Interesting episode - but really - who hurt this guy? He’s so guarded about everything. The editing (the need for it) was obvious. Everything, from his full on retreats and unwarranted defensiveness, to assuming you were trying to sandbag him, must have been a real task…. Well done - but man what a workout.
Maybe a little too much insider baseball without the reveal - but we certainly got something new from him. He needs to decompress and let some of this stuff out and get out of his own way.
But again - well done. I know the cast is most likely drawing to a close - my hope is you keep it going. Thanks Dweezil.
I really enjoyed the Shanks episode…he’s really smart and lucid and I appreciate his recollections more than the record!
Dweezil and Shanks are right on about the “Bullethead” intro…it is the Dunlop/EVH Flanger with a cocked Dunlop/EVH wah-wah along with the delays that were mentioned. This was the same intro device (minus the wah-wah) that was used in the original versions of “Bullethead” and it is the same Flanger setting on the “Outta Love Again” intro. Edward revealed these settings for “Bullethead” intro/“Outta Love Again” intro to Guitar World’s Chris Gill back in 2015 which got published in a 2016 issue of Guitar World. These two intros were the only deviation from Edward’s standard setting on the MXR Flanger. It’s simply the same setting except the “Speed” knob is maxed out:
Here’s the “normal” setting which was copied by Dunlop for the “EVH” button on the Dunlop/EVH Flanger:
The fact that Edward used the Dunlop/EVH Flanger and the wah on the intro to the ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ version of “Bullethead” makes it sound A LOT different than the well known flanger/feedback intro to “Outta Love Again” and the early live versions of “Bullethead” which was of course the original Reticon chip MXR Flanger with feedback.
I do like a lot of parts on this record. I like Wolf’s sound a lot in general. I think the drums sound great. Many will complain about the brick-walling on the final version of the album…I don’t care. The record is what it is. I’m glad it happened and there’s a lot here to appreciate though I don’t dig it as a whole. My taste, and I don’t begrudge anyone who really likes it!
Congrats, Garbeaj!
Thanks so much Benjamin! It was great fun!
Here is some great footage of VH live in 1984 at Donington.
No idea why they removed it!! Looks like it went pretty much viral within the guitar community.
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Hi Dweezil,
Thank you for the great Shanks episode. Loved every minute of it.
Interesting episode - but really - who hurt this guy? He’s so guarded about everything. The editing (the need for it) was obvious. Everything, from his full on retreats and unwarranted defensiveness, to assuming you were trying to sandbag him, must have been a real task…. Well done - but man what a workout.
Maybe a little too much insider baseball without the reveal - but we certainly got something new from him. He needs to decompress and let some of this stuff out and get out of his own way.
But again - well done. I know the cast is most likely drawing to a close - my hope is you keep it going. Thanks Dweezil.
I really enjoyed the Shanks episode…he’s really smart and lucid and I appreciate his recollections more than the record!
Dweezil and Shanks are right on about the “Bullethead” intro…it is the Dunlop/EVH Flanger with a cocked Dunlop/EVH wah-wah along with the delays that were mentioned. This was the same intro device (minus the wah-wah) that was used in the original versions of “Bullethead” and it is the same Flanger setting on the “Outta Love Again” intro. Edward revealed these settings for “Bullethead” intro/“Outta Love Again” intro to Guitar World’s Chris Gill back in 2015 which got published in a 2016 issue of Guitar World. These two intros were the only deviation from Edward’s standard setting on the MXR Flanger. It’s simply the same setting except the “Speed” knob is maxed out:
Here’s the “normal” setting which was copied by Dunlop for the “EVH” button on the Dunlop/EVH Flanger:
The fact that Edward used the Dunlop/EVH Flanger and the wah on the intro to the ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ version of “Bullethead” makes it sound A LOT different than the well known flanger/feedback intro to “Outta Love Again” and the early live versions of “Bullethead” which was of course the original Reticon chip MXR Flanger with feedback.
I do like a lot of parts on this record. I like Wolf’s sound a lot in general. I think the drums sound great. Many will complain about the brick-walling on the final version of the album…I don’t care. The record is what it is. I’m glad it happened and there’s a lot here to appreciate though I don’t dig it as a whole. My taste, and I don’t begrudge anyone who really likes it!