I am deeply indebted to Mike and am looking forward to working with him in the future on various projects. We remain close friends."

- Steve Vai

"The flexibility of the Axe-Fx is supreme. I did extensive tone testing with it and found it to be flawless. It's all I need now. It makes me feel like every day is Christmas. It's exceptional and I'm grateful.."

Steve explains his setup: "I'm running the send out of the back of my Carvin Legacy II into the Axe-FX and then back out of that returning to two Carvin Legacy heads. Amazing Flexibility. It's a powerful combination."

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Steve Vai has donated an autographed guitar along with a 2-piece stage outfit to be auctioned for Malaria No More. Malaria No More is determined to end malaria deaths. A non-profit, non-governmental organization, Malaria No More makes high-yield investments of time and capital to speed progress, unlock resources, mobilize new assets and spur the world toward reaching this goal. Malaria No More was born of a simple, startling insight: that ending malaria's death grip on Africa is the best humanitarian investment we can make in the world today. Nothing else can have the same impact on as many people's lives and livelihoods as quickly or cheaply.

The guitar and stage outfit will also come with a copy of Steve's new DVD and Blu-ray Where The Wild Things Are - Live In Minneapolis, a Where The Other Wild Things Are CD, and a 5-disc Naked Tracks CD set.

The auction is on now, and ends on Wednesday June 2 at Noon EDT.

For more information on Malaria No More and the excellent work they are doing, visit their website.

To visit and bid on the auction, visit CharityBuzz.com!

Guitar Nation is a two day music festival of performances, demonstrations, seminars and cutting edge debates for guitarists and musicians serious about music. It brings together the people who make the industry happen; world class musicians, band managers, top producers, media professionals, music industry guru’s and many more. Guitar Nation will get musicians closer to music and its industry than ever before. A broad variety of master classes, tutorials, seminars, performances and forums are planned, covering a wide range of hard hitting topics in a fun, innovative and creative environment.

Steve will be presenting a master class focusing on creativity and what you need to know to move yourself forward and reach that higher plain as a musician.

Tickets are on sale now! Don't miss out!

Please note: Steve will be conducting a master class only, and will not be performing at this event.

Guitarists, this is your chance to learn Vai's amazing guitar tricks, techniques and receive insightful tools and advice directly from one of the world's most legendary guitar players. Upload your best solo guitar performance over any one track off of Steve Vai's "Naked Tracks", his new shred-inducing compilation.

Steve Vai will personally select his top 10 favorite performances to join him at the upcoming private Guitar Center Sessions event in Hollywood CA.

To enter and for entry details, upload a video of your performance to The Public Record.

Contest ends June 30, 2010.

Video of Mary J. Blige and the All-Star Band's performance of "Stairway To Heaven" from the American Idol - Idol Gives Back show on Wednesday night is now available for download on iTunes. The performance features Steve Vai and Orianthi on guitar, Randy Jackson on bass, Travis Barker on drums, and the one and only Mary J. Blige on vocals!

Click here to visit the iTunes Music Store to check out the video! All proceeds from the sale of the video will benefit the various charities associated with Idol Gives Back.

Where The Other Wild Things Are is available today! The album is the official companion CD to Where The Wild Things Are and features 12 tracks from the concert that didn’t appear on the first CD. The album comes in a beautiful full-color digipak. Get your copy here!

The tracklisting:
1. The Crying Machine
2. The Audience Is Listening
3. The Murder
4. Juice
5. Whispering A Prayer
6. Apples In Paradise
7. I’m Becoming
8. Beastly Rap
9. Earthquake Sky
10. Liberty
11. Answers
12. For The Love Of God

Where The Other Wild Things Are is also available as a digital release worldwide through your favorite online music retailer such as iTunes.

And don't forget! To celebrate the release of the new Steve Vai CD “Where The OTHER Wild Things Are” on April 13, Favored Nations and Ibanez Guitars are giving fan an opportunity to ask Steve Vai any question they like! One lucky grand prize winner will receive the brand new 2010 Ibanez Jem77FP2 Floral Pattern guitar (valued at over $4000!)

The winner will have their question personally answered by Steve on YouTube! Steve will mention the winner's name and personally autograph the guitar to the winner on camera!

Entering the contest is easy - simply become a fan of the Favored Nations Facebook page, and ask Steve a question in the appropriate thread!

For the official rules, visit www.favorednations.com. Good luck!

To celebrate the release of the new Steve Vai CD “Where The OTHER Wild Things Are” on April 13, Favored Nations and Ibanez Guitars are giving fan an opportunity to ask Steve Vai any question they like! One lucky grand prize winner will receive the brand new 2010 Ibanez Jem77FP2 Floral Pattern guitar (valued at over $4000!)

The winner will have their question personally answered by Steve on YouTube! Steve will mention the winner's name and personally autograph the guitar to the winner on camera!

Entering the contest is easy - simply become a fan of the Favored Nations Facebook page, and ask Steve a question in the appropriate thread!

For the official rules, visit www.favorednations.com. Good luck!

The new and highly anticipated Jem Floral Pattern 2 guitar from Ibanez has just been unveiled at Musicmesse 2010 in Frankfurt.

The third "floral pattern" design in the 23 year history of the Jem guitar, the Jem77FP2 features a basswood body clad in actual floral pattern fabric chosen specifically by Steve, and then clear-coated. The guitar features a 5pc maple and walnut neck with a rosewood fingerboard, and vine neck inlay with red accents to match the body design.

The neck pickup is a DiMarzio® Evolution® DP158, middle pickup is a DiMarzio® Evolution® DPS1 and the bridge pickup is a DiMarzio® Evo2™. Hardware is chrome and the bridge is an Ibanez Edge.

For more information about the guitar, visit Ibanez.com! Check back in the coming days for details on how you can win one of these guitars!