How to Get Eddie Van Halen's Brown Sound!...AT HOME!!!....Marshall, Variac, Celestions!
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- How to Get Eddie's Brown Sound!...AT HOME!!!....Marshall, Variac, Celestions! - my own version of the brown sound at least, it's the way that i've been able to get something pretty close...and awesome!...and if you dig notes like Ed did the sound start to show up for sure!!
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You're close to Edward's sound, Gonzo. It sounds great.
Check out this guy's channel. He is the only one I've seen duplicate Edward's tone.
th-cam.com/video/7xGI5SaCd0Y/w-d-xo.html
A Root beer and 2 burritos is how the master achieved it. The hard part was finding a amp to mimick the noise he heard.
Yes!!!...always comes from within!...
@@GonzaCordo subtle joke, loved that lol.
There are a lot of videos like this circulating now, but yours was by far the most fun to watch. I enjoyed it and learned some different things too.
Awesome my man!!!...glad you liked it!
Absolutely amazing tone and playing man!!
Thank you man!!!....
Awesome
Thanks dude!!
Amazing, fabulous playing and so close to THE sound. Dirty overdriven rhythm but super clean articulate lead. Thank you for the inspiration 😃👍
Thanks Dude...let’s thank Eddie for what you say!!!...Cheers!
Very well done, Great tone, the playing smokes and I really enjoyed the whole vibe. Beautiful
Thank you Tom!!!
Thank you for this! Really loved hearing the tones and playing. More please!
Thanks for commenting my friend!
BRAVO! You nailed the tone!
Thanks Dude!
Very impressive playing, you nail that EVH vibe like no one else.
Oh my man!!!…thanks a lot!…have a nice day!!…🙏👍
Great sound !! Such a great rock tone apart from the EVH aspect. Also I love your playing, the enthusiasm and attitude really comes through.
Thanks my man!!!...Eddie was that...joy for playing!
Thanks Gonza, great vid. sound is fantastic!
Thank you!
Great ..job..! Man nice chops .. really enjoyed the video.
Thanks my man!!!
SPOT ON !
Thanks dude!
Amazing skills man. Great guitar playing with the sound. Cool.
Thanks Lars!!
Brilliant video! Well done on finding a sound that gets you in the EVH zone!
Thanks man!…EVh Zone!…I like that!
Love your channel, love your playing.
Thanks man!!...more content to come!!
Dude, sounds great!
🙏🙏🙏
Very strong sound, and I LOVE IT.
Thank you so much!
You nailed it perfectly. Geat video!!!!
Thanks man!…i love that tone!…
Loved this video! Keep’m coming!
Thanks man!
Wow - Fantastic playing!!! And you nailed King Edward’s tone on VH I and II!!! RIP EVH
Awesome man!!!
Excellent you work and it shows
Thanks!!!…Cheers!…
Such a beautiful tone
Oh yes!!!
Very Nice!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tim!
Nailed it! Good job.
Thanks!
When he starts playing at 4;28 that sounds fantastic. He gets a great sound just with that amp alone. Man i gotta hear that again. Rock on Gonza.
Thanks man!….
Killer playing Amigo!!!
In deed Dude!...
Love it! Your playing (and English) is great!! 👍👌🇨🇦
Thanks man!
Excelente video Gonzalo, muy bien desarrollo de como llegar al sonido de EVH, saludos
Gracias Luis!!
Felicitaciones Gonzalo. Desde Colombia te envío un saludo fraternal y de un EVH fan a otro, you did a great job with the video. Tu EVH sonido es absolutamente spot on!!
Gracias John!!!…un abrazo!
I like the mugs..havin fun !! nice job
Thanks man!
That tone is huge. Good work.
Thanks Dude!
You pretty much nailed the famous brown sound!
Thanks dude!!..I love that sound!
Amazing video. Thanks from Sweden! 🎙
Thanks my man!!!!
great playing!
Thanks !!!
Just getting into the variac, never thought I'd be going down the rabbit hole.
The Brown Hole!
Alot of aspects of talent were shown here.great playing too.
Nice Bro!..Thanks!
Awesome video man
Increible hombre su sonido y análisis de EVH. 👏Me encanta su tono 🤘🏻. Gracias por repasar cómo user el variac y el sesgo de su Marshall. Excelente - mas videos por favor! Saludos desde Utah, USA 🇺🇸
Thanks Dave!…check out the other stuff on the Channel!…
ah,very cool. Realy enjoyed this !
Great!
Great playing and tone!
Thanks man!!
Great sounds
Brooooooo! Your more then close lmao your a savage on the guitar! Sounds f-nig awesome! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Thanks a lot!… savage is good!!!!
That’s the tone!!
Yes!!!...
@@GonzaCordo Have you tested with an attenuator so it isn’t so loud?
@@BFahz yeah..a couple of dbs...still super loud
You nailed the tone!
Nice!
Nailed it!
Nice!!!
Atomic punk sounded SPOT ON
Nice!!!
Sounds good. This was a fun video. Like hanging with a fellow Eddie geek.
That’s exactly what it is!…cheers!
