I make this statement not as an opinion, but a statement of fact... Steve Vai is a fucking alien. Don't believe me? Here's 3 guitar necks worth of proof -
With regards to all other guitar Gods, kindly take a flying fuck for awhile. Eddie is taking the stage now -
Seen Van Halen downtown back in the day with David Lee Roth... they were in their prime taking the world by storm. Their sound was a thing of 'perfect timing', they killed it and no one could hang with Eddie. I paid like $8.50 for a ticket too, lol.