The secret ingredient in any great recipe is usually the cheapest. Good enough for Eddie,good enough for us!😊 Boutique pedals are mostly overpriced and overrated. I don't recall Eddie using a rack either. Not on the first 6 lps anyway. Those are the best ones. Nobody chases his Hagar era tone too much.
Not quite the EVH tone (it has to be more crispy and less delay in the mix). But your sound is so amazing. The amp is killer:-) As you already said, don’t buy EVH amps for an EVH tone. But I realy like your sound! EVH or not EVH, you rock 🤘
The crispy high end on the album is the result of the EMT plate reverb. It's tough to nail the reverb tones of a real EMT reverb with pedals. Oddly enough Eddie hated the plate reverb tone on the VH1 album..😂
When the Wolfgang came out Eddie said the switch was reversed because with the switch down, he would knock it to the middle position accidentally with his forearm while tapping.
The toggle switch thing is more practical than the usual gibson switch. More reason to wire it that way, anyway I've heard that Ed wired his that way because it gets in the way when he's tapping the harmonics.
Great video. Nice to see your selection of pedals. They all do the job. But the main part of Eddie’s tone, apart from his fingers, was the amps. You have nailed it. I have the Phase 90 and the EVH version, and they both seem closer to the correct tone turned all the way down. A you have done. The Frankenstein sounded closest to Eddie’s tone for Running With the Devil.
Great rig going there bro, killer cut tone. I have the Mesa Badlander which I see you also have, I wanted the 1987X but went Mesa, I still want the 1987X, one day, soon...I also have the Wolfgang made in Japan, and the Frankenstrat.
Great demo and the Bray sounds awesome! If you change pickups in the one guitar the 78’ kills and believed by many to be THE pickup in the Black and White Strat. Have one in an ash Strat and it nails the tone on VH1!!
Wow, Jeff. That's nice. I covet that amp. I've known about David Bray for many years, but always lived in apartments, so getting one of his amps was just not feasible. I'm working with a Kemper and as i'm transitioning into a ToneX, i'm needing to add some pedals that the Kemper was handling. re: the Phase 90-any particular reason why you chose the Block version instead of the '74 Script reissue? Most of the common 'wisdom' says that Eddie's block version was actually Script circuitry as MXR was moving from one case to the next. Oh, and the flanger.... I was hoping to not have to spend so much on the huge MXR/EVH versions. Good to know i can just get the micro for those three notes!
I prefer the Frankenstein guitar over the stealth Wolfgang because the wolf is a small guitar. It almost looks like a junior guitar when I play it because I’m 6ft 3in. Frankie is a little bigger. The sound and tone on VH first album, he never got that tone again. He said he got tired of it and moved on to more tone chasing. My question…..why not keep that VH1 tone?? It was killer. A lot of guitarists would have kept that sound for their entire career.
I really like the size of the Wolfgang because I'm closer to where Ed was size wise, I'm 5'10" and 150 pounds. As a fairly recent beginner that size is way easier to handle.
I read somewhere that Eddie used a Gibson PAF humbucker he pulled out of an ES-355 in the original white and black Frankenstrat from Van Halen I but who knows how accurate the source was. I have a Kramer 5150 replica that has a Dimarzio Super Distortion and it's the closest I have ever got to his VH I tone. You should check out this Paul Gaustad guy's videos, it's unreal how close he gets to Ed's sound. ruclips.net/video/9MSs4h0NoH8/видео.html
PS-6 sounds better in front of the amp as opposed to the effects loop in my opinion, WAY better tracking due to the distortion being after it. Underrated pedal
Very interesting and well done video. Guitar choice or pickups seems to be a small factor in VH1 tone . Watch the top jimi brown sound kemper YT video and you'll see this guy nails it better than any Bray/Suhr/Friedman/Granger/Metro amps.
It all sounds really good! I use a SD pearly gates most of the time but you can't beat the 59. So simple but good. I wanted to ask you what model the 800 Is.
@@michaelcantinieri7890 I never tried the 78 but have the Frankenstein in a guitar and it's a good one. However I think its a little hotter. Around 14k.
