5 Things You Never Noticed in Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love by Van Halen! Weekend Wankshop 184
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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2:09: #1: The low G in the intro (4:40 #1.5: Eddie's mistake)
5:10: #2: The Missing Low E's in the chorus
7:00: #3: the missing A and G in the verse
8:20: #4: picking pattern in the bridge
10:53: #5: the C's in the outro
Hey kids! On Weekend Wankshop 184, Uncle Ben Eller here is gonna be showing you all 5 things that i bet you've never noticed in Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love, by Van Halen, off their landmark Van Halen 1 album!
So recently, i found where someone uploaded Eddie's isolated guitar track here on youtube. I love browsing through guitar-only tracks, and as i listened to this song that i have heard a billion times before, i noticed little tiny details in every section of the song that i had never heard before! So, because i've seen (and played) so many inaccurate covers and tabs of this tune, i decided to share my findings with you all.
Have you guys ever noticed these little things before?!?!
Playing my Suhr Modern White Tiger into the Kemper Profiler, with the Top Jimi Brown Sound profiles, which are so sick for nailing that early EVH tone!
I STAND CORRECTED! It’s a flanger, not a phaser that Eddie uses in this tune. Thanks y’all, I’m always getting those mixed up. What do you guys want to see covered next?!
Ben Eller I’d love to see some more Van Halen tunes as Eddie is my favorite guitarist. Also, I’d love to see some Mastodon songs off of Emperor of Sand and Once More Round the Sun albums!!
Ben Eller do an in depth of drop dead legs
More old Metallica, horrible transcriptions out there!
PV5150II coming up!!!
Ian absolutely! Drop me some specific suggestions!
Eddie has always talked about how he'd try to do things in one take, leaving little mistakes in the recordings. He said the mistakes are what make it live and breathe.
Man, are you right! I was tracking bass on a song for my band Push (Push PDX) ‘Tapestry’ and close to the end we were building up. I wanted to do something cool, and I thought I totally f-ed it up. Then we mixed it down and I listened to it later, and lo and behold my ‘mistake’ turned out better than I could have ever imagined. I am still proud of that 4-measure slop-fest! (yes that was a shameless plug)
@@kensurrency2564 got a link Ken?
@@screambluemurder101 oops, sorry, I guess they’re getting hard to find. Warning: hard rock
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He admits the first part of eruption was a major mistake when he got turned around but left it anyway .
A huge number of people don’t realize that EVH was one of the best rhythm guitarists ever.
Agreed
@@emt52889
Nice name 😁👍🏻😎
That’s James Hetfield
@@jesuschrist4185
😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@SquirrelTheater Hey, he's not wrong. Hetfield is definitely one of the best rhythm guitarists ever. But so was Eddie, so you're both right.
Arguably one of the greatest guitar licks ever invented.
I disagree. Want to argue about it?
Bad as tune
@@gregp103 yes.. I'll argue with you. Thanks. I was hoping someone with the guts to argue about talking bout love on Ben Ellers UA-cam channel.
EXACTLY what I wanted.
@@jamesmorgan2064 Do you want an -s?
@@gregp103 so what are you doing here if the tune sucks ? Not that I can even play, I'm just here for the witty comebacks.
Just a kid plays 2 basic chords.... and here we are 42 years later still trying to get it right!
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen !!! Thanks for all the music !! You will be missed !!
My instructor has me playing Mary Had A Little Lamb. As soon as I master that, I am totally going for this.
Hah, but try playing Mary Had A Little Lamb in the style of Van Halen.
You should go for Chopsticks next . But I'm sure your rockin that Mary had a little lamb by now . Keep practicing dude
@BLOGAN BURGESS Buddy Guy version!
😂😄😆
MHALL is better if you do it in the David Lee Roth style and not Sammy Hagar
Eddie's crunching rhythms and striking leads are incomparable. I haven't heard a greater rock guitarist.
Yes, off the charts!!!.greatest thing since jimmy page and jimi hendrix.
