eclecticsynergy
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It's not the pickups or the hands - I've heard you can't get the authentic tone without a solid state modeling amp.
Well, technically, it was the original '70s Bill Lawrence 500XL (from which the Dimebucker was later modeled) that Mr. Duncan rewound for Eddie, with the magnet swapped for an A2 out of Eddie's broken PAF. Seymour intentionally overwound the 500XL to make up for the reduced output of the A2 mag, creating the wind that would eventually become the basis for the SLUG
But there's also the rumor that Eddie cut off the ends of a P-90 with a table saw in order to stuff it in a humbucker rout, which got me thinking that something like the Phat Cat, another humbucker-sized P-90, might actually get in the ballpark tone-wise, at least for the first album sound![]()
I was told by someone who knew Ed he used a Mighty Mite Motherbucker.
I totally trust that dude too, he knows what he's talking about.
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It's not the pickups or the hands - I've heard you can't get the authentic tone without a solid state modeling amp.
Serious question, is that real? And what do you do with it (other than rock?)
If he did, there was NEVER a photo or mention in an interview.
So I call BS.
This has got to be a troll thread...right?
This has got to be a troll thread...right?
Pretty sure the EVH sound is a thinline telecaster neck pickup into a stock Fender Twin . . . played really, really quiet. That ought to get you in the ballpark. : P
I am done chasing the VH sound now I am wondering how Eddie liked his coffee. Can I get that perfect balance of cream and sugar?
I am done chasing the VH sound now I am wondering how Eddie liked his coffee. Can I get that perfect balance of cream and sugar?
Perhaps he liked his coffee how he liked his first wife; Italian.