Steve Vai - open auditions for 2007 summer tour!

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:16 pm

http://www.vai.com/tour2007/opencall/index.html

Now, I got two days to become Billy Sheehan - and pay for a ticket to LA - and probably lose 150 pounds - or more.

AndrewTeepleBassist · Post by **AndrewTeepleBassist** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:02 pm

I suppose Dave LaRue turned him down.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:28 pm

And/or Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm (those two are doing another BX3 tour with Jeff Berlin - I think...), etc... I wonder what LaRue's up to...

AndrewTeepleBassist · Post by **AndrewTeepleBassist** » Tue May 01, 2007 5:18 pm

He's playing with Petrucci and Satriani(yep both of 'em) on the G3 tour. I prefer both of those guys over Vai. There's some pretty sweet youtube clips of Dave ripp'n it up on his Bongos on the current tour.

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:20 pm

Dave LaRue is playing with Satch too? What happened to Stu Hamm?

I actually saw Vai with Sheehan a few years back on the G3 tour. I was walking back to the car with my JEM in hand (freshly signed by Vai) and Sheehan walked towards me and said, "Nice guitar!" I shook his hand and said, "thanks, nice show!" Oddly, Tony Levin once complimented my King Crimson "Discipline" shirt after a solo set of his. Those creepy humble bass players.

AndrewTeepleBassist · Post by **AndrewTeepleBassist** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:27 pm

Yep...Dave's playing with Satch also.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:35 am

LaRue's freaking awesome. I dig Billy, but I too prefer Dave. I've never been a huge fan of Stu's solo stuff, but love his playing with guys like Satch. I'm hoping BX3 tours again this summer and they come anywhere close to Indiana.