Eddie in an interview said that he was at a Zep concert hear in LA. He finally figured out how Page was doing a couple cool things.
I think he may have incorporated some of that. By the way for awhile it seemed like every 10 years or so a great guitarist comes along? Page 1969, EVH 1979 then Slash not quite 10 years for GnR but you get the point. We could sure use another one of those bands right now😁
Michael Schenker. And he is STILL making music and relevant to this day.
Slash?
Dan Deen Slash? LOL. The only thing he revolutionized was wearing hats over his eyes.
Feels good to know someone else noticed the subtle but important stuff in Ed's rhythm playing. His rhythm stuff is just as complicated as his lead stuff.
One of the best guitar riffs ever 🤘🎸
LifeGoes On Period.
LifeGoes On agree entirely.
Uncle Ben, some of us appreciate your attention to detail. Shows a lot of knowledge and *respect* for Eddie's genius and craft. And... getting that sizzling tone really requires nearly perfect tuning... THANK you. I used to wake up a neighborhood infant playing a cranked 50w Marshall (no power soak), trying to cop this riff without an echo or flanger, before school after my Mom left for work. Ahhh...
Eddie Van Halen will never die, he's just seeking tone in another Universe where some beings of another kind are saying....what the?
No.
Nope he definitely died and his loved ones are still greiving, people need to cut it with the self comforting and distastful pie in the sky ideas
By now eddie has already figured out how to put a floyd rose on his harp
I'd like to take a moment to point out how amazing your tone always is.
Dude, those 5150 amps/heads also have an amazing tone!
Peavey's 6505 series are the original 5150 amps. Amazing tone if you don't get too crazy with the gain. Eddie used much less gain than a lot of guitarists think. I get in that 'brown sound' zone usually with the gain about 11-12 o'clock on the high gain channel. I'm using an EVH frankenstein pickup too, which is also a link in the chain that's very important obviously
But he's using the Kemper, no? What/where did he get the amp tone from, Top Jimi?
You're right on the money in regards to 11-12 o'clock for the gain. That's definitely the sweet spot!
That kemper amp is unreal! They have truly bridged the gap between tube and digital.
I don't play guitar and I didn't understand a single thing you said after "guitar" but Van Halen was everything to me for like a 3 year period in the early 80s and this was my favorite song of theirs so in light of recent events, it's really interesting to see all the technical mastery that went into the masterpiece.
A three year period ? Once a VH fam always a VH fan.
The best guitar player of my generation
@Peoplekind go listen to the solo on eruption by van Halen then come back.
Al di meola, phil manzanera, paul gilbert, danny gatton, frank gambale, john mclaughlin were great as well... Honestly, i think allan holdsworth and al di meola did tapping before eddie made it popular.
I was just listening to an isolated guitar track of this song and you can actually hear him rolling the volume down right before the bridge. Too cool.
I've been tuning the B string a little flat for years by ear because I thought there was something wrong with my guitar and the thirds weren't sounding as beautiful and clean as they were supposed to
Now I just found out I've been unintentionally doing the same as Eddie
I feel kinda honored to be honest
by whom? Next time lie to me.
@@gregp103 just spreading the love huh Greg?
@@gregp103 wut
There is one sure thing about Eddie. He was good at adding little nuances to the songs. Those little bits of flavor kept it ever more interesting to listen to; but harder to play (all the while keeping in time & the swing he had in most of his early songs).
Keep up the great job!
Maiden the 80's L.A. The swing is definitely a key element. Most musicians lack it these days - along with some grease in their playing.
Ian Guest True. I guess too many are worried about perfection and being tied to the grid.
They need to loosen up a bit and not sound like a machine.
I like hearing the little flubs or mis-picked notes on a song.
The swing has to be there even when I learn a riff or run very slow.
If not, the timing will be off and it does not feel right at all.
I think it kept it more interesting for HIM. He hated playing the exact same thing twice.
