You're close to Edward's sound, Gonzo. It sounds great. Check out this guy's channel. He is the only one I've seen duplicate Edward's tone. ruclips.net/video/7xGI5SaCd0Y/видео.html
Turning the Channel 2 volume to 50% increases channel 1 gain and midrange without a jumper. The pot impedance becomes greater than the impedance of the mixing resistor at that point, which sends more of the channel 1 signal(V1A) into V1B. You don’t really need to know how it works, just experiment with it. If you’re into mods, lifting the mid pot grounded leg cuts out the tonestack. You’ll get a 3db increase in gain and a TON of midrange. I like to install a DPST switch in the “Channel 2 Low” hole and use it to cut out the tone stack AND negative feedback. It works in everything from a Tweed Bassman & High Power Twin to a JTM45/Super Lead/JMP/800 with 4 inputs. It’s a very “Brown” sound with those mods and it’s entirely reversible with no damage done to the amp.
I've noticed that too. I picked up a Bugera 1960 Infinium for fun (because it was cheap) but I would say the downside is I am not sure it's auto bias function will work with a variac..it also has a bit of blocking distortion when I go past 7 on the treble POT with everything on 10. I might lift the ground to mid pot to see what happens with this amp as I liked it on my old home made 1987x rather than chancing the variac. It is a one trick poney sound but does kick!
The VARIAC MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE to my ears!! Without it, you'll every time end up sounding like every other Marshall user, but Eddie!!!!! Sounds just like Eddie's after using variac!!!!!! The sound was not super close before using the variac!!!
A definite part of that sound to tape was- the 1176LN Urei FET limiting/compressor with 2 buttons pushed in to boost the signal- to- tape and to distort the signal -in-the -middle while retaining transparency
According to Dave Friedman on modern or more gained amps you don’t need Variacs…and maybe they can affect the functioning of switches…I don’t know really…on my Friedman amp I use it without…on my plexi I do to…
Congrats Gonzalo ! you nailed it obviously.. I have a Brunetti pleximan which I'd like to make sound as close as possible to your amp, I am wondering if a variac would be sufficient to obtain it, what do you think ?
Thanks man....I don’t know that amp but it depends on the components...I changed a lot of caps inside from stock to Synergy ( same values )...now the variac will do his thing and you will be closer for sure!
I'm super proud of my lil brown sound setup at home, and it's MUCH more humble than yours lol But damn if your marshall and variac don't make mine sound like shit. I'm using a Plexi style pedal into a 5150 OD into my little Fender Mustang ii that I got like 10 years ago. For what it is, it sounds pretty f*kin close, but not as close as yours. Killer rig, dude Cheers!
It doesn't matter what you use man!!!...if it sounds close it's because it's in your fingers!...i'm lucky to have a Recording Studio and work on production to experiment with this sound!
To get that authentic brown sound, I put some Ex-Lax in my Marshall, I actually put it between the head and the cabinet, it works best there, then, just let the music flow !
6CA7 tubes are part of the recipe. Amp will do fine without bias adjustment if you lower voltage, but to run it exactly what your center tap is wound for will yield similar results. If it says 120 or 220 on your power transformer, that is optimum. In other words, for me, I run 120vac.lower to 89 volts for awhile, then go back to 120vac to help tubes last. The variable trick is not a huge difference. Provided you are using a Plexi NMV, you will always achieve Edward Van. Great video regardless. I hope young players wise up to the Holy Grail of hi gain
NO...what EDDIE did with the variac was drop the voltage to where the amp stops working and then bring it back to an appropriate volume for the venue...and he ALSO had one thing that is necessary to this setup... A SECOND AMP....run the first amp (JTM 45 I believe was the start of this method and the reason for the need to do what he did to generate distortion and have effects loops )with a power attenuator into the input of a second amp...(I believe the space between amps was now co opted for certain effects he did not use in front of the amps thus making an effects loop in amps with none...I am unsure of his effects order)...the second amp got the variac for output volume (the phase 90 was likely in front of the whole thing) YES eddie later used cascading gain amps to do basically the same thing....and so do you...but if you REALLY want it to be the true sound (NOT BROWN sound...that was a WALL of sound concept like Phil Specter had...Eddie and Alex talked about the whole band meshing into a Brown Sound, so it meant bass and guitars and keys and all)
@OceanOfLife777 I used to visit him .he showed me some pickups that eddie used that were never on the market .he had them on a SG Gibson .I wo.der how they sounded .I saw.them on one of Ed's guitar on a magazine but never saw them again o ly close up on Jose's guitar
Early pics of Eddies Ibanez Destroyer shows the Original Super 70 pics... Later Eddie cut that guitar into the 'Shark Guitar'..He was never happy with the sound after the mod.. After that mod , we now see the guitar the DiMarzio Super Dist or maybe the Mighty Mite. VH 1 was recorded prior shark mod... That sound 'sonically' to me is the Ibanez Pickup. Di Marzio SD lacks the clarity.
