Happy Birthday - Steve Vai

Every generation pick someone as favorite. That someone is talented and could be a war hero, actor, artist or anything, even a guitarist. Steven Siro Vai, notably Steve Vai, having a deep technical knowledge about music and instruments his guitar playing is described as lyrical. The playing style is considered as quirky and angular. He uses odd rhythmic groupings and often uses Lydian mode for the melodies. Steve Vai uses his signature Ibanez JEM, Ibanez Edge and lo-Pro Edge double-locking tremolo. He also uses many of his guitars with an Ibanez Backstop, tremolo stabilizer. Nowadays he uses True Temperament fretboards for the guitars to make his chords sound more in tune. He is one of the very few who uses 7-strings model designed by him branded as Ibanez Universe.

He mastered the guitar from another one of a kind guitarist Joe Satriani and started his career with local bands. Soon he attracts Frank Zappa and became one of the band members. After leaving Frank Zappa he moved to California. He played with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake. The G3 consert tour features Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and a third guitarist, such as Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Robert Fripp, Paul Gilbert, Steve Morse, Steve Lukather, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Adrian Legg.

Vai has 10 Grammy Award nomination and 3 Grammy Awards.

Steve Vai's Studio albums

1984	LP	Flex-Able
1984	EP	Flex-Able Leftovers
1990	CD	Passion and Warfare
1993	CD	Sex & Religion
1995	EP	Alien Love Secrets
1996	CD	Fire Garden
1998	CD	Flex-Able Leftovers
1999	CD	The Ultra Zone
2005	CD	Real Illusions: Reflections
2012	CD	The Story of Light

Today 6th June is his birthday. Steve Vai - We wish you all the best and many many many many and many more happy returns.