You will never be as good as Eddie Van Halen...

[Stramm8]

your tone will never be as good, your timing and feel will never be as good, you will never make playing the guitar look so effortless and you will never be able to take a pull off of a Marlboro while it's attached to your guitar and not miss a beat. Case in point:

I am not a Sammy era fan at all but this just kills. Makes me think he should have loaded an emg in his Kramer too

 

[Anonymous]

I must agree.

Steve

 

[Rogue]

I was just listening to the LWAN Summer Nights just last week. There's nothing on LAWN that isn't a great performance.

At the end of last century, one of the guitar magazines had the 100 Best Guitarists of the Century and a little blurb about each one. For Eddie it simply said two things...

1) You will never sound as cool as Eddie Van Halen playing guitar.

2) You will never look as cool as Eddie Van Halen playing guitar.

 

[OldSkoolNJ]

One of my favorite V.H. songs

Am I the only that thinks that sounds just like an ADA preamp with the Chorus on ??

I seen it listed in his rack gear used for the 5150 tour

 

[Anonymous]

One of my favorite V.H. songs

Am I the only that thinks that sounds just like an ADA preamp with the Chorus on ??

I seen it listed in his rack gear used for the 5150 tour

It's Marshalls, Eventide H3000 micropitchshifting, Roland SDE-3000 delays and to me that is what it sounds like. So, I guess no would be my answer...

Steve

 

[Rogue]

What a kick ass solo.

My fav off LWAN and one of my fav VH tunes.

 

[Stramm8]

I was just listening to the LWAN Summer Nights just last week. There's nothing on LAWN that isn't a great performance.

At the end of last century, one of the guitar magazines had the 100 Best Guitarists of the Century and a little blurb about each one. For Eddie it simply said two things...

1) You will never sound as cool as Eddie Van Halen playing guitar.

2) You will never look as cool as Eddie Van Halen playing guitar.

 

[sandman]

 

[geese_com]

Agreed!

 

[gbsmusic]

He's simply the best!!

 

[5150clone]

the best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Hoff]

He's alright...

 

[Zachman]

He'll never make it

 

[Bloodrock]

Home made guitar and an old plexi, SMOKES ALL OUR ASSES!!!
I really have to rethink wasting so much money on gear..............

 

[glassjaw7]

I mean, yeah, the guy is legend but thankfully not everyone is trying to be the next EVH. There are plenty of guys that have surpassed what he has done on a technical level. You should have said "you will never be as good as EVH if you're trying to emulate him".

Same goes for anyone else, good or not. You can't play exactly like someone because you're not them. There will never be another Gilmour, Page, etc...

 

[BYTOR]

Ed is just cool as fuck!!!

That pro shot 1996 Pensacola Florida concert with Jon Stewart introducing the band, also has some killer performances & tone by the man!!!

 

[Motorpud]

Eh, he's ok. There are guys on this forum that are above him on a technical level, I'm not one of them for the record Do they look as cool as him? That I cannot answer...

 

[Stramm8]

I mean, yeah, the guy is legend but thankfully not everyone is trying to be the next EVH. There are plenty of guys that have surpassed what he has done on a technical level. You should have said "you will never be as good as EVH if you're trying to emulate him".

Same goes for anyone else, good or not. You can't play exactly like someone because you're not them. There will never be another Gilmour, Page, etc...

That's not what I was saying at all. You obviously missed the point that everyone else got. Sure there are faster, more technically proficient players out there but they probably can't smoke a cigarette off their headstock at same time. That was the most impressive part to me

 

[IndyWS6]

You Will Never Be As Good As Eddie Van Halen...

Well, duh...

 

[lester]

He does make it look effortless.
The list is pretty long who I'm never gonna be as good as... thanks for the reminder.