EVH - Guitar World June 2015 Cover

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Continue to like EVH going au natural....

[DONNIEP]

Continue to like EVH going au natural....

Homo!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Homo!

Nice try....

Full Definition of AU NATUREL

: being in natural style or condition

[Romeo Delight]

His wife bought him that jacket

[DONNIEP]

Nice try....

Full Definition of AU NATUREL

: being in natural style or condition

Au naturel = nekkid!

[ZahZoo]

Super secret new amp..? WTF?

Ed demo'ed it last month and posted the video on EVH.com...

[Romeo Delight]

no...the new Vintage Marshall sounding one...

[chefcraig]

Super secret new amp..? WTF?

Ed demo'ed it last month and posted the video on EVH.com...

Yeah.."It's what I use..." like that yellow striped whah wah pedal from few years ago. Gimme a break....

[DLR Bridge]

And the VH song they offer the tabs to is.... you guessed it! JUMP!

Thank you so so so so much Guitar World. What's that? Naahh, I didn't want you to show me how to play Light Up The Sky or As Is or...

Good grief already with that damn song.

[DONNIEP]

And the VH song they offer the tabs to is.... you guessed it! JUMP!

Thank you so so so so much Guitar World. What's that? Naahh, I didn't want you to show me how to play Light Up The Sky or As Is or...

Good grief already with that damn song.

Be happy with what you got!!

[chefcraig]

Be happy with what you got!!

Next month: The complex and confusing opening chords to "Smoke On The Water"! Available at a newsstand near you!

[jhale667]

Super secret new amp..? WTF?

Ed demo'ed it last month and posted the video on EVH.com...

Incorrect. That was the limited edition 5150 III with the modded gain stage.

no...the new Vintage Marshall sounding one...

Ding! RD #FTW


It was in the Washington Times interview and pretty much everyone except iheartguitar.com missed it... EL34 based, like a Marshall, the 5150 III's power section is 6L6-based.

[Von Halen]

Incorrect. That was the limited edition 5150 III with the modded gain stage.






Ding! RD #FTW


It was in the Washington Times interview and pretty much everyone except iheartguitar.com missed it... EL34 based, like a Marshall, the 5150 III's power section is 6L6-based.

Does this mean the "tone chaser" will finally get his good tone back?

[jhale667]

You wouldn't like it - it's described as "more brown" sounding.

[clarathecarrot]

I don't notice every nuance of ED Van Halen because I don't play any instruments..(at ease Donnie)..but have I seen that guitar before ..it looks like the Frankenstein,.... but custom cut by Fender or whoever makes it....and available to purchase...very cool.

My point is Ed doesn't seem to whip out the Frankenstein Fender,... perhaps, it is too valuable, but I would like to see Ed play this guitar live as if he was strumming away at the original one.

any help..?

[Von Halen]

I don't notice every nuance of ED Van Halen because I don't play any instruments..

That's not true. You play a mean slobbering blues on the ole meat flute.

[clarathecarrot]

I try to think about baseball.

[jhale667]

I played the prototype of it he approved at NAMM... had his sig in sharpie on the headstock. They're pretty cool.

[marty d.]

That's not true. You play a mean slobbering blues on the ole meat flute.

I'm a Clara fan,but I have to admit that was a fairly humorous observation...

[jhale667]

[Jérôme Frenchise]

http://www.vhnd.com/2015/04/16/eddie...5-cover-story/

GW: Did you record any other shows or just the Tokyo show?

EVH: We have a Pro Tools rig out by the front of the house and have recorded every show since the beginning of the 2007 tour when Dave first got back in the band. But we never originally intended to put out a live record. We just recorded our shows to archive them.

We have so much material that it was too overwhelming to listen to about 150 shows and pick the best one. I didn’t even bother listening to any of the past shows, outside of a few jams here and there. We played pretty much the same set every night, although we changed a few songs here and there. We played the classics. That’s what people want to hear.

