What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
Which period?
Which period?
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aldu74
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
Hagar era: Peavey 5150 (duh).
Roth era: Mojave Peacemaker, HANDS DOWN.
Check out these clips:
http://www.mojaveampworks.com/index.php?id=5,0,0,1,0,0
Hagar era: Peavey 5150 (duh).
Roth era: Mojave Peacemaker, HANDS DOWN.
Check out these clips:
http://www.mojaveampworks.com/index.php?id=5,0,0,1,0,0
ErikH
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
Here's my outline.
1978-1990: Marshall 100 watt Super Lead
1991-1993: Soldano SLO 100 and Peavey 5150 (production and prototypes)
1994-last tour: Peavey 5150 (The old Marshall used on some of the Balance album but not used on tour).
Exactly.Rid said:
Here's my outline.
1978-1990: Marshall 100 watt Super Lead
1991-1993: Soldano SLO 100 and Peavey 5150 (production and prototypes)
1994-last tour: Peavey 5150 (The old Marshall used on some of the Balance album but not used on tour).
Sune
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
The Mojave PeaceMaker is one of my dream amps, and it has been in a long time, if I were to spend alot of money on an amp, this would be it...
However, until then I am more than satisfied with what I got.
To me, the Mojave PeaceMaker is divine tone.
aldu74 said:
The Mojave PeaceMaker is one of my dream amps, and it has been in a long time, if I were to spend alot of money on an amp, this would be it...
However, until then I am more than satisfied with what I got.
To me, the Mojave PeaceMaker is divine tone.
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Got a few clips from a guy who has spent some years tweaking his Metroamp into that old sound from the first album, I like that hairy agressive sound, I know alot of guys do not dig it, but that sound is actually friggin cool
Got a few clips from a guy who has spent some years tweaking his Metroamp into that old sound from the first album, I like that hairy agressive sound, I know alot of guys do not dig it, but that sound is actually friggin cool
Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
Plexi with variac regulating the voltage and screwwing up the trannies:laugh2: I believe that EVH took his old Plexi to the same guyin Holland or belgium who restored AC/DC's JTM's for Ballbreaker. Had a total rebuild done either right before Balance or the ill fated Cherone cd. So maybe a good answer is to buy a new Handwired 1959 and see how quickly you can fry it with the Variac:fingersx:
Plexi with variac regulating the voltage and screwwing up the trannies:laugh2: I believe that EVH took his old Plexi to the same guyin Holland or belgium who restored AC/DC's JTM's for Ballbreaker. Had a total rebuild done either right before Balance or the ill fated Cherone cd. So maybe a good answer is to buy a new Handwired 1959 and see how quickly you can fry it with the Variac:fingersx:
Gearjoneser
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
Blockhead Custom 50
Fargen VOS
Roccaforte
Splawn
Mojave Scorpion and Peacemaker
a real modded SuperLead
Bogner Ecstacy
VHT Deliverance
Diezel VH4 and Einstein
Wizard
Risson
Top Hat Emplexador
Peavey 5150
Blockhead Custom 50
Fargen VOS
Roccaforte
Splawn
Mojave Scorpion and Peacemaker
a real modded SuperLead
Bogner Ecstacy
VHT Deliverance
Diezel VH4 and Einstein
Wizard
Risson
Top Hat Emplexador
Peavey 5150
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aldu74
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
True dat!
I always thought EVH was full of sh!t saying his Marshall was all stock. Yeah right! Listen to "Everybody Wants Some" for example. That is NOT a stock Plexi.
ErikH said:
True dat!
I always thought EVH was full of sh!t saying his Marshall was all stock. Yeah right! Listen to "Everybody Wants Some" for example. That is NOT a stock Plexi.
Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
There was an article on EVH's amp and a more extensive article back in 98-99 about the trials and tribulations of the Young brothers getting their JTM45's and 45/100's fixed up. Nobody was making good KT66's and the NOS ones, when you could find them, were going for as much as some of the old 300 series tubes that the SE stereo guys love so much go for today......like $250-300 (or pounds....don't remember) for a single tube.....and then you had to match them:laugh2: I recall them saying that when they were done, they had a several thousand just in tube cost the rebuild of those 3 amps. :smack: And they DEFINATELY weren't taking those on the road....they used big stacks of Wizards for that tour:laugh2:
There was an article on EVH's amp and a more extensive article back in 98-99 about the trials and tribulations of the Young brothers getting their JTM45's and 45/100's fixed up. Nobody was making good KT66's and the NOS ones, when you could find them, were going for as much as some of the old 300 series tubes that the SE stereo guys love so much go for today......like $250-300 (or pounds....don't remember) for a single tube.....and then you had to match them:laugh2: I recall them saying that when they were done, they had a several thousand just in tube cost the rebuild of those 3 amps. :smack: And they DEFINATELY weren't taking those on the road....they used big stacks of Wizards for that tour:laugh2:
the guy who invented fire
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
you could buy all these boutique amps, pedals and guitars...get a rach full of gear and a pedalboard OR you could do what Ed did...slap a PAF on a strat and plug it into a dead stock 100 watt plexi and crank it...a reissue Plexi will do (and be a good bit cheeper) or you could get a number of plexi clones...Voodoo comes to mine as well as Blockhead...those oare 2 of the best PLexi clones I have ever heard. I can also tell you first hand that a Blockhead is amazing!
you could buy all these boutique amps, pedals and guitars...get a rach full of gear and a pedalboard OR you could do what Ed did...slap a PAF on a strat and plug it into a dead stock 100 watt plexi and crank it...a reissue Plexi will do (and be a good bit cheeper) or you could get a number of plexi clones...Voodoo comes to mine as well as Blockhead...those oare 2 of the best PLexi clones I have ever heard. I can also tell you first hand that a Blockhead is amazing!
ErikH
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Re: What amp Does Van Halen Better these days?
With the tubes cooking hot enough, a Plexi will sound like "Everybody Wants Some". Don't forget the lower sagging voltage by use of the Variac contributed as well. At normal voltage it will sound different.
Hell, just a PAF in a Strat through a 100 Watt Marshall will get ya in the ballpark. I got some clips somewhere of my homemade going through my JCM900 MkIII and it's not hard to get the "vibe". It's not dead nuts on but it's in the ballpark.
His Plexi was stock. What happened was from the years of abuse and wear it started to lose it's "mojo". You can tell on the OU812 album and even 5150. The tone faded and just got worse. Parts kept getting replaced but then it eventually went kaput! That's when he went with Peavey. Before the Balance album was released, his tech had the Marshall rebuilt by some guy in Holland. It was restored to it's original condition, or as close to it as it can be.aldu74 said:
With the tubes cooking hot enough, a Plexi will sound like "Everybody Wants Some". Don't forget the lower sagging voltage by use of the Variac contributed as well. At normal voltage it will sound different.
Hell, just a PAF in a Strat through a 100 Watt Marshall will get ya in the ballpark. I got some clips somewhere of my homemade going through my JCM900 MkIII and it's not hard to get the "vibe". It's not dead nuts on but it's in the ballpark.
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