Just curious, what do you have your EVH MXR Phase 90 setting at? Eddie alway said between 9-10 O’clock, but that setting to me on the EVH phaser seems too fast. Thanks in advance
What is your are calling EB booster? Or. EP? is that a Echoplex simulation pedal of some sort? And if so, what is the boost function? Clean boost to the front end for solos? Who makes this pedal?
Increible hombre su sonido y análisis de EVH. 👏Me encanta su tono 🤘🏻. Gracias por repasar cómo user el variac y el sesgo de su Marshall. Excelente - mas videos por favor! Saludos desde Utah, USA 🇺🇸
Hey brother. A while ago I got a pink taco which I commented about on a video of yours.. So nowadays I feel like I need that Marshall fizzyness lets say. Do you think a plexi 1987x is a step up tonewise? Lately I feel my PT20 is a bit polished. Killer for single note stuff though.
Great vid, I just subbed. BTW, the guitar Eddie used that you couldn't exactly remember was an Ibanez Destroyer II. I have one in cherry red, and I believe the bridge pickup is a super 70 or 78 and it's amazing, bridge is beefy and a great platform for forearm resting. He said cutting it and putting those metal links in between was the worst decision, as that was one of his favorites until then. Kinda like Tom Morello and the Kahler Explorer
Thanks man!…it’s nothing special 2013 reissue… I’ve changed some components but same circuit…just better than stock…and it was insanely loud!…everything on 10…
Great video and really dug the VH tone you got out of your plexi. Would you kindly share where you found the Dave Friedman re-biasing information? Is the 50ml consistent for lowering the voltage to 90v as well?
Just curious if you ran out of shielded cable at V1B pin 3 or is this part of the tone? Also, your 47k that runs to the switch on the back of the amp with the added 53k, it looks burned so is that part of the tone? Great video!
Very technical my friend...the switch it’s running ok so it’s not burned...and about V1B I could not say I don’t remember but I had to re cable that part and maybe it’s like you say...I’m not super technical and just followed instructions!...none of the mods came from my head!...
Felicitaciones Gonzalo. Desde Colombia te envío un saludo fraternal y de un EVH fan a otro, you did a great job with the video. Tu EVH sonido es absolutamente spot on!!
You're sound and tone are spot on ! Your kit is rather simple and I measure your achievement as pretty damn good ! With the "variac", it gives an interesting result but I would remove some treble (the harsh part and/or some presence is the amp is equipped with it). I would also boost the bass a bit (with a MXR or BOSS eq) since your plexi doesn't have a "resonance" control that act on the power valves. Last detail, I heard that Edward could sometime boost the pre amp of his tape delay to hit the front of the amp. That pre amp is existing (without the tape delay) in a small pedal.
totally...i think everybody ears different so to get "the" sound on your head it's no a bad thing adjust to taste...my version of the Echoplex it's the EP booster from Xotic...Cheers!
No pedals!…just the Phase 90 or my Mxr Flanger…it’s the amp crancked running at 90 volts…the correct type of pickup ( overwound PAF )…and greenback type speakers ( blackback in my case! )….
I’d be interested to know if songs you played at the beginning of the video like DOA were done before you re-biased the tubes and lowered the voltage? I thought there was a some extra bite and growl that was slightly lost later in the video. That said the “elastic” sag/compression sounded brilliant and Show Your Love & Unchained were spot-on! Really enjoyed the video keep up the good work. 🙏🏻🎸🤘
Those songs were after...I took them from my “spanish version” of the brown sound...I never had so planned my videos so what I play it’s totally from the moment...and if I shoot englsh and Spanish version probably will be playing different stuff!!...
@@GonzaCordo fascinating… Just shows you how subjective sound is (I was a sound engineer for over three decades so I should know really). If you ever decide to do lessons let me know!
Not really...but it had mal functioning switches that made a cut/noise in the sound so...I wasn’t using it and made that amp sound awful...OUT!...problem solve!
