Dweezil, is it possible for you to have these comments threaded so we can respond to a response? Thanks for your response, BTW. The combination of a thin pick, thin strings, and low action are all very interesting to me. Great insights.
On a somewhat related note, how much music theory do you think Ed actually knew? Could he read staff notation? One of the hallmarks of Ed's soloing is his use of the so-called "symmetrical scales," which aren't strictly aligned to the diatonic modes. He employed a lot of pentatonic minor, lots of chromaticism, and the symmetrical scales. It's just so darned UNIQUE. For this reason I find Ed's soloing to be related to Allan Holdsworth's. Both men forged their own relationship with their instruments and approach to guitar music.
This community you're creating is the perfect place for a guitar geek like me. You and I are the same age, so I especially relate to your stories. That is, all except for Ed playing "Running With the Devil" from over my shoulders. :) Thanks, Tim
I'll see if we can improve commenting thread for responses. Glad you're enjoying the series and community.
I think your assessment of Ed's playing style is spot on. I don't know how well he could read music. I imagine that he could read but that he didn't really focus on it enough to rely on it as a useful tool.
He wasn't afraid to stray from a diatonic form. Those idiosyncrasies are precisely what made his playing unique melodically. His rhythm is what made it all stick in our heads!
I'm not a theory expert but I know much more now than I did when I started playing. In the early days, I listened to the things Ed played and I thought, "I didn't know you could do that, or that's a new combination of things that I'll need to try." He opened a lot of doors to composing, arranging, and of course, playing.
Hi Dweezil, thanks for doing this series. Last night I had a vivid dream in which I got a chance to hang out with Ed at his home. In the dream he let me play both the tiny Les Paul and the original red Frankenstein. Two questions: (1) Have you played that little Les Paul? (2) Was the string action on Ed's Frankenstein guitars low, medium, or high? What gauge strings? (Not that it matters, but in my dream Ed played .11s and had wicked high action.)
I never played the mini Les Paul but I did play the classic Frankie and some of Ed's other guitars that he was testing in his studio. Early Ernie Ball guitars and his Tele 12 string. The action on his guitars was comfortably low and he used light strings. I think 9-42. Definitely 9, 11, 16 for the top 3 strings.
Eddie used a .015 gauged G string for most of his career up until D’Addario (who manufacture Fender strings including the EVH branded strings) stopped including them in their light gauge string sets and moved to the .016 some time within the last 6 or 7 years.
Believe it or not, the .015 gauged G string makes a big difference versus the .016. I have to buy single ball end .015 gauged strings separately and I have to buy the Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile bullet end sets to get a bullet end .015 gauged G string that was equivalent to the bullet strings that Eddie used in the Fender tremolo equipped guitars in the early days.
Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea there was this amount of good info about the trem set up. I haven't been much of trem player for quite some time, (been playing mostly SGs for the last 15 years. I have recently been very curious to discover the secrets EVH used for keeping his guitar in tune so well in the early days. This was very helpful. Thanks!
Thank you sir, I’m glad you can get something out of it. Ed’s use of the Fender tremolo tends to get overlooked in light of the success of the Floyd Rose system and I feel it’s crucial, which is of course why I’ve worked so hard on researching it!
When I transcribe a piece, I try to use an instrument that is as close as possible to the original instrument used on the recording. I believe it helped me tremendously in my recent “Eruption” transcription...notation of specific fingerings and pitches and the entire piece is just more accurate in general when you use an instrument that is as similar as possible to the original instrument when possible.
I’ve loved all of the episodes, but enjoyed the Billy Corgan episode the most so far. It was centered around Edward, but got into how you both have personalized and applied your unique internal feelings of his inspiration. I like that it was a broad ranging conversation - it really resonated with me. Keep up the excellent work.
Final little thing: ever since Eddie's passing, alot of guys have been discussing online the making of the Frankenstrat - I know this is a podcast mostly centered on Eddie's playing, techniques, sound, etc, but: do you think you could possibly do something about the history of Frankie and Eddie's construction of guitars? I'd honestly love to hear discussion on that, and how it impacted his playing, as well as it being such an influential aspect for so many fans (the design, the reasons behind the many changes, where parts were sourced from, etc) - it's a big topic of speculation and while we have been able to piece together so much from old magazine articles and interviews, there's lots of gaps it seems.
