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   Was the guitar duel scene with Ry Cooder working?

   • “The guitar duel scene with Ry Cooder wasn’t working. Ry called up Guitar Player and asked who the new hotshot on the block was”: Steve Vai on how he got the career-defining Crossroads gig Steve Vai has called starring in Crossraoads’ iconic guitar duel scene a pivotal moment in his career.

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   Did Steve Vai play a guitar in 'Crossroads'?

   • You probably remember Steve Vai's legendary cameo, but the man behind much of the real guitar work in 'Crossroads' is often overlooked. In early 1984, director Walter Hill contacted Arlen Roth—guitarist, columnist and co-creator of the Hot Licks instructional video series—about a new film he was about to make starring Ralph Macchio.

   'Crossroads' and Its Unsung Guitar Hero, Arlen Roth

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   Did the PAF pros play a guitar when Vai recorded crossroads?

   • However, the PAF Pros may not have been in the guitar when Vai recorded the Crossroads pieces, which likely happened between the end of Alcatrazz’s 1985 tour and the beginning of rehearsals with the David Lee Roth band in 1986.

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   What pickups did Steve Vai use on Crossroads?

   • The final consensus among Vai, DiMarzio’s Steve Blucher and myself is that PAF Pros were the most likely pickups on the recording. Steve Vai and David Lee Roth at the premier of Crossroads. (Image credit: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) But which pickups were in the Jack Butler Jackson? The answer: Jackson pickups!

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2. www.ultimate-guitar.com › news › general_music_newsSteve Vai Explains Who Played What in 'Crossroads' Guitar ...

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   Sep 6, 2019 · Sep 06, 2019 09:28 AM. 52,426 views · 28 comments. During a conversation with Tone-Talk, Steve Vai looked back on the 1986 movie "Crossroads," in which he portrayed Jack Butler in the famous...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Crossroads_(1986_film)Crossroads (1986 film) - Wikipedia

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   Guitar duel. The climactic guitar duel between Eugene and Butler was originally intended to be a slide-guitar blues contest, with Cooder appearing on screen as Butler, and with Roth dubbing Eugene's part.

   • Box office: $5,839,000 (US)
   • Release date: March 14, 1986

   • Produced by: Mark Carliner
   • Music by: Ry Cooder

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   Apr 1, 2024 · “The first thing that came in was the Crossroads movie [in 1986],” Vai remembers. He adds that the film's now-iconic guitar duel scene, originally scripted to be a slide guitar battle in keeping with the record’s blues theme, wasn't as effective as the movie's producers had envisioned.

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   Jul 21, 2021 · Steve Vai reflects on his role in Crossroads: “The guitar duel was energetic and well laid out – kids responded to that” By Eric Kirkland. published 21 July 2021. In this previously unpublished 2004 Guitar World interview, Vai explains how he accessed his dark side to play Jack Butler. (Image credit: Frans Schellekens/Redferns)

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   Jun 17, 2021 · Tracking down Steve Vai's elusive "Crossroads" Jackson – the most famous guitar that was never heard. By Eric Kirkland. published 17 June 2021. How an epic 20-year quest to find the red Jackson Vai played as Jack Butler in the movie Crossroads led to the ultimate replica headcutter. (Image credit: Michael Mesker)

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   Apr 30, 2019 · Hill envisioned the film's climax to be like a boxing match, or a blues version of The Karate Kid (ironically, also starring Macchio). With that in mind, the original guitar "duel" was recorded; it was a battle between Roth and Cooder, with the plan that Cooder would appear on screen in the role of Jack Butler.