![]() ![]() Watch Dagan's Eddie Van Halen Gear Guide & Tribute - RIP Eddie Van Halen JanuOctober 6, 2020. So much so, that they gave him his own signature pedals - the aptly titled MXR EVH Eddie Van Halen Phase 90 and the (highly collectable) MXR EVH90-SE Limited Edition 35th Anniversary Phaser Pedal. It totally rocks, but it's also very musical. His pedalboard has changed quite a bit over the years, but always keeping his two main ingredients: the MXR phaser and Flanger pedals, two effects that Eddie mastered like few other players ever did. Perhaps this is why his "Brown Sound" is so celebrated - it's powerful, heavy, but not too harsh. Unlike many others, he never actually relied on distortion pedals, keeping his overdrive sound quite pure and smooth, with a very original use of modulation effects as his main "secret weapon". Over the years, Eddie left his mark as one of the most remarkable Hard Rock guitarists ever. ![]() The release of MXR's latest overdrive pedal, the MXR EVH 5150, and many MXR signature pedals show once again that his popularity remains undimmed - with many players still seeking to emulate that holy grail of 80's heavy rock guitar tone: Eddie's "Brown Sound". In an era when guitar virtuosity wasn't on most people's agenda, first due to punk then to 80's synth-pop, Eddie was one of the few, real "Guitar Heroes". Eddie Van Halen was one of the most iconic guitarists from the late seventies / early eighties. ![]()
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