If any of these things have already been discussed on episodes that have been uploaded, please disregard, as I haven't heard all 8 current episodes in full yet.
Thanks for reaching out. Glad you're enjoying the episodes. I too am fascinated with his guitar design. I hadn't planned on doing super in-depth discussions about the guitars or gear simply because the details of the nuts and bolts of that stuff hasn't been my main focus. I paid attention to the practical things in his guitar design and the gear choices but not the minute details like fretwire, volume pots, pico farads and transformer windings etc. Some people take deep dives into that territory and that might be better left to them. I may have a few conversations with some people who have played Ed's guitars or amps and get some stories about that experience. We shall see what opportunities present themselves.
Absolutely, the minutiae can be ridiculous - I'm happy to hear whatever comes up in conversation (if it happens), because so far the tangential discussions that naturally bring the interview subjects back to EVH are super interesting. Thanks again man.
Also, for some reason I'd love to hear Warren Conditi's take on some Van Halen material. He was the singer and rhythm/lead guitarist on a few of Whiplash's mid-90's albums. Maybe not as well-known as some of the other guys, but, I bet he'd have some great insight on Diver Down. I know he was a huge nerd for Cathedral and Intruder.
Hey Dweezil, is there a way the download files that are available above could be made available in a more consistent file numbering/naming/file format scheme, or at least multiple download options be made available for the different file formats?
I can't really download the very large WAV and FLAC files, and that seems to be the only options available for some of the episodes, while the others download as MP3.
Aside from that, I've really enjoyed the stuff I've heard so far and I look forward to hearing the episode on decoding the Brown Sound!
We are trying to work that out. Some people really want hi res files and some people want easily downloadable mp3s. Internally we are trying to figure out how to be able to make both easily accessible. Code for the site is required for that. Anyway, I would like to be able accommodate everyone. I hope to have a solution soon. Best, DZ
Thank you for the reply DZ - if you need any assistance with that, I ran a podcast network with 6 or 7 different shows for about 6 years and personally managed the distribution, naming, file management and organization of all the files on the server in order to provide our listeners with the best experience when they either listened to stream or downloaded files.
I used a freeware tool called "mp3tag", which really helped keep consistency across multiple platforms with the filenames/metadata for the files which we served - I understand the difficulties with setting those parameters manually when exporting the files from editing software and keeping them consistent when you're not doing them all at once (unless you're looking at a cheat sheet), and managing those files for multiple platforms. mp3tag allowed for mass changes to multiple files (say, for, selecting all within a file folder and setting the parameters like "album title", "artist", "genre", etc), so that when users would download for use on their personal playback devices, then all episodes of a particular podcast would be in the correct order and album once loaded onto iPod or other device.
If I can be of any assistance, feel free to put your webmaster in contact with me and I'm more than happy to help this podcast be the best that it can be :)
Good catch, hadn't listened closely enough to that one. Still interesting it took him 8 albums to go back to it. Am I right that the first recorded instance on an album of him soloing on the neck pickup would be I'll Wait? He seems to use it a lot from FUCK on.
The Billy Corgan was a weird episode for me... It seemed like Dweezil was trying really hard to get Billy to comment on specific things about songs or solo's and he just really wouldn't (or maybe couldn't). It seemed like maybe a tougher one to do. I really love the in depth analysis that Vai, Gilbert, Blues and especially Nuno gave. The series is stellar.
I will say this though... Highlight in this one for me BY FAR is the Dweezil comment "I never got that far into Kiss. I don't know their good songs..."
Interesting - what you’re saying is what made it so interesting. It forced the direction to be totally different than the previous interviews and added a range to the series as a whole. Dweezil handled it well and pivoted.
