Sound Like Eddie Van Halen | Without Busting The Bank
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- Опубліковано 23 кві 2019
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RIP Eddie, we need a sound like EVH BY busting the bank in his honor ASAP
Yes
I third this.
I fourth this
I fifth this
You have a sixth on board...
We need a EVH by busting the bank for his honor and glory.
@c carville cynical asshole. It'll just be a fun video to honor his greatness.
No one has a 20.000$ frankie 07' replica for sale right now
@c carville Cashing in? No. Guitar players put in the hours and work to play like him. Just because you're a little bitch who lacks the skill to play a single note of any VH song, don't go ripping people posting tributes to their hero as cashing in.
If Fender doesnt raise prices then no one is cashing in.
@c carville "cash in" holy cringe
Oh my god. I just watched this earlier today and news just broke that he passed away. Shred in paradise
Im still very sad and shocked too here the news
⁰0
Been a week and as a lifetime fan, cannot help but wish this was a dream
🤟😔
1:45 The dude playing Stairway to Heaven in the background is a legend.
Guess the no stairway rule do not apply at Andertons :)
I think it’s time to reverse that rule. You may not go into a guitar shop WITHOUT playing stairway.
LOL
Waynes world joke from 92'
No, stairway denied
That was Johnny Page, Jimmy's brother so they didn't kick him out...
I LOVE how you can hear someone playing Stairway to Heaven at 1:46 😂😂
Agastya Gummaraju wanted to point that out aswell!
I think I'm going to start playing Stairway EVERY time I go into a guitar shop. Followed by Smoke on the Water, and Sweet Child O Mine. :)
Leigh Hewit 😂
Good ears, mate
Hilarious observation haha
14:39
The most realistic MXR flanger sound to ever come out of someone’s mouth
Johnny Brown
It really was
After seeing this multiple times, I can almost confidently tell the video editor put a flanger effect on Rabea's voice in that part. It doesn't kill the mood for me though, just goes to show how much depth these guys and especially the editor himself tries to encorporate in the videos
@@WrektSK I agree. Andertons' video editor deserves far more credit.
Is Jimmy Page allowed to play Stairway in a guitar shop?
Jamie Haigh no
Zoran Allen “Stairway, denied!”
Jimmy can take a dump in the middle of the store while playing stairway 🎶💩🎶
Yes well actually no
No absolutely not
The chorus that seems to be on everything from Fair Warning on was actually an Eventide Harmonizer. Eddie would set one side slightly detuned. He most likely got the idea from being a pianist. Most pianos have three strings per key. One popular method of tuning them is to tune the center string dead on the pitch, and the outside pair slightly sharp and flat. It creates a natural chorus, and using a harmonizer in the same manner adds a certain fatness to the tone.
even though he does have an MXR EVH Chorus now that's good to know my G
Its documented he used a Roland DC-30. Roland uses A BBD chip to chorus.www.premierguitar.com/articles/Book_Excerpt_Eddie_Van_Halen?page=3
@@tednugentlives you will also find documentation of the eventide technique he called " jape" as well as use of the boss ce-2. He didnt just go one way and as he got more money, his gear got upgraded/ changed... regularly
I thought he also used an echoplex too?? Wouldn't that have some modulation as well?
@@alexmurphy5289 absolutely. At one time. He has used a variety of boosts, delays, choruses etc. There are a few permanent fixtures ( like the phase 90) but not many.
He's really not so different than most of us. You accumulate gear and make it work then ya upgrade, mod etc., then ya get bored and try somethin else. Hell, I have had the " perfect amp" and " perfect board" etc several times hahaha. I recently went through everything and reinvented my setup and sound entirely and dramatically for a new project.
Shout out to Wayne Campbell. "No Stairway! Denied!"
I thought the same thing haha
Never fails!
Crap! whenever I'm about to make a comment I always scroll down to see if anyone beat me to it. Well played!~
Thank GOD Rabea said that, because as soon as I heard that guy noodling on Stairway, the EXACT same thought went through my head.
At least the guy playing Stairway wasn't just looping the intro riff a thousand times over
That's what Nothing Else Matters is for.
