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Thx so much for the "big like", and even more for the sub! 🙏🤘

Thanks for diggin' it! Yeah, both MWM and Twister were released in 1996, so Eddie was having some kinda fun with his sustainer. Really innovative for the time! 👍🤘

Really appreciate it! 🙏

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🤘

Eddie was really expanding his guitar horizons at this time. So sad we only got two new songs from him on this album. 😔 Just think what could've been! 🤔

Thanks, I'm working on it! Full cover should be ready for upload Saturday. 👍

You got that right! (Except for maybe when I try and sing Journey!) 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks Chad! 🤘🤘🤘

So true! I hope they release some of that material from Eddie's vault before too long... I ain't gettin' any younger! 🤗

I always enjoyed the "noodling" part myself. I think all guitarists can relate, even after we learn to play, we still do that same thing Alex did when we pick up our guitars... We pluck each note open one at a time, hit a harmonic or two, and then we "race back to the barn". 🚗 Great observations there... many hidden meanings in this song to decipher. Neil Peart was a real genius, in both his playing and his lyric writing. I could go on and on for days about all three of them, but I don't want to be unfaithful to Eddie! 🤣 No worries... both Van Halen and Rush tattoos shall stay emblazoned on my arms until I someday join my idols in Rock and Roll Heaven! 😇🙏🤘

Thank you Mike! This must be the third time that I have redone "Fire and Rain". I can still kinda belt the high notes to my standard rock fare, but when it comes to trying to emulate JT's warm baritone, ain't no amount of vocal processing gonna save the day for me. 😢 Obviously, that won't stop me! 🤜 👊 🤛

Well spoken! 2112 takes us back to a time when we purchased a vinyl album, read everything in the record sleeve and actually listened to the entire album all the way through. 2112 is the perfect example of an entire record side being an "engaging listen". From The Arp Odyssey intro, all the way through to the "We have assumed control" ending, the needle stayed on the record! 🤘

Thanks!

I am not sure what mic Niko used on his snare for 2112? Feel free to hit him up on his channel and inquire. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for diggin' it Marc! 🤘

Glad you enjoyed it! At the moment, I can't seem to get 2112 out of my head. It even played on repeat in my darn dreams last night! 🤣

Thx so much! 🤘

That sounds like a great idea! 🤣 I think my wife has heard this song enough for now though, after 2 weeks of relentless recording and editing. 😅

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Really appreciate the support and kind words! Keep rockin'! 🤘

Hey, thx so much! My 5150 Frankie was a fun project to build. Some think it's a Chinese copy, but I actually sourced all the parts individually, same as the "Chineberger". 🤣 The 'Strat' is the real deal. However, it's obvious enough that my Wolfgang USA Tour Relic IS a Chinese copy. No way could I (and most others) afford a real one of those! 🤗 "Perry Ferrel" huh? He's cool, so I'll take it! 🤘

Thank you very much for the nice comments, and even more for the sub! 🙏🤟🤘

Hey Chad! Of course I remember you! Welcome back to RUclips. Thanks for reconnecting, and for your nice comments. 🤘

@ awesome buddy!! thats cool man!! whats up buddy!! nice!! 👍 thank you for welcome back 👊😄 happy be back ty🙏!! big time appreciate support man !! and yes you ate ofcourse welcome!! 🙏 my pleasure

Thank you very much. I agree with you 💯 on my vocal processing. The timbre of James Taylor's voice has always eluded me. I am far more comfortable belting out the high and hard rock tunes. 🤘

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Yeah... I can't afford the real thing. 😢 I"m just a poor boy whose intentions are good! 😊 Thanks for stopping by and watching! 🤘

Many thanks 🙏🤘

After a nearly 6 month break, I figured it would be better to come back with something easier to play than Van Halen. What Kiss may lack in musical virtuosity, they more than make up for with showmanship. My playing is not the only thing a bit rusty... so are my video editing chops. "Use it or lose it!" 😉 Thanks for the kind words, and I am looking forward to our next collab as well. 👍

You and me both! Being a man of modest means, I had to think carefully how to pull this one off realistically with my much more affordable "Chineberger". 🤔🤗

Did you make it or have it made? Do you have a suggestion how to make my own Chineberger ?

