Talk:Crossroads (1986 film)

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the slide parts on in the end duel are infact played by ry cooder, if you read the booklet inside the illusive light and sound case

[edit] William Kanengiser

I've read that, while Ry Cooder played the slide material for Ralph Macchio's character, it was William Kanengiser who played the classical stuff. Is this true?--[[User:The Fat Man Who Never Came Back|The Fat Man Who Never Came Back]] 20:16, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

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I'm pretty sure Steve Vai wrote the classical sweep picking duel. It is also on his Elusive Light and Sound CD right after the head cutting duel. I've read somewhere that it was inspired by a Paganini Caprice, I think no. 5.

[edit] Trivia

I removed the following piece from the Trivia section:

"The guitar used by Vai is not one of his signature Ibanez guitars- he does not own a red one, nor does he use blonde neck guitars (or, more accurately, maple necks)."

It's not particularly notable that the guitar he played in the duel wasn't one of his signature Ibanezes (is that the correct pluralization?), since at the time of filming he had either not begun endorsing Ibanez or had only recently begun doing so. Also, he does play maple-necked guitars (there are several in the "Machines" section of his website). Finally, he does own several red guitars, which are also featured on his site - I would love to know where that one came from. I was thinking maybe the person who put this in meant to imply that Vai doesn't own a red Ibanez, but this would hardly be worth mentioning not only because the guitar in the film isn't an Ibanez - which was the point of that piece of trivia in the first place - but also because he DOES own a red Ibanez. Perhaps someone could take another look at that scene and replace the part I took out with some information on the guitars that WERE used? I don't remember if the kid's guitar was a Tele or a Broadcaster, or if Vai's was a Jackson, Kramer, or some other brand. Intooblv 01:38, 17 November 2006 (UTC)