Absolutely spot-on I remember hear somebody saying when Eddie plays he's like falling down the stairs, but always lands on his feet
You know that feeling. When you meet someone who knows what they are talking about.
What a band there must be.
Eddie on Guitar, Bonham on drums, Bon Scott breaks into "I heard the news baby".
Eddie is a master at his craft. Alex is really a great drummer also.
Great lesson. My guitar teacher laid this song out for me exactly like you did in this video 30 years ago with a cassette tape copy from the FM radio. Took him about 25 minutes total.
I was just curious to see if I'd been doing anything wrong all these years.
You guys that do these lessons are more appreciated than you'll realize, I think. Cheers.
Good stuff man. One of the greatest things about Eddie was that the majority of his sound came from his hands. Like Buddy on drums, Eddie's hands are from another planet. Nice video👍👍
My friend, Mike K. was Ed's tech. He got me on stage to play Ed's rigg at Great Woods in MA back in '98. My wife was in row 1 with a VH cardboard camera they gave us. She somehow "forgot" to take any pics... UGH! Ed's guitar was filthy. Later, the boys did sound check with Gary Cherone. It was just my wife and I and the sound guy in the audience. Gary was so new, he was using cheat sheets for Runnin' W/the Devil. We could tell Gary was gonna blow out his voice. The 3rd song of the night, he did and couldn't continue. I was sitting next to Gary's parents. Kenny W.Shepard was there too as the opener. We went back the next night for the entire show. I'll never forget it.
The Gee-tah Guy dang dude, awesome story!
Nicely done, His son Wolfgang has talked about Eddies mistake in the intro and has addressed other subtle mistakes that make the riff what it is.
Uncle Ben that whole album means so much to me, well done.... Anyone who's studying early VH has my full attention....
He uses the phase 45 on the entire song... low rate.... and smashes the flanger for the accented low notes....you get closer than most...I appreciate that about your passion and work on these track dissections. He used the phase 45 to help boost his treble frequency loss due to long cables. He kept it low rate to not be dominate in the brown sound he was establishing. When you sag an amp with a variac and use long cords or even some wireless rigs... the treble dies fast.... nice work!!
ALSO one thing I've never seen anywhere ever on any video or any discussion (with this song in particular) is how when you hold the pick like Ed does using the second finger (the F You finger) and thumb as opposed to pointer and thumb how when you PALM MUTE , how it sounds different.
Play the A minor part , palm muted with Ed's style of holding the pick then play it holding the pick the standard way (like you do) . NOTICE the subtle difference in tone how Ed's versions sounds a little more warm and percussive.
Because of the distance between where your palm rests on the strings and where the pick strikes the strings when you palm mute , using Ed's way of holding the pick you'll notice the distance is longer using Ed's pick holding method. Think of the area between where you palm rests and the pick's striking area as a string inside of a string . Ed's version creates a longer string within a string.
Even just plucking the open A string with a pick and switching finger pick holding styles you can clearly hear the difference. Usually players who play with the pointer finger and thumb hold the pick closer in on the thumb (I noticed you do) whereas when you hold the pick Ed's style the pick is further out on the thumb , creating a longer distance between the palm and the pick's string area.
Just leave your palm on one place as you palm mute and flip back and forth between pick holding styles.
Most males typically have a shorter pointer finger compared to the middle or ring finger as Ed does. (testosterone in the womb creates this typical male digit ratio)
Try it , flip back and forth between finger pick holding styles you can clearly hear Ed's way , sounds little bit thicker , more percussive , brown as it were.
ALSO another point when you switch from pointer to middle finger , do it without playing the guitar just hold your hand up and just touch your pointer and middle finger switch back and forth and feel the pad of your hand just under the thumb ,notice the pad gets harder as you move all the way up , even to your pinkie, in fact the entire lower portion of your palm stiffens up , just switching to pointer to middle .
