@@TheRetroGuitarist sounds pretty good to me! The mix of wet-to-dry that Don Landee cooked up in the booth was the actual secret sauce on the album, which is crazy hard to reproduce for a live performance, even live Eddie didn't sound like album Eddie because you couldn't quite reproduce the the 5150 Studios signal chain on stage without heavy bleed through. If your standard for this tune is how Eddie sounded on-tour in 1995, I think you're there 🤘🤘
Thanks! I used the base 1984 tone from the Top Jimi profiles for the amp. The cabinet was the C IR Cenzo V30 Mix. No effects from the Kemper. In the DAW, I used the Eventide Micro Pitch plugin. I also delay the right side by 32ms as this helps bring out that big sound from balance.
Im fairly sure this song is about this guy in Maui we called "Dito" used to be a Snowboarding champ with a heroin problem. I heard this argument verbatim from him one night when Sammy was trying to help him. Dito is a real tragedy and this song has a tragic feel especially the end of the bridge before the solo. Its very sad, I liked Dito he fell off the wagon all the time and said stuff like this but he did want to beat drug addiction, eventually it did kill him.
@@TheRetroGuitarist We talked about this before? I worked at the House Of Guitars in Rochester NY as a luthier and Mark the Kramer Rep introduced me. I also worked as a Technical Director for many acts and MTV in the late 80s and early 90s. But I know Sammy from both the House of Guitars and being his neighbor and many other rock stars in Maui. I get a Christmas card every year from Val. You worked for Ed? Do you know more of the story about this song?
Fantastic job. Just realized you seem to be going chronologically through the catalog. That being said, I am looking forward to the very under rated VHIII.. Lastly you gotta do Baluchitherium.
I thought VanHalen 3 was really good especially the way Ed played. I never cared who was singing or what most of the lyrics area about. Garry was fine with me VanHalen is about the swing and thats Ed and Al.
Nice very Nice, now do Humans Being! One of my fav Eddie Tones Honor Eddie and Twister! Do It! Do it on May 10th! this gives you time to practice it, LOL Orchestra version, just over dub the orchestra, its the best version.
Are you playing this a step down from the original? Something sounds different. Usually you sound exactly like Eddie records with your playing, but this one is different. I'm not in any way saying its bad at all, but just different. What am I hearing? Keep up keeping Eddie's spirit alive bro!!!!
I love how Ed got the attack on the E string by scraping the pick at the Floyd. You nailed it!
Thanks! Yes, Eddie was a damn genius!
Very Nice Tone. And What a greatfull feeling for your Instrument. Respect for you man👌🏻👌🏻
I love the guitar outro solo for this song. I copied something similar for a song I wrote in 1998 but no one noticed 5:05-5:17
Yea, that outro should have been a song. That percussive stuff at the end sounds unbelievable. You have a recorded of your song?
Was waiting for this one...one of the first licks I play any time I test a chorus pedal or pitch shifter!
Yea, such a big sound that I didn't really get close to.
@@TheRetroGuitarist sounds pretty good to me! The mix of wet-to-dry that Don Landee cooked up in the booth was the actual secret sauce on the album, which is crazy hard to reproduce for a live performance, even live Eddie didn't sound like album Eddie because you couldn't quite reproduce the the 5150 Studios signal chain on stage without heavy bleed through. If your standard for this tune is how Eddie sounded on-tour in 1995, I think you're there 🤘🤘
Very cool man and I totally agree that you can tell a great guitar player by the rhythm and the pocket rather than by the speed of his solo
Thanks! Yea, it is something that is so important.
super cool playing!!!which kemper profile are you using?
This is a great question.
Thanks! I used the base 1984 tone from the Top Jimi profiles for the amp. The cabinet was the C IR Cenzo V30 Mix. No effects from the Kemper. In the DAW, I used the Eventide Micro Pitch plugin. I also delay the right side by 32ms as this helps bring out that big sound from balance.
@@TheRetroGuitarist thank you for letting me know!!!
Im fairly sure this song is about this guy in Maui we called "Dito" used to be a Snowboarding champ with a heroin problem. I heard this argument verbatim from him one night when Sammy was trying to help him. Dito is a real tragedy and this song has a tragic feel especially the end of the bridge before the solo. Its very sad, I liked Dito he fell off the wagon all the time and said stuff like this but he did want to beat drug addiction, eventually it did kill him.
I'd always heard it's about how we lost Kurt Cobain (hence the shotgun lyric) but that's a story as well!
@@W7Mike5150 Could be both are a similar tragedy. Sammy knows a lot of people that had drug problems, and he cares.
Interesting story. How do you know the band?
@@TheRetroGuitarist We talked about this before? I worked at the House Of Guitars in Rochester NY as a luthier and Mark the Kramer Rep introduced me. I also worked as a Technical Director for many acts and MTV in the late 80s and early 90s. But I know Sammy from both the House of Guitars and being his neighbor and many other rock stars in Maui. I get a Christmas card every year from Val. You worked for Ed? Do you know more of the story about this song?
Fantastic job. Just realized you seem to be going chronologically through the catalog. That being said, I am looking forward to the very under rated VHIII.. Lastly you gotta do Baluchitherium.
I thought VanHalen 3 was really good especially the way Ed played. I never cared who was singing or what most of the lyrics area about. Garry was fine with me VanHalen is about the swing and thats Ed and Al.
Thanks Ethan! I did not realize I was doing this. I plan on jumping back into 1984 after I do Aftershock.
🤘awesome! Thx for covering something from Balance
Thanks Jeff! Yea, once you mentioned I decided to go take a close listen. That album is really really good.
@@TheRetroGuitarist PLEASE do Aftershock, I think it's one of the 3 best VH guitar solos of all time.
Amazing as always
You're the best!
Great job, you nailed the tone
Thanks!
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Nice very Nice, now do Humans Being! One of my fav Eddie Tones Honor Eddie and Twister! Do It! Do it on May 10th! this gives you time to practice it, LOL Orchestra version, just over dub the orchestra, its the best version.
Oh yea Perk. You know that one is on the list!
Are you playing this a step down from the original? Something sounds different. Usually you sound exactly like Eddie records with your playing, but this one is different. I'm not in any way saying its bad at all, but just different. What am I hearing? Keep up keeping Eddie's spirit alive bro!!!!
Nope. It's right on target. It might be the guitar tone that is messing with you. It really is not close to the recorded version. Thanks!
The vocals sound different like its a different take than the album.
Same.