Gypsyblue
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Thot y'all might enjoy this: http://jasobrecht.com/eddie-van-halen-complete-1978-interviews/
EVH interview...
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Chickenwings
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cheers!
yeah ive read that a million times, cos i was an EVH nut when i was a teenager. I bought a guitar player special edition magazine that compiled all the interviews they had donw with hum up to the end of 1984. Its good stuff....nice find!
cheers!
yeah ive read that a million times, cos i was an EVH nut when i was a teenager. I bought a guitar player special edition magazine that compiled all the interviews they had donw with hum up to the end of 1984. Its good stuff....nice find!
JOLLY
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guitarrob
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Real rude of Pat to dismiss this guy like he was nothing. Worked out great for him anyway getting the first real interview with Edward in the beginning.
Real rude of Pat to dismiss this guy like he was nothing. Worked out great for him anyway getting the first real interview with Edward in the beginning.
Gypsyblue
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Jas Obrecht is one of the great roots, rock and blues music journalists. Pat clearly blew it but what we have as a result is a nice set of interviews with someone much more musically important than Pat Travers: the young EVH! I guess the BS about what gear EVH used on the first album starts here. :cool2: I read these interviews when they first came out too - but it's fun to read them again.
Jas Obrecht is one of the great roots, rock and blues music journalists. Pat clearly blew it but what we have as a result is a nice set of interviews with someone much more musically important than Pat Travers: the young EVH! I guess the BS about what gear EVH used on the first album starts here. :cool2: I read these interviews when they first came out too - but it's fun to read them again.
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guitarrob
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We know ED was very secretive about his tone and more so about his techniques.
What BS do you see in the interview? -Just for sake of conversation.
We know ED was very secretive about his tone and more so about his techniques.
What BS do you see in the interview? -Just for sake of conversation.
frankfalbo
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I like these parts:
I like these parts:
He's not claiming to have wound any pickups at that point. Earlier in the interview he talks about doing all of his own guitar work, referencing installing the Gibson frets and such. I imagine if he had ever wound a pickup prior to giving this interview he would have taken credit for it at that time.
Gplayerzzz
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I never knew he had Laney heads. Which model did he own?
I never knew he had Laney heads. Which model did he own?
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guitarrob
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I don't understand what you mean, he said he had his pickups rewound a couple times.
Multi Angle Vise
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"Had them rewound" means someone else did it. As opposed to later on when he would suggest he did it himself.
While sort of on the topic, does anyone know where to get the full undedited Jas Obrecht Diver Down interview audio? I heard it streaming a while ago, but it was pulled, wouldn't mind hearing that again.
"Had them rewound" means someone else did it. As opposed to later on when he would suggest he did it himself.
While sort of on the topic, does anyone know where to get the full undedited Jas Obrecht Diver Down interview audio? I heard it streaming a while ago, but it was pulled, wouldn't mind hearing that again.
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guitarrob
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That being said, I have also read info that said he did the rewinds himself but that is info from another person.
Maybe it is just how it came out, I rewound them...could mean he did it or had another do it. Just depends on how you view what he said. Does that make sense?
That being said, I have also read info that said he did the rewinds himself but that is info from another person.
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guitarrob
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Keep in mind, he was always changing and modifying his guitars in those so it is possible he changed out frets all the time looking for ones that were exactly right.
The article said he used lGibson frets back in 1978...his new guitars reflect what he likes on his guitars now. That is, if we are talking about the same guitars.
Keep in mind, he was always changing and modifying his guitars in those so it is possible he changed out frets all the time looking for ones that were exactly right.
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Gplayerzzz
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gibson frets are just medium jumbos right? Or were they bigger back then?
gibson frets are just medium jumbos right? Or were they bigger back then?
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Ed's live early setup was simple yet effective.
Ed had 3 amp setups consisting of 3 heads.
There were 2 main amp setups and a backup amp setup.
There is an Echoplex in the signal path of each of the 2 main amp setups.
In other words, the Echoplexes were not connected in series and each of the 2 Echoplexes were connected to a separate amp setup.
ie Echoplex 1 connected to amp setup 1 and Echoplex 2 connected to amp setup 2 and the backup amp setup had no Echoplex or anything else connected as it was a last resort backup.