The same way CHEFS know how to tell a steak's temperature , med, rare , well done , etc. (youtube 'easy way to check meat for doneness') to get what I'm talking about on this point.
I hope I explained this well enough.
With all factors involved , even the way Ed holds his pick is a small part of what we all call the 'brown sound'.
I thought he only held it like that when he speed picks and regular when playing
The missing notes always drove me nuts every time I hear a cover this song. Glad to see I'm not the only one that picked up on them
This was therapeutic! RIP
"Less clicking more picking", WELL SAID brother. Less clicking = more living too. It's a hard habit to break. More so than most of us would care to acknowledge and address. Thanks
So cool. The first time I heard these details. I love little details. I found the isolated track and you pulled them out perfectly. Uncle Ben the amazing
I just listened to this guy play his own stuff. Listen to him! "Saturdays" would make Satch and Vai proud! Beautiful stuff.
Hey all, I don't know the poster, so this isn't biased at all, I just gave it a listen.
He really is good. Hey man, push your stuff on here.
Huge Van Halen myself, and this was by far the best breakdown of this song(which is my favorite of theirs lol), cause there were always a couple notes I struggled to figure out trying to learn this tune lol this definitely nailed it, thanks again buddy. Between the 2-hand Tapping vid, this one, and 2 other guitar exercise vids have really helped get me out of my dreaded plateu slump 👈🏼🦾🤘🏻👍🏻😎🎸🎶
Love this level of detail . It makes the difference.
Rob Bower : If you want to deal with level of detail, rethink the hand position ;) which here is basically one for seated guitar players... Eddy would never do that.
I don’t even play guitar and this was interesting as hell. It helps that it is one of my all time favorites.
I always liked Van Halen but Led Zeppelin was the bomb for me. But I am really appreciating now how special EVH was. He meant so much to countless guys like you. What a unique artist and person.
Page blows VH away.
@@markfrost2707 lol no
@@markfrost2707 a lot of what page did was recording guitar part on top of guitar part in the studio. He was incredibly innovative and inspired Eddie for certain. However everyone on the planet was just awestruck by Eddie and couldn’t even figure your what he was doing, and people like Ted Nugent thought oh it just be Eddie’s rig and effects, and tried playing on Eddie’s equipment only to leant it wasn’t. He’s just a genius bohr playing wise & an engineer. He essentially in Ted his own guitar, the Floyd rose locking system, and either pioneered or took existing techniques to a place no one but perhaps Jimmy Hendrix had thought of.
We’re still studying Eddie 50 years after this earth shattering album Van Halen I came out.
Your sound is soo accurate! The first time you play the riff I thought it was the original recording.
Very detailed and accurate lesson! You're a fantastic player and teacher! Very focused on what you're showing us!! Thanks for the video!!!
wow. thanks for doing this. I haven't played this song in years, but i was definitely doing some things wrong. reminded me how dope this song is. It's stunning how some really simple things can make a riff or a patten so much more musical or personal (to Eddie in this case). Rhythmic subtleties in the chord/riff AND lead playing are the secret to EVH's Roth-era godhead playing.
So right about Eddie's mistake in intro, Wolfie actually recently said that it was a mistake
Eddie's rythem is always overlooked
No it's not.
@@renorailfanning5465 I didn't mean that in a bad way, but I really think that and alot of people agree, More focus is on his solos, either way he's a fuckin genius
@@sdavis6806 I do agree that some people think that but, to say "always" is a strong statement. I know what what your getting at. I was just being pedantic 😉
@@renorailfanning5465 I hear ya bro, he's an idol of mine
Probably the BEST gtr instructor on UA-cam. You opinion may vary. But I LOVE this cat! Him and Tim Pierce
It has got to kill you to understand all he does and not have his "feel".... love everything you do and teach us but greats are because they are!
In my book Ben Eller is the FUCKIN MAN. He's so damn good, so talented, great teacher, has the most patience u have to have to show us all the little things, important things, just teaching period. I love this guy & he can play his ass off 💪🏾
I just came from a Van Halen music video. As a big Van Halen fan too, I can appreciate this!
