Eddie's Tone

[VAiN]

man...where is the fun gone on this site...

It's going on the road Feb 18..

[DavidLeeNatra]

It's going on the road Feb 18..

hope it brings some sense of humor for some webmodmasters...

[ELVIS]

It's gone all serious now...

[jhale667]

I wasn't expecting to see a guitar tone thread in Main either, so..

All I can say having been 10 ft away from 3 raging EVH 5150 III full-stacks the other night is the Ed's tone is KILLING again...gone is the 2007 fizz...yes, there's more preamp goin' on, but this time it's not harsh or buzzy...all three channels sounded magnificent, and his effects (artfully used as ever) sounded HUGE - lush and spacious. I was beyond impressed...our guitar hero is back, and firing on all cylinders, as is his rig!! I love the cabs with no grille-cloth too, very Fair Warning kinda vibe visually. It also bears noting I didn't walk out of there (more) DEAF, either...it was plenty loud, but not punishing or painful...

Ed's chops are back through the ceiling It'll be interesting to see what people think of the effects usage... I like how he's using them this time out. I remember someone saying they hoped he stayed away from the wah...well, it's all over "The Trouble with Never", and it's a GOOD thing...

[DLR Bridge]

Great to hear! Can't wait to have my face pleasantly torn off at the Garden in 3 weeks and a day! Wah is a good thing. It's the sustainer that needs only to be used sparingly in my book. That being said, I hope they play Honeybabysweetiedoll.

[jhale667]

From what I'm hearing it seems everything he's using (the Sustainer, the Octave pedal, the wah) is being used sparingly and totally embellishes whatever he's doing, rather than being the foundation of it... I love it. Can't wait to have my face torn off AGAIN in a few months...

[Golden AWe]

I'm no guitar expert...I can't tell "tone from tone"..but I'm saying this new album could be called "Eddie Van Halen: Resurrection" in my opinion.

Especially track 8 to 12...first, on "Honeybabysweetiedoll" he goes through the modern metal music...but what Eddie has, and majority of the metal guitarists don't have, is HEART, SOUL and BLUES in his playing...he can add soul, even if he's going through all the "Pantera" and "Slayer" and all the 1000 metal playing followers of him and the toughest "kerrykings" of metal.

Then, on "The Trouble with never" he turns into a totally funky mode...and boy does he do it well. It's a bit like he did on "Drop dead legs", but with a even funkier groove.

Then, on "Outta Space"...he shreds a modern version of genuine Van Halen "On Fire" and "Lighting up the sky" -kind of rock tune...

and back to "Stay Frosty"...then again the FUN is back...it has to do with Dave too, but yeah, the FUN of Van Halen is back...Ice Cream Man 2012...not copying...but making it sound FUN HALEN...

And "Big River"...this is a very classic Van Halen too...but 100 times better than it did as a demo...he has really added to it. The solo is INSANELY GOOD!

Yeah I can't say a thing about guitar techniques...but I know I love Eddie Van Halen 2012!!!

[indeedido]

I like the tone. More presence and bite than recent times. But I still want the wah dialed out. I don't like it with high gain. Don't like it added to CVH songs either. Can't wait to pick up the disc tomorrow and hear it on something other than my computer.

[Hummarstra]

I agree with everything everyone has said here, except the "brown" part. It ain't brown.

[evil_lil]

I just got to listen to the full cd this morning and there is way too much take in. I am fully stoked. Never thought I would be this excited to hear Eddie Van Halen again. Never thought I'd care about his tone again but he's doing some new shit and I like it.

There is so much there and he's just killin' it.

[ELVIS]

I agree with everything everyone has said here, except the "brown" part. It ain't brown.

If it were recorded better it probably would be...

[Hardrock69]

I am perfectly satisfied with how it sounds. No complaints. No looking a gift horse in the ear.

[sadaist]

I haven't read this thread yet before I post. Didn't want my listening opinion skewed 1 way or the other. Eddie sounds incredible and like Eddie. But....I'm kinda mising that "Little Dreamer" type brown sound. I hear a few spots where it's getting close. And the whole thing has a great sound & CRUNCH! to it. But just a tad off. I suppose almost 30 years of upgrading & switching out gear that tiny little nuance might be lost. I love the album...just saying it's not quite as brown as the 6 pack.

I loves da CRUNCH!

[diverj5150]

I'm glad someone opened a thread on this. When I heard Tattoo, I was extremely disheartened; Eddie has opened a new chapter in his tone.

His tone sounds nothing like the first 6 albums, or the Van Hagar Spammy era. His tone now sounds like someone dialed his tone up in 30 seconds at a Guitar Center on a crap amp. I'm not saying his amp is bad, the translation to Pro Tools just didn't occur correctly. I also know that Eddie doesn't want any compression or eq added once he's recorded. He frequency range is stretched to the lows and highs taking over the mix, not in a good way and it's over saturated. The saturation with the bass is too much; add Wolf's bass guitar in there and the whole mix doesn't work. If you listen, Al's snare literally disappears at times cause Eddie's tone is not brown.

I'm not trying to stir anything, I just really love great tone of the first 6 albums, and to me, my opinion, his tone is horrible.... Go listen to Tattoo, and then put on Unchained!

[ELVIS]

I hope the vinyl production is much softer...

Otherwise my $50,000 moonrock stylus will jump to it's death...