Ed used amp setup 1 and amp setup 2 for the live set and had to change guitars quickly for the Eruption/YRGM part of the set with the Franky used for Eruption and the Destroyer used for YRGM, so the Franky and Destroyer were plugged into separate amp setups ie amp setup 1 and amp setup 2.
Having amp setup 1 and amp setup 2 ready for action also meant that he could quickly change to one of the amp setups if something went wrong with one amp setup and amp setup 3 was a last resort backup if the 2 main amp setups blew and amp setup 3 was not really used.
All of the amps had every control turned up to 10 and the main head in each amp setup was variaced and the daisy chained to the other 2 amp heads if more volume was needed for some venues.
Each amp head had one cabinet and the bottom cabinets were mostly used with the top cabinets mainly for backup.
2 cabinets were miced and sent through the PA with one mic being on the main variaced head cabinet of amp setup 1 and the other mic being on the main variaced head cabinet of amp setup 2.
The other heads of amp setup 1 and amp setup 2 were optional and used for additional stage volume when the venue required it.
Ed also had a different signal line for Eruption to all of the other songs because Eruption had the Univox Echo and the other songs didn't so the Univox was put in the signal path of one of the amp setups when it came time to do Eruption/YRGM and this amp setup was used for Eruption with the Franky and the other amp setup was used for the Destroyer.
The pedalboard EQ was used for Eruption because of the low impedance input Univox Echo being in the signal path and the Univox Echo needed a signal EQ buffer.
The pedalboard box numbered 1 was a Univox footswitch and signal line cut combo switch and pedalboard box 2 was not really used.
Ed had to cut the Univox oscillations at the end of Eruption using amp setup 1 with a footswitch so that they wouldn't swamp the beginning of YRGM using amp setup 2.
One Echoplex on each amp setup.
The Phase and Flanger were also used when he needed them.
BS in the interview, Ed is BS'ing about his birth year probably because of management and Ed is still BS'ing about tapping which he got from Harvey Mandel (George Lynch let the cat out of the bag) and Ed doesn't even start tapping in VH club boots until the middle of 1977, just a few months before VH1 was recorded.
Why does Ed BS about tapping?
Probably because it's a thing that he became known for by his fans and some of the general public even though it was around for years before.
Ed had his PAF pickups rewound by Seymour Duncan just before the 1978 World Tour and before that he was using Mighty Mite Distortions.
Seymour would know how hot he wound some of the PAF's and the hotness could have varied and the so called SD EVH78 specs might be only one of the pickups and a 13k or so rewound PAF would not surprise me as being in amongst some of these rewound PAF's and maybe being in the Franky as there were more than just one rewound PAF as Ed mentions in the interview.
Ed says that the PAF's don't sound right unless they are rewound ie rewound hotter for gain.
Don't Forget this first Ed interview is from mid 1978 when Ed was halfway through the 1978 World Tour and nearly a year after VH1 was recorded.
Ed's live early setup was simple yet effective.
Ed had 3 amp setups consisting of 3 heads.
There were 2 main amp setups and a backup amp setup.
There is an Echoplex in the signal path of each of the 2 main amp setups.
In other words, the Echoplexes were not connected in series and each of the 2 Echoplexes were connected to a separate amp setup.
ie Echoplex 1 connected to amp setup 1 and Echoplex 2 connected to amp setup 2 and the backup amp setup had no Echoplex or anything else connected as it was a last resort backup.
Ed used amp setup 1 and amp setup 2 for the live set and had to change guitars quickly for the Eruption/YRGM part of the set with the Franky used for Eruption and the Destroyer used for YRGM, so the Franky and Destroyer were plugged into separate amp setups ie amp setup 1 and amp setup 2.
Having amp setup 1 and amp setup 2 ready for action also meant that he could quickly change to one of the amp setups if something went wrong with one amp setup and amp setup 3 was a last resort backup if the 2 main amp setups blew and amp setup 3 was not really used.
All of the amps had every control turned up to 10 and the main head in each amp setup was variaced and the daisy chained to the other 2 amp heads if more volume was needed for some venues.
Each amp head had one cabinet and the bottom cabinets were mostly used with the top cabinets mainly for backup.
2 cabinets were miced and sent through the PA with one mic being on the main variaced head cabinet of amp setup 1 and the other mic being on the main variaced head cabinet of amp setup 2.