Bien hecho! Tu video y el Pete Thorn con Dave Friedman llegaron lo más cerca que se puede.
Genial!!!!
Well done mate 👍
Thanks!!
sounds killer man!!!
Thanks!
Very nice !
Sounds nice. Funny how Plexis vary from different manufacturers. I use a couple Germino Lead 55 LV's [1968 JMP Super Lead 50 watts].
That's top of the line jamming bro AWESOME 💯 % 8/28/2023
Thanks man!!!!
You're sound and tone are spot on ! Your kit is rather simple and I measure your achievement as pretty damn good ! With the "variac", it gives an interesting result but I would remove some treble (the harsh part and/or some presence is the amp is equipped with it). I would also boost the bass a bit (with a MXR or BOSS eq) since your plexi doesn't have a "resonance" control that act on the power valves. Last detail, I heard that Edward could sometime boost the pre amp of his tape delay to hit the front of the amp. That pre amp is existing (without the tape delay) in a small pedal.
totally...i think everybody ears different so to get "the" sound on your head it's no a bad thing adjust to taste...my version of the Echoplex it's the EP booster from Xotic...Cheers!
This is very good.
Thanks dude!
Great vid, I just subbed. BTW, the guitar Eddie used that you couldn't exactly remember was an Ibanez Destroyer II. I have one in cherry red, and I believe the bridge pickup is a super 70 or 78 and it's amazing, bridge is beefy and a great platform for forearm resting. He said cutting it and putting those metal links in between was the worst decision, as that was one of his favorites until then. Kinda like Tom Morello and the Kahler Explorer
Oh yeah!…thanks for that tip I knew that Eddie didn’t like that guitar after he cut it…great stories!
Man, your playing is super !
Thanks Man!!
Get it my man!
Cheers!!!!
Turning the Channel 2 volume to 50% increases channel 1 gain and midrange without a jumper. The pot impedance becomes greater than the impedance of the mixing resistor at that point, which sends more of the channel 1 signal(V1A) into V1B.
You don’t really need to know how it works, just experiment with it.
If you’re into mods, lifting the mid pot grounded leg cuts out the tonestack. You’ll get a 3db increase in gain and a TON of midrange. I like to install a DPST switch in the “Channel 2 Low” hole and use it to cut out the tone stack AND negative feedback. It works in everything from a Tweed Bassman & High Power Twin to a JTM45/Super Lead/JMP/800 with 4 inputs. It’s a very “Brown” sound with those mods and it’s entirely reversible with no damage done to the amp.
I've noticed that too. I picked up a Bugera 1960 Infinium for fun (because it was cheap) but I would say the downside is I am not sure it's auto bias function will work with a variac..it also has a bit of blocking distortion when I go past 7 on the treble POT with everything on 10. I might lift the ground to mid pot to see what happens with this amp as I liked it on my old home made 1987x rather than chancing the variac. It is a one trick poney sound but does kick!
Awesome tips dude!!...i now little about mods...i couldn't build an amp for myself but i can mod them if i now what i hace to do...
YEAH!!! 🤘🤘🤘😎👍👍👍
AWESOME!! Is all the distortion coming from the plexi???
Greetings from Kentucky
Rock On!!!!!
Yes man!...it's a beast...it can kill little animals!
Awesome video.
Thanks man!
Great Job !
thanks!
💥 Eddie 🎸 Lives💥
Congrats Gonzalo ! you nailed it obviously.. I have a Brunetti pleximan which I'd like to make sound as close as possible to your amp, I am wondering if a variac would be sufficient to obtain it, what do you think ?
Thanks man....I don’t know that amp but it depends on the components...I changed a lot of caps inside from stock to Synergy ( same values )...now the variac will do his thing and you will be closer for sure!
Sounds soo good, lol. Classic tone
It is classic!...you gotta love it!
Wow! It's Amazing! I have a 1987x plexi. Did this method work well with that already? Thank you! Great tone!!!
Yeah!...it’s the sound!!...close enough for me!...
Yo no se cuanto estuviste trabajando para eso pero te sale igual que en el álbum… good job pibe…
Gracias man!!…Van Halen es para mi una religión!
A definite part of that sound to tape was-
the 1176LN Urei FET limiting/compressor with 2 buttons pushed in to boost the signal- to- tape and to distort the signal -in-the -middle while retaining transparency
I used the Universal Audio plugin version of that compressor…but I don’t have the hardware…
@@GonzaCordo sweetwater has a recreation model of it for a reasonable price.
A need one for sure!!!
Gonzalito!!! que belo!
💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙋🙋🙋
Great video!
Thanks Daniel!
Damn dude, this was awesome,
Thanks man!
Great sound! That Marshall sounds amazing.
Oh yeah!...it's the sound of rock for sure!!!
You need the snarl of the 20 watt Celestions or at least the greenbacks combined with the V30's but sounds great!!
actually what you ear its a 77' Black back ( 55 Hz )
Impresionante. Suena idéntico
Maravilloso!!!...si...es gratificantemente parecido
Awesome job. Why no mention of the Rockman Power Soak that’s laying next to the variac?
it's a Tom Sholz...i guess it's the same....yes it's doing 6db of attenuation..so i don't blow up my Black Backs...still it's like 115 Db of loudness!
