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Perry and Whitford Gear Post-Toys Live (1975) and Beyond

Posted by admin in Wednesday, August 12th 2009   
Topics: Ampeg, BC Rich, Bill Lawrence, Brad Whitford, JBL speakers, Joe Perry, MXR, Marshall, Music Man, Strat    
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It’s tough to pin down the Aerosmith guys as far as what guitars were used when because they definitely didn’t stick with any one instrument too long, even during any given concert. But amp-wise, after Toys they switched over to the new-at-the-time Music Man amps which had 6L6 power tubes (like Fenders) but solid-state preamps.

The Final Word on EVH’s VHI Setup?

Posted by admin in Monday, August 3rd 2009   
Topics: Celestion speakers, Echoplex, Edward Van Halen, JBL speakers, MXR, Marshall    
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There’s been a lot of stuff written about, said about and speculated about regarding Edward Van Halen’s mind-blowing, world-altering Van Halen I setup. Was he running “slaved” amps (one amp into another), was he using some sort of boost and/or distortion pedal, etc.
If you read hard and don’t fall prey to speculation (which is tough!), [...]