For you guys into that VH1 thing, check this dude out

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That guy put a lot of time into Eddie. Only thing i cant get past is in the beginning of the vid I woulda swore he was using a modeler till he went thru his amp setup. There is either too much gain or too much top end on it (or perceived both). It just sounds harsh to me, which kills the vibe of everything else. He seemed so in tune with everything else I am surprised thats the tone he went for.
 
phil b said:
That guy put a lot of time into Eddie. Only thing i cant get past is in the beginning of the vid I woulda swore he was using a modeler till he went thru his amp setup. There is either too much gain or too much top end on it (or perceived both). It just sounds harsh to me, which kills the vibe of everything else. He seemed so in tune with everything else I am surprised thats the tone he went for.
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If you listen to VH1 raw tracks out there, Eds tone is really bright and harsh. Its the post eq studio stuff that makes it sound good. Anyway this guys playing is impressive.
 
I didn't watch the entire thing. Did he have a Steinberger?
 
Donnie B. said:
I didn't watch the entire thing. Did he have a Steinberger?
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This was focused on VH1 so no, just a Franky and a Destroyer (Greco).

Cool video and nice playing and tone. I watched in my car so hard to really access the tone but while good it didn't sound exact. Not lean enough in the mids, possibly due to those EH 6CA7s.
 
Sounds cool.

I don’t agree with a lot of things he says just based on knowledge of amps. One big thing is that it’s known that Eddie slaved one Marshall into another… meaning one Marshall was acting like a preamp pedal. We’ve all seen the bomb and the big ohmite resistor thingy.

At the end he talks about volume pot location. He’s basically saying he doesn’t run it on 10 because he wants the bright cap to still have an affect on sound.
 
Guy did his research. Even into the non coated/vinyl cab and speakers. Great stuff.
 
psychodave said:
At the end he talks about volume pot location. He’s basically saying he doesn’t run it on 10 because he wants the bright cap to still have an affect on sound.
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As I was watching I was thinking; "That's exactly what I do for that very reason." With my homebrew '69 SL every knob except Vol I and Vol II has to be on 10 or it's not quite right. But Vol I on 7-8 or so sounds better than on 10. Vol II anywhere just past noon is good.
 
psychodave said:
Sounds cool.

I don’t agree with a lot of things he says just based on knowledge of amps. One big thing is that it’s known that Eddie slaved one Marshall into another… meaning one Marshall was acting like a preamp pedal. We’ve all seen the bomb and the big ohmite resistor thingy.

At the end he talks about volume pot location. He’s basically saying he doesn’t run it on 10 because he wants the bright cap to still have an affect on sound.
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That would make sense as to why I was hearing that top end brashness. I dont get why he would leave it in the signal but its all personal taste I guess. All that knowledge and research and you can hear its not that early VH tone. Close.. yea, but with all he has I dont think he was just going for "close".
 
phil b said:
That guy put a lot of time into Eddie. Only thing i cant get past is in the beginning of the vid I woulda swore he was using a modeler till he went thru his amp setup. There is either too much gain or too much top end on it (or perceived both). It just sounds harsh to me, which kills the vibe of everything else. He seemed so in tune with everything else I am surprised thats the tone he went for.
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VH 1 is way brighter that VHII and on to my ears
 
panhead said:
VH 1 is way brighter that VHII and on to my ears
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Thats why I said its either too much gain or too much top end. VH 1 is all over the place at times with gain but his tone is consistent for the most part. To my ears this is just too brash. Check out some Mark A (Rockstah)s clips or some Al Estrada. Also Bill Landry does a great Eruption that cops that upper end slur Ed gets really well.
 
I see what he does all year ... wasn't that orange fake marshall sold here by LP freak ?
 
panhead said:
He actually may be the best I have seen playing Ed`s stuff
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Def among them, not watching the vid but listening, it felt almost like listening to the real deal... wicked playing and tone. Sure maybe more of this, less of that but it's pretty spot on for my ears if you consider there is no console magic or studio " treatment"
 
Fret-Shredder said:
On the slim chance you may not of heard Jacob Deraps. He was 16 when he recorded this.

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Slim left town long ago.

The guy in OP really nails the ITO intro swing which almost nobody does. He doesn't do the single note stuff perfect but he def has strengths.
 
sounds just like eddie. i dont understand the total obsession with trying to sound like someone else but this guy does it well
 
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