Sounds very good to me, Gonza. Sure, it's not 100% but damn that's so fucking close. Close enough for me. Good for you, dude. By the way, is your Marshall amp modified?
Thanks man!...it has some mods and quality of components vs stock...but same values...mainly caps...and the Variac thing...and my speakers are vintage speakers so they add a lot to the sound!
Wish I could play those leads like that. Nice. // Maybe the next 5% to get to the EVH tone would be an EQ pedal with Eddie’s mid hump curve? // What delay did you use-on Ain’t Talkin Bout Love ?
Thanks my man!!!....maybe the Eq is what you say!...some say that Eddie used the Eq to compensate for some of his guitars lacking mid range...who knows!...the Delay for that song was a Carbon Copy in front ...300 ms with 1 repeat
@@qua7771 I (finally) think i'm good now. I just added a Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe to my Kemper, and a little EQ curve, and i'm now closer than i've ever been. To the _tone_ anyway. For the lead playing, i've got a way to go.
Guys if you enjoy this video please like and subscribe, clicking on the bell so you get notified when a new video it's up!....Merry Christmas!
You're close to Edward's sound, Gonzo. It sounds great.
Check out this guy's channel. He is the only one I've seen duplicate Edward's tone.
ruclips.net/video/7xGI5SaCd0Y/видео.html
There are a lot of videos like this circulating now, but yours was by far the most fun to watch. I enjoyed it and learned some different things too.
Awesome my man!!!...glad you liked it!
A Root beer and 2 burritos is how the master achieved it. The hard part was finding a amp to mimick the noise he heard.
Yes!!!...always comes from within!...
@@GonzaCordo subtle joke, loved that lol.
Absolutely amazing tone and playing man!!
Thank you man!!!....
Awesome
Thanks dude!!
Turning the Channel 2 volume to 50% increases channel 1 gain and midrange without a jumper. The pot impedance becomes greater than the impedance of the mixing resistor at that point, which sends more of the channel 1 signal(V1A) into V1B.
You don’t really need to know how it works, just experiment with it.
If you’re into mods, lifting the mid pot grounded leg cuts out the tonestack. You’ll get a 3db increase in gain and a TON of midrange. I like to install a DPST switch in the “Channel 2 Low” hole and use it to cut out the tone stack AND negative feedback. It works in everything from a Tweed Bassman & High Power Twin to a JTM45/Super Lead/JMP/800 with 4 inputs. It’s a very “Brown” sound with those mods and it’s entirely reversible with no damage done to the amp.
I've noticed that too. I picked up a Bugera 1960 Infinium for fun (because it was cheap) but I would say the downside is I am not sure it's auto bias function will work with a variac..it also has a bit of blocking distortion when I go past 7 on the treble POT with everything on 10. I might lift the ground to mid pot to see what happens with this amp as I liked it on my old home made 1987x rather than chancing the variac. It is a one trick poney sound but does kick!
Awesome tips dude!!...i now little about mods...i couldn't build an amp for myself but i can mod them if i now what i hace to do...
Amazing, fabulous playing and so close to THE sound. Dirty overdriven rhythm but super clean articulate lead. Thank you for the inspiration 😃👍
Thanks Dude...let’s thank Eddie for what you say!!!...Cheers!
When he starts playing at 4;28 that sounds fantastic. He gets a great sound just with that amp alone. Man i gotta hear that again. Rock on Gonza.
Thanks man!….
Atomic punk sounded SPOT ON
Nice!!!
Great sound !! Such a great rock tone apart from the EVH aspect. Also I love your playing, the enthusiasm and attitude really comes through.
Thanks my man!!!...Eddie was that...joy for playing!
Just getting into the variac, never thought I'd be going down the rabbit hole.
The Brown Hole!
The VARIAC MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE to my ears!! Without it, you'll every time end up sounding like every other Marshall user, but Eddie!!!!! Sounds just like Eddie's after using variac!!!!!! The sound was not super close before using the variac!!!
Yeah it adds to the mix…it is a recipe and the Variac it’s crucial!
Very impressive playing, you nail that EVH vibe like no one else.
Oh my man!!!…thanks a lot!…have a nice day!!…🙏👍
SPOT ON !
Thanks dude!
