I turned 61 this year (I’m officially a grumpy old fart)and it’s great to see what I got right and learn from what I got wrong (never too old to learn). We never had RUclips in my days, or Videos and DVD’s. So we would play a tape and learn section by section until the tape was transparent. I was also the only person playing electric guitar and rock/metal in our little town. I never had the pleasure of seeing VH live. The closest I got was when the Live Without a Net and Right Here, Right Now DVD’s came out. So a big thank you for your videos. I’m still having a lot of fun playing guitar after 45 years.
I see Eddie, I click. Great lesson man. And I agree with you about the relic series, simply great guitars. I love the way you have modded it to make it your own
So busy at work, I'm a whole day late for this... But, I have tomorrow off. Like everyone else, I have things I need to do, but I Am taking an hour or so to myself, and I'm playing these VH riffs, and some stuff from your previous videos. And I'm playing it LOUD!!! I need to 'rock out', thanks for all the Great inspiration, ideas, and explanations I can use to have some fun...
Awesome 😎💯 % Yes it's interesting how each genre of music 🎵🎶 has certain techniques, & how Rock is deeply rooted in 💙 Blues & Country which is rooted in Folk, you have a combo of Jazz Blues Country Blues Funk and Wham you have Rock... Great Playing By the Way.. I personally love tapping techniques and slide techniques.. The Harmonics is something people should definitely take seriously in the beginning of their Guitar Journey... Look at the old Mel Bay Guitar Method, if more people concentrate on learning from the books 📚 that have at least The Music Theory necessary for guitar. Instead of all the courses offered online commercials Learn To Play Piano 🎹🌌 Guitar 🎸 🎶 in weeks not years. This also is Guitar Worlds Fault for pushing Just Tab's instead of learning Tab's with music notation. I feel a lot of guitar players would be a better place... No Short Cuts. Personally I love your EVH lessons Eddie & Randy Rhodes Jimmy Hendrix Jeff Beck My Guitar Heroes ... You are a great teacher... Have a Great Weekend.. Cheers 🍻 🥃🥃 🎸 🎵🎶🎶🎶
I have the 5150 striped series (red, black, white). You won’t get any hate from me about the relic guitar you’re using here. EVH guitars are very well made. They’re so comfortable to play and they sound amazing. Your relic looks badass with that full pick guard!
Great lesson. Love seeing you playing your EVH relic. I just put a fresh set of strings on my black EVH relic today. Such a great sounding and playing guitar. 👍🎸
I love all your teaching about how to play songs but I got it in Van Halen gets my attention the most. The very first song that I paid attention to a Van Halen was Dance the Night Away I was just listening to 1984 Ben probably 3 to 4 years or longer I want to know how to play top Jimmy I forgot about this song and it's so cool teach us Authority teacher LOL you're really make it easier
Thanks Marty. Your lessons always inspire. Would you mind sharing your signal chain (downstream of that cool guitar and your skilled hands, that is ;-)? Your thick and chewy tone, especially coming through my headphones in the last section on the 2 - 3 string techniques, is just gnarly.
Thanks man! For RUclips I record in stereo into pro tools. All my FX are in pro tools. The plain Jane stereo delay and echo. Delay 250ms left 500ms right. 11% mix. 24% feedback Hall reverb 14% mix The meat and potatoes is a Fractal AX8. I am using their Friedman BE patch which I have tweaked a little regarding gain level and eq just a tad. I am using ML Labs IR's which are Friedman 4X12's. I set the proximity of the IRs to sound a little roomy and bigger which is a small tweak in the fractal settings while editing the patch.
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Thank you some much for the detailed info Marty. I have just been at the "lead pencil" stage with pedals and amps so far, but I am ready to start learning how to work with pro tools, jumping in with both feet and getting wet soon. Your playing is inspiring to me and your tones are so BIG! My headphones are getting a real workout with your videos. I caught your Journey video yesterday and it was great as well. All of the music that I grew up with. We had it better than we knew back then with real radio stations, DJ's you could call up and request your favorite B-sides and album cuts. Call-in contests to win cutout albums with the right band or music trivia question answers. Glory days! Now, later in life trying to learn the songs and catch back up with the best music of the era. Thanks for what you do for the guitar playing and classic rock music community. Peace.
cheers from brazil, always watch your videos at work and then try to pratice night at home, you make the things sound simple, love it, thanks for another great content
That's great man! I love to hear from watchers in other countries. That's so cool! Keep going man, it eventually becomes like second nature, kinda like walking around. You just stop thinking about it.
