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I have long wondered if EVH, Slash, Nuno etc have ever sucked in guitar. They had to but I havent found any record where some of these guitars gods would suck (except when Slash was totally drunk). I wondered if they learnt to play good really fast. Like when EVH picked up his brothers guitar for the first time he probably was really good player after a year, maybe in half a year. EVH once said that he hasnt technically got any better since their first album and why would he even need to. Thats a technically masterpiece guitar playing album. And he probably played with that master technique years before the first album. If anyone has a recording of any so called guitar virtuoso when they were beginners I would really like to hear them "suck". Of course their time there were very limited ways to record your stuff. But lets say younger virtuosos like Kiko Loureiro or teemu Megadeths present guitarist who is very young. Is there any recording where he was beginner... are they ashamed to share recorfing when they sucked.. that would engourage all players to show that they really sucked sometime too =)

It was all in the pants according to Eddie....

Which pickup do you use in your blonde Fender Strat ? Thx for the interesting video !

To my ears, the definitive “Ed” sound is heard on Beautiful Girls. There is this percussive, woody “thwok” that I haven’t heard anyone replicate. Unfortunately, Ed was secretive about what he did and didn’t talk about it, be it his gear or tricks or technique, and he took all that shit to his grave. Kind of like, you can have a taste, but you can’t have the recipe because it’s mine. That makes me angry with him, even though I understand it. Although a few months apart in age, I have a childish tantrum for his being selfish because he didn’t share, and I want some too, so badly. Like many others, I will always mourn his loss because his unique talent cut me right through and I have an enduring fan’s love of him.

His fingers.

Great reviews, lot of the magic in the air is also due to reverb wich is just magic spice to epic early Eddie tone, and one repeat echoplex that create this magical interaction in Eddie's soling and ghosted pause's in his phrasing

Great work!

I've been struggling on this one forever ( 27 years I think) Easiest way to learn this part. THANK YOU. Next, Tapped harmonics...

Excellent

What's the opening riff from?

His Fingers!

How does it attenuate the sound ? Is there a resistive attenuator? Or a reactive att. Built in ? I understand it has a biilt in variac effect, but.is thos what makes it run so quietly ?

Nice job on the part of you and the builder. I have had all the gear to do this for years, it is nice to see it all in the amp... One would hope this is what the EVH amp does too...IDK I never bought one...

I met Eddie in 86 , he was in Trancas in Malibu , he was wearing a green jumpsuit and had a guitar over his shoulder , the Byrds asked him up on stage to play and afterwards were a bit rude . The truth is I didn’t actually meet him but was about a foot away , I couldn’t get the courage , I was very high at the time on Peruvian yellow flake . I’d gone to L A as a 20 year old and met all the wrong people , hells angels / drug dealers etc , they were dark days . I wish I had but when I see celebs / stars I tend to leave them alone .

This video is the best thing I’ve seen for years , so glad I clicked . Makes me want to go out and buy all their albums . I’ve got the cassettes and VH 2 on vinyl but I’m gonna need cds

Big smile on my face

@chriskrueger Eddie actually prefered pepsi over coke😅

I had a question .. your test was loading your amp with a 20ohm load ? A diagram may have been nice here ... What wattage were your load resistors? From that dummy loaded amp where did you tap off to get your low signal to pipe into the power amp ? If I misunderstood the chain please correct ..thanks

That was superb breakdown and I like your theory . One thing I can hypothesise is Eddy was always very keen tone ranger and oddly I believe the best time he had was early on and he went over saturated ,just my opinion here . The point though I wanted to make is I believe he kept secrets about his sound that he would not reveal to anyone ,he was competitive like that. Call it his secret sauce alchemist vibe. So I suspect he may easily have had that amp .load.. amp .. box ..or di chain . I also have always suspected he had lighter than 009s .. maybe 008s.. and or maybe a lighter 4,5, or 6 set ..special set .. I have no evidence of this but curious what you think. I also

@martin smith guitar what's your signal chain here on this video? Guitar into...?into...?

It can purr like a pussy and screams like Madonna, a beast that amp! ♨️♨️♨️

Have you seen the picture of evh at lewisham odeon in 1978. He is standing next to a fender amp

Really very amazing! Great playing and walkthrough of this surprisingly versatile and great sounding combo amp. But when you pulled out those VH 1 tones, it sounded just like you!

The best demo and explanation of this amp on You Tube I've watched so far. Awesome 👍

Amazing Amp Martin An Of Course Awesome Guitar Playing As Always Thanks

That was one awesome intro, Martin. Your demos are top notch. Great demo on the Laney Lionheart amp. 🎸👍🏻

Very thorough review. I was going to say it seems like a Laney Katana, but...evidently not. Very much doing its own thing, which is what a Laney is all about really I guess! There are so many great affordable amps out there now. Lots of people comment on how loud the Katanas can get, even the 50 watters. Do you think this has enough wallop to compete with a drummer in the same room?

New favourite channel!! Really enjoying each video and have learned a lot! 🙌🏼

That intro jam was so delightful \m/

Totally nailed both the playing and tone .

Fantastic

I have a Jose mod plexi....is it worth anything?

Major attracts Chicks, Minor , the dudes. Well rounded is key. Peaks and valleys, ebb & flow. Song was king to Ed and he had an extremely high melodic IQ. BTW, That PL 20 sound amazing bro!

Man that tone makes me smile

Gorgeous Echoplex, I'm digging Maestro more and more these days.

Good video, but please try to tone down the edits...it hurts my eyes.

Hey! I'm picking with my index finger and thumb , but I'm struggling to find out what I am gonna do with the other 3 fingers. When I am playing lead it feel very natural to keep the fingers like a fist, but when I am strumming or playing chords, my knuckles keep touching the strings by mistake, but if I spread my fingers out the problem is solved. So my question is... Is it ok to switch between holding a fist or fanning them out or should I stick to one techniqe. Hope u understand what I am trying to say. I focus more on that when I am playing rather than actual improving, and that is frustrating. Thanks

So it’s not a Fender amp but two amps and multiple other gadgets

The pick hand, ( attack), has MUCH, to do with ones tone.

Also Eddie always played with a Cheshire 😁

not trying to take the piss but people are always chasing the marshall brown sound for some reason when Ed used his own brands since the 90's. The last amp he used was the EVH 5150III. So it's cool to tone chase and what not but in reality Ed's tonal vision was using the 70's setup but James Brown iteration were what Ed has in his mind for the most ultimate heavy crunch tone. If you want Ed's tone, just get an EVH amp and practice his riffs day and night.

I commented the same thing on your “I’m the One” video. Many fast players out there but not many that get the feel. You’re one of the few. Thx for sharing and I always look forward to your content.

Love the cutler customs axe

Eddie was a gift from the almighty, hallelujah amen 🙏 🎉

I’m not bald

Great exercises here!!! THank you!

When Eddy was shaping the 5150 with James Brown he kept asking for more gain, and James would tinker and eventually ending up adding a whole other gain stage. So I think in effect what he did in the early 70's is add an extra preamp section to give him that sustain. You're right it's not just a cranked marhshall, it wouldn't have recorded well at all and the break up would've been very harsh and not harmonic. Good video man! awesome playing.

Great video! This is the most well rounded instructional clip I have seen regarding Ed's techniques. I also really appreciate the mention of the need to protect the hands through exercises. Thank you!

Awesome video, very informative. Thank you