Doug Aldrich demostration with Marshall 1959RR @ NAMM '08

[@SpaceAceTX]

I cannot put into words the respect and admiration I have for Randy Rhoads. I play an RR1, although I can only dream of being so creative some day!

[@Austinstarr79]

Not Human!!! it's incredible the high speed with a so fantastic shiny and clear sound!!!!

[@Andyfme]

Doug is a amazing player! Talent, tone ,speed ,and best of all feeling! One of the best hard rock Les Paul players around today!!

[@schismc]

Great playing. No wonder Mr. Aldrich was the axeman in Dio and Whitesnake during multiple tours with several pro-shot DVDs featuring his wizard guitar style.

[@KiddHavokband]

One of the best! I will have one of these!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Randy is my favorite guitarist of all time. Period. Can you imagine the jam session with Randy and EVH?

[@rclegg]

cant wait to get my hands on that!!!!

[@joncalambres]

We can see Randy's mother and sister in minute 1:24, and I'm sure that they are very proud of what Randy means for everyone who has once played a guitar.

[@6672rock]

Definitely one of my favorite lead guitarists. He can shred with a strong, bluesy feel to his playing, and the tone is killer!

[@lacika67]

saw Doug on the Whitesnake tour 3 times. He was just amazing.

[@krelbar]

I love when Doug plays a strat. Live, it was an amazing tone.

[@somethinburnin]

He's Funny! lol. Love the Amp! Doug does a great job with demoing it.

[@mattian1035]

For those who don't know or didn't notice, 1:23 is Randy's mother sitting down.

[@georgepaulsmith]

Amazing tone. You can see the Marshall Power Brake off to the side. That is a crucial element in getting the gain necessary to achieve this tone. You won't get this head to sound like this without tons of volume. It's a non master volume head. I do love it!

[@GetReide]

I actually quite liked that dominos metaphore. Thanks for taking the time and "teaching" me good sir :) With that in mind I'm goin to bed now - good nite and cheers from Austria!

[@mattRRgraham1996]

Im being completely serious when i say this. i heard Ronnie james dio sing rainbow in the dark on gibsons fan page on facebook because i was bored. and i fell in love with that song!!!!!!! i was so stunned by its brilliance and how i had literally NEVER listened to them before. never bothered to look them up. then i saw a vid of doug aldrich and Ronnie performing rainbow in the dark and looked up more Doug and i have fallen in love with his style. it is JUST LIKE MINE!! :D i look up to RR alot..

[@mattr2128]

omg i cant even imagine playing a randy rhoads signature amp! i want to visit the vault with all of randy rhoads guitars and amps and everything that the rhoads family owns

[@FingerLickinGravy67]

i still love how this sounds man

[@gitarista92]

Doug Rules ! He's the best guitar player in the world! Keep on Rockin' Doug! Randy's amp is so coooooool!I want one too.

[@BeboAltizer]

that is the best tone i have ever heard!!!!!!!

[@Max_Kleiber]

yeah, either a power attenuator OR - just for the case that you're into modifying amps - you could do something with the interior to decrease the amout of watt from 100 to 30. i once read an artice about that with some people doing this with an old JCM800.

[@groovebrew]

Damn man, you just nailed it. After thinking about who the new guy should be if Oz lost his mind and actually fired Zakk (after hearing all those dumbasss rumors) Doug makes total complete sense. Aldrich would do one hell of a job on all the old-school Randy stuff and probably write some great new stuff as well.

[@RockbertoRocks]

Doug has SOUL in his playing

[@Chaos23x]

1:23 grandma's next purchase the 1959RR xD

[@propilanz]

one of the greatest guitarists in this time decade

[@stevieu83]

Thought he was gonna kick into "Lay Down Your Love" for a moment there ;) Awesome guitarist and a great bloke.

[@Max_Kleiber]

i know what you mean. the amp definitely starts to crunch the more you turn up the volume, but it's so incredibly loud, you won't believe it. i work at a music store and we have one of these. we played it a couple of weeks ago before we opened the doors and wanted to know when the distortion cracks in. it was so loud we almost flew away.