I ordered all separate parts, and built it myself. It was kind of a PIA to do, but I like to tinker. I purchased everything from AliExpress, except for a used Steinberger S-Trem that I purchased from a private seller. Even headless copy guitars can get pricey, so if you want to save big, try and source individual pieces at the best prices, all the while trying to maintain some level of quality and playability. I purchased a pre-finished basswood body, EMG-style pickups, pots, jack, headless neck with locking nut, and not one, but two of the infamous Overlord of Music bridges. Trust me, something on this POS will break, and you will want backup parts! I pulled parts out of the S-Trem, and retrofitted them with the Overlord of Music Bridge, along with several other modifications, from saddle bridges, to spring, to thrust bearing washers, to gun oil to get things moving smoother, etc. Even with all this time, effort and nominal expense, as I mentioned in my video Description, I still did not accomplish a true locking T-Trem bridge, but rather nice looking modified S-Trem that can almost get me through a song without going totally out of tune! Haha What helped make the video look like I was playing a real TransTrem was the pre-production transposing I did in the DAW, allowing me to play along for video in the same positions I would with the real thing. ;-) So was it worth it? Probably not, but I need something to do in retirement to keep myself busy. This would not be the first guitar project I spent too much time on! 🤗

Thanks David! MWM definitely deserved far more attention than it received; and leaves us guessing what might have been if Eddie stayed healthy and kept on writing?!

Well, I figured your drum set smoke bombs could not be outdone, so I decided to leave the pyro to the experts! 🤗 Hey, if the "KIss Army Big Kid" liked it, I'm all smiles! 😊 Thanks for the great support Mike! 🙏

Thanks so much! I think Eddie knew MWM was way to involved to pull off live to full effect. His hands were certainly full with TransTrem and Sustainer duties just for starters, not to mention DLR who could barely pull off the vocals in the studio, let alone live. I read that it took 2 weeks of multitracking, numerous takes and tons of effects to get his vocal good enough for prime time. So yeah, your bet is spot-on! 👍

@@seanmccaberocks In a way I think it is one of their most ambitious and involved pieces ever no? It's amazing and I bet was a B to record, guitar included! :)

Interesting you mentioned this... I wondered the same in trying to decipher Eddie's wizardry on MWM! I was confused at times whether he was using the sustainer, pinched harmonics or a combination of both (or nothing at all) for the desired effect. TBH, I was unable to perform the whole sustainer sections in one take to my satisfaction. I laid down several, and then chose the best ones to edit down to one seamless take, both sonically for the DAW, and visually for FCPX. No doubt through all of this, I accidentally flipped the switch(es) on-to-off and vice versa, in trying to keep my fingers in time with my confused brain. So, I can't be sure that my most accurate actual takes made it to the final video edit you viewed. I hope this explains it. 😉 Good catch there... and great ear! 👂

THX SO MUCH!

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Yes indeed! The tracks you mention are a small and wonderful taste of what could have been...

Thank you kindly! 🤘

I do enjoy the long and convoluted process, although it can be taxing at times. Getting older compounds things, but we just have to "do the best we can, with what we have, where we are! 😉

Thanks for watching, and for "locking in"! 😉

Thanks for the compliments. As you can see, GAS is a very real affliction. I am toning it back now (only because there is no more room on my walls to hang more guitars!) 🤣

Many thanks! I did play and sing all my parts, but to be transparent, I did so along with a backing track to sweeten the mix. I still go through "painstaking" steps to understand and replicate all parts regardless. Thank God for the modern day DAW that enables us hobbyist musicians to produce decent covers in our bedrooms! 🤟

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Thank you so much 😀

Always my pleasure to bang out these covers with you Mike! Yes, let's raise our glasses to 'The Best of All Worlds Tour'! 🍻🤘

