STEVE VAI And DiMarzio To Unleash Gravity Storm Pickups - "A Thundering Cloud Of Ice Cream"

August 1, 2012, 12 years ago

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Guitar legend STEVE VAI and DiMarzio have collaborated once again to create a new set of signature humbuckers called Gravity Storm™ pickups. The name comes from a track on Vai's upcoming album The Story Of Light and the humbuckers offer distinct sounds that are unique to Vai's playing style.

The neck position is described as "throaty...a cross between a humbucker and a single coil." For the bridge, Vai explained to Larry DiMarzio he wanted it to sound like "a thundering cloud of ice cream."

Visit www.DiMarzio.com for more information on Gravity Storm™ pickups, available August 14th.

Vai recently revealed the routing for his European tour in support of his new album, The Story Of Light, which is scheduled for release on August 14th via Favored Nations Entertainment. Confirmed dates are as follows:

October

22 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahoune & Klubi
23 - Helsinki, Finland - Circus
25 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe
26 - Riga, Latvia - Palladium
27 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Ukio Banko Teatro Arena
28 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
30 - Belgrade, Serbia - Belgrade Arena
31 - Sofia, Bulgaria - National Palace of Culture

November

1 - Bucharest, Romania - Sala Palatului
2 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kucukciftlik Park
3 - Ankara, Turkey - Jolly Joker
9 - Zagreb, Croatia - Culture Factory
10 - Padova, Italy - Cran Teatro Geox
11 - Rome, Italy - Atlantico
12 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
13 - Ljubljana - Slovenia - Cvetlicarna Mediapark
14 - Vienna, Austria - Museumquartier
16 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
17 - Luxembourg - Den Atelier
19 - Paris, France - Olympia
20 - Brussels, Belgium - Royal Circus
28 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio

The Story Of Light is currently available for online pre-sale orders. This special selection of bundled packages is offered exclusively through Vai's website, Vai.com, and each package includes an instant download of a track from the new album personally selected by Vai, 'Gravity Storm'.


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