What modulation is EVH using here? Chorus?

[psychodave]

This video popped up in my YT feed, so I gave it a listen. I’m hearing some modulation going on. Maybe some faint chorus or flanging? There is definitely a shimmer to the sound.

 

[glpg80]

Eddie was a huge fan of the eventide H949. That’s what you’re hearing.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

I was just typing that, I believe this is the first album he used the Evantide on…

 

[SpiderWars]

For sure. I never really noticed it on the full mix but it's very apparent in the iso track. Really evident on 'the greatest G chord ever recorded' in the main riff at the beginning.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

For sure. I never really noticed it on the full mix but it's very apparent in the iso track. Really evident on 'the greatest G chord ever recorded' in the main riff at the beginning.

I know, that G is an all-time great!

 

[Sick Michael]

I know, that G is an all-time great!

Good Thread subject there...best chord every recorded...lol

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

Eddie was a huge fan of the eventide H949. That’s what you’re hearing.

Yup...this was introduced in 1977, and if the studio had it by 1980 he might have used it: I can see why Ed and Ted started to disagree on the recording process.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-fair-warning-album/

 

[NorCal_Val]

Yeah.
REALLY obvious in isolation.
What a fucking ripping guitar tone.

 

[njshred]

Yup...this was introduced in 1977, and if the studio had it by 1980 he might have used it: I can see why Ed and Ted started to disagree on the recording process.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-fair-warning-album/

Roth liked women? I know he sang about them and had them in his videos, but I cannot recall him having a relationship with one. I always thought it was a cover.

 

[harddriver]

From what I have gathered the Eventide H910 is used on VHII Fair Warning and then the H949 for Diver Down, 1984, 5150 and OU812. The H3000 Micropitch W/D/W setup was then used for FUCK and Balance.

It's wild how that detune blends in so good in the overall mix thickening up his tone.

I think it a .99 cents detune roughly, but you will never get that tone Dave since Jose modded his Eventides.........

For a FW tone I use my Eventide Pitchfactor with basically a .996 cent for Pitch A and 1.004 cent for Pitch B detune but with a drier Wet/Dry 40-60% mix setting on the Pitchfactor however dry or wet you want it and it's a pretty killer tone. Some people set their delays on the pitchfactor to 3ms for Pitch A and 6ms on Pitch B. I tend to leave the delays off on the pitchfactor but everyone is different.

 

[thegame]

I think the modulation effect is just from people’s heads spinning around and going in circles for 45 years now, chasing his tones. An audio vertigo if you will.

 

[smanning73]

Eventide 949. I've always loved that first G chord that he hits. Just killer!

 

[alund]

Fuck. I’ve been looking for something to add to my recent setup lexicon plate reverb and the micro pitch on the H90 is it. “Balance” preset. Dammit it’s what I’ve been looking for. Glad this thread started

 

[paulyc]

I’m not so sure this is the Eventide. EVH used chorus going back to VHII, and it’s possible it’s a Roland rack mount analog delay set to a chorus sound, like the tones on Diver Down (Pretty Woman in particular). I forget the model, I think it’s a DC30 ?

 

[shar-vell Dan]

I just got this vintage MXR SC lastnite. First time with it but its got the Reticon chip and thats something special.

 

[Racerxrated]

I always thought it was a slight Detune on Fair Warning. Just enough to 'beef it up'.