canadians and the stupidity of me and if you added up all the times we have spoken it would amount to a five minute conversation up the pub! Even the most jealous of girlfriends couldn't get upset at that. - Another interesting thing about this site is that when you first join, you haven't got a clue from most of the names - ie: Dakook, js1200 js1000, Blue Moon, Zenfish etc if you are speaking to a bloke, a girl or an alien!! js1200js1000 has been bucking me up through a bad time and I thank him very much for that! He is a good bloke and so is 962. I completely love 962, SteeveT, and Clarky's music (I'll probably add Rusty to that as well) and I tell them so, as I would yours, a girls or an aliens if I heard it. The point is I'm a friendly person who is still utterly amazed with the internet and who thinks its incredible that someone on the other side of the world is talking to me! Anyway it would seem that I have a thang going with you as well now - care to comment eh (that's a canadian thing!)? PS. I didn't take offence at what you said by the way.

Hey 962 and Guitarmiester - Would you believe it, it can be handy having a teenager! As my son was reading over my shoulder, "Oh", says Troy "Dream Theatre, I've got one of their albums!" Just listening to it, hmmmm, not sure yet, don't rate the singer much, might put me off! sorry guys, but as with Jimmie Hendrix, no doubt he's a great guitarist, but his voice puts me right off! Anyway, makes a change for Troy to get in there first, normally he comes in all excited, "hey mum, Just heard a great song called Smoke on the water, it goes..." mum says "Yeah, had Deep Purple in my collection for years".......days later..... he comes in all excited, "hey mum, Just heard a great song called Freebird it goes....mum says "Yeah, had that in my collection for years as well".......days later..... he comes in all excited "AC/DC are great ....mum says...well you can guess the rest hehe ... How annoying to have a cool mum!!!!!!!!

Civgeek - I love spending money on my kids, they are well worth it, KIDS ARE GREAT, no matter what age, love them to bits, scrummy little (6 foot 4 inches) things. Wouldn't be without them for the world - most of the money goes on food and school etc anyway.

AZKIWI...the crowd was STUUUing him...not boooing...lol...that's his name Stu

hey Joe, hows recording? I cant wait to here it! I am so excited! Have a great day! Lots of love.

Ovation: I would have never guessed that you have an ovation! lol. :) thanks.

Keniko: How are you doing?

How is every one today?

have a great day every body!

be careful about doing her up the hoop...
she has the yellow belt and is not to be screwed with.. lmao...

like when a relative would take me to the seaside..
"are we there yet" with only 5 miles driven and 50 to go.. lol..

word on the street has it that the David Cross Band "may" be playing a few gigs in the UK in March / April 06 as prep for our Japan tour...
ok so it won't be my music...
but it'll still be me being a thug on stage violently ravaging a few RG's...
if you're interested, I'll shout the dates and venues neerer the time...

SATRIELLA.............HMMMMMM..................well oh well......... Just to let you know I dont think you and Dakook will ever have a THING cause he is just about married ( will be in 2 months) and twins on the way............NOT ONLY THAT HE IS VERY FAITHFUL............. and I am sure your very HARMLESS but just had to clear that up LOL. Knowing me I have to give my opinion being italian and all. ITS ALL GOOD!!!!

Keniko................ hugs to you too and Dakook sends a hand shake lol

962 --------------------------------------------------- Have you listened too Eric Johnson's latest album, Bloom from Vai's Favoured Nations label yet? I picked it up not long after release and I still love it to death. I have Venus Isle and AVM as well, im trying to get EJ's Austin City Limits from 89' on DVD but its impossible to find here for some reason.

g'day joe, just found out i can get your new G3 Live In Tokyo dvd next week from my local cd shop.. whoo

on the subject of down loading free or not so free music as talked about I think if the tecknowladgy is there for the artist to use for his/her website and they give permision for u to download then its up to them.. but if some one puts up some music to buy and some how u get it with out paying for (unless like places where just a short few seconds of the song) then i think thats wrong. fair enough u buy the cd and make a back up to use in the car ( thats what I do, so if some one breaks into my car and steels the cds there only getting burnt ones),ps not sure of the legaglities of that either,would be intersting to know ..

oh took quite a while to log in again haha gosh i can't believe there are a lot of kids in high school today who shred like hell i'm both appalled and well intimidated...

macdacs where ya?

ScalesMaster - weak harmonics huh? think you have to find the sweet spot along the strings