FireMan and Wanda: Best of luck and wishes for a speedy recovery! :)

Also, big kudos to Jon for all the updates as of late. That must be a LOT of work....I feel like the floodgates have opened!

The April 2006 issue of Guitar Player has an article about the recording sessions for Super Colossal. Not as copious as the article in Guitar World, but still well worth checking out.

In that case Jon...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=116529

have a listen gang...

on another note... I just worked a 13 1/2 hour shift today... I think I'll hibernate until about 3:00pm tommorow...

peace

Suzie, I once asked the professional opinion of the guys at my 'local' shop on the Ibanez Euphoria guitars and they basically said what DCK said before.....there's much better electro-acoustics for the same money. The response, basically, was "they'll sell well to Vai fans but not much else".

I wouldn't say don't try one out - you might as well, but try out some Turners, Crafters, Takamines, Yamahas, Ovations while you're at it.

If you're spending roughly that sum on any of those listed above then this is what you should expect:

Turner, not well-known yet but excellent guitars for the money. Easy to play, well built, they sound very nice indeed, and are styled in a fairly traditional way so they look nice enough too.

Crafter, they look really nice, and they're easy to play. They perhaps don't sound quite as good but still have some decent character and are worth playing just to see.

Takamine and Yamaha are both pretty similar, in that they're easy to play, you get a decent package of electronics for not a lot of money, and they look really nice. They have no soul though, no character. I mean, they sound ok but nothing more than that.

Ovations are pretty nice.....they really are the electric guitar players' acoustic. They're very easy to play, look thoroughly original and nice, and sound good. Their electronics are great too. My problem with them is the round back....I can't get used to it.

There's not many decent Washburn dealers round here so I haven't tried their acoustics, but I understand they make some excellent ones.

And Taylors and Martins are the market leaders, but as far as I know they don't do anything within your price range (or mine for that matter), so by all means play one but don't be disappointed by the 4-grand price tag! hehe

962... glad to get a laught my man.. BTW i really like the music ..your on my favs list Simon... Hey you related to Roger??? Hehe :) Take care bro and have a good one!!!! Thanx again for the AMEN !!! MT

fireman: Keep the faith bro, were pulling for you guys!....

tulsachops: Welcome to the Satch Realm!....

luvmusicbabe: Welcome to you too!.... As far as recommendations, like Stevee T said, The Electric Joe Satriani is a great place to start.... It's contains a bit of everything, and you can start your journey there....

Amen mthead101 !~!

....How's the above link Jon, lol, and here's another.... I'm sure you've heard of Neil Zaza :-) Stay kuul man....

Satriella - If Joe is playing in the Uk then I would think i would definitley attend! It would be good to meet up with people from here! Has anything been confirmed about a tour including the UK?

962 - sounds like a good setup! I'm currently just using a V amp to record with. It does the job! Recenyl moved into a new flat and really have to watch the noise which is nasty! Bought a little 15w Laney but still can't put it to even 1! I miss that valve tone! I really need to try and sort out some kind of sound proofing so i can get it to a usable level!

Did anyone go to see Vai in London last year? I did the stupid thing of ordering 2 of the most expensive tickets and not going. I mailed them at Vai.com to see if they could upgrade someone elses tickets but I don't think they did! Nasty!

hi my brother!!how are you?long time no see you when you come to play concert at thailand we waiting for you i have ready your new concert at japan very very best i like it and allso i want to see you concert in thailand you will... by the way i know right now you have alot of work but i want to remind you please take a good care of your self we waiting for you at thailand.. miss you.

hello joe! I'm from Portugal and i like to buy some of yours new straps and things. How can i get it? By the way , when you came to portugal and play the good stuffs?

best regards, and greetings for the new album.

mthead101....amen

Jon/Webmaster...thanks for all you do!

I really like A COOL NEW WAY. It has a cool vibe to it. I can't wait to hear the rest of it!

