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Beyond Black":1p8v3vwv said:He sent it to Cameron for a mod and never saw it again.
Beyond Black":1p8v3vwv said:He sent it to Cameron for a mod and never saw it again.
RaceU4her":1icqvn3g said:i know i read or saw an interview where ed says "the marshall" dosent sound as good as it once did, it dosent have the gain or sustain it once had
With Ed playing it?...yes. With a mere mortal playing it?...no.Salos":1s9bvsa1 said:RaceU4her":1s9bvsa1 said:i know i read or saw an interview where ed says "the marshall" dosent sound as good as it once did, it dosent have the gain or sustain it once had
I read that some tech in the 80's rewired it and it didn't sound as good after that. But, Dave Friedman took a look at it within the last 10-15 years and apparently brought it back to being about as good as it was originally. Think Mike Soldano also took a brief look at it.
Honestly, I wonder how magical Eddie's plexi really was... without the variac, would the VH1/early EVH tone be renowned today?
Salos":2wj1yz3v said:Think Mike Soldano also took a brief look at it.
RaceU4her":12szg9yb said:Salos":12szg9yb said:Think Mike Soldano also took a brief look at it.
he did, he talks about it here starting at about 8:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBIcicqIfCM&t=174s
311splawndude":1h3u6tf7 said:Ed stated in that Guitar World interview a few years back that his new EVH 5150-34 (made by Fender mind you) was to be just as good as his old Plexi but better in that it had more gain and more sustain. He even said that for those early VH tone chasers - this would be their amp. YMMV
PS: Huge VH fan
Salos":hvpvud2j said:RaceU4her":hvpvud2j said:i know i read or saw an interview where ed says "the marshall" dosent sound as good as it once did, it dosent have the gain or sustain it once had
I read that some tech in the 80's rewired it and it didn't sound as good after that. But, Dave Friedman took a look at it within the last 10-15 years and apparently brought it back to being about as good as it was originally. Think Mike Soldano also took a brief look at it.
Honestly, I wonder how magical Eddie's plexi really was... without the variac, would the VH1/early EVH tone be renowned today?
psychodave":3ohpk7rp said:I heard that 80’s tech was Bogner. lol
glip22":epb2hiwm said:Has anyone ever explained the hole in the chassis on the rear of " The Plexi"?
sutepaj":2aomniyp said:It was where Jose added a master volume.
Was he the guy that did all kinds of modifications on Marshall amps for all the rock star guitarists back then, or was that someone else? Bruce Egnator maybe?sutepaj":3rh9wn7m said:glip22":3rh9wn7m said:Has anyone ever explained the hole in the chassis on the rear of " The Plexi"?
It was where Jose added a master volume.
Then why was it a hole and not a knob?sutepaj":1ygh4zlt said:glip22":1ygh4zlt said:Has anyone ever explained the hole in the chassis on the rear of " The Plexi"?
It was where Jose added a master volume.
It was a knob at one point311splawndude":207tsvfc said:Then why was it a hole and not a knob?sutepaj":207tsvfc said:glip22":207tsvfc said:Has anyone ever explained the hole in the chassis on the rear of " The Plexi"?
It was where Jose added a master volume.
Exactly.LP Freak":2y25m1pb said:It was a knob at one point311splawndude":2y25m1pb said:Then why was it a hole and not a knob?sutepaj":2y25m1pb said:glip22":2y25m1pb said:Has anyone ever explained the hole in the chassis on the rear of " The Plexi"?
It was where Jose added a master volume.