Evh @ Namm 2007

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by Hummarstra
NOT IMPRESSED!! The reason Ed didn't hardly use his pick is because Ed can hardly pick anymore. AND IF YOU CAN'T PICK YOU AINT SHIT ON THE GUITAR. DONT BE FOOLED BY ALL THE TAPPING.

He pulled off the machinegun style without missing a stroke....using only his wrist as usual.What are you talking about?

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
I've decided I don't like Ed the person and could care less about him.

I do like his talent and he has some great ideas when he's on. Plus, the guy got the best guitar tone ever.

Dave Roth was right. Eddie is a lousey human being when he doesn't have a guitar in his hand.

Like Dave says,"I don't have to love you to make good music with you."

Ed reinvented a Fender to suit his needs in '77 and the popularity grew. Kramer came close(I had 2) as far as guitar design, then the music man/penis combo changed his sound completely.It's back where it should be.

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by frets5150
Wrong... It wasn't DLR it was EVH's Guitar Wizardry That Drew people to him.
Honestly if it was not for EVH's guitar playing there would be no DLR M.A or AVH.Granted after the first tour it was all about EVH and DLR but honestly what made you go apeshit when you heard VH 1?It was EVH playing Nuff said

Agreed.
Then I saw them live and realized it wasn't ALL about Eddie anymore.

[pflo]

Originally posted by Terry
Chiding Ed for making those comments about companies who produced EVH products in the past has to do more with commenting on Ed and his own sense of loyalty towards those he has worked with in the past than anything else...even if it's only loyalty in a sense of keeping his piehole shut and taking the higher road.

Obviously, Ed can (and does) say whatever the fuck he wants, but it's just a telling factor about the self-centeredness of the man, like Nitro Express and the Architect pointed out.

Probably also explains why the man won't go out on the road with Roth, even though it's fairly obvious that's what a majority of people want to see - it's because Ed does whatever Ed wants to do to please Ed only. If his former bandmates, former business associates and former fanbase don't like what he has to say, it's all their problem, not his.

I dont get what is wrong there? He SHOULD please himself. Thats what geniouses and true artists do. You people dont seem to understand his position. He REINVENTED THE ELECTRIC GUITAR! He carries the weight of a huge legacy on his shoulders, one that none of us here would understand. Just like Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Jimmy Page, even Cobain, these guys live(d) day to day with most people telling them how great they are.That will change your outlook on your place in the world.You either adjust your ego to deal with that, or you kill yourself.Thats just the way it is.It is laughable that us here on the internet who comparibly amount to nothing in affecting culture, can claim they know how these people should conduct themselves. WE are the ones who elevated them in the first place!

[jhale667]

Wow. A pflo post I agree with. Sort of. Scary. :D

And last time I checked, Dunlop was still selling EVH Phase90s and Flangers....

http://www.jimdunlop.com/?page=products/p_and_e_detail&cat=21

[frets5150]

Originally posted by pflo
Wrong, fuckstick, tell Segovia that! You is a dumb one!

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by Hummarstra
NOT IMPRESSED!! The reason Ed didn't hardly use his pick is because Ed can hardly pick anymore. AND IF YOU CAN'T PICK YOU AINT SHIT ON THE GUITAR. DONT BE FOOLED BY ALL THE TAPPING.

Sweep picking well is way harder than tapping. I did appreciate the Hot For Teacher riff. Ed probably plays well enough to do a good song or two at the Hall of Fame induction. Let's hope his sour grape of a brother doesn't ruin that one. Hot Sauce Mike would come back for it and probably his bitch Sammy unfortunately.

[kentuckyklira]

So, is the "look like a bum" dresscode still acceptable in the USA??

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by PlexiBrown
Throughout the years I have heard of times when Ed was a dick and times when he was a cool and generous guy. Most of his problems stem from alcohol abuse. With that being said, I got into EVH in 1978 because of his guitar playing. I don't know Ed personally so I really don't care what he does nor do I really know for sure what is BS and what isn't concerning things I hear and read about him on the internet. I think that most of the bizzare behavior from EVH is due to too much alcohol over a very long time.

You are right, but I have sevral alcoholic friiends who got on the wagon and they have no sympathy for an alcoholic. One of my friends cleaned up when his wife said it was the bottle or her. Ed chose the bottle and it's pretty sad when he has a son growing up watching daddy self-destruct. Ed is selfish and he would rather have his buzz than his friends and family. I think it's pretty sad.

It's good to see his old tone is back and he still can play some of the old licks but he's a shell of his former self.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by kentuckyklira
So, is the "look like a bum" dresscode still acceptable in the USA??

Kurt Cobain is dead. Ed will join him soon if he doesn't quit the smokes, booze, and sticking electrical probes in his mouth and up his ass.

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by pflo
I dont get what is wrong there? He SHOULD please himself. Thats what geniouses and true artists do. You people dont seem to understand his position. He REINVENTED THE ELECTRIC GUITAR! He carries the weight of a huge legacy on his shoulders, one that none of us here would understand. Just like Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Jimmy Page, even Cobain, these guys live(d) day to day with most people telling them how great they are.That will change your outlook on your place in the world.You either adjust your ego to deal with that, or you kill yourself.Thats just the way it is.It is laughable that us here on the internet who comparibly amount to nothing in affecting culture, can claim they know how these people should conduct themselves. WE are the ones who elevated them in the first place!

I dunno about Cobain being great.Taking a Killing Joke tune note for note and putting different lyrics to it doesn't require genius.
Have you seen Uli Roth's guitar? THAT looks "reinvented

[Diamondjimi]

Ed STILL seems to rely on a lot of his "gimmicks". I would like to see him do some actual shredding(with a pick) rather than tap and noodle with a fuckin sustainer gizmo. Nice to hear his play without the cheesy tone sucking harmonizer/chorus bullshit.
Christ , he could'nt even stay sober for the event. Shame.

[jhale667]

Originally posted by hideyoursheep

Have you seen Uli Roth's guitar? THAT looks "reinvented

What, adding an just over an extra octave so he can sound like cats fighting?

Uli's great, don't get me wrong...

[perilousepete]

dudes check out vhnd.com it's got all the youtube videos from namm

[Blackflag]

Why don't all you creeps just stop hating on the man? Stop making everything personal. You're like stalkers who pretend they "know" the celebrity.

He's a bad guy because he drinks? I drink. He's a bad guy because he doesn't like his previous companies? You should hear what I say about my previous employers.

Word: None of you can play like him in your wildest wet dreams. You'll never have a fraction of the money he has. You'll never go all the places he has.

And now the Fender CEO is a bad guy for making his company money. Man, you fuckers are clueless.

If you don't like his playing, then shut up and stop listening, you bitter little fucks.