5150 Amp Mods

[Don Corleone]

He used 2 guitars on the 1st album. The first guitar was the Frankie, with a custom wound pic up (with PAF magnets), the second was the destroyer (used for RWTD)

Ed did have a Les Paul, but that was usually used at the end of gigs when his main guitars were all out tune.

[BrownSound1]

All of the non-trem guitar parts are done with the Destroyer.

[Don Corleone]

In fact one of Ed's biggest regrets (still to this day) was taking the chunk out of his destroyer near the bridge.

[The Scatologist]

maybe if someone tried to find a old 80's destroyer and offered it to Eddie in exchange for reuniting with Dave?

[GAR]

Originally posted by The Scatologist
maybe if someone tried to find a old 80's destroyer and offered it to Eddie in exchange for reuniting with Dave?

maybe if Ed offered us some of those amazing recordings from even one of those "TEN ALBUMS IN THE CAN ON THE SHELF" albums.

You know, Ed. The ones you talk about, collecting dust. Yeah! Right over there, located on the "ten canned-albums dusty shelf".

Yup. Fire up one or two of them just for a hoot, MoFo. Then buy every one of us in this thread a new or used Gibson explorer for having to put up with the Van Hagar horseshit we know exists out there somewhere..

[BrownSound1]

I've never owned an Explorer...I need to acquire one.

[Nitro Express]

Hot For Teacher was recorded with a original 58 Korina flying V Eddie has. That's one sweet sounding guitar and it's dead on stock. Yeah, you can get a great classic VH tone with and Explorer, a flying V, or a Les Paul.

[The Scatologist]

Don't forget how he switched from the cleanish sound to the distorted sound. Neck pick up volume low, Bridge pick-up all the way up. He just flicks the switch up and down to switch between sounds.

[GAR]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Hot For Teacher was recorded with a original 58 Korina flying V Eddie ONCE had.

AH! That looks more correct.

[Nitro Express]

Ed sold that guitar off? Shit, that was one of his prized babies and I even have a picture of him holding it with pride. An original V is worth a ton but one owned by EVH and used on Hot For Teacher, shit, that had to bring in the $$$$$$$$.

[Nitro Express]

Man, if I would have invested in old Colts, Winchesters, Fenders, and Gibsons when you still could find that stuff in pawn shops and just sat on them.

[Don Corleone]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Ed sold that guitar off? Shit, that was one of his prized babies and I even have a picture of him holding it with pride. An original V is worth a ton but one owned by EVH and used on Hot For Teacher, shit, that had to bring in the $$$$$$$$.

Nah, he's still got it.

[GAR]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Ed sold that guitar off? Shit, that was one of his prized babies and I even have a picture of him holding it with pride. An original V is worth a ton but one owned by EVH and used on Hot For Teacher, shit, that had to bring in the $$$$$$$$.

The Hot For Teacher one was a Kramer both neck and body.

The other one with the r-w-b Charvel body and maple Ibanez strat-headstock neck with maple fingerboard - that one's gone. It was junk anyways. The neck was refretted several times to where the intonation points (fret slot) were off, and didn't sound right so fuckit. Its good for a museum piece and not much else.

[The Scatologist]

No, that guitar in the hot for teacher video was only used for the video.

It was like a back up guitar to the 5150 I think.

I think they were both customs Kramers with a pacer body and baretta neck.

[BrownSound1]

Yeah the guitar on the recording is the Flying V.

Seems like he gave the 1984 Kramer to one of the Hard Rock Cafes.