EVH 1976 Solo

[Don Corleone]

Don't know if this is has been posted before. If it has - here it is again - '76, back in the days EVH was king

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[GO-SPURS-GO]

Re: EVH 1976 Solo

Originally posted by Don Corleone
Don't know if this is has been posted before. If it has - here it is again - '76, back in the days EVH was king

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The sound quality was pretty damn good from those early days. I hear he hadn’t incorporated his signature hand tapping into Eruption yet. Love those early pictures too. Thanks...

[ELVIS]

He sure wasn't lazy back then...

[Hummarstra]

It's interesting how he didn't quite have the brown sound figured out, yet.
I wonder what he using here compared to the first album recording.

[WelshJon]

Call me wierd, but I prefer the old playing before it got to the two handed thing....

[ELVIS]

Wierd or weird ??

[Hardrock69]

word

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by Hummarstra
It's interesting how he didn't quite have the brown sound figured out, yet.
I wonder what he using here compared to the first album recording.

I've tried to explain many times that a big part of the "brown sound" was achieved through the expertise of Don Landee, Ted Templeman and the studio recording process, using vintage high-end recording equipment including a particularly famous brand or type tube console...

It's a big mistake that a lot of people make trying to get the first Van Halen sound out of a guitar amp...

The sound of this clip is probably a much better representation of Ed's early guitar sound than the studio version of Eruption...

[Eddie's Booze]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I've tried to explain many times that a big part of the "brown sound" was achieved through the expertise of Don Landee, Ted Templeman and the studio recording process, using vintage high-end recording equipment including a particularly famous brand or type tube console...

It's a big mistake that a lot of people make trying to get the first Van Halen sound out of a guitar amp...

The sound of this clip is probably a much better representation of Ed's early guitar sound than the studio version of Eruption...

The Reverb used on Eddie's guitar in the Studio gave him his "Sound" on Van Halen and Van Halen 2 + also this might sound strange but the guitar being panned to just the left speaker playd a big part of it as well.

[Lode]

That's why that cat always gives me the chills, even from a 31 year old clip !

Thanks for posting that ! I don't think I'd ever heard it .

[ELVIS]

This is an interesting page...

Different people discuss Ed's tone...

Sone of it seems accurate, some not so accurate, but I found it helpful as it filled in some gaps for me personally considering that I have been studying this topic on and off for years...

Enjoy!

Eddie Van Halen's Rig and Tone Techniques

[ELVIS]

Originally posted by Eddie's Booze
The Reverb used on Eddie's guitar in the Studio gave him his "Sound" on Van Halen and Van Halen 2 + also this might sound strange but the guitar being panned to just the left speaker playd a big part of it as well.

Remember, this is a 30 year old topic and the level of expertise can be quite high...

[bsm40]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I've tried to explain many times that a big part of the "brown sound" was achieved through the expertise of Don Landee, Ted Templeman and the studio recording process, using vintage high-end recording equipment including a particularly famous brand or type tube console...

It's a big mistake that a lot of people make trying to get the first Van Halen sound out of a guitar amp...

The sound of this clip is probably a much better representation of Ed's early guitar sound than the studio version of Eruption...

EXACTLY! I seen discussions all over the internet about how to get that VHI "brown sound". I've always believed that the "brown sound" we all grew to love and emulate, was a studio creation. Ed even stated that he didn't like his tone on VHI. He never really got that tone back again on any album IMHO.

[chi-town324]

does this ever get old?

[VAiN]

Everything pre-VHI that I've heard seems to have so much more fire to it... you can tell Eddie was hungry for it.