Was wandering if Warren Dimartini was a up coming guest? Loved his playing. He had that blues boogie thing happening on many of their song and especially on Way Cool Junior. Obviously he was another great guitarist inspired by Edward and I think I've heard he's a friend of yours. Also another guest I was wondering about is Rick Beato. Not sure if your familiar... but he's a sound engineer and amazing musician in his own right who has a YouTube channel. He does a lot of break downs of song in a series called What Makes A Song Great. It's very similar to what your doing and think he would be a super knowledgeable and fun guest. Thanks for taking the time to read this and again thank you so much for all the EVH and VH content. -Jeff
Wow! Ep 8 was fantastic Dweezil. While Billy may not be a "guitar hero" he sure has had some success in writing songs and it was very cool to hear his take on being a Van Halen fan. What were the clips of audio that you played when talking about Allan Holdsworth being an inspiration to Ed at the 1:34:20 mark?
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the series. The audio clips are from the show at the Roxy when EVH sat in with Allan Holdsworth. Coincidentally, EVH came to our house for the first time the very next night with the purple Kramer he played at that gig.
Finally listened to both Nuno's and Billy's takes on my favorite album Fair Warning. Was so psyched to hear you break down When Push Comes To Shove's solo with Nuno and to learn it's your favorite, too. Corgan was not as glowing about each track as Nuno, but I think he was right when he talked about FW being the apotheosis on early Van Halen.
These podcasts are so good. It's awesome to hear how great musicians love EVH as much as we all do. I am learning so much about the nuances of Ed's playing from you guys, and your explanations help me understand what I have heard and felt from his music for my whole life as it is kind of deconstructed and reassembled again. These are an absolute treat, take as long as you need to release them, don't let this wear you down. They are worth the wait.
Thanks so much Kevin! I’m glad you’re learning new things! That was my goal, shine a light on some cool and fun details for everyone. I’m trying to keep things on a good schedule but it’s pretty tough to be honest! There’s a lot of research and effort that goes into these podcasts! Best, DZ
#8 Episode. Corgans take was interesting and not what I expected. I liked his comment that Mean Street is pure Van Halen. I'm a fan of all the bands work but when I need to show the casual radio listener TRUE VH. I play them Mean Street, Hear About It Later and off 1984 Girl Gone Bad. I like how it builds. I believe I read somewhere Eddy had wrote that song prior maybe around the same time as Fair Warning? The intros to those songs are phenomenal then kick into the rhythm playing. How can you not get jazzed and pumped up when its cranked to 11? Stays with you for awhile. Thanks again!
#8 is yet another phenomenal episode. So interesting to hear Billy's analysis and of course yours as well. Billy's comments and at times brutal honesty of what he didnt like and the reasons why was refreshing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your amazing content. Cant wait to hear more.
In the episodes with Blues covering WCF, you were curious to what guitars Ed was using on each song...After listening (for the second time) I looked through my VH Inside magazines and issue #9 was labeled the Guitar Issue and has a run down of some of Ed's guitars AND a chart listing what was used on the first three recordings with the extra that the other recordings would be covered in a future issue. Sadly my next issue is #12 and no mention of the track listing but for everyone I scanned in the chart and it breaks down, guitar used, whether it was a one take or punch and more! Enjoy
Thanks for sharing this! It's interesting to see. I wonder how accurate it is. It's funny because the star guitar with the dan electro head stock was used for most of the WACF tour and he had that guitar since VH II but it's not listed for any recordings. Odd. Thanks again!
Unfortunately, this listing is not accurate in most cases. The best source for which guitars were used on which songs is generally Ed himself in interviews and photographic evidence and other circumstantial evidence that might point to a particular instrument.
Eddie was generally very forthcoming in his interviews over the years and was not often giving false information in an attempt to mislead people. Though that has happened in one or two instances, the overwhelming majority of the time he has been proven to have been truthful when evidence can be used to support what he says in interviews.
I can’t think of two more polar opposite people in many ways than Nuno and Billy. Great views on Fair Warning by both. Stellar job, Dweezil! Thank you for doing this.