@@daemonelectricity Nice one, mate lol.
As Eddie just passed I've been listening to a LOT of Van Halen. You guys absolutely nailed the sound on this one for the budget you were trying to adhere to. that plexi pedal is worth its weight in gold and the Tone City Tape Machine REALLY did add depth to those dive bombs. That first clip of Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is 100% THE tone. Great Job and Rock In Paradise Eddie.
I've been watching all the brown sound videos too and these guys are the first ones to nail it.
TD Kane Cameron Cooper is really close too, I’d check his UA-cam channel. Even the EVH Gear blog was giving his channel shout outs.
I think the flanger was actually the only part of the chain that didn't sound like Van Halen, but god knows what they actually used in the studio for Ain't Talkin' Bout Love and the boys did the best they could. The basic tone was EVH all the damn way
@@themightymcb7310 In the studio Eddie used an MXR Flanger wall-wart unit. That's a well known fact. And why MXR did their Evh Flanger. Which is awesome!
I whole-heartedly disagree. For one, there's no phaser on ATBL in the intro. Just plate reverb. slap-back tape-echo delay, and flanger on the 2 notes that have the modulated effect. And his notes don't have the same amount of gain to get that EPIC sound that the echo and reverb accentuate.
18:32 "I mean I can't play like Eddie Van Halen but I was attempting to..." - Bea. Wrong. You CAN play like Eddie Van Halen! That was amazingly perfect to my ears and I've been a Van Halen fan longer than most Andertons shoppers have been alive! You both deserve kudos for nailing the tone and the playing. Just absolutely SPOT ON. I wouldn't lie to you Bea I respect you too much. It was SPOT ON. Excellent video guys and thank you!
This might be your best Sounds Like... to date. You guys managed to get really, really effing close. The fact that it's without busting is all the more impressive.
Good show, gents.
The NotSoGuitarGuy it sounds shrill. Not the brown sound. Surprised lately at how bad everything sounds. Maybe their hearing is going and they typically will put up the treble when u have hearing loss. They have to have some hearing loss.
@@robertwellington2616 - wow. Where would we be without you to come along and argue with one man's OPINION? You sure showed me.
I do hope you left a similar comment under every one of the numerous comments that seem to agree with mine.
The NotSoGuitarGuy I say it’s shrill too. It’s not what EVH sounds like.
starts 8:20
Sounds real good guys
Stairway is clearly not denied at Anderton's.
Daemon Electricity For those who don’t get this watch Wayne’s World
@@13Salamander Everybody got it... Don't explain the joke
We don't know what they did to him....
gdawgs101 Get your English right, it’s a reference, not an explanation
@@13Salamander
The reference is an explanation, shit for brains.
That fella was intentionally trolling by playing _Stairway_ because he knew the camera was there 😂
RIP EVH. Feel like rewatching this tonight.
The best one so far, the tone is on point.
Nice one..but MAHOOSIVE congratters to Rabea for getting that style down!!!...Well impressed. Im not a massive EVH fan but one can`t deny he`s done a LOT for guitarists!!
Great job! This episode was fun to watch and I think that is probably the best rig you guys have ever put together.
EVH Wolfgang made in Indonesia. EVH's son's name is Wolfgang, and EVH's mother was born in Indonesia. The name seems obvious, but I wonder if the country of original was equally intentional.
Not too sure if it's really because his mother born there , but they has a bunch of great wood in indonesia , even prs se has a factory there
You don’t really watch this channel then, I mean they played a lot of Indonesian guitars.
Absolutely nailed ain't talkin' bout love. Straight off the record.
Finally! sounded amazing!
NEXT, SOUND LIKE EVH BY BUSTING THE BANK
Honestly I don't think they could get any closer even with the increased budget. This was a great one.
@@Joe-hm1zk music man axis
@@Joe-hm1zkJust off the top of my head: EVH '78 Eruption Relic, MXR Custom Shop 74 Phase 90, Echoplex delay/pre (or the dunlop equivalents, or the TREX tape echo, Strymon El Cap, etc), Catalinbread Talisman Plate reverb (or better), balanced Marshall 4x12 with Vintage 30s and Creambacks, Friedman Smallbox/Brown Eye or Marshall Superlead, probably a boost pedal and a 6 band EQ, too.
