Watch Steve Vai hand his guitar to a teenage fan mid-show, who then brings the house down

A young guitarist's dream come true | Watch Steve Vai hand his guitar to a teenage fan mid-show, who then brings the house down with his insane playing | Sweetwater has opened an online used gear marketplace, The Sweetwater Gear Exchange Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version August 5, 2022 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Editor's Note A young guitarist's dream come true It's the stuff of movies. Picture this: Steve Vai is tearing up the stage of Teatro Tivoli in Barcelona, Spain, when he makes his way out to the audience. Still shredding as he moves down the aisle, he gestures toward a teenager in the crowd, who's a big Vai fan.  Unbeknowst to everyone in the crowd but Vai though, the teenager is also a hell of a shredder. What happened next? And how in the world did Vai know who he was, and what he was capable of? 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