A definite part of that sound to tape was-
the 1176LN Urei FET limiting/compressor with 2 buttons pushed in to boost the signal- to- tape and to distort the signal -in-the -middle while retaining transparency
I used the Universal Audio plugin version of that compressor…but I don’t have the hardware…
@@GonzaCordo sweetwater has a recreation model of it for a reasonable price.
A need one for sure!!!
I suck! I wish I could play as good as you. My big fingers keep hitting unwanted strings...UG!! But I keep trying. Great video.
Thanks man!!…just keep it going!!!!
The Brown sound is a misnomer... It was Eddie describing Alex Van halens snare sound.. Not Eddies guitar sound...
In deed!!!...funny is a standard for guitar sounds!...
Brilliant video! Well done on finding a sound that gets you in the EVH zone!
Thanks man!…EVh Zone!…I like that!
Dude, sounds great!
🙏🙏🙏
That's top of the line jamming bro AWESOME 💯 % 8/28/2023
Thanks man!!!!
You pretty much nailed the famous brown sound!
Thanks dude!!..I love that sound!
Yep , aint many videos on how to get Zach Wyldes sound or Jimmy Pages sound or Kirk Hammets sound ha. But everybody wants that Eddie tone.
you are totally right my friend!..in my case Eddie IS ( not was!! ) god!...but not to bad doing other marshall tones!...Cheers!
Kirk Hammett had an amazing solo tone on their first album but after that he stopped using Marshalls and his sound wasn’t as good
@@johnnybrown9581 yep I agree
Oh yes!!!...totally!...
Now this sounds identical to Van Halen 1 and 2!!!!
Thanks man!….i don’t know but I tried my best!
I use a DLS40C and lower the line voltage to 80 volts and it sounds okay to me. Variacs are crucial.
According to Dave Friedman on modern or more gained amps you don’t need Variacs…and maybe they can affect the functioning of switches…I don’t know really…on my Friedman amp I use it without…on my plexi I do to…
That’s the tone!!
Yes!!!...
@@GonzaCordo Have you tested with an attenuator so it isn’t so loud?
@@BFahz yeah..a couple of dbs...still super loud
Congrats Gonzalo ! you nailed it obviously.. I have a Brunetti pleximan which I'd like to make sound as close as possible to your amp, I am wondering if a variac would be sufficient to obtain it, what do you think ?
Thanks man....I don’t know that amp but it depends on the components...I changed a lot of caps inside from stock to Synergy ( same values )...now the variac will do his thing and you will be closer for sure!
I'm super proud of my lil brown sound setup at home, and it's MUCH more humble than yours lol
But damn if your marshall and variac don't make mine sound like shit.
I'm using a Plexi style pedal into a 5150 OD into my little Fender Mustang ii that I got like 10 years ago. For what it is, it sounds pretty f*kin close, but not as close as yours. Killer rig, dude Cheers!
It doesn't matter what you use man!!!...if it sounds close it's because it's in your fingers!...i'm lucky to have a Recording Studio and work on production to experiment with this sound!
To get that authentic brown sound, I put some Ex-Lax in my Marshall, I actually put it between the head and the cabinet, it works best there, then, just let the music flow !
6CA7 tubes are part of the recipe.
Amp will do fine without bias adjustment if you lower voltage, but to run it exactly what your center tap is wound for will yield similar results.
If it says 120 or 220 on your power transformer, that is optimum.
In other words, for me, I run 120vac.lower to 89 volts for awhile, then go back to 120vac to help tubes last. The variable trick is not a huge difference.
Provided you are using a Plexi NMV, you will always achieve Edward Van.
Great video regardless.
I hope young players wise up to the Holy Grail of hi gain
Great info my friend!…sadly I can get those tubes easily here Chile…but I will try to get those!…
Brooooooo! Your more then close lmao your a savage on the guitar! Sounds f-nig awesome! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Thanks a lot!… savage is good!!!!
NO...what EDDIE did with the variac was drop the voltage to where the amp stops working and then bring it back to an appropriate volume for the venue...and he ALSO had one thing that is necessary to this setup... A SECOND AMP....run the first amp (JTM 45 I believe was the start of this method and the reason for the need to do what he did to generate distortion and have effects loops )with a power attenuator into the input of a second amp...(I believe the space between amps was now co opted for certain effects he did not use in front of the amps thus making an effects loop in amps with none...I am unsure of his effects order)...the second amp got the variac for output volume (the phase 90 was likely in front of the whole thing) YES eddie later used cascading gain amps to do basically the same thing....and so do you...but if you REALLY want it to be the true sound (NOT BROWN sound...that was a WALL of sound concept like Phil Specter had...Eddie and Alex talked about the whole band meshing into a Brown Sound, so it meant bass and guitars and keys and all)
The way to get his sound is to practice forever to sound like him.