I always thought that eddie had a very interesting rhythm that always fit with with the drums and bass.
When I'm jammin this in the garage & doing my best Dave on the mic my wife has no idea I'm playing it wrong. She loves it!
Killer EVH tone! Great video - very informative for us Ed fans!
So I’ve been playing this not quite right for over 30 years? Argh!! Another excellent vid from the hardest working man in show biz.
"Just leave a'little grease on there' had me lol. Nice job Uncle Ben
4:39
That's one of the things that made rock albums so cool back in the day of analog. Sometimes it wasn't perfect and they were just like, "Screw it man, time is money. Just leave it and move on to the next song." Like the accidental harmonics heard on "Helpless" from Metallica's Garage Days Re-revisited. That "ching-chang" just lets you know they are jamming their asses off. Then there's Jimmy Page, the king of slop. His (cool) mistakes should have their own website because they're rad.
- yeah i think jimmy page's mistakes are a work of art in themselves.
Jimmy’s slop contrasts so beautifully with his disciplined acoustic playing. Such an interesting player, and what a vision for composition.
"Lemme get that airplane off there"... "Nah leave it".
Imagine it’s 2018, and we’re still figuring out how to be EV. EV is amazing. He is a rock star ⭐️ legend. Never be another one. That’s what makes them stars.
MXR, hmm. I'd swear he was using a pinch harmonic for the 3,2,3 lick on the A. Will try it your way. Awesome as always, thx!
It sounds like a pinch harmonic with a little bit of phase or flange added to it to me actually. That's the way I play it.
See now, right there: having a photo of FZ in the background gives you a certain amount of legitimacy right off the bat ! Wise beyond your years, young man.... 😎
There is a 6th thing that even YOU overlooked.
MORE COWBELL !!!
I'm a Helix guy, but that VH1 sound on the Kemper is to die for!
The easiest Van Halen song to play, including solo! Simple but great!!
Dude, that's a AX2! That was my jam for years! So ahead of its time. Nice!
Rockin man, never learned this one note for note.
I've been playing what I thought was right for many years-ugh!!....Thanks for this Ben,your attention to detail and the subtle intricacies throughout this song is what sets you apart from the other guitarists on UA-cam.GREAT job Ben!!!
Great video Ben! Such a classic song!
So, I'm 51 and saw VH on both the WACF n FW tours. Believe or not IDC, as a 12 yr old, was lucky to be up front during both shows, @ Vets Memorial Colisium in PHX. And Ed noticed my crazy young enthusiastic self. BOTH shows, when he'd play Ain't talking...he'd be doing his smiling, not just me but the folks in our area. I saw how he fretted and attacked each string. I saw his riffing. And went home afterwards and perfected based on his playing. Playing VH covers later on in cover bands, I felt I had it down. I've seen others play VH incorrectly. I've been confident in my playing bc of my experience. Your tutorial confirms it. Thanks!!
So much fun I love it
I never knew I had an Uncle Ben! This is great news! Thank you, Uncle Ben!
I can't imagine a better use of the term "the devil's in the details" when it comes to describing Van Halen.
Eddie can't get away with anything on sheriff Uncle Ben's watch! :-)
Hearing you break it down brought out shades of Fairies Wear Boots in the opening chord. There's nothing new under the sun.
very well done VERY!
Thank you so much i play this song for years and never notice some missing parts thank you!!!
And this folks is exactly why I don’t play the guitar. Splitting the atom or cold fusion sounds easier.
Hahaha.....now thats funny to me!
This is actually a very accessible song, as far as Van Halen goes anyway.. It's pretty simplistic, even the "solo" is extremely basic and this is the best song to start with when diving into Van Halen on guitar.