Nick Summers sweet post Johnny Beane !!
@@nicksummers2252 dam that is one expensive rig $$$ but after reading it I can here the beautiful tone in my head that would be a great video though
Honestly, very well done! Your show has lit the fire inside me to start playing again! Another great video from you two!
I have watched a lot of YT videos on how mimic the EVH brown sound and your is one of the best. Great job!!!
Quick little side note about the pickup selector switch! Eddie Purposely had the switch flipped upside down because when he would go to tap on the guitar he would accidentally switch to the neck pickup selection. So to fight this he flipped the switch. Awesome Sounds Like today guys!!!
Finally! Please do NUNO BETTENCOURT next!
OBVIOUSLY
YES GOD YES
That'd be awesome
I concur. Nuno ftw; get your string skipping shoes on Rabea ;)
So glad to run across this video guys. I am 51 and a huge huge fan. This was really well done...incredibly well done...informative and fun to watch. Thanks so much for putting this together!!!
Extraordinary sound, I love to by this setup, Thanks for information.
At the intro I thought for a second it was Van Halen. Great job! Next, Judas Priest!
Tracy Street can i like this 100000000000 times?
@@koffieverslaafde627 Yep, me too. I'll 3rd that motion!
Yes!
I would be very interested in hearing the result of the failed first attempt, with exclusive EVH gear.
Same bro same
If they try to run EVH preamp into EVH amp, Im not sure if I want to hear that :D :D :D
Nailed it! I had a big smile on my face watching you play on this rig. Makes me want to go play guitar.
This is the best series on Andertons, LOVE IT ❤️
Over 3 years, still no Megadeth.
Probably because only Marty Friedman or Chris Poland can sound like Marty Friedman or Chris Poland.
Dave's sound comes from a rack of gear and a prophesy 2. Early Metallica days it was different, and super modern Dave is full on custom amp and cab with a rack full of gear. Maybe its possible but not on a budget. It would be like gwar sounds like.
Mesa 400 power amp
Mesa triaxis
Rack of dbx pa gear
Stereo cabs
You just can't do it on a budget reasonably.
For Peace sells and So Far so good so what it is Marshall poweramps JCM800 + Rockman distotion or sustainer + chorus/delay
Rust in peace is like VHT poweramp + Fish preamp or CE3 custom if I recall. Still UA-cam search Mesa Boogie Quad where a guy is playing Polaris
Megadeth don't really have an iconic guitar tone
Megadeth stink
Sound like Steve Vai or Def Leppard! Panama tone was on point. Nice one
Thank you guys for the very understandable tutorial from the other side of the big pond in NYC. Much appreciated on how to start ...with my low budget . . . All the best to you two as well as yours & may all stay well !!!
Other EVH Flanger songs are "Hear About it Later" and "Unchained"
"And The Cradle Will Rock" which was actually done by plugging the flanger into a keyboard
Vinyl Scratch always wondered how they got the keyboard to sound like flange guitar
can we get sound like No more tears era Zakk wylde please
EMG loaded les paul into a cranked JCM800 with a boss SD-1 distortion and CH-1 chorus. That's the late-80s-early-90s Zakk rig and you kinda can't get that sound any other way. Try one of the Marshall SC20 amps for a less pricey version with more manageable volume level.
@@InfinityEnterprises
Marshall cabinets with G12-75 speakers
... and like a lot of Marshall users, Zakk's amps were not all stock.
Oh, nice! A "Sound Like Led Zeppelin" in the background.... :D
Sound like evh BY busting the bank?
EVH Bumblebee replica
EVH 5150 Head and Cab or a Marshall Super Lead head and cab
Wampler Pinnacle
MXR M117 Flanger
MXR Phase 90
MXR Stereo Chorus
Echo Plex delay of sorts
maybe a wah for Poundcake cos he did have a signature wah and i think he used it on that song
William Allison and lots and LOTS of cocaine...
Apoplexia The drugs made him sound worse.
They said in beginning why they didn't do it...