WEBMASTER Jon, you're on fire man! Keep up the good work! It was fun talking to you the other night. I hear you did the wave ~~~~ lmao!!! I still haven't checked out the Madonna site yet. lol! I will though, just for you. Someday soon...I promise... lol!!

mthead, thanks! Right back at ya!

Delfino, I feel yer pain. I lived next to people like that for years. Just try to keep yer temper and not go to blows over it.

6 hours of sleep is NOT enough! *head drops on desk*

A Cool New Way.... I gotta' say.. Jeff is really in the pocket with the groove on this release, I am happy Joe is letting him loose!!.... I also love the fact that Joe says he's trying new approaches and that this arrangement leaves a lot of room for expression! :-)

What animal should you never play cards with?

mthead101-

AMEN DAMMIT

AMEN DAMMIT

AMEN DAMMIT

...sorry for the delay. I must've dozed off because I have the letters QWERTY embossed on my forehead!

Standing O for Mr. Joe

Cool #9 Fusion Technology With a Heart

tulsachops

Blackmore has been doing his lute'n'damsel thing for almost ten friggin years now!!

Check it out HERE

One good thing that came out of the demise of the last Ritchie Mark of Purple tho was our man Joe filling in on guitar. Bootleg audio and video of those shows is available out there.

A birdy told me that Blackmore will be playing more electric guitar on the next project BUT the damsel stays!!!

Hi Joe, I really look forward to seeing your new record. It looks cool, I will be very happy if it will be cool :-) I dont know if you will read this message (I think you will not :-)) but I want to try to ask you for something. I play for last 1 year about 4-9 hours per day, and my fingers and hands hurts. I just want to know how you keep your hands healthy. Some massages or something... I´m really sorry for my english but I´m only 16years old and I´am from Europe and my english is really poor, so sorry. So, Good bye Joe and i hope I will see you in Europe on tour. You are great and with Steve Vai, AL di Meloa and Pat Metheny you are my favourite musician :-) Bye and peace with guitar and music :-)

DelfinoPie-

Once you've determined the culprits have returned home, go borrow a large garbage/ash can from another neighbour, preferably with their name or address on it. Next fill the can with water (and/or any other convenient liquid you may have on hand). If you feel the need to 'discharge anything bodily', now is the time. Carefully roll the can and lean it up onto the noisey neighbour's front door making sure that it will fall into their flat or room when the door is opened. Wait til they get just to sleep and suddenly crank about 200W of some Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance, jacked thru your guitar amp placed up near the common wall or ceiling. If they should come dripping to your door, simply say that you have no idea what they are talking about and that you were just enjoying your favourite song and that they should be hearing quite a lot of it in the future. Then offer them a towel which you have specially prepared for them beforehand (see discharge segment above).

Death Cube K

You're killing me with this anagram thing! I got all excited when I got 'BAKE THE DUCK' and 'CAKE DUET TBH' but I think I finally figgered it out. Is it BUCKETHEAD? ...too cool. lmao.

Mikesb-

Thanks for sharing the Blackmore info and link! The Discography Dungeon has excrutiating detail, excellent stuff. I have a trivia question: Who was RB's stand-in on the Deep Purple album 'Come Taste The Band'? This same late great guitar artist also took over for Joe Walsh on James Gang albums 'Bang' and 'Miami' (actually 2 really good albums) before launching his own all-to-brief solo career.

Joe,

Stoked as always about the new album and I am counting the days until I can get my hands on it.

On a much sadder note, I've checked the tour dates for the new tour and St. Louis is not on it. Now I understand that dates are added on as the tour commences, but why is it that St. Louis never seems to be on anybody's list initially? Last time you were here with Dream Theater the place was packed. This goes for just about every artist it seems, but your show is one of the few I care to see. Chicago and Kansas City are always on the list.

Just feeling a bit jilted in St. Louis.

Tulsa

Tommy Bolin RIP