Nearly any Gibson PAF pickup out of any les paul will sound about as good as the EVH pickups for early VH tone - most believe it was a les paul pickup put into a strat body
My David Bray modded Marshall 1987x doesn't sound like that when I run time based effects in front of the amp. Sounds great just crazy loud, even with volume knob on back turned down.
Very cool vid... do you leave the EQ with that mid boost curve constant ON? Interesting take on the Duncan 59. I use a 59 on 87' baretta... i like its lower output. dont quote me on this, but I think its a little more touch-feel responsive than my higher output tone zone, and duncan distortion. The 59 when I roll back the vol knob it really has an upper frequency clarity that I like... kind of "chimey" like a single coil, but not that extreme.
Personally when i hear an amp and a pedal board set up that lets you get that squeal that Eddie got in the first riff in beautiful girls off VH 2 i feel like im pretty close in the ball park anyway.
Where did you get the EVH Wolfgang?? That is a beautiful guitar. That is as close as you can get to Eds brown sound. I have a Marshall DSL 100H and I'm swapping it for a EVH 5150 III EL34. I heard a few demos on you tube. Your gear sounds exactly like the EVH 5150 III. In fact that modified Marshall sounds so close to Eds gear you would have to pull the curtain back to see who's back there. Great job
Have you tried putting a buffer in ihe effects loop to combat the tone suck? I had the same issue til I got this little JHS buffer and now it works great. I put the buffer on top of the amp on a short cable connected to the loop send.
Hi, may I know the settings that you're using for the JP wah pedal? I have the same one, and I use John's settings, however, I would like to have it setup similar to Eddie's style. Thanks.
Also when you tap on A les paul style guitar your hand wants to hit the pickup selector to the neck pickup. That's another reason he reversed the pickup selector
I love the Frankenstrat p/u in the EVH Frankie replica. Was thinking about putting one in my Charvel but worried that the wood is so different. Do you think a Wolfgang p/u would be better suited? The Wolfie can be spit/tapped and takes to most wood/bodies well. But I love the dynamics of the p/u that came in the Frankie so much. I've thought about a '78 Duncan but want a high output to go with a low output single coil since it's a HSS. I live to back of the volume and clean up with the neck single coil, then overdrive it with (currently a JB, came with a Dimarzio Super Dist). Anyone know if the Frankie p/u's are good replacement p/u's or just jive with the lightweight body that EVH uses for the replica?
Do you have to have more than one pedal plugged in at a time to get that tone? I have all these but I only have one at a time plugged in, that seems like the only way to do it, need help!! 😆
In terms of 1971 quarters. D series Is the way to go. Ordered some S series as well and a relic D on ebay. Then I ordered 3 non relic D series as well. you can basicly get them for 2.50 to 5$ on ebay. But as a european I cannot really get a good shipping deal for a simple coin. Unless I use an agent with a US shipping adress. Now they are with my agent and I just ordered them to bundle up my many packages. Then I cannot wait until we hit 15*c In northern europe and I can start on my 2nd project
Boss & MXR... respect. Nice to see someone using common affordable pedals and not some persnickety high priced boutique stuff for a change.
Agreed!
The secret ingredient in any great recipe is usually the cheapest.
Good enough for Eddie,good enough for us!😊
Boutique pedals are mostly overpriced and overrated.
I don't recall Eddie using a rack either. Not on the first 6 lps anyway. Those are the best ones. Nobody chases his Hagar era tone too much.
boutique stuff is mostly a meme the only exception are old school british pedals like pete cornish, solasounds, roger mayer etc
and a heavily modified amp that we have no idea how to replicate
Doesn't matter when hes using a high price boutique persnickety modified vintage marshall ☠️
The Stealth is incredible. The pickups on it catch the bottom from the Marshall perfectly while mods and highs are still crystal clear.
that kill switch on the Wolfgang is awsome, what a great addition to a already perfect guitar
man that marshall sounds AMAZING! I wish I had it. I think you should have more mid on the amp. Also, great playing, great video, great rig!
Awesome! I love this description of how it all comes together, and YES Hayden deserves a treat! ❤️
Dude, Just excellent. Playing, Video, Content... Everything. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Subscribed.
