Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Was watching some VH vids when I noticed on this one he is definitely cutting some type of drive/distortion pedal on off..........when he stomps it off his tone is very weak/thin.check it out..........so much for the theory all his gain was in his amps... http://www.youtube.com/w/Van-Halen--Hot-for-Teacher-Live?v=P5RnzEpxaLQ&search=van%20halen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockys Mob Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 you mean when he changes pickups? oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cloudnine Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Uh... He's going from clean to distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by cloudnine Uh... He's going from clean to distortion. Yeah, and he's not doing it with his volume knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blargh Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Are you implying a dimed marshall sounds like that without a boost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockys Mob Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 Yeah, and he's not doing it with his volume knob. P P P Pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by blargh Are you implying a dimed marshall sounds like that without a boost? I'm implying he used a pedal like everybody else back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by Rockys Mob P P P Pickup All his distortion is being turned off with his pu?Did you watch the vid? He's not touching his volume....he's stomping something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joeyvoltage Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 He is rumoured to have used an old boss SD-1. he also has confirmed to have been using an MXR 6band graphic eq set up like a frown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vlad Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by joeyvoltage He is rumoured to have used an old boss SD-1. he also has confirmed to have been using an MXR 6band graphic eq set up like a frown. I was going to say... SD-1, OD-1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members vlad Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 Possibly... It does sound good... Maybe it's another amp set to cleaner tone and he's just stepping on an A/B switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by vlad Possibly... It does sound good...Maybe it's another amp set to cleaner tone and he's just stepping on an A/B switch? Hard to say. Randy Rhoads used the MXR Dist+ combined with the MXR 10 band EQ. Everybody used the Dist+ back in the day.Was watching some of the old VH vids, like the live You're No Good. He's got some nice distortion going .........doubtful it was only his amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vlad Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 Hard to say. Randy Rhoads used the MXR Dist+ combined with the MXR 10 band EQ.Everybody used the Dist+ back in the day.Was watching some of the old VH vids, like the live You're No Good. He's got some nice distortion going .........doubtful it was only his amp. I wouldn't be surprised if it was something as mundane as an MXR or SD-1. I can get very brown with my Super Lead and SD-1. Depending on how it's set of course. Closer to VH than into the amp itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockys Mob Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 All his distortion is being turned off with his pu?Did you watch the vid? He's not touching his volume....he's stomping something. actually there is not even another pickup, so i retract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sah5150 Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 All his distortion is being turned off with his pu?Did you watch the vid? He's not touching his volume....he's stomping something. How do you know he isn't switching to a Marshall set cleaner? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vlad Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by sah5150 How do you know he isn't switching to a Marshall set cleaner? Steve That's what I meant actually... Marshall Super Lead or {censored}... even a Major set cleaner and an A/B box... So much speculation... It's probably a stompbox into a clean Marshall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by sah5150 How do you know he isn't switching to a Marshall set cleaner?Steve Possible, but doubtful, IMO.I saw enough bar bands in the late 70's/early 80's copping VH with Marshalls and a Dist+ to guess that's pretty much a good indication he was using a pedal for gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jem7vwh Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 Was watching some VH vids when I noticed on this one he is definitely cutting some type of drive/distortion pedal on off..........when he stomps it off his tone is very weak/thin.check it out..........so much for the theory all his gain was in his amps...http://www.youtube.com/w/Van-Halen--Hot-for-Teacher-Live?v=P5RnzEpxaLQ&search=van%20halen Hes just switching to a clean amp... Thats part of the song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members psychodave Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 I hear him also turn on and off an MXR phase 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by jem7vwh Hes just switching to a clean amp... Thats part of the song... You know that as fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockys Mob Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 of course you can prove that?What's funny is the legths people go to deny the guy ever used a dist pedal:confused: he switched to a clean tone with his fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urban Ghandi Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 I think he's A/Bing two different amps there. That went from distortion to clean....not distorted to less distorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tweed Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Sure looks like he's stomping on something. Wonder if its a volume pedal of some kind ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Originally posted by Rockys Mob he switched to a clean tone with his fingers right!Funny, Randy used some of the same era amps. How come he had to use a Dist+ to get his gain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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