Guitar Lesson: Get the sound for Van Halen - Atomic Punk

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[@kooper3211]

He did not use dummy loads and power amps on the first record. In fact that was years later.

[@GpGx9955]

Eddy used all modulation and ambient in front of the amp.

[@adriandeftones]

That's why the script logo pedal is needed, to avoid distorting the tone

[@stevejensen1512]

From what I understand, Eddie used a digital delay during the fast part of the scratching in the beginning. Search up “in the style of Van Halen” on you tube and check out lesson 12. th-cam.com/video/46vBZLIIRX4/w-d-xo.html. Time 16:56

[@spacecowboyj]

Ily

[@staggnation3962]

Eddie does those scratches with the flanger a few times.

[@terriblecj]

Wait...strat on the first album???

[@terriblecj]

I think it was his Boogie Body for the stuff with trem and his Destroyer for the non-trem stuff..

[@REHBMBand]

@@terriblecj that is correct he used the black and white frankie and the shark before it was cut and painted silver and red

[@hollis1003]

This is horrible! Phase 90 first and only used for the scratching part. You also missed that there is an echoplex after the phaser in front of the amp. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Did you do any research at all?

[@hollis1003]

Here is a video I made replicating the sounds from the first Van Halen album. I also include the Helix patch link to CustomTone. th-cam.com/video/wC-TU-3TdeE/w-d-xo.html

[@benriner]

To be fair, this was the AM radio version of Atomic Punk. It's dead on if you ask me! ;)

[@SB-uv5ct]

EVH didn't use a distortion pedal. What is this??

[@KeeperOfPoops]

No it's not, it's WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL, They obviously did research

[@Happylink75]

@@SB-uv5ct it's probably made for people who don't have 1,699 dollar marshal Amps

[@daleweber2579]

I think you're really using the Friedman be-od to get that distorted, no way a ds-1 can get that sound.

[@Happylink75]

Yes it can people say it's bad because it's available everywhere and there aren't 2 models on earth

[@DADSGETNDOWN]

Eddie didn't use distortion either.

[@kooper3211]

He owned a Distortion + and likely used it on I'm the One.

[@DADSGETNDOWN]

@@kooper3211 I have read much different, and seen videos where he explains where he got the distortion like sounds, with his power tweaks and stuff. Maybe right, but.

[@darklight4815]

I dunno man..sounds kinda like a big muff with a phase shifter behind it to my ears

[@timothyhammonds]

Without a doubt it's his Phase-90. No disrespect to TotalGuitar but this is not a good tutorial on how to get that sound.

[@andyznuff]

I dunno, my ears are hearing a little more leaning to Jimmy Page playing The Rover.

[@lionchamp29]

go wampler pinnacle instead of ds1

[@robotman7945]

while your doin the demo the distorted guitar is playing cant hear clear what your saying annoying

[@krispynachos9980]

Dude, not even close. Sounds way too muffled

[@KeeperOfPoops]

Shut up you idiot, it's REALLY close

[@sratocaster]

Horrible tone ! Very far from the real one ...

[@KeeperOfPoops]

shut up, it's a wonderful tone, very close to the original

[@JimsMusicJourney]

Wrong

[@KeeperOfPoops]

no it isn't, it's right

[@guytarantino6666]

So basically Eddie Van Halen would sound like shit if he didn't have a truck load of guitar effects.