Because the performances by Alex, Wolfgang and myself were pretty consistent from one night to the next, we decided to leave it up to Dave to pick, and he happened to pick Tokyo. Performing live is a lot harder on a singer. Wolfgang and I sing backup vocals on the choruses, so we know how much the vocals can vary from one night to the next.

When your voice is your instrument, you can be affected by a lot of different things. If you sleep with the air conditioner on or the bus ride is too long, you can wake up the next day with a fucked up voice. That’s the main reason we decided to let Dave pick.

[Jérôme Frenchise]

They'd been recording EVERY fucking show since 2007.............................................. .........................................

[DLR Bridge]

He's certainly saying things these days that only piss me off more and more. How does he do it? Better yet, why?

Here's an idea Ed, since none of the 4 current members of the band wanted to take the time to do things right. Pay someone else to go through the shows, let them pick the best performances, and then fucking sign off on it!

I'm also a little surprised at how, apparently, Dave said to just release Tokyo and be done with it. He never struck me as lazy. Something just seems off about a band professionally recording two tours worth of shows and simply saying, eh, that one'll do.

[SunisinuS]

He's certainly saying things these days that only piss me off more and more. How does he do it? Better yet, why?

Here's an idea Ed, since none of the 4 current members of the band wanted to take the time to do things right. Pay someone else to go through the shows, let them pick the best performances, and then fucking sign off on it!

I'm also a little surprised at how, apparently, Dave said to just release Tokyo and be done with it. He never struck me as lazy. Something just seems off about a band professionally recording two tours worth of shows and simply saying, eh, that one'll do.

I think the comments by Ed were positive. And yes, if Dave lives in a bubble then Tokyo gets first trot out pony...as Dave needs a producer more than anyone else in the band these days it seems (turned on it's head). So people that like "the cool Dave" get shafted while the "let Dave be Dave" crowd get "Dave". Most of the people that support Dave unconditionally (like the current members of Van Halen) support letting Dave be Dave. Ed knows him a hella of a lot better than I do...and if he trusted Dave...then at least the Band has a leader.

Not like in the days of snot faced yellow pants McAlien lover.


So oh well...this is reality. Deal with it.

[Seshmeister]

I played the prototype of it he approved at NAMM... had his sig in sharpie on the headstock. They're pretty cool.

Joe Satriani doesn't look happy about it...

[Seshmeister]

Ed seems to have a thing for small head stocks, I don't agree.

Worst were those horrible Steinbergers which were fashionable for a year.



Saw one in Bill & Ted last week and it all came back to me...

[DLR Bridge]

I think the comments by Ed were positive. And yes, if Dave lives in a bubble then Tokyo gets first trot out pony...as Dave needs a producer more than anyone else in the band these days it seems (turned on it's head). So people that like "the cool Dave" get shafted while the "let Dave be Dave" crowd get "Dave". Most of the people that support Dave unconditionally (like the current members of Van Halen) support letting Dave be Dave. Ed knows him a hella of a lot better than I do...and if he trusted Dave...then at least the Band has a leader.

Not like in the days of snot faced yellow pants McAlien lover.


So oh well...this is reality. Deal with it.

Good points, Sun. I'm more put off by the broad brush stroke of hope-dashing he did in the Washington Post interview.

New record? Didn't have the time.

Club days? Didn't sound good when we tried to make it sound better. (wtf?!?!)

WB demo? Apparently, lost along with the moon landing footage.

Live classic shows? Not a mention of it.

Live of the past 2 tours? Too lazy to give you the best, so here you go. It's what Dave said was ok, so don't bitch to me about the vocals sounding like poop.

King Edward can spin it as positive as he likes, but he's not getting a hall pass from many of us for being dismissive and lazy about representing what, in reality, is the legacy of the greatest American Rock and Roll band known to exist! There's much work to be done. They've just got to do it! They need to quit the bullshit excuse making already. Properly celebrating their pasture is the key to a successful future. Oh, and some new music wouldn't hurt, either.

[ZahZoo]

no...the new Vintage Marshall sounding one...