Awesome video and great playing. I love that Kramer
Great playing, tone, and gear, my Van Halen loving Brother. Rock on. In Halen we rock. Cool vid! Thanks, and hope all is well.
Not quite the EVH tone (it has to be more crispy and less delay in the mix). But your sound is so amazing. The amp is killer:-) As you already said, don’t buy EVH amps for an EVH tone.
But I realy like your sound! EVH or not EVH, you rock 🤘
The crispy high end on the album is the result of the EMT plate reverb. It's tough to nail the reverb tones of a real EMT reverb with pedals.
Oddly enough Eddie hated the plate reverb tone on the VH1 album..😂
All that money in gear and nowhere even near Eddies tone lol. This sounds EXACTLY like every other Guitar Center tone chaser.
The switch was reversed for the purpose of preventing his forearm from pushing it up and off of the bridge position when doing hammer ons.
First riff you cranked was brown sound to me. I know some of you guys are searching for that last 1% but man you sound great as-is
Wow that’s a lot of gain! I didn’t know you could get so much gain out of a plexi. Cool!
It’s a Bray circuit cascaded obviously
Well it’s not a Plexi. It’s a MkII JMP.
Very, very nice video!
Thank you very much and keep on doing what you do...!!!
Long live the KING/EVH of rock guitar playing.
CHEERS.
When the Wolfgang came out Eddie said the switch was reversed because with the switch down, he would knock it to the middle position accidentally with his forearm while tapping.
Yeah your right. Thats the real reason. If its in the down position while tapping it easy to accidentally flip it up
I never noticed how much better the Frankenstein humbucker sounds than the Wolfgang
It's your world thanks for inviting us in phuqin good bite of tones great set up!
Thanks for this. You inspired me to buy a Bray 4550! Should be here any day now!
Hope you enjoy it!
Great tone. Cool playing.
Great video!! RIP EVH
That’s Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. Rock n Roll RIP EVH ❤️🌸🥂
Great video man… fantastic playing and amazing collection you’ve got there.
The toggle switch thing is more practical than the usual gibson switch. More reason to wire it that way, anyway I've heard that Ed wired his that way because it gets in the way when he's tapping the harmonics.
Man that wolgang made a difference in tone! I will also add the neck on Evh 5150 isn’t like Ed’s kramer. His guitar felt more like a musicman
Awesome video, great channel. Van Halen 1 is mostly an Ibanez Destroyer #2459 with Super 70 pickups on all songs that don't use a whammy.
Hey I'm your 1,000th subscriber! Great video and love the sounds you're getting man.
Thanks for the sub!
Great stuff dude! From one VH tone chaser to another, all cool stuff!
Great video. Nice to see your selection of pedals. They all do the job. But the main part of Eddie’s tone, apart from his fingers, was the amps. You have nailed it.
I have the Phase 90 and the EVH version, and they both seem closer to the correct tone turned all the way down. A you have done.
The Frankenstein sounded closest to Eddie’s tone for Running With the Devil.
FINALLY someone with the proper Ed treble twisted full on right!
Great video bro!!!
Great rig going there bro, killer cut tone. I have the Mesa Badlander which I see you also have, I wanted the 1987X but went Mesa, I still want the 1987X, one day, soon...I also have the Wolfgang made in Japan, and the Frankenstrat.
thanks for sharing your experience
Awesome Tone! Great guitars.
That smirk after the Stealth killswitch demo! 😂
Great demo and the Bray sounds awesome! If you change pickups in the one guitar the 78’ kills and believed by many to be THE pickup in the Black and White Strat. Have one in an ash Strat and it nails the tone on VH1!!
Great video man! it really helped me
100% brown sound. You kick ass dude
Hellyeah +1 on the scumbacks! Love them. I have a J75 and a H55 scumbacks @30w in a 4x12 with 2 celestion 12L35 speakers. Sounds amazing!
Holy crap, I have the same amp altered by David too! I run `90 volts with the varia and it nails the first album sound!
Dude the equipment in your room cost more than my house hahaha... great video! Thank you!
