Jake E Lee on the EVH head and recordong with old heads

[ejecta]

"No, it’s all pretty new. Guitar-wise I’ve retired the original one because I beat the shit out of it for so many years. But Charvel got a hold of me and asked if I’d be interested in working with them again, so they made me basically a replica of my old guitar. So I’m using that and it’s pretty familiar for me, but as far as the amp setup, I’m using the EVHs. It’s not what I used in the studio because for that I just went back and used a lot of my old heads. I have at least a dozen varying amplifiers and they each do something very well, so I would use whatever amp worked best for the song I was working on, but it’s not particularly versatile, specially when you’re talking about old amps. Old Marshalls, one day you plug into it and they sound God-like, the next day you plug in and they sound like a piece of shit. They’re not consistent, whereas the EVH head is very consistent. It might not be the absolute best-sounding amp I’ve ever played, but it’s a really good-sounding amp and it sounds the same every time I plug it in, so I like using that live. And this time around I’ve done a variation on the speaker cabinet setup where I do it in a ‘V’, so I don’t have a cabinet actually facing me, because guitar-wise it never sounds good when you’re standing right in front of the speakers. It always sounds better when you’re standing off-center a little. So I’m going into two cabinets and they’re both off-center from where I’m standing, so it forms a kind of a V-shape. I don’t know why I never thought of that before (laughs), but I like the sound I’m getting out of that setup right now."


Whole interview.

http://metalassault.com/Interviews/2013 ... on-cartel/

 

[ChadVanHalen]

I always (always as in a month or so) wondered why his cab and head were pointed to the drums... Could he not afford monitors? lol

 

[ejecta]

I'm not sure if I really care about this...

I'm not sure why someone would post in a thread they don't care about. I know I sure don't.

 

[zewango]

If you played a Diezel you would.

 

[ejecta]

If you played a Diezel you would.

 

[carlygtr]

If Jake played a Diezel his guitar wouldn't be audible

 

[AmpliFIRE]

If you played a Diezel you would.

 

[Kelly]

OMG I R MORE METAL THAN U KID N MY DIEZEL IS MORE METAL COOKIE MONSTER RAWR RAWR RAWR.

 

[sytharnia1560]

I always (always as in a month or so) wondered why his cab and head were pointed to the drums... Could he not afford monitors? lol

I just saw a picture of him and he has a marshall cab facing the audience and the evh facing the drummer so thats the V shape hes talking about and he stands where the corners point...first pic here....

http://dc43.smugmug.com/Music/JAKE-E-LE ... -LhxwQfn/A

 

[Shiny_Surface]

Didn't expect this direction upon opening.

 

[JackTripper]

I'm sure he gets an unlimited supply of EVH amps since Charvel and EVH are both owned by the same parent corp.

 

[steve_k]

Wise choice. Keeps his vintage Marshall's fresh while taking his endorsement 5150's on the road. And, like Jake says, the EVH isn't the best sounding amp, but it gets the job done while being reliable and consistent.

 

[djpatb]

Why did he sound so awful playing the exact same gear on That Metal Show?

 

[nitro]

Early Van halen sound = Marshall........

 

[nevusofota]

Why did he sound so awful playing the exact same gear on That Metal Show?

mic placement?
new speakers that weren't broken in??

volume?

 

[nevusofota]

I'm not too sure JEL has a full official endorsement by EVH......yet. If he was you would think both cabs would be EVH. Also, the cab facing the audience would be the EVH, not the Marshall as the previous pics show.

 

[lespaul6]

he should have used that TSL 60 that hannon used during his takes... sounded pretty good

 

[nevusofota]

OMG I R MORE METAL THAN U KID N MY DIEZEL IS MORE METAL COOKIE MONSTER RAWR RAWR RAWR.

For all you stuck in the 80's

That video didn't do the $4,899.00 price tag justice

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

The thread is relevant because this is "rig talk" and talking about what a former 80's slinger plays in his rig now and why he plays it, is as interesting and relevant as listening to a Diezel do the cookie monster.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I always (always as in a month or so) wondered why his cab and head were pointed to the drums... Could he not afford monitors? lol

I just saw a picture of him and he has a marshall cab facing the audience and the evh facing the drummer so thats the V shape hes talking about and he stands where the corners point...first pic here....

http://dc43.smugmug.com/Music/JAKE-E-LE ... -LhxwQfn/A

Interesting, is that a heil PR20 on the cab?? Is that a diff drummer as well? As already mentioned, they need someone who can keep time and play with some groove!