On this page I will share information and results I gather on my quest in the hopes that others might find these useful. The video contains some clues about the gear used to create those sounds, but tone, gear and engineering are not discussed. This inspiring video touches upon Vai’s thinking and motivations during the album’s creation. So far, that is proving very challenging! Software emulations of speaker cabinets, tube amps, and outboard studio gear are getting increasingly accurate, and to the extent that those emulations come close to the sound of the real thing (I understand they are not perfect, but they are pretty good), I’m hoping to get similarly close to the guitar tones on PAW (or better, if possible, tones of my own that I like even better). So, I’m on a mission to emulate the rhythm and lead distorted guitar tones of PAW using some quality Ibanez guitars, some pedals, and software for the rest. Something about it that I like that I’ve never heard in another album, not even in Vai’s later work.
I’ve always wanted to play music that had that PAW tonal character-like biting into warm toffee. The guitar tones are warm and clear and don’t sound like someone threw a blanket over the cabinet. Passion and Warfare (PAW) was the first CD I purchased as a kid and one of my favourite albums of all time.
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