We've already seen Steve Vai break new ground in guitar technique this year, and it seems that the virtuoso has now raised the bar once again.
Well... ok, he was just having a bit of fun really, but still, we can't imagine there are too many guitarists out there who could get such musical sounds out of a guitar with a hook for a right hand.
That, however, is exactly what Vai did when – dressed as Captain Hook – he appeared on Devin Townsend’s "Crappy Halloween Party" stream. On the stream, Vai took a solo during a performance of the Devin Townsend Band’s "Triumph" with the hook attached. I mean, come on!!
Though he ditches the hook after thirty seconds or so in favor of some more traditional Vai-style shredding, he does engage in some fancy swordplay toward the video's end.
You can check out Vai's performance on its own above, and the Devin Townsend Band’s full "Triumph" performance below.
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