Hey everyone, thanks very much for all the input. I was pretty sure that it was the Whammy Bar because I got a similar sound out of it by having my bro push on the string at the nut as I plucked the notes.

Plus I agree that using a pedal at that tempo would be extremely difficult if not impossible. Think about the ankle workout that would take...lol...no wonder it sat around for so long! JK

I guess I'm gonna just have to go out and get me a guitar with a Whammy Bar on it here soon, which brings me to another question which i would appreciate some input on.

The only guitar that is in my price range is a Squire Stratocaster Bullet Series with Tremolo Bar, I hear lots of good things about that line of guitars, could I get some personal experiences, references?

Right I'm playing on an old Ari Pro II that I got from a friend, good guitar and all but no Tremolo Bar so Just looking around.

Any opinions would be appreciated.

hybes & Do The Stu

elpp

Aggressive? Are you referring to the liberal / conservative post?

Good Morning Satchland....... How is everyone?

Samsquanch/DoTheStu..... Well,I don't know for sure and don't want to mislead anybody. When Joe came through Chicago for the GC meeting we were told Joe would signed only endorsed items so I'm assuming that's how it is. This maybe different with an after show meet as it's more private and not hyped by corporate executives.......if you catch my meaning. Knowing Joe the way we all do I'm sure he wouldn't mind signing anything a fan brings.....but if your under contract.....you must follow what the contract states. I hope this clears things up a bit, Thanks.......

JS1200.....Well they've lowered the temps to the mid 80's so that's not so bad. Still gonna be hot ......but not scorching.....Chicago EH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zen......How you doing? Hendrix was definitely a head of his time. 2008 marks the 40th anniversary of Electric Ladyland. Guitar World or Guitar Player has a big article on the recording from the business side and from the studio side. There was a lot of problems through out the process some with Jimi some with Chaz Chandler. They talked a lot about how Jimi had the record in his head and how he wanted it to sound. Eddie Krammer did a marvelous job on this record. He came up with the Flanging idea and the way he panned tracks to bring out everything was great. Amazing and this still stands up to todays recordings 40 yrs. later.

Keniko, Keep me posted on your bands webpage, I love that logo thingy on there now. The bar w/ the band name looks awesome

Add me to your myspace if you have a chance! www.myspace.com/soultostrings

Im on my mobile now, or i would add u.

jsx amp sounds killer good review & descriptions. thanks, STS

symphonyofnames...... Welcome to T2J. Without a doubt the best forum on the net. Period

Dear Joe,

I am about to go into my third year of Music at Cambridge University, and I was hoping to do a notation portfolio on guitar music. I noticed in the liner notes to The Extremist, there are photos of the studio sessions, in which can be seen files of all the songs on the shelf.

I was wondering if it would be possible please to see some copies of the music you gave to the band members to record these songs, or indeed from any of your albums. I know and love your entire discography! Ideally, I'd like to compare the sketches to the recordings and comment on the interpretations in the essay.

I very much look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Hey Joe,

I plan on attending some of your concerts in Florida this October. I am an old school taper (from The Gratful Dead Days), Now I use a small M-Audio Micro Track II. Is it ok to record you concert? Just for personal use.

igneous>must be somthing about snowdon.

my old man's run up snowdon, hes quite the runner, im queitly proud of him, hes run over 100 marathons at full distance and above, some are called 'ultra distance' or something which are 40 to 50 mile slogs. im tired just thinking about it really.im going to have a cup of tea.running is his passion and sod modesty-hes bloody good at it.

maritime.....

Igneousiceman - Awesome... I think Ah Via Musicom should be your first EJ purchase. Then maybe go for Tones or Bloom. Venus Isle is a very strong album, but if you're looking for an introduction to EJ's playing I don't think I'd start here (it's more of an "album" and less "guitar", if that makes any sense). But VI is an album you'll like once you really get into his music.

