They've gone and increased shipping charges... again

On a cold day in December 2012, I got to spend the day with Thomas Nordegg and Steve Vai. It was a hell of a day, and one that I'll remember until the proverbial bucket is kicked. I went home that night and wrote everything down to make sure I'd not forget, and am sharing that story with you here, including lots of back-stage pictures and side-stage gig footage, in this epic post. It's long, but I wanted to get it down in one go rather than serialise it, as it's all very interconnected. NOTE : This story was written waaaaay back in 2012, and things have changed since then. Steve ended up the using my solid ZenRigs magnetic glow-in-the-dark labelling system, 'KickTags' on his Fractal Audio MFC-101 and took then all over the world until the Axe-FX III replaced his old Axe-FX II based rig. This story is about my early 'hobby' version of the labels and how I got to know Steve and Thomas because of them . To this day, Thomas and Steve still use things I've made and I still look forward to meeting up every time they swing by the UK . I hope you enjoy the read! Onto the story...