Steve Vai – Inviolate
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2022 album Inviolate.
Music from Inviolate
Artists on Inviolate
Gear Used On Inviolate
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Steve Vai – Inviolate (2022). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Strings used by Steve Vai on Inviolate
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Guitar Strings (10-46)
Avg price: $7.54
In this June 2022 rig rundown with Thomann's Guitar & Basses, at 5:45, Steve Vai's guitar tech Doug pulls down a Mirror finish Ibanez with L.E.D. fretboard inlays stating:
[Doug]: "...This guitar gets used on "Avalancha", it's tuned to Drop-C."
[Thomann]: "My favorite tune on the new record."
[Doug]: "Yeah, it's a cool record... Steve lightened up his gauge for Drop-C, he used to always use 10-52, it's 10-46 right now, it might change, Steve changes thing up y'know, he's constantly evolving. So that's what this guitar's set up with."
Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Slinky Guitar Strings (10-52)
Avg price: $8.12
In this June 2022 rig rundown with Thomann's Guitar & Basses, at 5:45, Steve Vai's guitar tech Doug pulls down a Mirror finish Ibanez with L.E.D. fretboard inlays stating:
[Doug]: "...This guitar gets used on "Avalancha", it's tuned to Drop-C."
[Thomann]: "My favorite tune on the new record."
[Doug]: "Yeah, it's a cool record... Steve lightened up his gauge for Drop-C, he used to always use 10-52, it's 10-46 right now, it might change, Steve changes thing up y'know, he's constantly evolving. So that's what this guitar's set up with."
Guitars used by Steve Vai on Inviolate
Ibanez Steve Vai 'The Hydra' Custom Triple-Neck Guitar
In this video, Vai can be seen playing his new Custom Ibanez Triple-Neck "The Hydra".
"The Hydra", features one body, three necks (two headstocked) that include: a 7-String guitar neck (middle), a 12-string guitar neck (top, half-fretless shortways), and a 4-string 3/4 scale bass neck with no headstock (bottom, half-fretless longways). As well, the instrument also has 13 sympathetic harp strings, single coil, humbucking, piezo, MIDI, and sustainer pickups, hardtail and tremolo bridges, phase splitters and much more.
Given all of those features, it should come as no surprise that this odd instrument took five years to design & manufacture.
A Prototype version of the instrument can be seen here on Vai's offical website.
Amplifiers used by Steve Vai on Inviolate
Avg price: $1,999.00
In this video, Steve Vai explains that he uses the Fryette 2902 power amp for his Synergy SYN-2 and Fractal Axe-FX III setup.
Carvin C412T Legacy 4x12 Cabinet
In this Premier Guitar Rig Rundown it says: “ The main Fryette sends its output to the Carvin Legacy 4x12 cabinets on stage left and stage right. These cabs are each loaded with a quartet of Celestion Vintage 30s, and feature unique “Inviolate” artwork grill cloth, which MacArthur had custom-made by NoiseyHammer. These cabs have been with Vai for a long time, and can be seen in the Where The Wild Things Are DVD, when they were fitted with custom grill cloths from the Sound Theories album artwork.”