stefherbuel
Inspired
+1 sound like a cosm boss gt8 into an ir to me..wow there's so much better choice today (kemper, axe, qc, tonex)
+1 sound like a cosm boss gt8 into an ir to me..wow there's so much better choice today (kemper, axe, qc, tonex)
Me too. Can't wait
Agree, his tone was terrible. I have a feeling they just got together and needed something quick to dial in. Joes tone is usually pretty wet etc and this was just amp and cab dry.
Hi I’m very happy too with that news. The tour is called Best of All worlds and I’m not shure but I think what Joe is using is a Fender Tone master pro
Sammy proudly indicates in song Joe didn't rehearse after the solo, but no idea if true. They sounded a little rough honestly, but I'm for sure going to see them when they come my way.
Sammy has been on the show before. Bonham at least played an electronic kit…last time he played a drum pad. Lol. They are traveling light obviously. As for Joe and the fender unit…..I’d bet there was some money to be had using it. But who knows.
This was my first thought, as well.
I guess I'm more interested in the gear choice on this forum. A FWIW my take is that Satch is still working material out and with something like this Mean Streets performance, brought it up as an example he is still working out and finds challenging. My guess is there are a few tunes that are gig-ready and dialed right now and this isn't one of them (but probably will be). I actually found it pretty ballsy of Joe to be willing to do this.
watching Joe actually made me feel good cuz it reminded me that all these years working on VH licks not to beat myself up for not being 'exact'. Joe is an alien and he's still not quite getting it mind you he's probably not been working on it that long as this is all fairly recent. Also, I highly doubt Joe is about getting it exact which leads to the next point. Secondly, You always sound like you. Joe sounds like Joe playing Eddie's riffs. If Sammy and co really wanted more replicated Eddie sound they could have brought on say Pete Thorn, Toshi Yanagi or Phil X all who can nail Eddie's playing but as Sammy said on Stern , they're not looking for a replica representation of Eddie's playing. I'm not saying these 3 players don't have their own signature cuz they definitely do but Joe's playing ...his sound dna is much as eddie's was in their own respects. Hope that's coming out the way I think about it.
a full step? maybe for Sammy's benefit to hit the notes in some of those songs...
The one and only video I watched from that was for Right Now, during which Sammy basically said, "hey, not bad on Joe's part since he hasn't had time to practice yet"... As well as saying that performance was the first time they played that song.
I sure did. Many 'legacy bands' are having to do it as singers lose their range.
There's so many (really a handful...lol) that do Eddie well. I think Joe's gonna wing it and put his spin on things. It would AWESOME if Joe tried to learn note for note solos for Dave era songs. Bbut let's face it, they won't be doing many of those. I heard a radio interview today where Sammy said they'd be doing some of their Circle stuff mixed with the Van Halen stuff. My buddy bought tickets and I'll be going in August. I'm not real hyped for it, like I was for the last Van Halen tours though. Outdoors in August would usually be a hard no for me.
Pete Thorn would have been a great (and probably a more authentic reproduction of the Eddie-style/feel) choice but Pete Thorn wouldn't sell tickets like Satriani will.
Which is what he normally would do on any tour. I have no problem with people buying tickets to see this tour but I see it as a cash grab.
I would be SO into seeing Pete Thorn do it. But how many Dave era songs will they do? RWD & ATL are the only two I think they'll do. I hope I'm wrong.
That's a great point...i wonder how much of that plays into the equation. They do have the history with Joe in Chickenfoot so the chemistry has already been establised but even Sammy mentioned on the Howard Stern show how many fans will go just to see Joe
