yngzaklynch
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Go to about 8:00 to where he kinda gets into it. Mr. Soldano says it was a Stock Marshall! Maybe this was previously posted. Sorry if this is old news.
It is but there has always been rumors of EVHs amps being modded by Jose. From what I gathered both Mike Soldano and Rienhold Bogner have serviced this Marshall.311splawndude":33llubae said:I thought the use of a variac was common knowledge.....especially around here
No offense to Mike Soldano, I just thought it was funny that he said it wasn't modded and then went into some detail about that instead Eddie used a variac and how that inspired him to create the Hot Rod 25. I'm not saying it was modded or not modded. I don't think we'll ever know. I believe that recent interview with Eddie he also says it was stock. The sober Eddie that is.yngzaklynch":33hjpjpw said:It is but there has always been rumors of EVHs amps being modded by Jose. From what I gathered both Mike Soldano and Rienhold Bogner have serviced this Marshall.311splawndude":33hjpjpw said:I thought the use of a variac was common knowledge.....especially around here
Chubtone":1u55dfxw said:For crying out loud, who cares what any of these guys say when they saw the amp 15-25 years after it was getting those amazing tones? They all say it was stock, blah blah blah. Unless they are all blind, did they fail to notice the extra hole that was in the back of the amp? Did "stock" 67'-68 Plexi's have an extra hole in them that was then filled in later?
Pic of the #1 EVH Plexi from the VHII recording session. It is quite well established that this is THE #1 amp. There is a pot with no knob on it all the way on the left side of the amp. Stock right?
And here is a pic of that same amp YEARS later after the first guy "restored" it. Filled in hole and now the amp is stock.
I think the simple fact of the matter is that this amp was not stock during the era that it created the tone we are all still talking about today.
shgshg":2rwm9t07 said:A few years back John Suhr posted in a discussion of Ed's Marshall over at TGP; if I recall correctly his comment was that the amp was bone stock when he serviced it in the nineties, with the exception of a tiny tweak that didn't affect the gain structure and which anyone could do. Most tellingly he also commented that the condition of the solder joints indicated that it had never BEEN modded at any time.
Of course being TGP the amp police descended on Mr Suhr, basically accusing him of not knowing anything about amps or tone or Van Halen. Then everybody started arguing about the super-secret modifications Jose Arredondo had done to the amp, while one of the world's most respected amp-builders - who had literally had the amp open on his workbench - got ignored. It was hilarious.
nevusofota":1drvykad said:I've read many of these threads over the years about Eddie's #1. I've concluded the following in my mind:
If multiple amp builders, who physically had the amp in their possession, say it was stock, than that is what I'm going with. Eddie saying it was stock is the cherry on top.
Every one of them would benefit more if they were to say it was modified. One more reason to believe them.
I'm at peace...........
shgshg":tl5nx33t said:A few years back John Suhr posted in a discussion of Ed's Marshall over at TGP; if I recall correctly his comment was that the amp was bone stock when he serviced it in the nineties, with the exception of a tiny tweak that didn't affect the gain structure and which anyone could do. Most tellingly he also commented that the condition of the solder joints indicated that it had never BEEN modded at any time.
Of course being TGP the amp police descended on Mr Suhr, basically accusing him of not knowing anything about amps or tone or Van Halen. Then everybody started arguing about the super-secret modifications Jose Arredondo had done to the amp, while one of the world's most respected amp-builders - who had literally had the amp open on his workbench - got ignored. It was hilarious.
Better yet...what happened to all those other guys amps? That's what I want to know.Chubtone":z5fkv6pp said:shgshg":z5fkv6pp said:A few years back John Suhr posted in a discussion of Ed's Marshall over at TGP; if I recall correctly his comment was that the amp was bone stock when he serviced it in the nineties, with the exception of a tiny tweak that didn't affect the gain structure and which anyone could do. Most tellingly he also commented that the condition of the solder joints indicated that it had never BEEN modded at any time.
Of course being TGP the amp police descended on Mr Suhr, basically accusing him of not knowing anything about amps or tone or Van Halen. Then everybody started arguing about the super-secret modifications Jose Arredondo had done to the amp, while one of the world's most respected amp-builders - who had literally had the amp open on his workbench - got ignored. It was hilarious.
Did John discuss the extra hole in the back of the amp? I don't think it can get any clearer than pictured evidence of #1 in the recording studio for VH II and pictured evidence of #1 in the early 90's after the guy in Europe restored it to stock. Same amp.
Now I can believe it was just a master volume of some sort. This goes back to my story of the original Marshall "Atomica" amp that Mark Cameron and I found in the truck full of amps purchased from Jose's family after Jose passed away. That amp just had a master volume and sounded unbelievable. That amp sounded like Van Halen and not at ridiculous volumes either. And the other amps that were on that truck with "Mick Mars" and "Warren DeMartini" and "Neal Schon" and "Bruce Bouillet" names on invoices taped to the amps makes me think there were several well known pro players who seemed to think some work from Mr. Arrendondo might be worth doing on their amps.
I don't present these replies to argue. This topic still interests me even after it has been beaten to death over and over and over again.