@@88_TROUBLE_88 I'm increasingly realizing about Eddie's playing that a lot of his music was built on fairly basic progressions, but the way he riffed on them elevated them to an entirely new dimension. That's his true genius - and, I dare say, a common thread in most genius-level endeavors. I find it fascinating how many folks, when they reach a level of true mastery, move away from highly technical playing (although they certainly can pull that out), and just sing - they take the basics and make you rethink what's possible.
@@drdrums1 Buckethead is a perfect example of what you're describing: he can melt your fuckin face off with lightning fast arpeggios and 8 finger taps but he reserves that for the right time instead of just always demonstrating how badass he is when it comes to shredding as many notes per second as possible, he oftentimes gently coaxes you into a false sense of relaxation before tearing the lid off that shit and dropping blindingly fast sweeping arpeggios and multi point tapping... Truly a master like you said he doesn't have to go balls out 24/7 and can confidently kick back in the pocket knowing that the minigun is loaded and ready at any moment.. Right?
@@88_TROUBLE_88 Exactly. That's a musician!
Amazing how wrong I've been playing it all these years. Love this guy.
I think it's the flanger not the phaser he engages in the intro on the last two notes
hi there, sincerly , thanks. I’ve played this song in my twenties, back in the nineties , by ear, never bothered looking at tue tabs( no internet back then). eddie dies ( rip) , this riff was stuck ( ear worm) constantly in my mind . fire youtube and bam! this ! thanks. a. lot.
I have a little different theory about the open E before the G cord. Kind of a habit I tend to do when playing though an old marshall. Just before a big cord in a tune i will tend to give a muted chug just before a big chord. I always just called it “ working the amp “ so u get a little breakup and get a cha - bamm feel. And catch myself not doing it when playing with a lot of distortion or though a practice amp 🤷🏼♂️
There are dozens of lessons for this song on UA-cam but this the most accurate as well as closest to the originals tone, tempo and sound.
To me it sounds more accurate on a Flanger rather than a Phaser.
i was 15 when this album came out. Never forget it! This tune was my favorite one.
I've been playing the song for years! Got it all right brother.
It kinda hurts when someone calls "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" a classic. Sigh. Wish there was this video in the late 80s when my band was covering this. I used to have to learn songs from taped copies of tapes and tapes of radio air play.
Does it hurt more than your rheumatism, arthritis and bad hips & knees, boomer?
@@gregp103 did he trigger you little snowflake?
@@gregp103 Not as bad as your malnourished little brain. It's good you have managed to learn how to use the internet (which my GenX generation built). Now go look up what a Boomer is.
I did too. Those LP's took the longest to learn.
Its hilarious getting called "boomer" by some little punk eating tide pods!! Most are GENXers you imbecile!!
First time I've seen one of your break downs and instructionals. Keep them coming! You break it down nicely!
Thanks Ben! Never noticed this until you pointed it out! Your right it does sound better!
Not sure what made me check this video, as I've been playing this song (correctly!!) for like 30 years. What I noticed is your AX2-212 in the background. To this day, I still use this as my bedroom practice amp just for the simplicity and the breadth of options in just the presets alone. I haven't seen one in anyone else's world for many years now. Anyway, thanks Ben. You're stuff is great, and your technique is great!!
I caught it too. Talk about old school!
EVH is hands down my favorite player...but mostly his Rhythm playing!!!and his harmonic work...and his absolutel badassery of playing in the best spot in the pocket!!!
Yup, all of these. It's really annoying when someone leaves out even one note of Eddie's stuff.
Great vid!
I'm a drummer and I'm smiling watching you play this!!
Eddie Didn't Make A Mistake, He Just Made Simple Changes To Not Constantly Repeat Himself, To Keep it Fun or Interesting!!!
LOVE the Zappa pic on the wall in the background !!!!!
Oh my GOD the title for this video got me hyped up and extremely curious because no matter how well I think I know my favorite songs, you point out so many things that just go right over my head
Damn that low G note that for so many years...like 30 of them...left out. No ProTools in 77/78' so how ever he play is how it got recorded. Steve Vai would describe them as accidental notes in his Guitar World transcription of Eruption in the 84/85". So many unquantized cool licks by Eddie on so many songs as a result of his great rhythm playing. Intro riff after tap on Meanstreet has some cool stuff too.
