Eddie's Tone

[SNIPER]

Well....I can't really disagree.

But, I'm going to risk the impending swarm and potential ban. Dreams probably would have sounded good with Dave.

yes, it would have sounded better just for the fact that DLR would be on it alone. But it would have still been the worst VH song.

[ELVIS]

Even VHIII with DLR would have kicked asses.......

Oh yeah, I've said that many times...

There is some really good guitar on that album...

It's just unlistenable...

[SNIPER]

There's some Van Hagar tone on some of the music, but that's not a bad thing. The bad thing about Van Hagar was Hagar. Ed and Al's music has never been dull, even if the lyrics were.

Not really, The new tone has balls, even on the "some" you speak of. VHagar tone was thin crap with a shit echo.

[ELVIS]

Ed and Al's music has never been dull, even if the lyrics were.

Yes it has...

Quite a bit of that crap was just Ed going through the same old tired motions...

Basically phonong it in...

[vanhalen1r2]

LMAO!

His sound is killer, up-to-date, and still retains some of the "brown sound."

I love it !!!

Sums it up for me.

[Seshmeister]

There's some Van Hagar tone on some of the music, but that's not a bad thing.

Crazy talk.

[vanshipman]

What I love about Eddie's playing on this album is that he got creative with his solos and riffs. On previous Hagar releases he just rehashed a lot of his favorite go to licks, on this album he sounds inspired and hungry. He knew that the world would be scrutinizing everything, and thats a good thing. When you have something to prove, it brings out the best. This album is mindblowing.

[Terry]

Far as Ed's tone, with the exception of 5150, OU812 and Van Halen III, even though it has evolved over the years I've never really had a problem with it.

I'd say right around 1984 or so, Ed's recorded/studio tone lost a slight bit of bite...perhaps a bit too processed on 1984 in comparison to the rest of the 6-pack.

Yeah...Ed's certainly using his wah quite a bit on the new stuff, eh?

I wouldn't say the guitar tone on the new stuff is too "Van Hagarish"...I mean, the difference is Roth being there and what Eddie is playing as opposed to what Ed's guitar sounds like.

[78/84 guy]

Well I think Ed sat down and said too himself if i'm going too do a whole album with Dave I need too really bring it our i'll get killed by the fans and critics !! He did !! Lots of falling down the steps and landing on his feet. His tone is great.

[Eyes of the Night]

Elvis: LMAO!

His sound is killer, up-to-date, and still retains some of the "brown sound."

I love it !!!

[SNIPER]

I am very pleased with the guitar tone, it really has the balls to back up this masterpiece. Although the songs are A+ killer no matter what I tend to believe a 51U8C.K. tone would have made it a little less stellar.

[Nitro Express]

I own a EVH 5150 III and a Peavey 5150 II. I think the 5150 III is a 5150 II with the crunch mode of the clean channel being a stand alone channel with it's own EQ's. I can get a pretty good classic sound out of both just by tweaking the knobs a bit. You have to remember both amps run on the same philosophy pioneered by Mike Soldano and that is using the preamp to shape the sound and create most the distortion. You can make a real hot rodded amp this way without blowing power tubes and transformers. It is by no means a classic Marshall plexi but you can get in that territory with the benefit of more drive when you want it. More control over your sound and more reliability.

[DavidLeeNatra]

hey VA! why not moving this thread to the "gear"-forum? or is you WMD (webmaster disease) under medication now?

[VAiN]

I own a EVH 5150 III and a Peavey 5150 II.

Well color me a little jealous.. I have an original 5150 'block letter' half stack and am very happy with it.. I'd love to plug into a 5150 III though..

[Hummarstra]

LMAO!

His sound is killer, up-to-date, and still retains some of the "brown sound."

I love it !!!

Well, we don't all have great ears. There ain't nothing "brown" about it. But, don't wanna piss on everybody's parade. Many people love Paul Gilbert's tone, too, which is shit on a stick really (but, well played, of course.)