ONE of a kind DREAM Van Halen inspired Guitar Rig

[harddriver]

I thought you might enjoy this one PLX...

[PLX]

Yeah, saw that one a few years ago.

Those guys are waaaaaaay off.

[harddriver]

I think they got a decent sound and I agree with him that I think Ed was using 12H-30 55hz speakers as well a 12M25 watt Greenbacks. If you have never tried a 12H30-55hz you should, it has a sound that I hear closer to a Pulsonic 0014 cone greenback especially for a new production speaker.

I have an original quad of 1979 Celestion 12H-30 75hz, an original quad of 1978 Blackback 12M25's and a quad of Reissue Heritage 12H-30 55HZ speakers and the 55hz are definitely more EVH after finally trying them out and I have been through every green back variant but I never found a original 12M25 0014 early 70's greenback everyone says they are worth the money. I tried the Scumbacks M75 65 watt pulsonic clones and I much prefer the Heritage 55hz speakers, I just like the fidelity the 12H-30 have at lower volumes, you really got to pummel the greenback before they sound good IMHO.

[PLX]

I think they got a decent sound and I agree with him that I think Ed was using 12H-30 55hz speakers as well a 12M25 watt Greenbacks. If you have never tried a 12H30-55hz you should, it has a sound that I hear closer to a Pulsonic 0014 cone greenback especially for a new production speaker.

I have an original quad of 1979 Celestion 12H-30 75hz, an original quad of 1978 Blackback 12M25's and a quad of Reissue Heritage 12H-30 55HZ speakers and the 55hz are definitely more EVH after finally trying them out and I have been through every green back variant but I never found a original 12M25 0014 early 70's greenback everyone says they are worth the money. I tried the Scumbacks M75 65 watt pulsonic clones and I much prefer the Heritage 55hz speakers, I just like the fidelity the 12H-30 have at lower volumes, you really got to pummel the greenback before they sound good IMHO.

Right now I have Scumback BM75 in my 4x12 cabinet, and a have an impulse response of a JBL D-120 on the line-level signal coming off the amp into my DAW.

I blend these two and get a damn good, early VH tone.

[harddriver]

I probably should have went with the standard 25watt voice coils I probably would have been happier but even my Blackback 25watters sound a little wooly and less defined low end at lower volumes but the Scumback 65 watt voice coil really made them harder to drive at lower volumes IMHO. I had two 16 ohm Fender branded JBLD-120F's I loaded into one of my 4x12's and playing live standing right in front they didn't really impress me. Now recorded and blended with a Celestion now that would be VH1 that guys vid really shows that which was cool to hear some Joe Schmo do it get results like he did.

The guy who bought my 1969 Marshall NOS build bought both quads of my Scumbacks but he play really loud and could drive them in their sweet spot so to speak. Looks like he might be using my 1969 Marshall build in the Hear about it later from 2020, His 67 is right behind him so it might be his 67 oh well their rendition sounds great..

Here's the guy that bought my 69 Marshall build, he was in an original band that was a cross between tool, Dream Theater and Kansas. he had a killer sounding 67 SB.

[PLX]

What's up with the tempo on that "Hear About It Later" cover



Man, that's waaaay too slow!

[harddriver]

What's up with the tempo on that "Hear About It Later" cover



Man, that's waaaay too slow!

Yeah I think it's just their style, more of a stoner doom kind of drag tempo, it think it still sound cool though.