Ed's best rig (in your opinion)

[Klauth]

....When (in his timeline of glory) was Ed's rig sound the most important to you. what album and or rig most inspiring?

 

[ChurchHill]

Fair Warning, although it's hard to argue against VH I.

 

[RaceU4her]

 

[Techdeth]

Probably my fav too shockingly . I just the balance tones .
I do think if Ed doubled his tones in fair warning it would be best

 

[Techdeth]

But I got to go with this fr

 

[Techdeth]

But I got to go with this fr

I must add at 2:24 when add plays the taps in double time : what Alex plays with him at that moment to is just brilliant . They both lock in for that lick . So cool

 

[glpg80]

 

[Techdeth]

I bought the complete tab book of ever vh song for my library . Was shocked this was in it

 

[Techdeth]

The old school Van Halen guys are all in bed
It’s all Sammy era so far
They have to be in bed lol

 

[Mike Oxhuge]

All of them is the correct answer. Always groundbreaking. Modern rock and metal would probably be very different without his influence and making those tones more attainable with all the 5150 series.

 

[Rick Lee]

I love the tone on 1984 best. For live tone, I really like Live Without a Net, which is light years better than the tone on 5150. I have the Die Laughing bootleg and that tone is pretty awesome too. I didn't get to see them live until the 5150 tour and was too young to care about tone back then.

 

[hammered]

Van Halen 2 , album and tour

 

[Rick Lee]

I love the songs and tone on VHII, but none of it was replicated or continued on subsequent albums. VHII stands alone and it is so, so awesome.

 

[Chubtone]

Van Halen 1 through Fair Warning. Diver Down and 1984 are still great. It's such a shame the band broke up and they all went in to seclusion after the 1984 album, never to be heard from again.

 

[TheGreatGreen]

Eruption kind of changed my life. I remember where I was the first time I heard it. It was one of the first times it occurred to me how awesome guitar is as an instrument. I’d say that makes the VH1 rig kind of it for me.

But the Live Right Here Right Now album has the best tone Ed ever put to tape, so it’s kind of a toss up.

 

[Lightning]

78 rig

 

[Chase42147]

I like the guitar sound on 1984 best overall, but the VH1 tone, albeit overrated imo, is great too

 

[eero]

Fair warning for me...
although even in the Hagar and Cherone era there were great tones

 

[Geo]

 

[stephen sawall]

Van Halen 2 , album and tour

Absolutely for me.

That hot bias Marshall sound I don't use too much. But I can see with Ed's technique and touch why he uses it.