The other heads of amp setup 1 and amp setup 2 were optional and used for additional stage volume when the venue required it.
Ed also had a different signal line for Eruption to all of the other songs because Eruption had the Univox Echo and the other songs didn't so the Univox was put in the signal path of one of the amp setups when it came time to do Eruption/YRGM and this amp setup was used for Eruption with the Franky and the other amp setup was used for the Destroyer.
The pedalboard EQ was used for Eruption because of the low impedance input Univox Echo being in the signal path and the Univox Echo needed a signal EQ buffer.
The pedalboard box numbered 1 was a Univox footswitch and signal line cut combo switch and pedalboard box 2 was not really used.
Ed had to cut the Univox oscillations at the end of Eruption using amp setup 1 with a footswitch so that they wouldn't swamp the beginning of YRGM using amp setup 2.
One Echoplex on each amp setup.
The Phase and Flanger were also used when he needed them.
BS in the interview, Ed is BS'ing about his birth year probably because of management and Ed is still BS'ing about tapping which he got from Harvey Mandel (George Lynch let the cat out of the bag) and Ed doesn't even start tapping in VH club boots until the middle of 1977, just a few months before VH1 was recorded.
Why does Ed BS about tapping?
Probably because it's a thing that he became known for by his fans and some of the general public even though it was around for years before.
Ed had his PAF pickups rewound by Seymour Duncan just before the 1978 World Tour and before that he was using Mighty Mite Distortions.
Seymour would know how hot he wound some of the PAF's and the hotness could have varied and the so called SD EVH78 specs might be only one of the pickups and a 13k or so rewound PAF would not surprise me as being in amongst some of these rewound PAF's and maybe being in the Franky as there were more than just one rewound PAF as Ed mentions in the interview.
Ed says that the PAF's don't sound right unless they are rewound ie rewound hotter for gain.
Don't Forget this first Ed interview is from mid 1978 when Ed was halfway through the 1978 World Tour and nearly a year after VH1 was recorded.
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guitarrob
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..not sure, never used them. I don't think they would change them as the already have the various sizes. Higher frets might have been good for certain techniques he was using at the time.
Gypsyblue
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Ed sounds so naive about gear in these interviews and it's obvious we've all learned a lot about technical details over the years - including Ed.
Regarding tapping: Ed's approach to tapping is radically different than Harvey Mandel's approach to tapping and, IMO, Ed invented the shred style of tapping. I never heard anyone do it like Ed until Ed started doing it.
Ed sounds so naive about gear in these interviews and it's obvious we've all learned a lot about technical details over the years - including Ed.
Regarding tapping: Ed's approach to tapping is radically different than Harvey Mandel's approach to tapping and, IMO, Ed invented the shred style of tapping. I never heard anyone do it like Ed until Ed started doing it.
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Harvey Mandel was doing neo classical tapping (George Lynch's words) and it was the same as Ed's tapping.
George and Ed picked tapping up from Harvey Mandel at the same time in a club (probably around mid 1977) according to George and the boots back this up and Ed doesn't tap on any boot until mid 1977 so Ed did not know about tapping before mid 1977.
The only difference was that Harvey was doing it in the 1960s but he wasn't in a band with DLR and so hardly anyone took notice.
Harvey taps a bit in Ed's tapping style on the 1973 Shangrenade album but Harvey does more tapping in a live setting then on his albums.
Harvey Mandel was doing neo classical tapping (George Lynch's words) and it was the same as Ed's tapping.
George and Ed picked tapping up from Harvey Mandel at the same time in a club (probably around mid 1977) according to George and the boots back this up and Ed doesn't tap on any boot until mid 1977 so Ed did not know about tapping before mid 1977.
The only difference was that Harvey was doing it in the 1960s but he wasn't in a band with DLR and so hardly anyone took notice.
Harvey taps a bit in Ed's tapping style on the 1973 Shangrenade album but Harvey does more tapping in a live setting then on his albums.
Gypsyblue
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Ed's approach to tapping and the sound he created sounds totally different than the sound created by Harvey, Lenny Breau, Chet Atkins, etc. All of those guys tapped but their approach sounded nothing like what Ed would come up with.
Ed's approach to tapping and the sound he created sounds totally different than the sound created by Harvey, Lenny Breau, Chet Atkins, etc. All of those guys tapped but their approach sounded nothing like what Ed would come up with.
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