"I have "tricky stuff" in my amp i dont want to talk about.." Van Halen

[technomancer]

gonna try that right now, thank you for the tip

Eddie said so, so clearly it must be what he did

This video is extraordinarily well done, thanks for bringing it to our attention. This is a significant contribution to the community.

I agree, these videos have been well done. I'm not even a fanatical VH fan but find the info on how / when this stuff happened to be interesting.

 

[RaceU4her]

I bet MC has that Jose amp

 

[Beyond Black]

Jesus Christ, this again?

 

[Alpha Stryke]

JS FTW - 0.00 drama

 

[Philhouse]

I hated those mushy, sloppy and over-distorted hands he used on ADKOT. He should have used his old hands from the early albums.

 

[GuitarVacation]

It's microwaving them to dry them that's the real secret

Good news, after microwaving, definitely increase the brown sound. Bad news, microwave is now modern art rather than a working appliance.

 

[JimAnsell2]

omg i totally forgot about the string boiling thing. i read that in guitar world or something back in the mid 90s.

 

[Nigel]

What’s everyone’s preference between the PV 5150 and 5150 II?

 

[nightlight]

omg i totally forgot about the string boiling thing. i read that in guitar world or something back in the mid 90s.

It was something musicians who couldn't afford to buy strings would do. Boil them to get the dirt and grime off and also give them a bit of zing. In particular, bassists would do this.

 

[nightlight]

Whatever Eddie was doing was magic, look at the 5150 line of amps for example. He really did take guitar playing as well as tone forward.