Absolutely love the video/lesson! Thank you Marty! I really like the time that you take to explain everything, and why and how it works thebway that it does. The theory behind it. Thanks again. 😎🎸
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Yes sir, hope that you keep them coming. Can't get enough. I know how to do some stuff, but a video like this helps me get better. 😁👍🏻
Hey Marty…thanks for another awesome Tricks of King Edward Tutorial. The one that was kinda new for me was the Legato Linear Run. Thanks for including that one in your six. I started playing guitar in 1981 and Blackmore was my main influence. Ritchie liked to play in fourths; so when the EVH bug bit me when the 1984 album came out, it took me a bit to get my fingers to play in thirds like King Edward. If only YT and Marty 5150 had been available back in the day. Yes, I’m old. Today is the 3rd rock’s 61st orbit for me. Side note….as you pointed out, with Classic EVH, Eddie didn’t play with much gain. As I’m sure you’re quite aware, he played his Marshall Plexies absolutely cranked. All the grit, grunt and grind was coming from a quartet of EL34s being pummeled. There’s nothing like the output stage of a classic 100 watt Marshall’s output section being overdriven and distorting. His pickup in Frankie was an Alnico 2 Gibson PAF he’d pulled from a ‘64 Gibson ES345 if memory serves me correctly; the preamp tubes in his Plexi weren’t getting slammed and this contributed to the very clean articulation that allowed the individual notes to be clearly defined in what he was playing. I think it was with the 5150 Album that he was using other amps besides his Plexi. Specifically, one of Mike Soldano’s SLO-100s can be heard on 5150. Please correct me if anything I’ve written is incorrect. When it comes to King Edward’s gear and tone, I’m sure you’ve forgotten more than I’ll ever know.
Hey man! Thanks for the cool comment. You're absolutely dead on with your info from what I recollect as well. As Eddie got older I think his tone preferences changed. I think he switched over to the SLO amps around For Unlawful and then that was the birth of the 5150 (which was kind of Ed's copy of a SLO). In my opinion, which take it for what it's worth lol, I never liked the 5150 amp. It was too much ... just high gain and noisy. Granted... it was a game changer and sludge and drop metal guys love it. The 5150III was a lot more versatile and especially the EL34 models. I prefer Gibson pickups, kind of under wound. And a semi high gain crunch sound. The tone of the guitar and note clarity is there when you have the perfect combo. (For the kind of music I play). To me, it's about headroom, bark and crunch. 😎🎸🤟🏻
Cool tips Marty! I think the killer tone is key to successfully doing these licks! Might be cool to get this guitar and buy a black 2-humbucker pick guard, to make it less fake frankenstrat looking, and more useful?
Great stuff Marty all things the King did on a regular basis it's what made him unique I think your white relic is a cool nod to the King if you were to play the stripe series than it's like you are copying him but with your white relic it's just a nod to him 👏👍🤘🎸👽
Thanks man! I used a Fractal AX 8 and run it into stereo through pro tools. I am using stereo NL labs IRs that are Friedman 4X12's. The delay is a stereo delay in pro tools 250ms left 500ms right. And a Hall reverb 14%. Other than that, it's just the Friedman BE and IR's in stereo. 😎🤟🏻
for a moment I found myself daydreaming about EVH teaching all his tricks but then I remembered something Wolfgang told Howard Stern. He said that every Single time he would get his dad to give him a guitar lesson, he would be so happy to help but after like literally 30 sec, he couldn't help it and would just play like EVH for ten min and then would kindly say.....now just do that
off topic- but do you use a foot rest and or something that raises you right leg when playing? I've slowly found this is the most comfortable postion for me (tendon issues).
I use a foot rest when shooting these videos but when I practice o typically do not. I just rest the guitar on my right leg/knee. I don't kind of lift my leg up a bit however. Some guys use a leg stand on stage!
The best damn teacher on RUclips……..period. Patient ,kind and informative. I love this man
I turned 61 this year (I’m officially a grumpy old fart)and it’s great to see what I got right and learn from what I got wrong (never too old to learn).
We never had RUclips in my days, or Videos and DVD’s. So we would play a tape and learn section by section until the tape was transparent. I was also the only person playing electric guitar and rock/metal in our little town. I never had the pleasure of seeing VH live. The closest I got was when the Live Without a Net and Right Here, Right Now DVD’s came out.
So a big thank you for your videos. I’m still having a lot of fun playing guitar after 45 years.
I turn 50 next year, so I can appreciate.
Yeah, I love this channel, it reminds me of friends teaching me things 30 odd years ago...
I see Eddie, I click. Great lesson man. And I agree with you about the relic series, simply great guitars. I love the way you have modded it to make it your own
Another AWESOME video. You really demonstrated a lot of Eddie techniques!
Fantastic lesson, Fun and tasty tricks. Thanks Marty
Marty, you make the linear runs look easy! Great video! 🎉🎉
Thanks man! 😎🙏
So busy at work, I'm a whole day late for this...