It’s in the fingers.
Sure thing!…but a good old Plexi will help!
nah it's more in the palm muting plus eddies plexi was modded during first and second album, the mod was then removed.
The 'Fingers' will get the finer nuances..The basic tone is Amps, cabs, pickups.
BRAVO! You nailed the tone!
Thanks Dude!
The man who first modified evh marshall amp was Jose an Argentinian man in Sherman oaks California
Jose used to advertise all the mods in guitar magazines … those were cool days
@OceanOfLife777 I used to visit him .he showed me some pickups that eddie used that were never on the market .he had them on a SG Gibson .I wo.der how they sounded .I saw.them on one of Ed's guitar on a magazine but never saw them again o ly close up on Jose's guitar
@@martinromero4764 man that is so cool… what an awesome experience… I can only imagine his shop looked like a mad scientist lab…lol …
@OceanOfLife777 lol yup !
Early pics of Eddies Ibanez Destroyer shows the Original Super 70 pics... Later Eddie cut that guitar into the 'Shark Guitar'..He was never happy with the sound after the mod..
After that mod , we now see the guitar the DiMarzio Super Dist or maybe the Mighty Mite.
VH 1 was recorded prior shark mod... That sound 'sonically' to me is the Ibanez Pickup. Di Marzio SD lacks the clarity.
Bien hecho! Tu video y el Pete Thorn con Dave Friedman llegaron lo más cerca que se puede.
Genial!!!!
brown sound was probably created in the studio by the engineer and then replicated later for live performances.
Sure thing! Don Landee!…
So….just have a SuperLead cranked. Got it🙃😂😂
Yep!
Just curious, what do you have your EVH MXR Phase 90 setting at? Eddie alway said between 9-10 O’clock, but that setting to me on the EVH phaser seems too fast. Thanks in advance
9 o’clock…but slower sounds cool as well!
You need the snarl of the 20 watt Celestions or at least the greenbacks combined with the V30's but sounds great!!
actually what you ear its a 77' Black back ( 55 Hz )
EDDIE CIENTIFICO DEL MARSHALL, SOUND BROWNIE..1978 .1984.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Oh yeah!!!
What is your are calling EB booster? Or. EP? is that a Echoplex simulation pedal of some sort? And if so, what is the boost function? Clean boost to the front end for solos? Who makes this pedal?
Xotic EP Booster....some boost on the front...it changes a little bit the general eq and adds a touch of gain
Increible hombre su sonido y análisis de EVH. 👏Me encanta su tono 🤘🏻. Gracias por repasar cómo user el variac y el sesgo de su Marshall. Excelente - mas videos por favor! Saludos desde Utah, USA 🇺🇸
Thanks Dave!…check out the other stuff on the Channel!…
Very well done, Great tone, the playing smokes and I really enjoyed the whole vibe. Beautiful
Thank you Tom!!!
You nailed it perfectly. Geat video!!!!
Thanks man!…i love that tone!…
YEAH!!! 🤘🤘🤘😎👍👍👍
AWESOME!! Is all the distortion coming from the plexi???
Greetings from Kentucky
Rock On!!!!!
Yes man!...it's a beast...it can kill little animals!
Thank you for this! Really loved hearing the tones and playing. More please!
Thanks for commenting my friend!
Hey brother. A while ago I got a pink taco which I commented about on a video of yours.. So nowadays I feel like I need that Marshall fizzyness lets say. Do you think a plexi 1987x is a step up tonewise?
Lately I feel my PT20 is a bit polished. Killer for single note stuff though.
The Bray Coco 50 is probably the closest to Ed's brown sound.
@dsvet I’d love to play in one of those!
@@GonzaCordo Same here brother they sound so good. David is asking $2,800 plus shipping. Just something I can't come up with atm but workin on it!
Great vid, I just subbed. BTW, the guitar Eddie used that you couldn't exactly remember was an Ibanez Destroyer II. I have one in cherry red, and I believe the bridge pickup is a super 70 or 78 and it's amazing, bridge is beefy and a great platform for forearm resting. He said cutting it and putting those metal links in between was the worst decision, as that was one of his favorites until then. Kinda like Tom Morello and the Kahler Explorer
Oh yeah!…thanks for that tip I knew that Eddie didn’t like that guitar after he cut it…great stories!