Wow, Jeff. That's nice. I covet that amp. I've known about David Bray for many years, but always lived in apartments, so getting one of his amps was just not feasible. I'm working with a Kemper and as i'm transitioning into a ToneX, i'm needing to add some pedals that the Kemper was handling. re: the Phase 90-any particular reason why you chose the Block version instead of the '74 Script reissue? Most of the common 'wisdom' says that Eddie's block version was actually Script circuitry as MXR was moving from one case to the next. Oh, and the flanger.... I was hoping to not have to spend so much on the huge MXR/EVH versions. Good to know i can just get the micro for those three notes!
I prefer the Frankenstein guitar over the stealth Wolfgang because the wolf is a small guitar. It almost looks like a junior guitar when I play it because I’m 6ft 3in. Frankie is a little bigger.
The sound and tone on VH first album, he never got that tone again. He said he got tired of it and moved on to more tone chasing. My question…..why not keep that VH1 tone?? It was killer. A lot of guitarists would have kept that sound for their entire career.
I traded off my Wolfgang because of the narrow nut width.
I hear you, I am tall and sometimes my Wolfgang feels small. But it rocks.
I really like the size of the Wolfgang because I'm closer to where Ed was size wise, I'm 5'10" and 150 pounds. As a fairly recent beginner that size is way easier to handle.
Some stuff I've seen says the pickup on that Ibanez destroyer was a stock Alnico 8, and the superstrat had a pickup from a Gibson 335.
2004 2xDeizel Herbert Mk2 CH2 does EVH beautifully on any super Strat with a faren 14K or lower. As EVH always said, the tone comes from the fingers.
Awesome sound
Ooh, that's some man cave. I'd just love to have a few beers with you whilst trying out your (and my) kit....
I read somewhere that Eddie used a Gibson PAF humbucker he pulled out of an ES-355 in the original white and black Frankenstrat from Van Halen I but who knows how accurate the source was. I have a Kramer 5150 replica that has a Dimarzio Super Distortion and it's the closest I have ever got to his VH I tone. You should check out this Paul Gaustad guy's videos, it's unreal how close he gets to Ed's sound.
ruclips.net/video/9MSs4h0NoH8/видео.html
Wow. He is amazing. Thanks for the information.
Great video! Great Playing!
I’d love to take some lessons from you!
Dude! I'm making one of these now... thanks for the info!
Sounds amazing, possibly the nearest I have heard to the original.
Check out Jim Gaustad’s channel. That’s probably the closest.
That was pretty bad ass man
Great video thanks for the insight!!
Nice video Man!!! 🔥🎸
PS-6 sounds better in front of the amp as opposed to the effects loop in my opinion, WAY better tracking due to the distortion being after it. Underrated pedal
Sounds bang on man!
Well explained
Awesome explanation
Cool I was looking for something to give me the EVH tone, and who knew that all I needed was $6,000 🤣🤣🤣
Very interesting and well done video. Guitar choice or pickups seems to be a small factor in VH1 tone . Watch the top jimi brown sound kemper YT video and you'll see this guy nails it better than any Bray/Suhr/Friedman/Granger/Metro amps.
with miss Haden at your team you are all for the win!!!
Killer. The last guitar sounds ssswwweeeeeeettt❤
nice job !!!!
Great job all way voice your own great job sr
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
nice run through
Great video thanks man
Pretty sure Eddie claimed it was a bridge pickup from an old ES-335. If that's true, wouldn't that be a Gibson PAF?
Incredible tone, but noise gate would be beneficial. Revv g8.
I heard the first album he use a Gibson paf, Just what heard from an interview, then he made his own pups that was made to a close paf!
It all sounds really good! I use a SD pearly gates most of the time but you can't beat the 59. So simple but good. I wanted to ask you what model the 800 Is.
Ed used a lower output pickup..Seymour Duncan has 2 versions..a 78 model and a Frankenstein which funny enough they make for EVH
@@michaelcantinieri7890 I never tried the 78 but have the Frankenstein in a guitar and it's a good one. However I think its a little hotter. Around 14k.
It is..just got a Hand wound 78...waiting to pop it in
Man I love your rig that one you were talking about putting another pickup in what about a JB Duncan
It's close but not quite, the sound here is much more compressed.