Great episode with Billy Corgan. Hearing his interpretation was interesting ( I always thought he would like " Hear About It Later " more than he expressed ). But, I REALLY enjoyed that little audio drop ( Mammoth playing live at the 1:14 area ). That first riff/song being played reminds me of " I'm The Slime. " Ed's singing is awesome ( there are some great Hagar era clips where you can hear Ed's voice minus Sam's/Mike's voices ). The production is top notch on this one ( I recently played the Blues Saraceno " brown paper bag " episode to a friend-STILL funny!! ).
So far, I'm enjoying this series. Just quality stuff. Thanks so much for doing these! Keep up the quality work.
P.S. By the way, if you are doing any live audio clip research for 1984, I found a 1984 live version of " Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love " with an early live version of " Good Enough " in the middle section ( since the " Good Enough " riff was on " The Wild Life " soundtrack in 1983 ). Ed sounds like he is using a Bass " A " string for the E string slot:
Somehow I had misplaced the knowledge that billy corgan was highly intelligent, intensely insightful and an educated student of music. The first 30 minutes alone were mind blowing.
Hey Dweezil, listening to you and Nuno right now.. stellar so far! I received an email from PG saying "here is your free sub, use coupon below" although there is no coupon attached haha!! Maybe it's because I use a university email. Thanks so much for the content and getting use through these times!
I got a similar emails a couple of days ago. The one thanking me for the 5150 Package purchase had the "coupon below" message with no coupon. The "coupon" came in another email with the subject line "Congratulations You've Received a coupon". Check your SPAM folder maybe?
Dweezil, is it possible for you to have these comments threaded so we can respond to a response? Thanks for your response, BTW. The combination of a thin pick, thin strings, and low action are all very interesting to me. Great insights.
On a somewhat related note, how much music theory do you think Ed actually knew? Could he read staff notation? One of the hallmarks of Ed's soloing is his use of the so-called "symmetrical scales," which aren't strictly aligned to the diatonic modes. He employed a lot of pentatonic minor, lots of chromaticism, and the symmetrical scales. It's just so darned UNIQUE. For this reason I find Ed's soloing to be related to Allan Holdsworth's. Both men forged their own relationship with their instruments and approach to guitar music.
This community you're creating is the perfect place for a guitar geek like me. You and I are the same age, so I especially relate to your stories. That is, all except for Ed playing "Running With the Devil" from over my shoulders. :) Thanks, Tim
Hi Tim,
I'll see if we can improve commenting thread for responses. Glad you're enjoying the series and community.
I think your assessment of Ed's playing style is spot on. I don't know how well he could read music. I imagine that he could read but that he didn't really focus on it enough to rely on it as a useful tool.
He wasn't afraid to stray from a diatonic form. Those idiosyncrasies are precisely what made his playing unique melodically. His rhythm is what made it all stick in our heads!
I'm not a theory expert but I know much more now than I did when I started playing. In the early days, I listened to the things Ed played and I thought, "I didn't know you could do that, or that's a new combination of things that I'll need to try." He opened a lot of doors to composing, arranging, and of course, playing.
Could you get Michael, Alex, or Dave to do an episode?
Hi Stephen,
I would be great if we could. Who knows, maybe it will happen.
Hi Dweezil, thanks for doing this series. Last night I had a vivid dream in which I got a chance to hang out with Ed at his home. In the dream he let me play both the tiny Les Paul and the original red Frankenstein. Two questions: (1) Have you played that little Les Paul? (2) Was the string action on Ed's Frankenstein guitars low, medium, or high? What gauge strings? (Not that it matters, but in my dream Ed played .11s and had wicked high action.)
Hi Tim,
I never played the mini Les Paul but I did play the classic Frankie and some of Ed's other guitars that he was testing in his studio. Early Ernie Ball guitars and his Tele 12 string. The action on his guitars was comfortably low and he used light strings. I think 9-42. Definitely 9, 11, 16 for the top 3 strings.
Eddie used a .015 gauged G string for most of his career up until D’Addario (who manufacture Fender strings including the EVH branded strings) stopped including them in their light gauge string sets and moved to the .016 some time within the last 6 or 7 years.
