Patreon Only!!! My Brown Sound SECRETS!
Added 2024-01-05 15:56:27 +0000 UTCHey y'all!
Just for you guys, a peek behind the curtain at my quest to recreate my favorite tone EVER, the early Van Halen "Brown Sound"!!!
My tone is a bit hotter and a little bassier than the OG, sure, but MAN I'm happy with it! And there's a little secret to nailing it that you'll learn towards the end of this video.... its RAD.
I forgot to put my Plexi and Carl Martin pedal settings in the video, so snag those below.
Enjoy! Thanks for all you do!!!
-BE
Comments
I want someone to do blower switch vs the EMG active boost pot (still need to stick that part in one of my guitars)
NYCM&AHole
2024-01-11 09:05:11 +0000 UTCHee ben! Great video man, good stuff showing us the details on EVH's tone. Now I seemed to recall that you have an EVH 5150 EL34 50watt amp head in the studio. Why did you choose to hunt down the EVH tone with a Marshall instead of just using the EVH amp? Is it for historical purposes (to use something similar to what he used) or is it tonal? I'm curious as I have the EVH amp and loving every second of its sound. Thanks again and keep em cummin!
wes jacobi
2024-01-10 18:36:30 +0000 UTCSounds fantastic Ben! This kinda stuff makes me pick up the ole six string. Running through some VH right now! Keep ‘em comin’!
Darrin
2024-01-10 16:22:23 +0000 UTCBy not forgetting all the science and math they learned in school when they weren’t playing guitar
NYCM&AHole
2024-01-10 08:04:31 +0000 UTCMan, that thing is LEGIT. I’ve got one and it’s killer. I don’t know how UA is doing it!!!
Ben Eller
2024-01-10 03:26:00 +0000 UTCI am very strongly leaning towards the UA Lion 68 for the brown sound after all the Van Halen content
NYCM&AHole
2024-01-10 02:18:40 +0000 UTCDefinitely instantly hear Diamond Dave coming in, very true to my childhood! Thanks Unc
Matthew Cutillo
2024-01-09 22:34:28 +0000 UTCThat sounds FAQtastic
Matthew Cutillo
2024-01-09 22:33:29 +0000 UTCReally like hearing the studio set-up details.
Sean O
2024-01-09 22:23:11 +0000 UTCwhat would the fractal Axe-Fx preset look like?
Felipe Brockmann
2024-01-08 19:53:39 +0000 UTCSo I get how you’re creating this tone here but can you get same tone using your EVH 5150 el34 3S?
matt eary
2024-01-08 18:54:12 +0000 UTCSo I get how your creating this tone here
matt eary
2024-01-08 18:52:44 +0000 UTCexcellent stuff
Felipe Brockmann
2024-01-08 11:55:47 +0000 UTCScratch that found it cool stuff
matt eary
2024-01-08 06:48:56 +0000 UTCDo you have a link for the blower switch?
matt eary
2024-01-08 06:27:14 +0000 UTCThank you Uncle Ben.
Jesse J Covey
2024-01-07 23:17:18 +0000 UTCWas going to ask this. My opinion is it might sound similar.
Jason
2024-01-07 22:57:38 +0000 UTCMan, I'm loving that dry tone (wet/dry all sounds great too)!
Hangeth
2024-01-06 18:19:41 +0000 UTCOh, yeah! This is the juice, man. This is the good stuff.
Samuel Brockmann
2024-01-06 17:56:30 +0000 UTCinsane tone... ty
NL MG
2024-01-06 05:01:20 +0000 UTCNow I’m going to fart around with Amplitube 5 to see what I can come up with….THANK YOU for the cool ideas.
Gregory Taylor
2024-01-06 00:43:22 +0000 UTCYeah, that blower switch demo is a little shocking. If we can hear it on the video, it must be REALLY noticeable in the room. I may need to some "maintenance" on one of my guitars this weekend....:-)
Dan Conley
2024-01-06 00:28:47 +0000 UTCJust found out I need to go out and buy a Plexi :) :D ;)
Jason Perry
2024-01-05 20:53:07 +0000 UTCFound a converter ;)
Jason Perry
2024-01-05 20:51:07 +0000 UTCDo I need to go out and buy something made by Apple to view those HEIC files?
Jason Perry
2024-01-05 20:46:01 +0000 UTCSilver Jubilee…tone bone Hot British….driving the cranked clean channel?
Eric Bullington
2024-01-05 19:48:01 +0000 UTCWhat you’re hearing is the amp thru the OX to my Interface
Ben Eller
2024-01-05 18:05:21 +0000 UTCSo the sound I’m hearing from you through my iPad is coming out of your studio monitors? From what I see it looks like 5” speaker. Is that right?
Chuck Saeger
2024-01-05 17:40:16 +0000 UTCFunny you mentioned the blower switch. My main and backup guitars are wired with the bridge going through the volume then straight to the jack. Never wired them any other way to notice whether it makes a difference or not. The others are more standard wiring schemes and maybe that's why I play those two more than any others.
Rob Hughes
2024-01-05 16:51:01 +0000 UTCGreat stuff! I have a suggestion: try putting a Dunlop Echoplex preamp pedal in front of your chain. It gives your sound that special something bigger wider more articulate but ballsier without the added gain. Set it like 9-10 o'clock. (And I agree with you about the Ox)
Clark Peterson
2024-01-05 16:29:50 +0000 UTCSounds great, and a bunch of little extra things I had never thought about myself. The pick, the wiring etc. What an attention to detail ;)
Kasper Beuse Fauerby
2024-01-05 16:18:08 +0000 UTCSounds spot on! Slightly off topic, but what would you normally run live in a small club/bar for that tone? I struggle with med to high gain amps (usually EL84s) at those volumes and usually default to a pedal into Fender-ish setup. Any live tips?
CJ
2024-01-05 16:12:11 +0000 UTCHi Ben, Can this be recreated onto Fractal FM3? Cheers! 🤟
John MacKinnon
2024-01-05 16:07:32 +0000 UTC
