Tube Amp Archive

Ive been at this alongtime also and just to believe or agree with something and its not there tone wise is just being a follower.The Chupacabra sounds interesting.I believe and have said this before that van halen's plexi was modded due to the old van halen II studio photo showing the back of Eds pl...

Each van halen album sounds different.VH1(first album)is the most aggressive and brown then the rest of the recordings.VH1 is the sound that most guitarist are looking for.When the first album was releast in 1978,that album blew people's minds(sound and playing).

I listened to the clip listed above and it sounds good,but it needs more edge- gain for the early van halen sound.I use my ears I dont need to ask anybody.There are ISO van halen tracks on youtube(guitar only)from the original recordings, check out the early recordings(songs) like running with the d...

If you have experiance with marshall amps and have played many, then just by listen to early van halen will tell you that the marshall van halen used wasnt stock.Ive heard some good sounding plexi's but not to the extent of van halen's sound.(Beyond great sounding).There were many well known player'...

The phase 90 is not going to drive(add gain) a amp its just for coloration.

Marshall amps in general.Ive been at this over 35 years tried many late 60s plexi's and 70s superleads and none at full volume had that type of tone that van halen had.Ive also have tried them on a variac lowering the voltage and still didnt have that type of tone.

Very true,but with the technology today there are tube amp out there that can achieve that sound.One amp in mind is the Fryette Deliverance,with the correct guitar,pickup,strings,effects,speakers(celestion greenbacks 25 watt) and especially reverb.

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Eds plexi was modified,I have old studio photos from the recording of Van halen II and you can see a pot in back of Eds plexi.After listening to that clip(listed above) which sounds good it just lacks the crunch/edge that you hear on van halen 1 first album tone.Ive tried numerous late 60s plexi's a...

How close is this amp to a real Jose modded marshall and can this amp achieve the early VH1 sound.