Believe it or not, the .015 gauged G string makes a big difference versus the .016. I have to buy single ball end .015 gauged strings separately and I have to buy the Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile bullet end sets to get a bullet end .015 gauged G string that was equivalent to the bullet strings that Eddie used in the Fender tremolo equipped guitars in the early days.
For more information on Eddie’s strings and how he kept the Fender tremolo in tune along with some other tips from me, please check out my forum post on the subject: https://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/threads/66343-Van-Halen-Fender-Vibrato-System-Use-amp-My-Tips-For-Keeping-It-In-Tune
Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea there was this amount of good info about the trem set up. I haven't been much of trem player for quite some time, (been playing mostly SGs for the last 15 years. I have recently been very curious to discover the secrets EVH used for keeping his guitar in tune so well in the early days. This was very helpful. Thanks!
Thank you sir, I’m glad you can get something out of it. Ed’s use of the Fender tremolo tends to get overlooked in light of the success of the Floyd Rose system and I feel it’s crucial, which is of course why I’ve worked so hard on researching it!
When I transcribe a piece, I try to use an instrument that is as close as possible to the original instrument used on the recording. I believe it helped me tremendously in my recent “Eruption” transcription...notation of specific fingerings and pitches and the entire piece is just more accurate in general when you use an instrument that is as similar as possible to the original instrument when possible.
I’ve loved all of the episodes, but enjoyed the Billy Corgan episode the most so far. It was centered around Edward, but got into how you both have personalized and applied your unique internal feelings of his inspiration. I like that it was a broad ranging conversation - it really resonated with me. Keep up the excellent work.
Final little thing: ever since Eddie's passing, alot of guys have been discussing online the making of the Frankenstrat - I know this is a podcast mostly centered on Eddie's playing, techniques, sound, etc, but: do you think you could possibly do something about the history of Frankie and Eddie's construction of guitars? I'd honestly love to hear discussion on that, and how it impacted his playing, as well as it being such an influential aspect for so many fans (the design, the reasons behind the many changes, where parts were sourced from, etc) - it's a big topic of speculation and while we have been able to piece together so much from old magazine articles and interviews, there's lots of gaps it seems.
If any of these things have already been discussed on episodes that have been uploaded, please disregard, as I haven't heard all 8 current episodes in full yet.
Hi Adrian,
Thanks for reaching out. Glad you're enjoying the episodes. I too am fascinated with his guitar design. I hadn't planned on doing super in-depth discussions about the guitars or gear simply because the details of the nuts and bolts of that stuff hasn't been my main focus. I paid attention to the practical things in his guitar design and the gear choices but not the minute details like fretwire, volume pots, pico farads and transformer windings etc. Some people take deep dives into that territory and that might be better left to them. I may have a few conversations with some people who have played Ed's guitars or amps and get some stories about that experience. We shall see what opportunities present themselves.
Absolutely, the minutiae can be ridiculous - I'm happy to hear whatever comes up in conversation (if it happens), because so far the tangential discussions that naturally bring the interview subjects back to EVH are super interesting. Thanks again man.
Also, for some reason I'd love to hear Warren Conditi's take on some Van Halen material. He was the singer and rhythm/lead guitarist on a few of Whiplash's mid-90's albums. Maybe not as well-known as some of the other guys, but, I bet he'd have some great insight on Diver Down. I know he was a huge nerd for Cathedral and Intruder.
Hey Dweezil, is there a way the download files that are available above could be made available in a more consistent file numbering/naming/file format scheme, or at least multiple download options be made available for the different file formats?
I can't really download the very large WAV and FLAC files, and that seems to be the only options available for some of the episodes, while the others download as MP3.
Aside from that, I've really enjoyed the stuff I've heard so far and I look forward to hearing the episode on decoding the Brown Sound!
Hi Adrian,
We are trying to work that out. Some people really want hi res files and some people want easily downloadable mp3s. Internally we are trying to figure out how to be able to make both easily accessible. Code for the site is required for that. Anyway, I would like to be able accommodate everyone. I hope to have a solution soon. Best, DZ
Thank you for the reply DZ - if you need any assistance with that, I ran a podcast network with 6 or 7 different shows for about 6 years and personally managed the distribution, naming, file management and organization of all the files on the server in order to provide our listeners with the best experience when they either listened to stream or downloaded files.
