Members Rayneman Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Maybe everyone has seen this, but I think this is really cool. Peter Thorn plays, and then goes through the entire Eruption solo bit by bit, including the right type of gear to use. I believe that he's using his EVH 5150 III amp. Most of us here can probably play at least some parts of the solo, but its neat how he really dissects it and all the different parts. Oddly enough, its on the Gibson website. Scroll down until you get to "How To..." section. There are several different vids. http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Flashback%2078_%20Eddie%20Van%20Halen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CGord Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I can't play it, but he did have a couple of clams. Dmaned good overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members simbasa Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Some cool pics of Ed I have never seen. Thanks for that link. Cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B Money Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 how come Pete never played "Eruption" on the Chris Cornell tour? LOL that would rule, busting out a little "Hot for Teacher" during "Spoonman"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Busbee Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 he's pretty spot on...I didn't see/hear any clams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lord ToneKing Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Good stuff! Thanks:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 That little "swing" part always gave me a problem up until now...thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puppetyr Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 he's pretty spot on...I didn't see/hear any clams. Nor did I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WakeTheDead Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 Vids are no longer available.... except for the 1st one. WTF Chuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatfat Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 Vids are no longer available.... except for the 1st one. WTF Chuck? They are still there. I think youtube has been having some problems today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WakeTheDead Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 Okay, thanks... I will check on them again later!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddastrat Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 Yeah he does a good job, but there's a few clams. But the main pull off lick in the opening part he's teaching, is not correct. There's a couple of other fingerings that are off later. If you're a VH nut like me, you'll know that opening pull off lick and it's used all over that first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyCorgan Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 I've never learned it or tried til now. Here's my "10 mins of practice" attempt at the first part. Gimme a couple of days. [YOUTUBE]V-VU7ghQaZ8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sinasl11 Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 Yeah he does a good job, but there's a few clams. But the main pull off lick in the opening part he's teaching, is not correct. There's a couple of other fingerings that are off later. If you're a VH nut like me, you'll know that opening pull off lick and it's used all over that first album. Hmm you have me thinking.. I dunno man ill go home and slow it down to 1/2 speed and examine it again.. But I'm 99% sure I'm doing it right. Not saying you are wrong though- I'm intrigued, maybe you can explain how u are doing it? Ill listen in an hour or so and post again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sinasl11 Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 yeah I'm 99.99% sure I'm nailing it (after careful examination at half speed). Only thing is after the whole step bend on the 7th fret of the 3rd string, and then 5th fret of 2nd string and 5th fret of 1 st string, then- I may have added one note that's not on the original- I think it goes to the 8th fret of the 2nd string straight away, and then the pull-offs start... I said in the vid to go 5-8-5-0, and I think maybe it's just 8-5-0. But that's pretty minor- the pull-off licks that follow are definitely accurate, I can play along and lock it right up at 1/2 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LP Heaven Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 yeah I'm 99.99% sure I'm nailing it (after careful examination at half speed). Only thing is after the whole step bend on the 7th fret of the 3rd string, and then 5th fret of 2nd string and 5th fret of 1 st string, then- I may have added one note that's not on the original- I think it goes to the 8th fret of the 2nd string straight away, and then the pull-offs start... I said in the vid to go 5-8-5-0, and I think maybe it's just 8-5-0. But that's pretty minor- the pull-off licks that follow are definitely accurate, I can play along and lock it right up at 1/2 speed. At the end of the day Pete - you have tons and tons of guitarists now playing eruption - correctly - who always wanted to learn, but either didnt know how, were too lazy or were close, but never quite there. Thanks Dude - oh yea ditto for prudence... If you were to ever offer lessons, i'd dust off my paypal acct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Detonator Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 Cool vids. I learned this song when I was 13, but there were some parts I could never get down properly. I may sit down with these vids and relearn it, they sound fairly accurate to the original. Don't know if you've got the tap count down 100% though, but I could be wrong. It's been a while since I've listened to the original. Edit: yep you play the second half of the tapping lick correct, but your timing on the first half is wrong. When I play it I count each cycle of 3 notes as a beat and starting from the first arpeggio it should be 7,8,6,2,8,6,2,6,2,12 into the descending part. I'm guessing the 7 was likely a mistake on EVH's part, but to be 100% correct to the album version you've got to play it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddastrat Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 yeah I'm 99.99% sure I'm nailing it (after careful examination at half speed). Only thing is after the whole step bend on the 7th fret of the 3rd string, and then 5th fret of 2nd string and 5th fret of 1 st string, then- I may have added one note that's not on the original- I think it goes to the 8th fret of the 2nd string straight away, and then the pull-offs start... I said in the vid to go 5-8-5-0, and I think maybe it's just 8-5-0. But that's pretty minor- the pull-off licks that follow are definitely accurate, I can play along and lock it right up at 1/2 speed. I just didn't see you using the open E in that pull lick as well as the 5th fret lick. It was one of his signature licks. It's a lot easier to keep the E on the fifth fret like you are, but it doesn't have the same ring/conviction at speed. I used to play it like you are but finally got my picking right and worked it through. At slow speed, maybe the quality is degraded. I'd imagine you could make either way sound similar at slow speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sinasl11 Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 oh gotcha buddastrat- I could see how what you're describing with moving that one "e" to the open 1st string is very possible. That pattern does show up alot on the 1st album... same notes, but different way to play them, making the "e" pop out more because it's played on the open 1st string instead of on the 5th fret of the 2nd string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oblivion DC Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 That kicks ass I've yanked those down and I'll be going over them to try and get it all down. Nice piece of work you did there man! Big thumbs up, and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stanger Posted March 2, 2008 Members Share Posted March 2, 2008 yeah I'm 99.99% sure I'm nailing it (after careful examination at half speed). Only thing is after the whole step bend on the 7th fret of the 3rd string, and then 5th fret of 2nd string and 5th fret of 1 st string, then- I may have added one note that's not on the original- I think it goes to the 8th fret of the 2nd string straight away, and then the pull-offs start... I said in the vid to go 5-8-5-0, and I think maybe it's just 8-5-0. But that's pretty minor- the pull-off licks that follow are definitely accurate, I can play along and lock it right up at 1/2 speed. I think it was spot on. Outstanding job....and I love the guitar too:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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