the brown sound

[tjvhou812]

ok correct me if i'm wrong.....

i see alot of people on here thinking the brown sound
was the sound of eddie's guitar...

but i'm pretty sure it was the sound of alex's
snare drum on the early records...

anybody know for sure on this, i could be wrong
but i', pretty sure it was al's snare drum

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by tjvhou812
ok correct me if i'm wrong.....

i see alot of people on here thinking the brown sound
was the sound of eddie's guitar...

but i'm pretty sure it was the sound of alex's
snare drum on the early records...

anybody know for sure on this, i could be wrong
but i', pretty sure it was al's snare drum

naaaaaaaaaaaa...it's the guitar sound...

[tjvhou812]

you may be right,

but i thought i read somewhere along time ago
it was the snare drum sound

[WOAHYEAH]

I've seen it as both, and I still have no idea what the fuck a "snare" is

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by tjvhou812
you may be right,

but i thought i read somewhere along time ago
it was the snare drum sound

that was very unique, too...but the brownsound is "trade mark" in the guitar world...you can download sounds for the rockman or line6 amps for all the VH-tunes and some are called "brownsound"-(songtitle)

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by WOAHYEAH
I've seen it as both, and I still have no idea what the fuck a "snare" is

the drum with the chains under the skin...hit it on two and four...

[MUSICMAN64]

THE BROWN SOUND WAS THE TERM EDDIE USED TO DESCRIBE HIS SOUND. A WARM, RICH TONE. PLEASING TO THE EARS. NOT THE TYPICAL BUZZ SAW SOUND TYPICAL TO MOST METAL GUITARISTS TONES.

[Matt White]

EVH has said in MANY interviews that SHEMP coined the term "Brownsound" to describe his ideal snare sound. EVH thought that his guitar tone was "Brown" as well, like a killer stereo as opposed to a tinny AM radio. "Razor blades comin' at your ears" was what he wanted to avoid.

[Panamark]

Well whatever it was, it went the way of the unicorns :p

[Mezro]

the brown sound = the noise Ed's cock makes as he punches Sam's rectum.

Mezro...but Al claims he created the brown sound...OK Al...calm down...we believe you splashed the stinky star first...

[BlimpyCHIMP™]

Originally posted by Panamark
Well whatever it was, it went the way of the unicorns :p

IT WENT THAT WAY CUZ IT WAS STOLEN MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO IT WAS A LUDWIG SOMETHINGSONIC SNARE WITH THE DOUBLE-STRAINTERS POLISHED DOWN PAST THE NICKEL PLATING YOU COULD SEE THE COPPER COATING WHICH WAS LIKE A DULL BROWN

KEYSTONE BADGE WOODA DATED IT FROM B TWEEN EARLY 50S TO THE LATE 60S

[BrownSound1]

Originally posted by Matt White
EVH has said in MANY interviews that SHEMP coined the term "Brownsound" to describe his ideal snare sound. EVH thought that his guitar tone was "Brown" as well, like a killer stereo as opposed to a tinny AM radio. "Razor blades comin' at your ears" was what he wanted to avoid.

You are correct, sir. "Brown like a nice piece of wood"....was also used in the same description you are quoting. It is just another word for TONE. Getting a great tone is a lost art I'm afraid. None of the new bands have tone for shit.

[Panamark]

Finally !! Browsound responds in his thread !! :p

[Panamark]

I think the art of tone has been lost in the digital age.
Even if you have a great analog tone, its never the same
after compression.... (In my humble opinion)

[BrownSound1]

I agree 100%. I love the flexibility of digital equipment, but the stuff STILL sounds brittle and harsh to my ears. There is no smoothness to it...like the difference between a fresh stamped record and a CD. I'll take the record any time...until you rake the needle across it and scratch it to hell.

[John Holmes]

Originally posted by Mezro
the brown sound = the noise Ed's cock makes as he punches Sam's rectum.

Mezro...but Al claims he created the brown sound...OK Al...calm down...we believe you splashed the stinky star first...

Look down in the bowl, you'll see Van Hagar 2004 tour new found "Brown Sound" :

[Mezro]

Originally posted by John Holmes
Look down in the bowl, you'll see Van Hagar 2004 tour new found "Brown Sound" :

Looks like Sam ate a small breakfast that day.

Mezro...grab a ladel and put it in a cradle...

[Brett]

Yep "brown sound" was the term Alex used to describe his ideal snare sound, like beating on a log. Eddie just adapted the name to his warm guitar tone.

I'm with you guys on the digital stuff. It's very flexible, but in the end it does lack that certain something you get from analog. Especially the amp modelers. I mean they're great, and they're awesome for recording on your computer, as well as being versatile. But there's just something missing when you compare it to real tube distortion. But it's getting better. I do like the Pod XT though, I use it all the time for recording.

[DavidLeeNatra]

Originally posted by Brett
I'm with you guys on the digital stuff. It's very flexible, but in the end it does lack that certain something you get from analog. Especially the amp modelers. I mean they're great, and they're awesome for recording on your computer, as well as being versatile. But there's just something missing when you compare it to real tube distortion. But it's getting better. I do like the Pod XT though, I use it all the time for recording.

especially when you do covers it's great to work with these digital amps...my guitar player uses the line6 fatter and he's got everything in it from hendrix to queen to ed and back...

[Brett]

I actually use my Pod in front of my 5150 with a BBE Sonic Maximizer and I get a really nice sound for live band stuff actually. And yep they're great for recording the quick covers.

[DavidLeeNatra]

mine uses a line6 combo...it's not that much to carry

[Brett]

Well I need to look like I know what I'm doing man.

[Panamark]

Ive got the Line6 POD ver 2.0.

Its a cool toy even to plug into a stereo at somebodies
place. You can get some great sounds. *BUT* it is still
nowhere near as nice as the Marshall. I find you get
a real "closed" feeling when you play through them.
I love using the natural feedback from the guitar and
amp for squeals, I can get them through the POD, but
its just not the same. It feels closed. (I wonder if that
made any sense)

[Brett]

Yep obviously it does not produce the natural feedback you can get from a real amp, this is true. Unless of course you're running it in front of your amp. But when you're recording or playing through your computer, no way to achieve that....that I know of.