I used a freeware tool called "mp3tag", which really helped keep consistency across multiple platforms with the filenames/metadata for the files which we served - I understand the difficulties with setting those parameters manually when exporting the files from editing software and keeping them consistent when you're not doing them all at once (unless you're looking at a cheat sheet), and managing those files for multiple platforms. mp3tag allowed for mass changes to multiple files (say, for, selecting all within a file folder and setting the parameters like "album title", "artist", "genre", etc), so that when users would download for use on their personal playback devices, then all episodes of a particular podcast would be in the correct order and album once loaded onto iPod or other device.
If I can be of any assistance, feel free to put your webmaster in contact with me and I'm more than happy to help this podcast be the best that it can be :)
The audio of Mammoth is interesting cuz Ed is using a wah pedal. The first VH album i can think of that has wah is FUCK. Is that correct?
Cabo Wabo from OU812 had a wah
Good catch, hadn't listened closely enough to that one. Still interesting it took him 8 albums to go back to it. Am I right that the first recorded instance on an album of him soloing on the neck pickup would be I'll Wait? He seems to use it a lot from FUCK on.
The Billy Corgan was a weird episode for me... It seemed like Dweezil was trying really hard to get Billy to comment on specific things about songs or solo's and he just really wouldn't (or maybe couldn't). It seemed like maybe a tougher one to do. I really love the in depth analysis that Vai, Gilbert, Blues and especially Nuno gave. The series is stellar.
I will say this though... Highlight in this one for me BY FAR is the Dweezil comment "I never got that far into Kiss. I don't know their good songs..."
Killed me.
Interesting - what you’re saying is what made it so interesting. It forced the direction to be totally different than the previous interviews and added a range to the series as a whole. Dweezil handled it well and pivoted.
Was wandering if Warren Dimartini was a up coming guest? Loved his playing. He had that blues boogie thing happening on many of their song and especially on Way Cool Junior. Obviously he was another great guitarist inspired by Edward and I think I've heard he's a friend of yours. Also another guest I was wondering about is Rick Beato. Not sure if your familiar... but he's a sound engineer and amazing musician in his own right who has a YouTube channel. He does a lot of break downs of song in a series called What Makes A Song Great. It's very similar to what your doing and think he would be a super knowledgeable and fun guest. Thanks for taking the time to read this and again thank you so much for all the EVH and VH content. -Jeff
Warren was initially scheduled to do the "Women And Children First" episode but bowed out, unfortunately.
Yes to both Warren and Rick!
Wow! Ep 8 was fantastic Dweezil. While Billy may not be a "guitar hero" he sure has had some success in writing songs and it was very cool to hear his take on being a Van Halen fan. What were the clips of audio that you played when talking about Allan Holdsworth being an inspiration to Ed at the 1:34:20 mark?
Cheers
Bill
Hi Bill,
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the series. The audio clips are from the show at the Roxy when EVH sat in with Allan Holdsworth. Coincidentally, EVH came to our house for the first time the very next night with the purple Kramer he played at that gig.
Finally listened to both Nuno's and Billy's takes on my favorite album Fair Warning. Was so psyched to hear you break down When Push Comes To Shove's solo with Nuno and to learn it's your favorite, too. Corgan was not as glowing about each track as Nuno, but I think he was right when he talked about FW being the apotheosis on early Van Halen.
These podcasts are so good. It's awesome to hear how great musicians love EVH as much as we all do. I am learning so much about the nuances of Ed's playing from you guys, and your explanations help me understand what I have heard and felt from his music for my whole life as it is kind of deconstructed and reassembled again. These are an absolute treat, take as long as you need to release them, don't let this wear you down. They are worth the wait.
