Steve Vai finally did it. He took the absolute behemoth of the Hydra guitar out onto the road and played it at the Magnolia Theatre in El Cajon, CA on September 28. For those unaware, the Hydra is a 7 and 12-string guitar (the latter of which is half fretless), 4-string bass with a 3/4 scale (which appears to be fretless on the lower strings), 13 sympathetic harp strings, and a ton of buttons that do whatever it is they do.
Is it insane? Yes. Does Steve Vai make it look like it’s absolutely nothing at all? Of course, the guy is a mutant. Watch it below and prepare to have your jaw hit the floor at record speed.
