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Originally posted by horns666
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Soap speaks words of awesomeness. Ed said his original Frankie pup didn't even register on a meter. In reality it shouldn't "work"..he fucked it up. So, this is a reproduction of a pickup that he basically fucked during a hot waxin' drunken stupor..but this is how the world..our world of Van Halen was born!!!
My VH trib bud was a delusional Toolasaurus..he thought he was Eddie Van Halen. He started smoking just so he could shove cigs in the headstock. He copied every single piece of equipment EVER revealed..starting with 100 wt super lead, grey tube echoplex/roland space echo (mounted in a construction barrel), a variac turned down below 90 volts ..where the tubes barley glowed ..just like a brown out.."the brown sound"..and all the old MXR pedals ever made, script logos, cveratin batteries..25 wt greenbacks..he NAILED it!..but VERY NOISY!!!
Ironically, he traded that clusterfuck for a JMP-1/Peavey120-120/and. That sounded MUCH better. But his tone (Ed's tone) was decades worth of playing VH all day, every fuggin' day. He could play Eruption on a fuggin' banjo and sound cool..eh..
But I've heard people really come close to nailing early Van Halen with all sorts of different gear (youtube). What good is this pup or any piece of gear if you're not able to put it to use. I betcha most people who worship Van Halen would hate Ed's tone if they had the chance to actually plug into his very setup! Nope, you can't touch any knobs!!!
Yes, I'm sure its a "good" pup..it has to be. But you're buying a peice of Ed. Just like my bud did with ALL that exact gear..no difference. But can you play like Ed..because that's the key to true VH tone...you're hands.
My VH trib bud was a delusional Toolasaurus..he thought he was Eddie Van Halen. He started smoking just so he could shove cigs in the headstock. He copied every single piece of equipment EVER revealed..starting with 100 wt super lead, grey tube echoplex/roland space echo (mounted in a construction barrel), a variac turned down below 90 volts ..where the tubes barley glowed ..just like a brown out.."the brown sound"..and all the old MXR pedals ever made, script logos, cveratin batteries..25 wt greenbacks..he NAILED it!..but VERY NOISY!!!
Ironically, he traded that clusterfuck for a JMP-1/Peavey120-120/and. That sounded MUCH better. But his tone (Ed's tone) was decades worth of playing VH all day, every fuggin' day. He could play Eruption on a fuggin' banjo and sound cool..eh..
But I've heard people really come close to nailing early Van Halen with all sorts of different gear (youtube). What good is this pup or any piece of gear if you're not able to put it to use. I betcha most people who worship Van Halen would hate Ed's tone if they had the chance to actually plug into his very setup! Nope, you can't touch any knobs!!!
Yes, I'm sure its a "good" pup..it has to be. But you're buying a peice of Ed. Just like my bud did with ALL that exact gear..no difference. But can you play like Ed..because that's the key to true VH tone...you're hands.
Like many of us, I wouldn't be here without King Edward.
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