My Favorite VH Tone

[CarlF]

VH II for me.......and I owned an amp that got very close to those tones. The Mojave Peacemaker. Not that I could play any of that stuff, but man, Victor built that tone into the amp, IMO anyway.

 

[Geo]

VH II for me.......and I owned an amp that got very close to those tones. The Mojave Peacemaker. Not that I could play any of that stuff, but man, Victor built that tone into the amp, IMO anyway.

The Scorpion was there as well. Awesome amps.

 

[psychodave]

I like all of the tone up to 1984. Fair Warning is my favorite. It's smoother to my ears.

 

[311splawndude]

Also Don’t tell me is pretty killerv

Yeah. That loose crunchy tight tone he gets + string separation is insane. Multi tracked I'm sure but still....

 

[zz666]

VHII is THE Brown Sound…

 

[Techdeth]

Yeah. That loose crunchy tight tone he gets + string separation is insane. Multi tracked I'm sure but still....

So damn good !

 

[sivad]

Well for yrs it was the first album tone but as Ive gotten older I must say the tone on VH ll is superb. It is what I would use if I could for studio or live use.

 

[SpiderWars]

VHII or FW in a vacuum. But the whole vibe of VH warts and all is really killer too.

And 1984 was such a killer crank it cassette in my tiny Honda Civic with Alpine receiver and Jensen CoAxials custom built-in to the side panels (with plywood, by me). That record and Rush Moving Pictures were regulars because they just worked in that car.

 

[Joey B.]

WACF and FW for me. Open and Raw for the win!

 

[Mr. Willy]

All of them. Every one of his tones was my favorite EVH tone.
Never heard him play and thought "mmmmmmmeh".

This. I was struggling trying to think of one of his tones I don’t like. I even like the 5150 tone.

 

[John 14:6]

VH 2 and WACF.

 

[311splawndude]

This. I was struggling trying to think of one of his tones I don’t like. I even like the 5150 tone.

I totally agree.

I do like some tones more than others but the thing is...even the least great tones are still great.

So even though Diver Down may be my least favorite VH album, it is still a killer album and rises above many many others. I'd rather listen to Diver Down than any Dokken for example, and I love Dokken.

But all the albums have enough difference and variety it really shakes it up. I realize that a lot more now that I'm older than I did when I was young. When I was young - all the tones were a hell of lot closer together if that makes sense. Now? VH1 to VH2 = different. FW = different. DD = different. 1984 = different. 5150 = different. Etc etc

 

[mentoneman]

VH II for me.......and I owned an amp that got very close to those tones. The Mojave Peacemaker. Not that I could play any of that stuff, but man, Victor built that tone into the amp, IMO anyway.

C-slice!
had i not seen and heard Victor nail VH tone with my own eyes i may have never believed it was possible. so many companies back then claimed their products sounded like VH but Victor/Mojave was the first to execute in my book.

$50 nux plexi crunch pedal into my PM with dd-2 delay isn’t forensic EVH tone but close enough for a fan like me!

 

[WILDmojo]

Balance live tone is my favorite by far. Nowadays I'm only listening to the Music Man era VH.

 

[Tone Junkie]

Sorry no vs for me. Ed slinging the axe is the magic. I like all of his tones during the various recordings.

How can you argue any one is better than the other. All primo.

 

[mentoneman]

this was a great reminder of the fundamental eddie and dave chemistry that made the band special

 

[Dave L]

I´ve realized I dig just about every era for some reason or other. All great. Eddie and Steve Lukather, oh boy, those dudes always had some sounds. Every amp I have and every tone I use goes back to one or both of those cats.