@@KeeperOfPoops plus an Eventide H9 to do the detune thing he did in the Sammy era
Wow, you nailed it fellas! I keep rewatching this video for the toanzz. It’s saturated, yet clear... warm, yet crisp... spot on EVH
I think you guys nailed it. EVH was the reason I picked up a guitar 23 years ago to the day actually so hearing your evh sounds like today was crazy coincidence. I'm amazed you could get it on a budget. Cheers guys.
Just incase you haven't caught this one yet of the Frankenstrat Eddie interview.
Sound like John fogerty(creedence Clearwater revival)
Joe walsh(the eagles)
Sound like tom petty and the heartbreakers
Sound like George throrogood( using epiphone new signature model)
James Bowlin George Thorogood is severely underrated
Sound like Don Felder/Joe Walsh
CCR is loong overdue in here
Best Sound Like yet & well worth the wait. Great job boys, Bravo!!!
Well done guys Everytime I watch these videos it brings me back to what inspired me to play guitar in the first place!
I think you just sold a shitload of Keeley El Rey Dorado's. One for me as well...
Chris, just great, I’m getting the bluesbreaker 15 tweed next week, because of the 3 stage settings, saw this peddle and knew it was perfect, now what? Your suggestion is my hope, other wise start looking for a similliar boost peddle
@@MicDread the pedal is still out there ...I don't know where my local guy found it ?
PedalPal FX has a great plexi pedal as well but I love keeley stuff!!
I don't even play guitar and I want one now.
just bought the el rey dorito myself. pumped.
Sounded about as EVH as possible without borrowing his fingers!
hmmmm, I feel it was a bit too brittle. An EQ pedal to get some more low probably would have helped a bit.
ErichWilliam I would’ve just brought down the presence/extreme highs a tad, otherwise sounds almost exact
@@djw6670 Bassbreaker doesnt have a presence control, which is why I thought an EQ could do the job of cutting em back a tad.
ErichWilliam ErichWilliam Never played a Bassbreaker, always thought they were bigger amps with more controls etc. MXR EQ would do the job nicely
I've played a couple and have hated every single one. Even the new fender guitar demos, especially the Alternate Reality ones, the tone is just the worst. Not sure why they are so popular with Andertons these days. It makes me miss the Marshall 30 days everyone complained about.
This was totally amazing. Well done great tones.
Great effort lads, one of your best, well done Rabea.
Damn that was worth the wait, spot on guys!!
Wow. Rabea, Matt. Massive congrats on this one. Spot on sound, spot on playing. Hats off gents.
Nice work on the rig and the guitar playing!
These blokes absolutely honor “The Legend”! Great job, guys!!
Best episode so far and I've seen them all. BEAUTIFUL playing and fantastic tone.
Just a marketing idea for The Captain. Why not have printouts of the rig rundowns from these videos in the store/online so if someone says I really want to sound like X but only have Y$...quick cheat sheet ready to go saying Bea & Matt recommend this to make it happen for Z$, or just make them Anderton Recommends "Bundles"
SUUUUUUCH A GREAT IDEA!!
Glad I'm not the only one who has thought this. Missed $$$ opportunity.
Well, I've been listening to EVH for 40 years and you guys did really well reproducing the sound. Well done!!
Do Sound Like *ERIC JOHNSON* Without Busting the Bank please!!!
Eric Johnson says he can tell the difference in the sound depending on which brand of batteries is used. Trying to get that guys sound would just be a nightmare.
Good luck to Rabea learning Cliffs of Dover! 😂
that's a challenge but the key to getting that violin sounding guitar in cliffs of dover is all with blending a silicon fuzz face with the Voodoo Lab Giggity, though he did record some of Cliffs of Dover on an ES335 his primary guitar is the strat, so Classic Vibe 50's into maybe a Marshall or Fender, get a silicon fuzz face, the giggity, a tone city angel wing and tape machine and also an ibanez TS Mini as he does use the TS808
100% IMPRESSED! Great job Bea!
Great episode. Great playing!
I love that EVH Wolfgang Standard in Zilla Burst. Although it's difficult to find in my local shops.
Great job guys! Now please do Megadeth!!! That's also long overdue.
