New EVH Interview

[Stramm8]

Is it just me, or is the grammar and spelling in that article really questionable?

It's not you. The writing style of the author is akin to the writing style found in one of my 10 year old daughter's text conversations. All it needed was a few "Lol's", "Likes" and "Ya knows". Pathetic. I suppose it speakes to the demographic that magazine attracts...Or maybe I'm just getting old

 

[Anonymous]

that part about Nugent calling him "you little shit" where is the magic black box.?..lol

I read that back in the late 70's. It sounded like BS back then, too. Nuge had been playing professionally for a long time back then, and EVH was still a kid. I think Nuge had decent understanding of amps and tone by then. It's not a very believable story, imo.

I mean, I'm sure Nuge did come up and ask to play EVH's rig. But I think our little drunk friend is probably a little hazy on the details of the conversation.

Nugent has confirmed the story in an interview basically identically to what Ed described...

Steve

 

[TroubledWine]

Is it just me, or is the grammar and spelling in that article really questionable?

The first link OP posted is the author's "unedited" notes which he offers as an "extended interview" after the polished "full interview" which is the second link OP posted.

 

[TroubledWine]

As Pete Thorn has demonstrated here

And here's what I was referring to (the link takes you to 11m36s into the video ... but hey go back and watch the whole thing )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlmLdsqXZc#t=11m36s

 

[redrol]

So basically this: a 220 Variac running at 120V would produce much lower voltage.. less than a 120V Variac running at 120V. So he ran his amp at 90V but cranked full bore.. so the variac allowed him to do gigs without blowing his amp up every few weeks. Sounds perfect to me. Plexis had different tones anyhow.. depending on year, phase of the moon, tide, etc.

 

[AndyK]

I mean, I'm sure Nuge did come up and ask to play EVH's rig. But I think our little drunk friend is probably a little hazy on the details of the conversation.

Ha! This probably accounts for a LOT of the missing details!

 

[snowdog]

Not too sure what EVH is going for when he is interviewed.......most any one I've read is 99% bullshit.

 

[nitro]

I still dont believe Ed,what about the knob-pot on the back of Eds main plexi,and we cant forget about Jose Arrendondo.This will go on for ever,just use your ears.When David lee Roth left Van halen,David had some plexi's that he took to Jose to have modded for his guitar players to use when they recorded Dave's albums and on tour.Why would Dave go to Jose,you can figure the rest out.....The truth my ass.

 

[Stramm8]

I still dont believe Ed,what about the knob-pot on the back of Eds main plexi,and we cant forget about Jose Arrendondo.This will go on for ever,just use your ears.When David lee Roth left Van halen,David had some plexi's that he took to Jose to have modded for his guitar players to use when they recorded Dave's albums and on tour.Why would Dave go to Jose,you can figure the rest out.....The truth my ass.

Really? this DLR guitar player had his modded by Lee Jackson:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 0683338989

 

[nitro]

Steve vai had 4-5 heads modded by Jose though David Lee Roth,Jason Becker used a modded Jose marshall that David had.

 

[tommytom11]

I still dont believe Ed,what about the knob-pot on the back of Eds main plexi,and we cant forget about Jose Arrendondo.This will go on for ever,just use your ears.When David lee Roth left Van halen,David had some plexi's that he took to Jose to have modded for his guitar players to use when they recorded Dave's albums and on tour.Why would Dave go to Jose,you can figure the rest out.....The truth my ass.

what about the knob? most likely a bias control. all the guys who have been in that head, Dave Friedman, John Suhr, Bogner, etc have all said there was no, and never was there a master in that head and that with the exception of a few values and blown trannies the amp was bone stock. Dave also has said he got the scoop right from both EVH and his old tech/friend Rudy. sure Jose did mods, he was known as the guy then, he did one for me, a master, sounded good but nothing like EVH's. i don't know about Roth having amps, but Steve Vai did have him mod a few for that tour and his sounded nothing like EVH's either. maybe you should figure out the rest. the man admits to two more bouts with cancer and all about his substance abuse, but this he is going to lie about. its called having his hands.

