Classic Eddie Van Halen Interview

[bcdon]

This interview is awesome! http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/gp_vault_201109/#/16

What a crack up, man, I can't wait to get home and throw on some classic Van Halen. :dude

[Zip]

Haha. "Never leave my family" indeed. Unless their name is Michael. Or Dave. Or Valerie. Or Sammy. Or Gary. Or.....:thwap

He was a very good musician, and an accomplished liar concerning his equipment. Too bad he's not been doing anything for so long now.

[bcdon]

How is he "an accomplished liar concerning his equipment?"

[Zip]

In interviews over the years, EVH has told half-truths or outright lies concerning his guitars & amps. Pretty well documented. Using a Variac to "increase voltage until the tubes melt"? Ummm, no. Decrease voltage to get a 'browner' sound out of his Plexi, yep. I understand not wanting to give away tone 'secrets' that he worked for years to achieve, but Ed has a history of saying pretty much whatever he felt like saying at the moment ;)

[bcdon]

Actually, I thought he was just joking around when he was talking about all those modifications (especially when he describes a capacitor as looking like a stick of dynamite). Anyway, I found the article entertaining. :)

[Zip]

No doubt it's a good find. EVH is entertaining, at the very least. A pioneer as well.

Have a read here: WoodyTone (http://www.woodytone.com/). Lots of interesting stuff.:socool

[bcdon]

Thanks, Zip!

[Meritone Music]

nice one, thanks for sharing:dude