Very thorough analysis, more than I can comprehend
Great lesson Ben, those little things are the pathways to being able to play more or better. I'm 57 and followed you well. Thanks. URock
Hey Uncle Ben (or anyone who knows their stuff, I trust you , Ben), what pickups do you think would be the best for playing heavy metal ? I recently got a new shecter and it sounds killer and I'm happy in every aspect except the output when I play heavy metal as opposed to my explorer with emg pickups. Should I get some more emg pickups or are there any others that would be good for metal? Thanks!!
i mean, tons of great metal albums have been recorded with EMG pickups. I'm personally not a fan, but i love those classic Metallica sounds. For active pickups, the only ones i've loved are the Fishman Fluence pickups. The Modern set is like an EMG but way better (IMO) and the Classic set is my favorite. Search for "Fishman Fluence Big 4" to hear the Modern set doing ALL the classic thrash stuff.
Ben Eller thanks man! I appreciate the thoughtful response. Been watching your vids for what feels like forever. Thanks for all that you do brother. Keep on rockin🤘
If you don't want to go the active route, there are still tons of passive pickups that will work for heavy metal. It depends on what type of metal you're going for, but you really can't go wrong with a JB/Jazz combo. The Black Winter set is also fantastic, and much more versatile than one would imagine. EVO/Gravity Storm neck is a great combo (slight warning...you will hear EVERY mistake you make). I have a guitar with an HFH/Super 2 that is super clean sounding and less output than EVOs. It has a great 80's metal tone. I don't know about Bare Knuckle pickups, though. They are a bit out of my budget. Maybe someone else here can tell you about them. Good Luck!
Thanks for the 9.5 gauge strings tip!!!!! I’ve been wanting to switch for years!!!
I bought a Schecter that has .010s on it recently after playing a Les Paul with .009-.042 for almost 40 years. Took a bit of playing to get used to them, but they sound a bit brighter to me.
Once again. Amazing insight and talent presented in a nicely explained package. Great stuff.
Oddly enough, Eddie has never been my favorite lead guitarist. However he IS my favorite rhythm guitarist. Most people have no idea how amazing his rhythm playing is.
yeah, I think he's better at rhythm actually. beautiful girls just blows me away how cool it is and the grove of take your whiskey home..awesome too many to list
When you say most guys miss it, you’re not including me; luckily. I’ve been playing VH songs since before you were born, lol (yes, I’m old!), but well done on teaching other players who seem to be too lazy to get it right. On a personal note, I’ve never seen any point in playing someone else’s music the way they did because you may as well just listen to the original. My take on it is that you MUST add your own style. But I digress... nice tone, btw, well done 👏
Nice. I'm feeling all Van Halen riff tingly...thanks.
Actually - in the studio, he's got BOTH feet on the pedals at all times; he plays with the Echoplex ON during the arpeggios, then OFF for the low riff when the Flanger is ON. So when he plays the low riff, the flanger goes ON while the echo is OFF.
It's back and forth all the way through the song on those parts: When he steps on the Flanger to turn it on, he's also stepping on the Echoplex remote switch to turn OFF the echo, then soon after - OFF on the flanger and ON for the Echoplex.
It's sick that he's doing this with both feet while he plays so well - but it's not that hard once you learn the part. Listen closely to the isolated guitar tracks if you can, it's there.
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One of the details - and what makes Ed's performance SO amazing, is that he's got one foot on the echo switch and the other on the flanger switch. During the arpeggio, the echo is ON. For the low G and A string riff between, he switches OFF the Echoplex at the same time as his other foot switches ON the MXR flanger. It's a lot of foot work, and it happens all the way through the song during the studio version - even in the "Bleed For It" bridge.