![]() ![]() Having a DRY middle Cabinet/Amp also doubles as a very useful "Monitor Speaker". Why did he do things that way? Simply because all of the rack gear you use is connected together.if a cable fails or the power goes down in any piece of the rack gear.you loose all sound! If any part of his rack was to fail.he would still have his main amp until the problem with the rack was fixed. Dry means straight signal, Wet means effected signal (Reverb, Chorus, Delay etc.). This is why Eddie's Setup is termed WET/DRY/WET. Unlike other players, Eddie had effects on his Left Side(WET) and his Right Side(WET).but he had a middle Amp with no effects on it (DRY) with perhaps the exception of a noise gate.specifically a Rocktron (I know for fact Eddie used a Rocktron with the Peavey 5150's as they create horrible noise when cranked). There is a company that has started manufacturing it again recently, it's amazing sounding, but it costs $3000 or $4000!Įddie he insisted on having a Tri-Stereo Rack System. ![]() Lukather also used a Dytronics Tri-Stereo Chorus.which had a Chorus for the LeftĬhannel, a Chorus for the middle Channel and a Chorus for the Right Channel.įor anyone wondering about the Dytronics Tri-Stereo Chorus. ![]() Generally, One would be set for a faster speed and one would be slightly slower. Specifically with a Delay set to a certain speed on the Left Channel and a Delay set to a certain speed on the Right Channel. A left Channel and a Right Channel both with effects on them. Steve Lukather's Rack System was a Stereo Rack System. Many, Many rock players were beginning to use Rack Systems from 1982/1983/1984 onwards.Įddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather were good friends since the late 70's and when Eddie saw Steve Lukather's Bradshaw rig he went and got one for himself. You can see it on the Steve Lukather StarLicks Guitar Lesson Video from is on Youtube. In 1984, Steve Lukather got his first Bradshaw Rack System. $1000 to $2000 for a reverb was affordable for the Studio player that was doing 20 to 30 Sessions a week or for a player who was selling millions of albums. Much of these Studio Rack Effects were becoming affordable for Professional/Players with Record Deals. This meant players would have Rack Effects MXR, Ibanez, Roland, Eventide, Lexicon etc. It was also in the early 80's that Studios expected Guitarists, Keyboard Players and Drummers to have Studio quality effects when they would turn up for Sessions. Word travelled quickly about the brilliance and expertise of Bob Bradshaw and soon he was making rigs for Steve Lukather and many of the Studio Players in Los Angeles. Jay Graydon was producing records by that time and Larry Carlton was busy as a solo artist. Jay Graydon and Larry Carlton had retired from Studio work by that time. Mike Landau at that time was one of the most well known Studio players in Los Angeles back then along with Lee Ritenour and Steve Lukather. ![]() Michael Landau needed to be able what he could do in the Studio in a Live Situation so he hired Bob Bradshaw to designed a signal switching solution for his amps, pedals and rack gear(not 100% sure if Landau was using rack gear at that point). In 1981/1982, Studio guitarist Michael Landau was about to go out on tour with Olivia Newton John.Let's get Physical, Olivia Newton John. Ok a slight bit of History regarding Eddie's Setup from 1985 onwards. Mike even rebiased one of his Orange Amps and got the exact tone of Eddie's Marshall. Mike stated the Marshall was totally stock. The Soldano SLO 100's were Eddie Van Halen's and Andy John's choice of Amp when For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge was recorded. The reason being I know the Marshall wasn't modified because Mike Soldano did some work on that Marshall sometime in the early 90's after Eddie bought 3 Soldano SLO 100's and 3 4 x 12 cabinets from Mike Soldano. The Amp might possibly have been rebiased by Jose. Jose simply changed the Valves in it and serviced it for him. For years, It was claimed the Amp was modified by Jose Arredondo. First thing we need to address is Eddie's "Famous Marshall 100 watt Super Lead Plexi Amp". For years and years there's been all kinds of "Expert Opinions" on the Internet about how Eddie got his tone. ![]()
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