Thanks so much Kevin! I’m glad you’re learning new things! That was my goal, shine a light on some cool and fun details for everyone. I’m trying to keep things on a good schedule but it’s pretty tough to be honest! There’s a lot of research and effort that goes into these podcasts! Best, DZ
#8 Episode. Corgans take was interesting and not what I expected. I liked his comment that Mean Street is pure Van Halen. I'm a fan of all the bands work but when I need to show the casual radio listener TRUE VH. I play them Mean Street, Hear About It Later and off 1984 Girl Gone Bad. I like how it builds. I believe I read somewhere Eddy had wrote that song prior maybe around the same time as Fair Warning? The intros to those songs are phenomenal then kick into the rhythm playing. How can you not get jazzed and pumped up when its cranked to 11? Stays with you for awhile. Thanks again!
#8 is yet another phenomenal episode. So interesting to hear Billy's analysis and of course yours as well. Billy's comments and at times brutal honesty of what he didnt like and the reasons why was refreshing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your amazing content. Cant wait to hear more.
Thanks, Jeff. It was funny when he didn't like Hear About It Later!
In the episodes with Blues covering WCF, you were curious to what guitars Ed was using on each song...After listening (for the second time) I looked through my VH Inside magazines and issue #9 was labeled the Guitar Issue and has a run down of some of Ed's guitars AND a chart listing what was used on the first three recordings with the extra that the other recordings would be covered in a future issue. Sadly my next issue is #12 and no mention of the track listing but for everyone I scanned in the chart and it breaks down, guitar used, whether it was a one take or punch and more! Enjoy
Hi Michael,
Thanks for sharing this! It's interesting to see. I wonder how accurate it is. It's funny because the star guitar with the dan electro head stock was used for most of the WACF tour and he had that guitar since VH II but it's not listed for any recordings. Odd. Thanks again!
Unfortunately, this listing is not accurate in most cases. The best source for which guitars were used on which songs is generally Ed himself in interviews and photographic evidence and other circumstantial evidence that might point to a particular instrument.
Eddie was generally very forthcoming in his interviews over the years and was not often giving false information in an attempt to mislead people. Though that has happened in one or two instances, the overwhelming majority of the time he has been proven to have been truthful when evidence can be used to support what he says in interviews.
I can’t think of two more polar opposite people in many ways than Nuno and Billy. Great views on Fair Warning by both. Stellar job, Dweezil! Thank you for doing this.
Thanks, Craig! Glad you're enjoying the series.
Great episode with Billy Corgan. Hearing his interpretation was interesting ( I always thought he would like " Hear About It Later " more than he expressed ). But, I REALLY enjoyed that little audio drop ( Mammoth playing live at the 1:14 area ). That first riff/song being played reminds me of " I'm The Slime. " Ed's singing is awesome ( there are some great Hagar era clips where you can hear Ed's voice minus Sam's/Mike's voices ). The production is top notch on this one ( I recently played the Blues Saraceno " brown paper bag " episode to a friend-STILL funny!! ).
So far, I'm enjoying this series. Just quality stuff. Thanks so much for doing these! Keep up the quality work.
P.S. By the way, if you are doing any live audio clip research for 1984, I found a 1984 live version of " Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love " with an early live version of " Good Enough " in the middle section ( since the " Good Enough " riff was on " The Wild Life " soundtrack in 1983 ). Ed sounds like he is using a Bass " A " string for the E string slot:
Somehow I had misplaced the knowledge that billy corgan was highly intelligent, intensely insightful and an educated student of music. The first 30 minutes alone were mind blowing.
I could listen to him for days.
Hey Dweezil, listening to you and Nuno right now.. stellar so far! I received an email from PG saying "here is your free sub, use coupon below" although there is no coupon attached haha!! Maybe it's because I use a university email. Thanks so much for the content and getting use through these times!
I got a similar emails a couple of days ago. The one thanking me for the 5150 Package purchase had the "coupon below" message with no coupon. The "coupon" came in another email with the subject line "Congratulations You've Received a coupon". Check your SPAM folder maybe?
Hey Dweezil, How do I access by PG mag. subscription after buying the 5150 bundle?
Hi Calyn,
Premier Guitar should be contacting you via email about that. Please let me know if you do not receive an email from them. Thanks, DZ