EVH tone deep dive feat. DAVE FRIEDMAN and PETE THORN

[CodePoet]

Thoughts on the Fat switch they discuss in the video? Similar to the fat switch in the AFX?

 

[chumbucket]

Hehe didn't start slaving until the 1984 tour, and he didn't use to slave when recording.

He might not have been slaving into the big SS power amps until the 1984 tour but he was probably slaving guitar amps into other guitar amps. A lot of people were doing it. Montrose, Boston, Zappa, etc.

 

[Blix]

He might not have been slaving into the big SS power amps until the 1984 tour but he was probably slaving guitar amps into other guitar amps. A lot of people were doing it. Montrose, Boston, Zappa, etc.

Nope, just running several stacks the old school way.

 

[Chewie5150]

I watched the vid live yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it! Pete is awesome and he's from my city too! Canadian boy.

 

[teddis]

It was late at night......I only had one eye open......but could NOT stop watching.
thanks for the share !

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

He might not have been slaving into the big SS power amps until the 1984 tour but he was probably slaving guitar amps into other guitar amps. A lot of people were doing it. Montrose, Boston, Zappa, etc.

Heck, even I was slaving tube amps from the late '90s until I retired my rack. I had a modified Knight KM15 hi-fi amp with EL84s on a reactive dummy load I built. Really smoothed out my Hafler HellRazor pre and gave it a real cranked tube amp feel at any volume above a whisper....

Here's a recording of that rig:
Listen to 20040825 16b Josie Mastered by Dale VanZile on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/mKpr
The solo is a good example the dirty channel of the HellRazor into the slaved KM15.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Heck, even I was slaving tube amps from the late '90s until I retired my rack. I had a modified Knight KM15 hi-fi amp with EL84s on a reactive dummy load I built. Really smoothed out my Hafler HellRazor pre and gave it a real cranked tube amp feel at any volume above a whisper....

Here's a recording of that rig:
Listen to 20040825 16b Josie Mastered by Dale VanZile on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/mKpr
The solo is a good example the dirty channel of the HellRazor into the slaved KM15.

I had no idea Hafler built guitar gear, just knew of their power amps. Learn something new...

 

[bikertrash]

Dave was talking about the fat cap on V2. Was he talking about a bypass cap on the cathode resistor of the stage before the cathode follower?

 

[unix-guy]

Watching now...

Interestingly, I used Fender 150 XL strings forever until the last year as Fender no longer makes them and I can't find them.

I also did use the 5150 strings at one point... No idea that EVH actually used the same guage strings.

I've now switched to a .009-.042 plain steel vs the .009-040 pure nickel wrap (Fender Super 250).

 

[App12]

That's a 5150 III amp. We are geeking out about the Plexi here

Did you actually try it and listen to it? On the AxeFX there are a lot of different ways to get to a certain sound even if it is not technically “correct”.

 

[VegaBaby]

... raises once more the wish for some additional popular mods, accessible via some extra switches (fat cap, mid pot etc.).

 

[levipeto]

Did you actually try it and listen to it? On the AxeFX there are a lot of different ways to get to a certain sound even if it is not technically “correct”.

I agree! But when I crave meat, I don't care if tofu tasted the same!

 

[sskkmm]

I enjoyed that vid thanks for sharing.

 

[App12]

If it sounds the same it sounds the same but will leave the meat and tofu discussion to someone who can make better sense of it ...

 

[VegasGuitar]

And now Mr. Friedman and Mr. Thorn are going to make a pickup comparison video and use Dave's 50w reference Plexi as the amp. Now that one will be enlightening!

 

[dr bonkers]

That was the best video I have ever seen on the subject. Well done.

 

[Cooldrewb]

Did I miss the Echoplex preamp? I think they didn’t mention it.

I thought the same thing and it looked like he had one on the floor right there. He also didn't talk about the phase or flanger really. He just talked about the EQ

 

[guitarnerdswe]

I thought the same thing and it looked like he had one on the floor right there. He also didn't talk about the phase or flanger really. He just talked about the EQ

He didn't really demonstrate the 2 different speakers either.

 

[Cooldrewb]

He didn't really demonstrate the 2 different speakers either.

Ya, I felt like it could've been longer or there should be a second part.

 

[Cooldrewb]

I would love to see an amp built to the specs and settings, effects and so forth in collaboration with these guys. Kind of like how Steve Stevens did his thing.