Great tone ! which year your plexi is ? is got some modification or u just play insanley loud ? how much the parameter of volume on ? thanks
Thanks man!…it’s nothing special 2013 reissue… I’ve changed some components but same circuit…just better than stock…and it was insanely loud!…everything on 10…
Excelente video Gonzalo, muy bien desarrollo de como llegar al sonido de EVH, saludos
Gracias Luis!!
Wow - Fantastic playing!!! And you nailed King Edward’s tone on VH I and II!!! RIP EVH
Awesome man!!!
Sounds nice. Funny how Plexis vary from different manufacturers. I use a couple Germino Lead 55 LV's [1968 JMP Super Lead 50 watts].
Yo no se cuanto estuviste trabajando para eso pero te sale igual que en el álbum… good job pibe…
Gracias man!!…Van Halen es para mi una religión!
Great video and really dug the VH tone you got out of your plexi. Would you kindly share where you found the Dave Friedman re-biasing information? Is the 50ml consistent for lowering the voltage to 90v as well?
Yes it is consistent!!...check out Pete Thorne video about the brown sound!...Dave Friedman was involve on that!...
@@GonzaCordo Thank you, Gonza...will do!
great playing!
Thanks !!!
I noticed you said u use amplitube, would love to see some videos on that bc I use it as well when I’m recording on my laptop 🤘
i wanna make a video trying to get this sound on Amplitube...January!...
Nailed it! Good job.
Thanks!
Sounds great! How do you have the EP Booster set? Have you changed any of the internal dipswitches?
it is at 11 o' clock...and no 3db boost and high boost activated...i think it's switch 2 activated
Love your channel, love your playing.
Thanks man!!...more content to come!!
That tone is huge. Good work.
Thanks Dude!
Wow! It's Amazing! I have a 1987x plexi. Did this method work well with that already? Thank you! Great tone!!!
Yeah!...it’s the sound!!...close enough for me!...
Very Nice!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tim!
Just curious if you ran out of shielded cable at V1B pin 3 or is this part of the tone? Also, your 47k that runs to the switch on the back of the amp with the added 53k, it looks burned so is that part of the tone? Great video!
Very technical my friend...the switch it’s running ok so it’s not burned...and about V1B I could not say I don’t remember but I had to re cable that part and maybe it’s like you say...I’m not super technical and just followed instructions!...none of the mods came from my head!...
@@GonzaCordo Thanks for the reply! Is this amp as fun to play as it appears? Not many people put feelings in the notes and you my friend do...!
Oh thanks!!!...it is fun!...very inspiring...just a classic sound!...
Very strong sound, and I LOVE IT.
Thank you so much!
Eddie used Reverb heavily for sure!
Yes!!!…part of the tone!
Awesome job. Why no mention of the Rockman Power Soak that’s laying next to the variac?
it's a Tom Sholz...i guess it's the same....yes it's doing 6db of attenuation..so i don't blow up my Black Backs...still it's like 115 Db of loudness!
Felicitaciones Gonzalo. Desde Colombia te envío un saludo fraternal y de un EVH fan a otro, you did a great job with the video. Tu EVH sonido es absolutamente spot on!!
Gracias John!!!…un abrazo!
Alot of aspects of talent were shown here.great playing too.
Nice Bro!..Thanks!
Thanks Gonza, great vid. sound is fantastic!
Thank you!
You're sound and tone are spot on ! Your kit is rather simple and I measure your achievement as pretty damn good ! With the "variac", it gives an interesting result but I would remove some treble (the harsh part and/or some presence is the amp is equipped with it). I would also boost the bass a bit (with a MXR or BOSS eq) since your plexi doesn't have a "resonance" control that act on the power valves. Last detail, I heard that Edward could sometime boost the pre amp of his tape delay to hit the front of the amp. That pre amp is existing (without the tape delay) in a small pedal.
totally...i think everybody ears different so to get "the" sound on your head it's no a bad thing adjust to taste...my version of the Echoplex it's the EP booster from Xotic...Cheers!
Hey No Matter What Any One Says Its Perfect Can I Ask What Is Your Pedal Settings Thanks
No pedals!…just the Phase 90 or my Mxr Flanger…it’s the amp crancked running at 90 volts…the correct type of pickup ( overwound PAF )…and greenback type speakers ( blackback in my case! )….
