Gο tο around thе 8:00 mаrk tο see thе actual ploy. I give аn іn deepness look аt thе way tο dο thіѕ ploy. I studied backstage videos οf Edward tο gеt thіѕ tο signal јυѕt ѕο lіkе hіѕ version. Thеrе really іѕ nο rіght οr incorrect way аѕ long аѕ уου mаkе thе signal close. I’m using аn Ibanez S Series, Fender Supersonic, TC Electronic Tube Factor аnd TC Electronic G Force.
Eddie Van Halens ELEPHANT Guitar Trick – In Depth
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thank you thank you!! i been so curious how to do this for so long but never knew the quite name for it or a instructional video…your awesome man..your right about the volume pedal its simpler but it just sounds so much cooler raising the volume
thanks!… but delight next time cut to the chase..10 minutes for 10 seconds info
lots of talk…
@darthfocus
hell, I didn’t even wait one full minute. fuck this.
i dont thin ive heard the elephant signal from eddie before i hear the epic jungle theme on the end of balcheteritum.
@JoeyBackus
15th fret*
I know an easier way.
2d string 14th fret
3th string 5th fret –>> bend op
Just with your volume on, no whammy bar or something like that. But with disortion and Comp Chorus.. (On my Vox AD Vt 100)
I will place this on youtube soon..
@99voltsdotcom I only worked it out by seeing EVH do it in a backstage 86 vid. Before that I tried the same thing on the low E & A strings using various harmonics and it was a mother elephant!! The audio I heard before that Ed also did “mice”. So many fx a guitarist has just using the instrument without fx. Screw using a volume pedal!!! Thanks for explaining it all the way through.
@SharingonMadara he was a fantastic player! to this day
i still dont know why he shot himself?
@stratdem What about Terry Kath?
i know…my terrible.
cool…you’re welcome!
the 4,7,12 sounds to me like there’s two elephants
Even better! I always wondered how he did it. And now we know =] Thank You
Nice
you can post the second part of a link and just past that into the search and the video will come up.
watch?v=hIY86LO-z8g
That’s where i learned the elephant ploy too in 1989.
thanks. that is my own take on the ramones logo we did for a shirt promo for our site.
I dig that shirt.
can you send me of the link that robertgroove66 was talking about or the name of it? that would be fantastic thanks. And van halen is like my fav as well as pantera. I listen to those guys all the time
it won’t let me post the link. search here using the title:
Van Halen Live – Pre-Show Warmup 1986
can you post the link here
that vid is so sweet. the band had such joy in that era. thanks for the link. Checked out some of your vids…fantastic playing…like your band.
Yeah, i just found it!! I was amazed that they had it. Last time i saw this was about 20 ago, then i saw your clip which reminded me of that. i’m sending you the link.
Rob
have you seen that vid anywhere? I want to try out that out.
You can see Eddie doing it backstage (as well as UFOs and cattle sounds) in an ancient MTV special when Hagar tied the band. He used different harmonics, but yours sounds as excellent.
Rob
fantastic tone!!!