Excellent video thanks...I assume you are using the MXR script phaser?
Thanks!!!...it is the EVH edition
I suck! I wish I could play as good as you. My big fingers keep hitting unwanted strings...UG!! But I keep trying. Great video.
Thanks man!!…just keep it going!!!!
To get that authentic brown sound, I put some Ex-Lax in my Marshall, I actually put it between the head and the cabinet, it works best there, then, just let the music flow !
Awesome friend 🙃
Thanks!
Sounds really convincing to me
Nice!
Absolutely beautiful! Amazing job! I think you nailed it! As close as possible without having Ed's hands : ) Subscribed! : ) Like #460 from me.
Thanks A lot JJ...Cheers!!
Sounds great! How do you have the EP Booster set? Have you changed any of the internal dipswitches?
it is at 11 o' clock...and no 3db boost and high boost activated...i think it's switch 2 activated
I noticed you said u use amplitube, would love to see some videos on that bc I use it as well when I’m recording on my laptop 🤘
i wanna make a video trying to get this sound on Amplitube...January!...
I use a DLS40C and lower the line voltage to 80 volts and it sounds okay to me. Variacs are crucial.
According to Dave Friedman on modern or more gained amps you don’t need Variacs…and maybe they can affect the functioning of switches…I don’t know really…on my Friedman amp I use it without…on my plexi I do to…
Perfeito!! 👏👏👍
Abregado!
Now this sounds identical to Van Halen 1 and 2!!!!
Thanks man!….i don’t know but I tried my best!
Good job
Yes!!
Great video and really dug the VH tone you got out of your plexi. Would you kindly share where you found the Dave Friedman re-biasing information? Is the 50ml consistent for lowering the voltage to 90v as well?
Yes it is consistent!!...check out Pete Thorne video about the brown sound!...Dave Friedman was involve on that!...
@@GonzaCordo Thank you, Gonza...will do!
Excellent playing and tone! How were you able to crank that SLP and not go deaf?
i have a proper studio...concrete cube for making the most loud sounds!!!...in the room it's sick...
I'm super proud of my lil brown sound setup at home, and it's MUCH more humble than yours lol
But damn if your marshall and variac don't make mine sound like shit.
I'm using a Plexi style pedal into a 5150 OD into my little Fender Mustang ii that I got like 10 years ago. For what it is, it sounds pretty f*kin close, but not as close as yours. Killer rig, dude Cheers!
It doesn't matter what you use man!!!...if it sounds close it's because it's in your fingers!...i'm lucky to have a Recording Studio and work on production to experiment with this sound!
6CA7 tubes are part of the recipe.
Amp will do fine without bias adjustment if you lower voltage, but to run it exactly what your center tap is wound for will yield similar results.
If it says 120 or 220 on your power transformer, that is optimum.
In other words, for me, I run 120vac.lower to 89 volts for awhile, then go back to 120vac to help tubes last. The variable trick is not a huge difference.
Provided you are using a Plexi NMV, you will always achieve Edward Van.
Great video regardless.
I hope young players wise up to the Holy Grail of hi gain
Great info my friend!…sadly I can get those tubes easily here Chile…but I will try to get those!…
Sound great. Great Vid (Check your notes on the opening muted riff of Aint Talking! I hear a wrong note)
Sure!!...I use my ears for that and it’s not rare to have wrong notes here and there!!!
Sound killer
Thanks dude!
Hello Gonzo great vid! What year is the amp? Are you using a variac?
2013...pretty normal...nothing holy grail about it
Mucho bueno hombré !!
Right on!…
@@GonzaCordo i found the phaser up front bridged the gap between the wound n unwound conundrum of the 3rd n 4th strings !!
Sure man….it is one of the ingredients
I’d be interested to know if songs you played at the beginning of the video like DOA were done before you re-biased the tubes and lowered the voltage? I thought there was a some extra bite and growl that was slightly lost later in the video.
That said the “elastic” sag/compression sounded brilliant and Show Your Love & Unchained were spot-on!
Really enjoyed the video keep up the good work.
🙏🏻🎸🤘
Those songs were after...I took them from my “spanish version” of the brown sound...I never had so planned my videos so what I play it’s totally from the moment...and if I shoot englsh and Spanish version probably will be playing different stuff!!...
@@GonzaCordo fascinating… Just shows you how subjective sound is (I was a sound engineer for over three decades so I should know really). If you ever decide to do lessons let me know!
We could schedule something ( i actually do lesson ) email me if you like gonzalocordovezgatica@gmail.com
The VARIAC MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE to my ears!! Without it, you'll every time end up sounding like every other Marshall user, but Eddie!!!!! Sounds just like Eddie's after using variac!!!!!! The sound was not super close before using the variac!!!
Yeah it adds to the mix…it is a recipe and the Variac it’s crucial!
Amazing! What is the pickup used?
Thanks man!….in that video that guitar had a Friedman Triple D Bridge PU
Excelente! Ese Marshall es stock o tiene modificaciones?
Saludos!…tiene upgrade de componentes pero respetando el circuito original