 

[mojotone]

Most of you have seen this, but here it is again. http://mr5150.vhvault.com/evh-brown-sound.html

 

[nitro]

Suhr,Friedman,Bogner didnt do work for Ed until the 90's.Jose was Eds main amp guy from the 70's to very early 90's Eds main plexi went though many changes before they(suhr,friedman,bogner etc)seen the amp.Jose did add a master volume to Eds plexi's toward the end of the 78 tour(distortion/overdrive unit was used for the recording of VH1,explained to me by Jose numerous times). The master volume was removed(late 80s) and the hole in the back of the amp was then plugged with a screw. Ed had many plexi's back then.If some wants to believe the amp techs listed here then be my guest.As for having Eds hands,yes with alot of gain.Look at the amps Ed designed,Peavey 5150 and the Fender EVH all designed with a ton of gain.Ed like's gain........

 

[Anonymous]

no

ed likes sustain.

HUGE difference! but he does like gain too

 

[Stramm8]

Suhr,Friedman,Bogner didnt do work for Ed until the 90's.Jose was Eds main amp guy from the 70's to very early 90's Eds main plexi went though many changes before they(suhr,friedman,bogner etc)seen the amp.Jose did add a master volume to Eds plexi's toward the end of the 78 tour(distortion/overdrive unit was used for the recording of VH1,explained to me by Jose numerous times). The master volume was removed(late 80s) and the hole in the back of the amp was then plugged with a screw. Ed had many plexi's back then.If some wants to believe the amp techs listed here then be my guest.As for having Eds hands,yes with alot of gain.Look at the amps Ed designed,Peavey 5150 and the Fender EVH all designed with a ton of gain.Ed like's gain........

Really, Jose told you that? If there is a distortion box on VH1 then there's one on all of them. Here's something I noticed when I set up a little VH playlist on my ipod. If you play ATBL, Somebody Get me a Doctor and Everybody Wants some for example, back-to-back, the basis of his tone is the same. It's the SAME. Even Ted Nugent said there was no little black box so I don't understand why people buy into these conspiracy theories or just make shit up.

 

[zz666]

Suhr,Friedman,Bogner didnt do work for Ed until the 90's.Jose was Eds main amp guy from the 70's to very early 90's Eds main plexi went though many changes before they(suhr,friedman,bogner etc)seen the amp.Jose did add a master volume to Eds plexi's toward the end of the 78 tour(distortion/overdrive unit was used for the recording of VH1,explained to me by Jose numerous times). The master volume was removed(late 80s) and the hole in the back of the amp was then plugged with a screw. Ed had many plexi's back then.If some wants to believe the amp techs listed here then be my guest.As for having Eds hands,yes with alot of gain.Look at the amps Ed designed,Peavey 5150 and the Fender EVH all designed with a ton of gain.Ed like's gain........

 

[mojotone]

.Look at the amps Ed designed,Peavey 5150 and the Fender EVH all designed with a ton of gain.Ed like's gain........

Interesting point. With him designing these amps, there is no need to lie about the old Marshall(s). I can see him wanting to keep some trade secrets back in the late 1970's-early 1980's. Flash forward 30 years, with his own brand of guitars and amps, what would be beneficial for him to lie about the Marshall(s)? Where is the logic in that?

And remember, brightness in a distorted guitar sound is perceived by the ear as gain. JBL's and a cranked Plexi = ouch!

 

[jabps]

I still dont believe Ed,what about the knob-pot on the back of Eds main plexi,and we cant forget about Jose Arrendondo.This will go on for ever,just use your ears.When David lee Roth left Van halen,David had some plexi's that he took to Jose to have modded for his guitar players to use when they recorded Dave's albums and on tour.Why would Dave go to Jose,you can figure the rest out.....The truth my ass.

The amps used on Dave's first solo record were owned/borrowed from Steve Stevens. That comes from Steve himself per hugeracksinc.com, Steve posts there all the time and gave everyone the lowdown when one of Vai's amps was being sold a few months back.

 

[Jordon]

Is it just me, or is the grammar and spelling in that article really questionable?

The first link OP posted is the author's "unedited" notes which he offers as an "extended interview" after the polished "full interview" which is the second link OP posted.

That's what I get for trying to read immediately after waking up.

 

[nitro]

Steve Vai's Modded Jose Marshall's were stolen and never found.Steve used Jose modded marshall's for Dave's Skyscraper album.The amp tech's listed above didnt see Eds main plexi until the 90s.Jose was Eds main amp guy from the 70s to the early 90s.No stock cranked plexi,jbl's and the rest of the BS will achieve the gain thats on VH1. VH1 first album is the most aggressive then the rest of the Van halen recordings.Ive listened to many clips that some have posted some are close but no cigar,sorry. Eds Marshall's they were Modded by Jose........