just saw vid of steve playing that guitar in youtube....man...i can watch him play all day all night n not getting bored....
he sounds good even when he's playing slowly....n he knows exactly where to shred....chromatic scale pioneer!!!
i read an interview of guitar world with steve n jp, he said when he recorded albums, he din plan the solos beforehand. he just played on the spot, recorded a few n chose the one he liked the most. even jp was awed and stunned!