Matt Bruck Demo (old EVH tech)

[leadguy]

Andre White Pants, now that's a name right there.

Ed's amp servicing history is pretty sketchy and who knows what amps Ed sent to be serviced.

[fivecoyote]

Forgot to note earlier: What I don't get is that the VW pic of Ed's "#1" Marshall and that famous Japanese mag pic are of a tolex-covered Marshall. Didn't he strip the tolex off his #1? (pics are around of it) Or is that another head -- or another "#1"?

[efraser68]

I think the tolex stripped Marshall was his 50 watt amp not the #1 SL.

[sherman]

Hey Metro Admins!

I want to change my nick to Andre White Pants!!!!! Please!?!

[dirtycooter]

Man-that article interview with Vanwheeldong reads like Yoda talking-sheesh Impossible understand must you Holy Crap!

After hearing these 50watters on parade around here I think Ed actually used a 50 now-its got that something to it in all the clips I hear compared to the 100's-its slight but its there. Possibley it was the wooden head maybe?

[OdgeUK]

Here's the article.

http://www.highwayjonesrock.com/amparticle.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jerrydyer]

I have a spool of that high quality military wire if anyone is interested.

[jp0971]

Forgot to note earlier: What I don't get is that the VW pic of Ed's "#1" Marshall and that famous Japanese mag pic are of a tolex-covered Marshall. Didn't he strip the tolex off his #1? (pics are around of it) Or is that another head -- or another "#1"?

From what I understand, the one with the knob (then screw) on the back is his #1...The one without tolex is a different amp, but also a 100 watt plexi as it has a large headbox. I don't know much about the 50 watts he used.


#1 (picture from the mid 90's)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/B ... 9ede_b.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and the wooden plexi (early 90's?)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/B ... f/wood.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I recall also seeing a picture of him using that wooden amp around '86, along with about 15 other newer marshall heads.

But it is entirely possible that there is another #1... he used the wooden amp a lot from the looks of things, as well as that older 50 watt smallbox early on.

[dirtycooter]

I swear I seen "old woody" in the backstage 5150 CAE bradshaw pics along with all those other newer Marshalls too-thats at least 8 years he hauled it around. Something to that head for sure I think.

[vanhalen5150]

Can somebody give a summary of this thread. I'm lost here...

[fivecoyote]

Thanks JP -- what tubes are in that SL -- are those the 6ca7s? Look too big to be el34s.

All this has me formulating a theory about Fair Warning, still a big unanswered Q in my head.... Will try to articulate it soon....

[Grosh_Guitars]

And someone please tell me why a "tech" for Eddie F'ng Van Halen has to send a Marshall to anyone else for any reason? Maybe I am overestimating the job requirements.

Most of these so called "guitar techs" are hardly techs at all. Let alone amp techs. I know of only a few that are good techs, most can hardly rewire a pot in a guitar. I have seen these guitars and amps come back from the artists over the years in poor shape only to be repaired by us at the guitar manufactures.

[vanhalen5150]

I swear I seen "old woody" in the backstage 5150 CAE bradshaw pics along with all those other newer Marshalls too-thats at least 8 years he hauled it around. Something to that head for sure I think.

Kevin O'Conner from London power has always been 100% sure that the 5150 amps were only used for the power section and Ed's regular old Plexi's/Marshalls were the sound generators. Having had 5150's ever since they came out, there is no clip, vid or DVD (LWAN), that sounds like a straight up Soldano/5150 head to me.
Makes me wonder if it was not Ed that had a beef with Marshall as some say. Perhaps it was Marshall with Ed. Endorsing Peavey's with the Marshalls tucked away backstage? I know other bands do this, but they dont have the endorsment power Eddie Van Halen has.

[dirtycooter]

Vhoholic states he uses a pv 5150 combo-and I really dig his stuff he put up years ago

http://vhoholic.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

But very little is known about this guy as far as I know. Like you said-no vid or proof of what he has going on for sure-but its a very brown tone for certain to my ears-its just a rippin ass fun sounding tone I think.

I had a 5150 combo-there was a tone lurking inside but not like Vhoholic's in anyway- it was so buried it the S#$%pile of noise it was useless I thought-I look back and I hated that amp BAD.
The new EVH 5153-now that is miles better and another story-I can get something going on with that amp as it is totally night and day different from PV's. And waaaay less noise too.

Kevin O Connor-that guy has some killer books on tube amps and he really knows his stuff-very cool guy. I can't wait to get more of his books. They are expensive but so worth it I think.


BUT-on CAE's site-Old Woody as well as that #1 I is here in circa 1985/86 in a s#$%pile of other Marshalls-its pic #2 of the EVH pics on his site-actually the pic is dated 1986 by the looks of it-scroll through his pics till you see Eds stuff on page 2 and the pic is #2 in the series


http://customaudioelectronics.com/rig_show" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[vanhalen5150]

I just have TUT3 (Generations of tone). Its like 300 pages. No filler either. Think I'll sell all my "tone generating" pedals to help buy a few more.


O'Conner:

"The 2001 Nickleback album was recorded using Stephenson Amplifier products, even though Nickleback is a Mesa endorsee and you see Mesa's on their stage. Eddy Van Halen signed a big deal with Peavey resulting in the EVH 5150 heads and combo, which susequently filled his stage. But behind the stacks was a Soldano head and some Marshalls creating the heart of the tone, with only the power sections of the 5150's being used live. You can never be certain what is being used live, or what was used to make the video soundtrack(LWAN reference). Getting the straight goods may be your first challenge.
You might choose an amp because it is the icon of your musical genre, even though the icon doesn't work for you sonicaly. This makes it an aesthetic icon and a system attribute that is more of a hurdle than a fast path to your sound. That's ok, just recognize it for what it is." (2002)