But, I have tomorrow off. Like everyone else, I have things I need to do, but I Am taking an hour or so to myself, and I'm playing these VH riffs, and some stuff from your previous videos. And I'm playing it LOUD!!!
I need to 'rock out', thanks for all the Great inspiration, ideas, and explanations I can use to have some fun...
Have fun man and have a great weekend ! 😎🤟🏻
This video is great. Keep the Van Halen lessons and tips coming.
Thanks man! I certainly will! 😎🎸
Great lesson, thanx Marty 👍👋👋
You're very welcome! 😎🎵
Awesome 😎💯 % Yes it's interesting how each genre of music 🎵🎶 has certain techniques, & how Rock is deeply rooted in 💙 Blues & Country which is rooted in Folk, you have a combo of Jazz Blues Country Blues Funk and Wham you have Rock... Great Playing By the Way.. I personally love tapping techniques and slide techniques.. The Harmonics is something people should definitely take seriously in the beginning of their Guitar Journey... Look at the old Mel Bay Guitar Method, if more people concentrate on learning from the books 📚 that have at least The Music Theory necessary for guitar. Instead of all the courses offered online commercials Learn To Play Piano 🎹🌌 Guitar 🎸 🎶 in weeks not years. This also is Guitar Worlds Fault for pushing Just Tab's instead of learning Tab's with music notation. I feel a lot of guitar players would be a better place... No Short Cuts. Personally I love your EVH lessons Eddie & Randy Rhodes Jimmy Hendrix Jeff Beck My Guitar Heroes ... You are a great teacher... Have a Great Weekend.. Cheers 🍻 🥃🥃 🎸 🎵🎶🎶🎶
I have the 5150 striped series (red, black, white). You won’t get any hate from me about the relic guitar you’re using here. EVH guitars are very well made. They’re so comfortable to play and they sound amazing. Your relic looks badass with that full pick guard!
Great lesson. Love seeing you playing your EVH relic. I just put a fresh set of strings on my black EVH relic today. Such a great sounding and playing guitar. 👍🎸
Tricky! 😊Thanks Marty 🤘 back in the 80s, my bands never played vanhalen songs! Mostly southern rock and punkish stuff! I'm into blues myself!
I love all your teaching about how to play songs but I got it in Van Halen gets my attention the most. The very first song that I paid attention to a Van Halen was Dance the Night Away I was just listening to 1984 Ben probably 3 to 4 years or longer I want to know how to play top Jimmy I forgot about this song and it's so cool teach us Authority teacher LOL you're really make it easier
Excellent EVH tips - thanks
Awesome video as usual.
Thank ya mate
Thanks Marty. Your lessons always inspire. Would you mind sharing your signal chain (downstream of that cool guitar and your skilled hands, that is ;-)? Your thick and chewy tone, especially coming through my headphones in the last section on the 2 - 3 string techniques, is just gnarly.
Thanks man! For RUclips I record in stereo into pro tools. All my FX are in pro tools. The plain Jane stereo delay and echo.
Delay 250ms left 500ms right. 11% mix. 24% feedback
Hall reverb 14% mix
The meat and potatoes is a Fractal AX8. I am using their Friedman BE patch which I have tweaked a little regarding gain level and eq just a tad.
I am using ML Labs IR's which are Friedman 4X12's.
I set the proximity of the IRs to sound a little roomy and bigger which is a small tweak in the fractal settings while editing the patch.
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Thank you some much for the detailed info Marty. I have just been at the "lead pencil" stage with pedals and amps so far, but I am ready to start learning how to work with pro tools, jumping in with both feet and getting wet soon. Your playing is inspiring to me and your tones are so BIG! My headphones are getting a real workout with your videos. I caught your Journey video yesterday and it was great as well. All of the music that I grew up with. We had it better than we knew back then with real radio stations, DJ's you could call up and request your favorite B-sides and album cuts. Call-in contests to win cutout albums with the right band or music trivia question answers. Glory days! Now, later in life trying to learn the songs and catch back up with the best music of the era. Thanks for what you do for the guitar playing and classic rock music community. Peace.
👍🏽 Talk about your amp rig sounds great!! 👍🏽
cheers from brazil, always watch your videos at work and then try to pratice night at home, you make the things sound simple, love it, thanks for another great content
That's great man! I love to hear from watchers in other countries. That's so cool! Keep going man, it eventually becomes like second nature, kinda like walking around. You just stop thinking about it.
Absolutely love the video/lesson! Thank you Marty! I really like the time that you take to explain everything, and why and how it works thebway that it does. The theory behind it. Thanks again. 😎🎸
My pleasure man! I was hoping everyone that watched it would like the content and my perspective on these little tricks. 😎🎸
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker Yes sir, hope that you keep them coming. Can't get enough. I know how to do some stuff, but a video like this helps me get better. 😁👍🏻
Hey Marty…thanks for another awesome Tricks of King Edward Tutorial. The one that was kinda new for me was the Legato Linear Run. Thanks for including that one in your six.