[@kingsammyc]

that tone is cooking!

[@AdamDK]

Damm this amp is so good. I saw a half-stack in a store near mine, and being coloured white, it is so sexy in person. I'm definitely getting one of these when I'm older.

[@carvinlegacy99]

i use an eq pedal and drop the level and set the sliders where it sounds good, the dropped level keeps the amp from overdriving, then just pick real lightly

[@davidrundmc]

para quien no lo sepa lo que sube el tecnico detras de Aldrich es un atenuador ese es el de marshall power brake, tendra el ampli al 10 de volumen para saturarlo al maximo y con el atenuador toca a bajos volumenes si no no conseguiria esa dirtorsion con un overdrive, los plexi son asi a partir del 6 tienes algo de chicha jeje!!

[@k0sta5]

Two things...a) doug aldrich is so consistently amazing and fluid everytime I hear him play it's absolutely mind blowing. b) even though it's a tribute to Randy, why did they have to put his mother front row in front of a wall of stacks?! That can take your head clean off!

[@bradyowns]

Doug Aldrich rocks! Whitesnake for life.

[@GroovyGuitar02]

don't woory too much . just tried this amp this afternoon . sounds really nice clean and def. loud ! overdrive comes when playing at earth-shattering levels ... oh , and it has a LOT more bass than on the so-called "randy rhoads tone" videos ...

[@Chonkromp963]

znotty, it's actually a bit different the wiring inside the amp is diffrent. marshall modeled this EXACTLY after randy's, and he had rewired the inside of his amp, remodified it himself. by plugging into the bottom right input, you can use the volume as a gain control also, wheras the top right is a strict set amount of gain. you can read about it on marshall's website, or in the july 2008 guitar world

[@stemean]

a friend o' mine (he's a great fan of him than me)on a Marshall italian forum said that Randy ever used an MXR Distortion+.

[@MenaPaws21]

@560licious yeah apparantley he loved her to bits!!! its just sad he was taken away from her!!

[@HiwattGuitarsDDR]

Correct, that's Mrs. Rhoads. Also, up and to the right you can see his sister and I think that's his brother in there, too. [re. to PhatOnion]

[@CanadianFH]

that is the guy that worked with Dimebag on his "Riffer Madness" articles for Guitar world.

[@AzaelVI]

@evilvon Of course I knew it was a Randy Rhoads tribute amp Doug would be playing. It didn’t need to be told, it’s in the video description title. I got here by watching some of the videos to the right showcasing the Marshall 1959RR.

[@MiguelMorenoGP]

@kranen1 Rising Force is still one of my favourite albums. Malmsteen, like the others you refer to, was a pioneer, and thats what influence the most

[@goodygoody23]

1:40 very Randy Rhoads sounding lick. Nice job Doug, impressive as usual

[@flyinmikerian]

@metalshredder14 yeah bro thats her,if you call the musonia school in hollywood sometimes you can talk with her or kelle rhoads.

[@LucianoClassicalGuitar]

i like the MIDI stuff, and of course the great JCM 800

[@altemu]

doug is simply a monster............

[@adam0szersen]

You can actually hear a little bit of 'Lay Down Your Love' from the new WS.

[@runabout76]

@MrNixon79 If it doesn't sound like a tube amp you really have no clue as to what a tube amp sounds like. I've had one of these for 3 years now and it has more tube tone and harmonic content than any other tube amp I've owned. It's pure Marshall Superlead. You also can't use the sound recorded by a video camera to judge an amp.

[@PeteShredz]

@darthhull85 Wow!! Its cool that she`s rocking down at the front.. Randy would be proud.

[@andyznuff]

Love those swirlly marshall logos that flash around on the amps. Do they come with the amps? If not , I need to find out where in the world could you ever get some!! Great swirlly things!

[@daemonomaniac]

Don't despair. Production run isn't limited to 100 because they wanted people to have the opportunity to buy one, not just a lucky few in the right place at the right time with (unfortunately a bit too much) cash to spend.