I’d be interested to know if songs you played at the beginning of the video like DOA were done before you re-biased the tubes and lowered the voltage? I thought there was a some extra bite and growl that was slightly lost later in the video.
That said the “elastic” sag/compression sounded brilliant and Show Your Love & Unchained were spot-on!
Really enjoyed the video keep up the good work.
🙏🏻🎸🤘
Those songs were after...I took them from my “spanish version” of the brown sound...I never had so planned my videos so what I play it’s totally from the moment...and if I shoot englsh and Spanish version probably will be playing different stuff!!...
@@GonzaCordo fascinating… Just shows you how subjective sound is (I was a sound engineer for over three decades so I should know really). If you ever decide to do lessons let me know!
We could schedule something ( i actually do lesson ) email me if you like gonzalocordovezgatica@gmail.com
Nailed it!
Nice!!!
Well done mate 👍
Thanks!!
Amazing skills man. Great guitar playing with the sound. Cool.
Thanks Lars!!
💥 Eddie 🎸 Lives💥
Loved this video! Keep’m coming!
Thanks man!
Such a beautiful tone
Oh yes!!!
Killer playing Amigo!!!
In deed Dude!...
Sounds good. This was a fun video. Like hanging with a fellow Eddie geek.
That’s exactly what it is!…cheers!
Excellent playing and tone! How were you able to crank that SLP and not go deaf?
i have a proper studio...concrete cube for making the most loud sounds!!!...in the room it's sick...
Love it! Your playing (and English) is great!! 👍👌🇨🇦
Thanks man!
Sounds really convincing to me
Nice!
Great ..job..! Man nice chops .. really enjoyed the video.
Thanks my man!!!
I like the mugs..havin fun !! nice job
Thanks man!
Amazing video. Thanks from Sweden! 🎙
Thanks my man!!!!
Excellent you work and it shows
Thanks!!!…Cheers!…
You nailed the tone!
Nice!
Man, your playing is super !
Thanks Man!!
ah,very cool. Realy enjoyed this !
Great!
Hello Gonzo great vid! What year is the amp? Are you using a variac?
2013...pretty normal...nothing holy grail about it
Awesome video man
Damn dude, this was awesome,
Thanks man!
Excelente! Ese Marshall es stock o tiene modificaciones?
Saludos!…tiene upgrade de componentes pero respetando el circuito original
Did you mention which model of Marshall that is?? I guess it's a 1959 Superlead 100w? But is it a Reissue? Is it the reissue with the FX loop?
it is a 2013 Reissue 1959 SLP, with Fx loop...i disconnected the loop from inside...nothing holy grail about the amp!
@@GonzaCordo Thanks! It sounds great! No reason not to buy a reissue!
@@odgeUK no dude!...it's all good with those!
@@GonzaCordo did you find a difference in sound when you disconnected the fx loop?
Not really...but it had mal functioning switches that made a cut/noise in the sound so...I wasn’t using it and made that amp sound awful...OUT!...problem solve!
Sounds very good to me, Gonza. Sure, it's not 100% but damn that's so fucking close. Close enough for me. Good for you, dude. By the way, is your Marshall amp modified?
Thanks man!...it has some mods and quality of components vs stock...but same values...mainly caps...and the Variac thing...and my speakers are vintage speakers so they add a lot to the sound!
Great playing and tone!
Thanks man!!
Is it possible with Marshall plexi 1987x?
Yeah!!!…same circuit…only difference is the wattage!…
Wish I could play those leads like that. Nice. // Maybe the next 5% to get to the EVH tone would be an EQ pedal with Eddie’s mid hump curve? // What delay did you use-on Ain’t Talkin Bout Love ?
Thanks my man!!!....maybe the Eq is what you say!...some say that Eddie used the Eq to compensate for some of his guitars lacking mid range...who knows!...the Delay for that song was a Carbon Copy in front ...300 ms with 1 repeat
Dont give up! I like the MXR EQ. Speakers make a big difference in amp tone, and an often overlooked item in the signal path.
@@qua7771 I (finally) think i'm good now. I just added a Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe to my Kemper, and a little EQ curve, and i'm now closer than i've ever been. To the _tone_ anyway. For the lead playing, i've got a way to go.
@@CentaurusRelax314 You didn't mention the Kemper. That's a game changer.
Sounds soo good, lol. Classic tone
It is classic!...you gotta love it!
sounds killer man!!!
Thanks!