Is the Seymour Duncan "EVH" custom shop pickup really so great?

[savage]

Your right..he doesn't!

I get much better with my kid's Line 6..

I was amazed at how basic/plain ED's tone was on the demo
just think if that was THE tone NO ONE would have wanted to nail it

[horns666]

found this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVFKpHsGIAM

he does not really copy ed real good though

Your right..he doesn't!

I get much better with my kid's Line 6..

[savage]

Early VH "Brown" sound? GT-10 ~ Perfect imo. Nails Eruption

found this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVFKpHsGIAM

he does not really copy ed real good though

[savage]

Early VH "Brown" sound? GT-10 ~ Perfect imo. Nails Eruption

Reeeeally?


this thing is real good overall?
how about some heavy shit?
does it do a convincing mesa?,bogner?

[savage]

Did anyone ever hear Van Halen's actual demo brought to WB? Everyone should really give that a listen..maybe its on youtube or something.

Its VERY revealing!!!

oh yeah that is a real treat!
after i heard that immediately said TED and DONN are friggin wizards
studio trickery right?
ED's was right when he said "there is nothing special about my marshall"
one listen to this proves that!
here i will post a youtube version so that you can see some cool pics whilst listening to a very UNBROWN TONE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6cjeT1mDOI

[horns666]

Early VH "Brown" sound? GT-10 ~ Perfect imo. Nails Eruption

Ahh..yes, I see you LOVE it Rob..good for you man!

Actually, I think my old VH bud uses a GT-8..or used to recently.

[Robert Burns]

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!!!

Great early "Brown sound"? GT-10! Nails it, perfectly! "Erupting" preset. I bought it for this alone!

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.

Early VH "Brown" sound? GT-10 ~ Perfect imo. Nails Eruption

[horns666]

Did anyone ever hear Van Halen's actual demo brought to WB? Everyone should really give that a listen..maybe its on youtube or something.

Its VERY revealing!!!

[Mario8672]

duncan custom custom = evh

...Almost (according to LegendaryTones.com)

EDIT (might as well post the link): http://www.legendarytones.com/evh%20pickup.html

[HughesJB4]

Not worth as much as you pay. All Seymour Duncans are high quality and the EVH is no different, and no pickup is in their range is better or worse than each other, it's just a matter of what guitar you put them and your needs, and your bound to find something suitable for your needs eventually. A EVH might be one man's gold, and another man's trash, just as some people hate the Duncan Invader (me for example), while others love it.

[Foulacy]

duncan custom custom = evh

[savage]

ED is not DEAD!

[horns666]

Hail Edwardo..

..Hail Yesterday!!!...Bibz is that you?

[Soap]

Like many of us, I wouldn't be here without King Edward.

Hear ye, hear ye.
Hail to King Edward!

[horns666]

Well you guys have a very good grasp on this stuff already. I'm just elaborating on my silly experience. I've picked up playing guitar in '78...hmmm I wonder why. Like many of us, I wouldn't be here without King Edward.