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Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:15 pm
by jnew
I would agree but it doesn't sound like the EQ is used on all of the VHI songs. Only the hot rodded songs, which is about half the album.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:00 am
by T.J.Fuller
rgalpin wrote: "amp slaved into another amp scheme" was the tone settings. i think he said put the all the knobs on 0 except the bass ON TEN!!
and then just add in a touch of high end via the treble or presence. now, was that on the amp 1 or the power amp amp?
Funny I was hoping someone would bring this up !
This is the piece of info that had me believing this guy was in fact Rudy L.
It was a totally exciting read until that guy got busted out / re-hashed info or not
He had a confidence about his answers when questioned
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:39 pm
by mr.twistyneck
I dunno, I thought doing the "line out from Marshall running on low voltage into front of a different Marshall" was plausible. I tried it, and it was a cool sound. A real pain in the butt to tweak though - it was very touchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaZCbrpbHUk
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:05 pm
by johnnybgoood
It sounds very right!
Massive can of worms here. We don't know how long Ed kept his amp with the "Europe" voltage. It might have been either one day, six months, or it might have been years. For all we know, Van Edward may have kept the mains voltage on the lead amp at 220/230 volts (Europe) for a long time. That lands perfectly at around 60 to 63 volts when plugged into the wall voltage in North America. If this is the case, the variac may have been used to maintain the volume on a secondary/slave amp. Ed also has all the extra gain and treble from the preamp stage and tone stack of the second amp to play with. That "sizzle" comes out with the lead amp-slave amp setup.
There's another possibility. Rudy Leiren stated that Ed used one amp in gigs. If this is true, Ed might have used the "Europe" voltage on his magic Marshall and cranked the Variac to 140 volts exactly like he said he did. That would get his amp to 70-73 volts which is perfect to tame a 100 watt amp for a small-sized venue. This voltage would also definitely NOT melt his tubes. All the people around him wouldn't know that Ed's amp had the mains set at voltages meant for Europe. His 12301 amp didn't have a voltage selector.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:45 pm
by jnew
All very true and possible. And I wouldn't doubt that all of these possibilities were at least tried at some point. Expecially a 220V amp on a variac set to 140V. That would be right about on the $.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 2:22 pm
by guitar007
I was there. Truely the golden era of the forum.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 3:14 pm
by ROBIN L.
T.J.Fuller wrote: ↑Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:00 am
rgalpin wrote: "amp slaved into another amp scheme" was the tone settings. i think he said put the all the knobs on 0 except the bass ON TEN!!
and then just add in a touch of high end via the treble or presence. now, was that on the amp 1 or the power amp amp?
Funny I was hoping someone would bring this up !
This is the piece of info that had me believing this guy was in fact Rudy L.
It was a totally exciting read until that guy got busted out / re-hashed info or not
He had a confidence about his answers when questioned
Rgalpin, that was adding high end via the power amp (amp 2)
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:43 pm
by rgalpin
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:31 pm
by jnew
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:26 pm
by mr.twistyneck
Hi Robin L!
nice to see you back.
now if only Good Guest would show up again.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:15 am
by paulscape
I seem to recall Robin L mentioning the Echoplex delays were in series however from all the bootlegs, albums and live, I've just never heard this. I note him changing the delay repeats to be longer for certain certain songs like ATBL, DIF or AP. The 2nd echoplex is the backup/eruption amp chain. All he has to do is walk over and adjust the knob...that's why the echoplexes are within easy reach and he needs the echoplexes for both chains.
I'd love to see the signal chain between the bomb and speakers and exactly how the echoplex and EC80 was rigged up to work for eruption live. It's always hidden. I'd like to know how it was tapped off the signal after echoplex and how it is being sent to box 1 either as amp switcher or EC80 on off switch.
I'm also not yet convinced he changed settings dramatically between songs on VH1 except for eruption. I think they set up and played like they always did live, not uncoupling EQs all the time. Main differences I hear are simply the 2 guitars used. Album sounds just like WB demo but refined and better performed songs for final takes.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:49 pm
by wdelaney72
I'm kinda still here....remember that thread.
I do recall he had some logical lhoughts but his cred got destroyed pretty easily.
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:58 pm
by uiovbged332
Re: Who was Robin L?
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:21 am
by plexified
Hey All,
Just came across Robin "Rudy" Leirens Only Interview which was translated by Garbeaj whom we all remember.
https://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/thread ... teve-Rosen!
You will notice the story of "Rudy" and how it was not the nicest nickname. His name is Robin Leiren.
Its a long read and an exact transcription from the audio, so it does not read well. But alot of detail and very interesting things to discern. I've just begun listening to the Jas Obrecht recording he released on Youtube, the original interviews with Ed that the articles were published from. If you haven't listened, I highly suggest to do so, and in chronological order. You want to talk about mind blowing.