I started playing guitar in 1981 and Blackmore was my main influence. Ritchie liked to play in fourths; so when the EVH bug bit me when the 1984 album came out, it took me a bit to get my fingers to play in thirds like King Edward. If only YT and Marty 5150 had been available back in the day. Yes, I’m old. Today is the 3rd rock’s 61st orbit for me.
Side note….as you pointed out, with Classic EVH, Eddie didn’t play with much gain.
As I’m sure you’re quite aware, he played his Marshall Plexies absolutely cranked. All the grit, grunt and grind was coming from a quartet of EL34s being pummeled. There’s nothing like the output stage of a classic 100 watt Marshall’s output section being overdriven and distorting.
His pickup in Frankie was an Alnico 2 Gibson PAF he’d pulled from a ‘64 Gibson ES345 if memory serves me correctly; the preamp tubes in his Plexi weren’t getting slammed and this contributed to the very clean articulation that allowed the individual notes to be clearly defined in what he was playing.
I think it was with the 5150 Album that he was using other amps besides his Plexi. Specifically, one of Mike Soldano’s SLO-100s can be heard on 5150.
Please correct me if anything I’ve written is incorrect. When it comes to King Edward’s gear and tone, I’m sure you’ve forgotten more than I’ll ever know.
Hey man! Thanks for the cool comment. You're absolutely dead on with your info from what I recollect as well. As Eddie got older I think his tone preferences changed. I think he switched over to the SLO amps around For Unlawful and then that was the birth of the 5150 (which was kind of Ed's copy of a SLO). In my opinion, which take it for what it's worth lol, I never liked the 5150 amp. It was too much ... just high gain and noisy. Granted... it was a game changer and sludge and drop metal guys love it. The 5150III was a lot more versatile and especially the EL34 models. I prefer Gibson pickups, kind of under wound. And a semi high gain crunch sound. The tone of the guitar and note clarity is there when you have the perfect combo. (For the kind of music I play). To me, it's about headroom, bark and crunch. 😎🎸🤟🏻
More great tips...Thanks Marty😀😀
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great video man. Always love the Van Halen lessons
A lesson on “stompin” evh SNL skit would be cool!! I feel he uses a lot of these concepts
Man what a great track and exciting video to watch with him and GE Smith/SNL band! True. All of these "tricks" are in that song. 😎
Awesome stuff as always my man!
Thanks man!!!! 😎🤟🏻
Great lesson Marty! Though I'm afraid these hot dog fingers No Operato Legato!
Cool tips Marty! I think the killer tone is key to successfully doing these licks! Might be cool to get this guitar and buy a black 2-humbucker pick guard, to make it less fake frankenstrat looking, and more useful?
Great stuff Marty all things the King did on a regular basis it's what made him unique I think your white relic is a cool nod to the King if you were to play the stripe series than it's like you are copying him but with your white relic it's just a nod to him 👏👍🤘🎸👽
Thanks Mark! I love this white relic. It's my go to shredder.
MARTY! Great stuff. What is your rig set up for this video? Your tone is phenomenal.
Thanks man! I used a Fractal AX 8 and run it into stereo through pro tools. I am using stereo NL labs IRs that are Friedman 4X12's.
The delay is a stereo delay in pro tools 250ms left 500ms right. And a Hall reverb 14%.
Other than that, it's just the Friedman BE and IR's in stereo. 😎🤟🏻
for a moment I found myself daydreaming about EVH
teaching all his tricks but then I remembered something Wolfgang told Howard Stern. He said that every Single time he would get his dad to give him a guitar lesson, he would be so happy to help but after like literally 30 sec, he couldn't help it and would just play like EVH for ten min and then would kindly say.....now just do that
Great lesson Marty. Hey I was wondering how you were liking your Epiphone Kirk Hammett v?
I love it! It's really a cool guitar. I love the neck and pickups 🤟🏻
Do you do lessons and can you do a full Dancing in the streets lesson.
love ya Marty!!! thanks man
🎸🙌🎸🙌
Your intonation sounds out on the Bass E. Maybe the D Tuna?
My brother from another mother
off topic- but do you use a foot rest and or something that raises you right leg when playing? I've slowly found this is the most comfortable postion for me (tendon issues).
I use a foot rest when shooting these videos but when I practice o typically do not. I just rest the guitar on my right leg/knee. I don't kind of lift my leg up a bit however. Some guys use a leg stand on stage!
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Nice! A bargain at twice the price.
Indeed! Lol
Your amp settings would be great???