I thought that's what the new circuitry that was added in the 5150 IIIS was supposed to be...

[ZahZoo]

Next month: The complex and confusing opening chords to "Smoke On The Water"! Available at a newsstand near you!

I'm holding out for the definitive Louie, Louie tab...

[DLR Bridge]

Virtually no resonating body-wood and 9 volt battery activated pick ups. Must've been on vacation from "always chasing tone".

[fryingdutchman]

Virtually no resonating body-wood and 9 volt battery activated pick ups. Must've been on vacation from "always chasing tone".

Definitely a dark time for Ed's sound. Was it an endorsement deal that prompted him to strap on those things?

It's not even a single unit, I believe. The frankenstripes on the picture above are a faceplate, I think.

[ZahZoo]

Good points, Sun. I'm more put off by the broad brush stroke of hope-dashing he did in the Washington Post interview.

New record? Didn't have the time.

Club days? Didn't sound good when we tried to make it sound better. (wtf?!?!)

WB demo? Apparently, lost along with the moon landing footage.

Live classic shows? Not a mention of it.

Live of the past 2 tours? Too lazy to give you the best, so here you go. It's what Dave said was ok, so don't bitch to me about the vocals sounding like poop.

King Edward can spin it as positive as he likes, but he's not getting a hall pass from many of us for being dismissive and lazy about representing what, in reality, is the legacy of the greatest American Rock and Roll band known to exist! There's much work to be done. They've just got to do it! They need to quit the bullshit excuse making already. Properly celebrating their pasture is the key to a successful future. Oh, and some new music wouldn't hurt, either.

It does make you wonder... "Didn't have time..."

The last VH appearance was July 23, 2013. There's 19 months between that and the Smithsonian appearance... over 20 months until the Kimmel appearance. So what the fuck did these guys do for around 600 days (14,400 hours) that they didn't have time to show any productive work output..?

[vandeleur]

It does make you wonder... "Didn't have time..."

The last VH appearance was July 23, 2013. There's 19 months between that and the Smithsonian appearance... over 20 months until the Kimmel appearance. So what the fuck did these guys do for around 600 days (14,400 hours) that they didn't have time to show any productive work output..?

Not tidy the shed, paint the fence all the things other lazy middle aged men say they aint got time for.

[Von Halen]

Definitely a dark time for Ed's sound. Was it an endorsement deal that prompted him to strap on those things?

If Elvis wasn't banned, he could give us all the technical details.

It's not even a single unit, I believe. The frankenstripes on the picture above are a faceplate, I think.

I don't think that is a faceplate.

[clarathecarrot]

Thanks for the info on that guitar.

[DLR Bridge]

Not tidy the shed, paint the fence all the things other lazy middle aged men say they aint got time for.

Tidy'd the shed last weekend and the fence is PVC. Now if only I had a band.

Those damn VHers do not know how good they've got it.

[DLR Bridge]

I don't think that is a faceplate.

Looks like the whole thing is a faceplate and an empty box.

[fryingdutchman]

Looks like the whole thing is a faceplate and an empty box.

Beat me to it, Bridge. From the Steinberger website about EVH's build...

"In the early 1980's, an incredibly gifted virtuoso guitar player fell in love with a little-known electric guitar. The player was Eddie Van Halen and the guitar was a Steinberger. One of the employees at the Steinberger factory, Jeff Babicz, was responsible for handling the artists who played these advanced technology Steinberger guitars.

Eddie requested a "special" paint job, and Jeff decided to have the faceplate painted by a talented artist named Jim O'connor.

[VAiN]

If Elvis wasn't banned, he could give us all the technical details.



I don't think that is a faceplate.

The trick to that guitar is you can lock the bridge in different keys. Things stay in tune as you move the bridge creating more of a slide effect. Pay attention the next time you're cranking 'summer nights' in the buggy and you'll notice the key changes.

[DLR Bridge]

Good point VAiN. That Trans-Trem idea was pretty slick.