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Last Cool Stuff From ’78 EVH Transcript

Last Cool Stuff From ’78 EVH Transcript

Here’s the last of the interesting stuff from the newly published transcript of the entire 1978 interview of Edward Van Halen that Jas Obrecht did for Guitar Player mag. Wish there was a lot more! Guitar Stuff The Shark/Destroyer Jas: Does it have a standard neck? EVH: Yeah. It’s completely stock, really, except for the […]

September 6, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
More on Ed’s Shark: Pickups, Color

More on Ed’s Shark: Pickups, Color

Seems from photos that EVH did not change the stock Destroyer pickups until sometime after he chainsawed the guitar. Since Ed constantly messed with just about everything, this is very odd. So what does it tell us? He liked the stock Super 70 pickups. Why? Probably because they were (or sounded like) a higher-output pickup. […]

July 1, 2011 | By | 5 Replies More
What We Know About EVH’s Shark, Part 1

What We Know About EVH’s Shark, Part 1

The most recent issue of Guitar World mag included the pic at left, one of several images recently unearthed of the 1977 Van Halen. Props to GW for devoting some space to it, but the accompanying text doesn’t accurately reflect Ed’s Ibanez Destroyer, later to be known as the Shark. So here’s what “we” – […]

June 29, 2011 | By | 3 Replies More
Rick Nielsen, Austin City Limits, Fuchs Amps

Rick Nielsen, Austin City Limits, Fuchs Amps

Wow! Anyone here in the U.S. catch the recent airing (re-airing?) of Cheap Trick live on Austin City Limits? Couple quick observations after watching: > Cheap Trick is a ROCK BAND. Lots of big guitar tone, great classic rock/Beatles-esque tunes, good singing – a real freakin’ band! Great to see and hear they’re still doing […]

January 5, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Gear Details for the ‘98 Skynyrd

Gear Details for the ‘98 Skynyrd

Part 1 I love Lynyrd Skynyrd. One of the greatest bands ever IMO. I never got a chance to see the original band live, but was days away from going to a Rossington-Collins Band show

November 30, 2010 | By | Reply More
1980 EVH Interview Highlights, Pt 1

1980 EVH Interview Highlights, Pt 1

Edward Van Halen’s tone has been dissected, obsessed over and pursued to the ends of the tonal universe maybe more than any other single guitarist’s. That’s no surprise because the man is the Beethoven (gifted substance-abusing composer of the popular music of the time), Paganini (virtuoso) and [some other classical reference having to do with […]

May 12, 2010 | By | 2 Replies More
Paul Gilbert on Riff-Writing, Rhythm, Marshall VM

Paul Gilbert on Riff-Writing, Rhythm, Marshall VM

If you heard Paul Gilbert in Racer X in the ’80s, he was shredding. In Mr. Big in the ’90s he was playing poppy, but still managing to shred. On his solo albums he shreds, but not all the time. So for many of you, Paul Gilbert may = “shred.” But I think the best […]

January 18, 2010 | By | 1 Reply More
Review: Bruce Kulick’s New BK3 Solo Album

Review: Bruce Kulick’s New BK3 Solo Album

Here’s a tip for web-minded musicians: Do a blog about your recording process. A good one. Detailed, daily, with lots of photos. That’s what Bruce Kulick did for the recording of his BK3 CD, and if you’re at all a gear head – and what musician isn’t – after reading Bruce’s blog you’ll want to […]

December 17, 2009 | By | Reply More
What To Learn from the VH Guitar Hero Iso Tracks

What To Learn from the VH Guitar Hero Iso Tracks

If you’re a diehard Van Halen fan, the only thing you know for sure is that no one can get “THAT” exact sound but Ed himself. Yes, some people’s fingers can sound like Ed’s and some people’s rigs can sound like Ed’s, but to put it all together…. You might swear it’s been done. If […]

December 8, 2009 | By | 3 Replies More
New KISS Sonic Boom Gear Info…

New KISS Sonic Boom Gear Info…

…in PremierGuitar.com Articles Lots has been written about KISS’s Sonic Boom album, but all of the interviews thus far have left info gaps. PremierGuitar.com recently posted a couple of new interviews – a little late to the party, but the info is good. A few gear details are still missing, but not many! One PG […]

December 7, 2009 | By | Reply More
Criss Oliva’s Gear Details

Criss Oliva’s Gear Details

Some Gear Now Appearing on eBay? Any Savatage fans out there? I know there must be, and if Criss Oliva were still alive today there would probably be a lot more (RIP Criss). I remember the first time I heard “Hall of the Mountain King,” with the classical music intro. I knew I’d heard the […]

September 25, 2009 | By | 6 Replies More
New Vid: Satch’s Pedal Settings, Plus New Axe!

New Vid: Satch’s Pedal Settings, Plus New Axe!

Seems like someone at Guitar Center had the common sense to grab a videocam and get Joe Satriani to talk about his pedals. And talk Satch does. He says why he likes each one, what settings he uses, what the pedals can do, even the order (a little) of his signal chain. Sweet! And through […]

June 18, 2009 | By | Reply More
Chickenfoot: Great F-ing Show in NYC

Chickenfoot: Great F-ing Show in NYC

Update: A walk-through of Joe Satriani’s pedalboard here What would you do if you were just diagnosed with borderline walking peneumonia, hadn’t been getting enough sleep, lived a good hour outside of swine-flu New York City – and a buddy got tickets to see Chickenfoot at the Fillmore in NYC? You would freakin’ go! So […]

May 29, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More
Best NAMM Vids So Far

Best NAMM Vids So Far

Yours truly scrolled through all 700+ Winter 2009 NAMM show YouTube vidoes (and a few others) to find the best vids uploaded so far – WoodyTone-wise, that is – and they are below, in no particular order. Tone-wise, my favorites are the Wizard amps – I believe Wizards are made by Angus Young’s roadie and […]

January 20, 2009 | By | 1 Reply More