Many variables in an equation. You have been busy. I don't hear EVH. But, I love it and wish you luck. A lot of hard work and money. Journey well
Where's the Ibanez destroyer with the stock pickups in your comparison for the early sound?
Well done
Nearly any Gibson PAF pickup out of any les paul will sound about as good as the EVH pickups for early VH tone - most believe it was a les paul pickup put into a strat body
Hey Buddy That Is Some Awesome Playing I Was Wanting To Know How Are Your Running Chain On Your Pedals An Your Settings Thanks
My David Bray modded Marshall 1987x doesn't sound like that when I run time based effects in front of the amp. Sounds great just crazy loud, even with volume knob on back turned down.
Good stuff…thank you
Is that a Marshall 1987X reissue?
Very cool vid... do you leave the EQ with that mid boost curve constant ON? Interesting take on the Duncan 59. I use a 59 on 87' baretta... i like its lower output. dont quote me on this, but I think its a little more touch-feel responsive than my higher output tone zone, and duncan distortion. The 59 when I roll back the vol knob it really has an upper frequency clarity that I like... kind of "chimey" like a single coil, but not that extreme.
You convinced me to get another plexi
Great tone. I'm guessing not great for bedroom volume? LOL. Amp has monster gain at that level.
Personally when i hear an amp and a pedal board set up that lets you get that squeal that Eddie got in the first riff in beautiful girls off VH 2 i feel like im pretty close in the ball park anyway.
How can the guitar go out of tune it has a locking tremolo. Are the strings stretching as you play, can you explain more?
Where did you get the EVH Wolfgang?? That is a beautiful guitar. That is as close as you can get to Eds brown sound. I have a Marshall DSL 100H and I'm swapping it for a EVH 5150 III EL34. I heard a few demos on you tube. Your gear sounds exactly like the EVH 5150 III. In fact that modified Marshall sounds so close to Eds gear you would have to pull the curtain back to see who's back there. Great job
Have you tried putting a buffer in ihe effects loop to combat the tone suck? I had the same issue til I got this little JHS buffer and now it works great. I put the buffer on top of the amp on a short cable connected to the loop send.
Eddie used a Ibanez destroyer on VH1
thanks hayden!
Hi, may I know the settings that you're using for the JP wah pedal? I have the same one, and I use John's settings, however, I would like to have it setup similar to Eddie's style. Thanks.
Nice job. What looper pedal are you using?
Amazing! But when you have a bray modded Marshall it makes all the difference.
What does “bray” means?
@@user-kb8fe4vd4j The last name of the dude that modded it
Also when you tap on A les paul style guitar your hand wants to hit the pickup selector to the neck pickup. That's another reason he reversed the pickup selector
I love the Frankenstrat p/u in the EVH Frankie replica. Was thinking about putting one in my Charvel but worried that the wood is so different. Do you think a Wolfgang p/u would be better suited? The Wolfie can be spit/tapped and takes to most wood/bodies well. But I love the dynamics of the p/u that came in the Frankie so much. I've thought about a '78 Duncan but want a high output to go with a low output single coil since it's a HSS. I live to back of the volume and clean up with the neck single coil, then overdrive it with (currently a JB, came with a Dimarzio Super Dist). Anyone know if the Frankie p/u's are good replacement p/u's or just jive with the lightweight body that EVH uses for the replica?
Do you have to have more than one pedal plugged in at a time to get that tone? I have all these but I only have one at a time plugged in, that seems like the only way to do it, need help!! 😆
How important is the variac?
Thank you
In terms of 1971 quarters.
D series Is the way to go.
Ordered some S series as well and a relic D on ebay.
Then I ordered 3 non relic D series as well.
you can basicly get them for 2.50 to 5$ on ebay.
But as a european I cannot really get a good shipping deal for a simple coin. Unless I use an agent with a US shipping adress.
Now they are with my agent and I just ordered them to bundle up my many packages.
Then I cannot wait until we hit 15*c In northern europe and I can start on my 2nd project
Hi Man,
can you explain to me what you need the loop at the beginning of the chain? What do you use it for ?
Has anyone run the EQ in the FX loop of the amp?
Back in the day I heard Coke WAS part of the Van Halen sound!!😎🤣🤘🤘