Steve Vai Guitars and Amps

Guitars
- Jackson Guitars (Vai only used these for a couple years back when he was endorsed)
- Ibanez Jem Guitars:

 

Notes: Steve Vai helped design his signature Ibanez JEM series of guitars. They feature a hand grip (referred to as a "monkey grip") cut into the top of the body of the guitar, a humbucker-single coil-humbucker DiMarzio pickup configuration with several different brands of pickup including Evolution, Breed and EVO 2.

   

He also uses Ibanez's Edge locking tremolo system, as well as an elaborate and extensive "Vine of Life" inlay down the neck. Steve also equips many of his guitars with an Ibanez Backstop, a tremolo stabilizer that has been discontinued. Steve also has a 7-string model designed by him named Ibanez Universe.

- Vai has been trying new necks from a Swedish company called True Temperment. One neck on FLO and one on EVO, his two fav guitars

- Ibanez Vai Euphorias acoustic guitars

Amplifiers
- Carvin Legacy II Steve Vai signature amps

- Bogner Ecstasy amps

Effects

- Fractal Audio AXE-FX Ultra (started using in 2010)

- Ibanez Jemini Dual Pedal

- Boss DS-1 (Keeley modded)

 

- Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 (Keeley modded)

 

- Morley Bad Horsie

 

- Morley Little Alligator Volume Pedal

 

- Digitech Whammy

 

- MXR Phase 90

 

- TC Electronics G system
 

- Peterson Strobostomp Tuner