Great job!!! Now do Eric Johnson without busting the bank... And by busting the bank!
Yes! Do Eric Johnson! Cliffs tone
@@bweeks8869 it would be THE most epic video ever!!!
@@jonboydiego999 AGREED!!
I saw a video somewhere once where Eric himself showed exactly how he achieves that sound
@@ragnaroksangel yeah I've seen that too, it would still be good to see them recreate it both by unlimited money and on a budget. I really enjoy watching these guys mimic not only equipment but have a go at getting that signature tone and feel.
Kudos to you both that was fricking awesome..👍🏻
I just got to this so I realize I'm coming late to the conversation and you won't ever see this, but I feel the need to go on record with how shocked I was when you started playing Panama. The show was really interesting as always and I enjoyed the build up, but I wasn't really convinced you would get a Fender amp to come anywhere near EVH's tone. Not that I'm an expert. Just something I was thinking as you went through the process. When you started Playing Panama i absolutely started listening on a different level. The tone seems perfect. i was sent straight back to the 80s. Really all done. Much impressed and really thankful I watched this.
Sound like Eric Johnson without busting the bank, would really be helpful
Not possible, gotta bust the bank
I've been playing with that Neural DSP Archetype Plini plugin and it gets you EJ tones real well. But on the guitar side just some strong mid-range single coils are most important.
You need to be able to play like Eric Johnson for that, so good luck.
@TheBradge yup let's buy Eric johnson for 1500 pounds 🤣
Strat > TS Mini > Tape Machine/Ibanez Analog > Cleanish amp?
I think nylon pick is a huge part of his tone as well. His touch is nothing like any other guitarist.
You guys freakin nailed it!!! Such an amazing job. And Bea, you ridiculously talented beast, you did EVH justice!
Man, you guys are GREAT!! Such a good video!!
Wow y’all actually got it 100% right! I was very skeptical when I saw that you were using the bassbreaker but I was pleasantly surprised. Keep up the awesome work!
Great tone, well done. Pls do Ty Tabor from Kings x.
I second this!
@@ramsfootball19 I third this!
It was awesome to watch Rabea playing some Van Halen!
Rabea, absolutely loved ain't talkin' bout love and the whammy work 🤘
Really he pretty much killed them all Bea did a great job !!
Hats off to Bea. Awesome job. Great playing.
Sounds great. Also, nice to see a Nuno shout out!
What a splendid job you did , you managed to get that cutting tone .
That is the best ‘sounds like, without’ yet! Absolutely awesome. I’m going to look at buying this exact set of pedals to go through my Marshall DSL40 CR with my SG and Les Paul. I’m not aiming for an EVH sound but this collection would just add pretty much anything and everything I want.
Amazing RAW POWER from Rabea . . . so clean playing ! Master, teach me ! ! !
I've never clicked on anything so quickly in my life!!!
Here's a challenge... sound like the Cars. ! That tone might be tuff to dial in...
@Brett S. he also has a Signature Gretsch but i do agree the tele or les paul is the way to go
You guys nailed it. Cheers from across the pond.
Guys fantastic job. Sound is amazing and for the price blew me away. Nice guitar playing too. Well done boys.
I know that this video is over a year old. In honor of the Great Eddie Van Halen, how about a 2nd video, this time by "busting the bank." But instead of just looking for gear that is expensive, try finding the best gear for the job. I would be curious how over the £
1500 limit you have for your "without busting the bank" videos.
This is remarkably close, I had no idea that these Plexi pedals genuinely do come very close to the sound! Good job!
Absolutely fantastic job.
That was the business ! Great tone and big respect to the playing...
👍
I would love to see Bea do one of his idols.Nuno ! I'm sure he would really enjoy it and do a really good job
I never aspired to play like EVH, but I had most of Van Halen's albums growing up and for the budget you guys used, you did really, really well with the overall tone. Great job!
Someone in the thread suggested Eric Johnson. I'd like to see that on a budget!!! He's a hard one to replicate as a lot of it is in his hands to start with! I've got some of the pedals he uses like the BK Butler Tube Driver with bias (bank buster), Fuzz Face etc. I'd like to see if there is a way to get the tone on a budget.