And yes, the U2 album I was listening to was the new remaster. I haven't listened to all of their albums yet, but here's how I'd rank what I know so far:

- The Unforgettable Fire
- Achtung Baby
- The Joshua Tree
- Boy
- War
- How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
- October
- Rattle And Hum

I know most the singles from Pop and All That You Can't Leave Behind; I'd probably rank those between HTDAAB and October. And I haven't heard a note of Zooropa but I bet it'd be somewhere in the top half of U2's albums for me.

I like HTDAAB a lot, even though I don't listen to it often. I saw U2 in concert twice in April 2005, when I only had two or three of their albums...HTDAAB wasn't one of them. I'd hear the crowd singing along to a lot of songs that I didn't know...since everyone knew them I assumed they were from an early album I didn't have. When I got home it was weird to see that they were from the new album. That was kind of a cool experience...to see fans so into the new stuff.

You say you like Vertigo so I feel compelled to say it's my least favorite song on the album. ;-)

You said you have a gig with your band on 8/16, right? Any chance of recording a song or two from it so we can hear you?

DTS>U2-its weird but the feeling i get when i listen to U2's music is coldness. for want of a better word.its not to say i dont like some of there music, i had abig U2 phase a few years back.

Bono however iritates me a whole lot, a bit to self-riteous for me:-)even though he does do alot of good work..

vertigo is actually the only recent song ive liked-Actung baby is my favourite U2 album-the fly/real thing, etc

Quite like POP and Zooropa.the album with Beautiful day was the last one ive bought.

Coldplay have said they want to be the next U2 or as big as U2 or something.

Hey guys, I'm new to satriani.com.

Hey Joe, I just was wondering, how long has your son been playing sax? He sounds so cool on Prof. Satchafunkilus!!

Whammyfreak - I reckon the efeect on lifestyle is like the thing he does on Surfin w/the alien at the end. He kind've picks the note at the same time as depressing the whammy bar a lot and then immediately releases it. Check out a vid of surfin to see what I mean. I really can't do it that well at all!! Guitar to go for for extreme whammy bar stuff is probs an Ibanez with a floyd rose, but lots of other makes have them on like you say.

Igneous - You seem to have given my CD a good airing! Nice. I like Venus Isle for classic Eric Johnson, but Ah Via Musicom is great as well. Manhattan is pretty awesome.

listening to Empty Arms - SRV

...Nick.... nickbowley.co.uk

you get a pretty good view of that technique at 2:50 in this video!

Hey Joe!

For the love of God, I don't know if you realize but you are doing injustice to the east side of our planet!! You've gone to India to tour, but believe me, you should plan a trip to Bangladesh if you're touring India anytime. You have millions of fans here, no kidding!!

Take if easy..

Hey Revan and Do the Stu

Just wading in about U2. I love, love, love the song City of Blinding Lights (a fairly recent tune) but prefer the really early stuff before Bono started becoming quite the pain in the backside he is now.

'Sunday Bloody Sunday' speaks to me in a particularly powerful way. Especially the live performance of that particular song just after the Enniskillen Bombing in 1987. (I live 30 miles from Enniskillen.)

During that performance (from memory) Big B says....''I'm sick of Irish Americans coming up to me and talking about the revolution back home, and the glory of the revolution....Fuck the revolution. Where's the Glory...in taking a man from his bed...and gunning him down in front of his wife and his children...where's the glory in that. Where's the glory, in Bombing a 'Rememberance Day' Parade...to leave them dying...or crippled for life...or dead.....for the glory of the Revolution....that the majority of the people in MY country....don't want."

Ok so I was 13 and very much affected by the images of that bomb on the TV, but I live in Omagh so in 1998 we had another bomb, in my home town. This time I knew 5 of the dead....very fuckin sad. Some kids from Spain on a school trip got caught up and killed, as did a heavily pregnant woman bearing twins. Where's the 'glory' in that!!

Ibanezguitars.....Hello Joan. How are you doing? Go !!!! FC Barcelona. The Bears are starting pre season ......I think tomorrow. There's a rumor we may get Brett Farve from Green Bay. I doubting this cuz' the Bears as an organization are to stupid to land a player like Farve. Farve retired is still better than Grossman active. We'll have to wait and see. I'll be pullin' for FC Barcelona. Hugs to you......