Thank you, for the most part. 😉 Well, I suppose I could have dialed in the vocal effects better... be it small hall, big hall, cavern or CAVE 🤣 For the high modulation in this song, I am probably better off hiding in a cave! 😜 Thank you for watching and commenting. 🙏

Thanks so much... especially for taking the time to notice and compliment my guitars. They all have a story, with great memories of sourcing, swapping parts, pickups, pots, necks, painting (OK, not so much on painting!!! Haha), etc. Us old dudes must have healthy hobbies in our retirement to keep busy! ;-) As for the bridge, I just finished replying to another question about it, so I will paste it below for your convenience (BTW, only swapped out the grub screws on the nut side): "Thank you! Ah, my "Chineberger" S-Trem! Now that's a wonky thing... I did the work myself. It's actually a "hybrid" between a 2nd hand S-Trem I bought cheap for parts, and the infamous Chinese "Overlord Of Music" headless guitar bridge (I actually bought 2 of those to have extra parts for perceived inevitable breakdowns, which of course did occur.) I combined parts to make it work to my liking, including but not limited to swapping out springs (original was far too stiff) adding thrust bearing washers (original teflon washers were sticky, cheap and prone to cracking), and finally some gun oil to get things slippin' and slidin' smoothly. Would I recommend doing something like this? Well, only if you like to tinker, have plenty of patience and want to save a few bucks ('cause ya gotta dig DEEP if you want a real TransTrem!) 🤘"

Thanks for the nice nod! "Accurate" is always nice to hear when covering EVH. "There can be only one". Long live King Edward! 👑🤘

thx man! 🤘

Oh Wow! Such a COOL compliment! 😎 You made my day! 😊 Thx so much, and keep on rockin'! 🤘

Thanks for recognizing my "painstaking" efforts! 😅 Yeah, ain't gonna lie, this one took some time to complete. But it was well worth it in the end. EVH Rocks! I remain his humble servant. 🎸

Thank you! Ah, my "Chineberger" S-Trem! Now that's a wonky thing... I did the work myself. It's actually a "hybrid" between a 2nd hand S-Trem I bought cheap for parts, and the infamous Chinese "Overlord Of Music" headless guitar bridge (I actually bought 2 of those to have extra parts for perceived inevitable breakdowns, which of course did occur.) I combined parts to make it work to my liking, including but not limited to swapping out springs (original was far too stiff) adding thrust bearing washers (original teflon washers were sticky, cheap and prone to cracking), and finally some gun oil to get things slippin' and slidin' smoothly. Would I recommend doing something like this? Well, only if you like to tinker, have plenty of patience and want to save a few bucks ('cause ya gotta dig DEEP if you want a real TransTrem!) 🤘

@@seanmccaberocks thanks for the reply! I do have the patience but after viewing the video, I can’t work out how you were able to get it to lock like the real transtrem. You really knocked it out of the park!

Well, totally understandable... because it's an optical illusion. I was not able to get it to lock like a real TransTrem, but if it looked that way, then "Mission Accomplished". My intentions were not to fool anyone, as you can see from this pasted excerpt at the top of my video description (I understand most just watch RUclips videos without reading the description, so again, it would be most difficult to figure out how I pulled this off without first reading the Description): "*Disclaimer: The S-Trem bridge does not have locking positions, so I could not nail that "F# Stop" exactly like King Edward. However, to stay as true to the original as possible, I transposed applicable sections in my DAW in advance, so that I could continue playing in the proper "open" positions. For all intensive purposes, it should appear exactly the same as if I were using a TransTrem instead of an S-Trem." Hope this clarifies, as what I did took quite a bit of analyzing and transposing in advance, prior to actually playing the part for video. It's kind of like all those guitarists who play "Summer Nights" using a capo, only in this case, my capo was a "virtual" one, in the form of pre-transposed sections. The great lengths we go to in order to emulate our idols! 😅