Thanks for the great videos!
I think the sound and your playing are fantastic. Great job at finding that sound...
I think y'all nailed that tone! Good job!
I think Tone City Golden Plexi would've been perfect for this "without busting the bank" episode. It doesn't offer much tweakability, but it probably does the "full blown-up" sound better than any pedal, with all the dirt too and for such a cheap price. Other Plexi pedals often are rather "clean", they are high quality, which in my opinion a blown up amp rarely is. But the cheap Golden Plexi has that vibe of uncontrollable feedback and whatnot. You might've still made the correct choice because I'm not sure you could make the effect chain work with that pedal at all.
However, I think you did fantastic job with the sound. I think all the key things are there so that you can easily recognize what you were going for. I think this is one of the better "sound like without busting the bank" you've done.
I'd love you to sound like Marty Friedman/Dave Mustaine on Megadeth's Rust in Peace. That's one sound that is somehow so specific I can never put my hands exactly on it. And haven't heard others be able to either. It's like this basic Marshall tone with reverb etc, BUT there's something more to it.
Sound Like Judas Priest
Sound Like Ritchie Blackmore
Sound like Nirvana under 500
Sound Like SRV by Busting
Sound like Nirvana under 500 -> :-))
Nirvana, buy a peavey rage, crank it, done
@@tomasagustinveravicentin7789 umm nah
nirvana, squier strat, prob a cheap fender amp and a boss ds1/ds2 pedal and ur done
@@skurk3448 I'd actually go with the Squier Bullet Mustang and a Boss Katana since it has the DS-1 built in it.
RIP
EVH
Great videos guys.
Thank you.
Phenomenal job! I have the MXR Phase 90, need that Dorado. Can probably get the other sounds from my multi-effect pedal.
I wouldn't say you absolutely nailed it guys...but considering you were working to a budget, thats as close as you're gonna get. Certainly immediately recognisable. Also, as you say, EVH has quite a distinct technique that shapes his sound.
Sterling job chaps...you've earned a beer (or three).
I very much wanted Hot for Teacher to keep going! maybe a thought, when you play the really impactful intros, take it another bar further with the programmed drums added when it kicks. that'd be cool
And go what, copyright strike sollicitating?
@@Nightingale1887 Obviously, it's not a copyright problem with reputable individuals covering songs currently, so...
@@kyleboggs1966 profoundly wrong and stupid assumption. Lots of videos getting copyright strikes and videos about you tubers complaining about demonetization. No algorithm or record company is going to look at popularity. What an assumption.
@@Nightingale1887 Thanks for calling me stupid. appreciate it. sod off now
Eddie still has the best guitar tone ever recorded. They still give me chills. You guys came really close, very impressive.
Came back here to relive these epic tones. RIP Eddie, metal wouldn't be what it is today without you!
I thought it sounded incredible guys! Well done!
I cant believe Eddie is gone. Rest Easy Eddie.
Excellent playing!! Eddie would have been proud. RIP EVH
Spot on the sound...and great playing
SInce we're doing 80s era, why not do a Sounds Like Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)?
he used hamer guitars, has used the EVH Wolfgang and i believe he uses Knaggs now, i think the Musicman Axis (the £400ish one) would work
his amplifiers are were Carvins and now are Friedmans which are super expensive so a marshall with a friedman Brown Eye overdrive
for pedals get a boost, EQ, compressor, fuzz, vibe, delay, whammy and a wah
Hamer guitars and carvin amps back then
Steve has said if he could only have one guitar, it would be a "really good Les Paul", hence his signature Knaggs model.
@@9unslin9er if he wants to play his catalog, he will need more than one though to be fair. He didnt always use a floyd rose but its definately an essential tool to " play like steve stevens". I would guess that he said this during his time with vince Neil band and probably meant in that particular situation. It would have never worked for Billy Idol or Atomic Playboys. He bought the gretsch because he needed that sound, same with the strats, hamers, les pauls etc. There really is no such thing as " the one guitar" for every sound, unless your sound and style are extremely limited, which is definately not the case with steve stevens