Vai has used the guitar on a large number of his studio albums. It also has become his main guitar when playing live. 'Evo' is usually used in conjunction with its sister guitar, 'Flo'. ('Flo' is essentially the same model as 'Evo', but with a Fernandes Sustainer attached.)
Due to the guitars extended service to Vai, coupled with his aggressive playing style, 'Evo' currently suffers various fallibilities, both aesthetic and structural. Some of these are irreparable, and consequently Vai has resorted to playing 'Flo' more than Evo, to extend its stage life. He also owns several backup guitars for use on tour.
Built by Sugi (http://www.sugiguitars.com/en/), these will also be the finest JEM's built to date, and as true to the originals as possible, right down to "reproducing" the neck joint crack that has sent her into retirement.
