It does seem a little warm and soft on the attack for VH1 but the overall tone is there pretty much there with the amount of gain. He is using a Floyd guitar so that should make up for the A-2 some but if he wanted a real apples to apples comparison he should be using a Northern Ash guitar with a standard Fender tremelo but it still sounds great and he shows a simple setup can get you there.If he changed the magnet on the pickup his using from a alnico 2 to a alnico 5 he would be right there
Yeah something about the notes isn’t right. It’s not the amp - it’s like the guitar wood is wrong or the pickup isn’t right.If he changed the magnet on the pickup his using from a alnico 2 to a alnico 5 he would be right there
And added some loud 'chikka's to the rhythm.If he changed the magnet on the pickup his using from a alnico 2 to a alnico 5 he would be right there
And added some loud 'chikka's to the rhythm.
Could be the EQ settings too. When I looked at it I thought it was skewed too low but I had mine GE-7 modded so I can’t remember how I would set it.It might be the pickup but it's a hair too muddy. Not enough of the clean transient poking through the gain, and too much low midrange.
I'm not an EVH expert by any means but I can hear it pretty clearly
Still its a really good, really close approximation
it actually makes me wonder how close I could get with a 68 tremolo
Could be the EQ settings too. When I looked at it I thought it was skewed too low but I had mine GE-7 modded so I can’t remember how I would set it.
If you're not first, you're last.I'm not knocking anyone chasing the brown sound, but can anyone who's really into it explain why they're actually chasing it?
I agree 100%. That's a big part of that rhythm.And added some loud 'chikka's to the rhythm.
personally, it’s not just trying to absolutely clone that sound. i’ve spent a good amount of time, effort and money going down the vh tone road to conclude i don’t care enough to be that forensic nor will i ever be EVH.I'm not knocking anyone chasing the brown sound, but can anyone who's really into it explain why they're actually chasing it?
Why do people climb Mt. Everest.......................I'm not knocking anyone chasing the brown sound, but can anyone who's really into it explain why they're actually chasing it?
Another example - why do people chase early Metallica with IIC+? Because the music needs the tone to match the writing. The riffs aren’t going to hit the same with a vox. Same with Van Halen and his tone. They’re linked together.Why do people climb Mt. Everest.......................
Ed's brown sound either moves you or it doesn't, for it's time it was the most brutal in your face rock tone and it stood out from all the other Marshall tones in the music scene. Hence........people like me have fun chasing the tone, kinda the same way other people chase Dime tone and other guitar amp tones that inspire you or you enjoy hearing.