[@ACMusicland]

The bald guy is Nick Bowcott, he used to play in a band called Grim Reaper. Check out "See You In Hell" to see that he could actually play at one time. Doug Aldrich rules!

[@Max_Kleiber]

don't forget to put a MXR distortion in front of it. the amp itself won't give you any distortion sound. by the way: mrs. dolores rhoads @ 1:24

[@charlesmerfeld2988]

I want one too.

[@argotamauricio]

yes she is!

[@k0sta5]

You're right in what you say. It seems that they just put white tolex on an amp and called it a Randy Rhoads tribute

[@6672rock]

The amp does a decent job approximating Randy's tone, even though Randy actually used Ampeg amps with Altec speakers during his club days with Quiet Riot.

[@stemean]

? I guess, you can use every pedal in every mood... yep, Randy used the pedal to boost the signal, so you have your reply. I mean, Randy for that big tone used the pedal like a boost but with more distortion...

[@tylermorin1000]

what a master

[@RozsaAmplificationLLC]

1:23 - floor - Randy's mom Delores (Dee). Right side in red hair Randy's sister Kathy and left with dark hair and badges is Randy's brother Kelle (Doug). Not sure of the other girl to the left of him and above mom, maybe Randy's girlfriend? 3:10 - guy walks over and turns the Marshall Power Brake sitting on black bottom to the left of far left 1959RR stack Doug is playing thru to the right slightly!

[@AdamDK]

He doesn't try to emulate his style, he just tries to make his solos his own, hence why a lot of Randy solos have variation when Zakk plays them.

[@j2112c]

Bloody hell Doug Aldrich could make a turd smell sweet. Unreal player - love his technique, thumb behind neck, no stress...!

[@2368CHRIS]

The pedal used was the Rocket.

[@SGSUPERMAN105]

dude I am glad I read the rest of your comment I almost freaked out.

[@Mujabar]

My impression also, doesn't have the bite or grit of Randy's tone, but this is "You Tube" and may be sound better live.

[@carvinlegacy99]

an old jcm 800 can be had for about $600 to $800, also check out ceriatone

[@SGSUPERMAN105]

you are the first person I have seen who knew who he is

[@Revolver085]

Kinda sounds like the camera microphone was cutting out on that part?? Don't really know that for sure though...

[@Skidztheguitarist101]

Just realised he's using a power breaker some guy adjusted the volume near the end of the video, I need one for mine! This amp is just way too loud lol

[@kranen1]

@MrMnM14 Yeah, sometimes Malmsteen can be a bit boring. He has done some great songs though, Black Star, Far beyond the sun to mention a few. I think besides Hendrix, Blackmore, Iommi, Tipton, Rhoads, EVH etc. he's probably one of the most influential players of all time.

[@Filpiovano]

@AzaelVI yeah, and especially because Randy's mother was there. If he wanted to honour Randy, he could have said it in a MUCH nicer way that that. I thought it was a little rude to talk like that in front of his mother.

[@stemean]

Doug is a fantastic player... did you look for Burning Rain or Bad Moon Rising stuff? Well, look for Lion, Dio and Whitesnake too... he's one of the greatest at the moment out there.... open your eyes dude

[@budubum]

at 2:19. shows a pwoer break.. that must have lowerd the amps volume while diming the amp

[@mrarc99]

The "bald guy" is Nick Bowcott from Grim Reaper.

[@kranen1]

That's not why you uses EMG's, it's because they are great pickups and you don't need to worry about picking up the local radio station while doing a gig. Alot of great players uses EMG's.

[@DeltaPi314]

@AzaelVI An ass he is indeed. I on the other hand hate marshall amps, I find that they take away much of the saturation in my sound and they don't really sound as "heavy" as I would like my amps to sound. So it's Randal for me.-

[@stemean]

@Teratop where? Tell me which is the point. Every guitar player has is own vibe and his own guitar solo.. yesterday Doug cames here in Italy and played with bunch of great guitar players (such like as Lynch, Stef Burns, Seymour Duncan and on) and with Glenn Hughes. He started with Blues For Mylene (a piece of song that he wrote for his wife) and then he played something completely new, I don't see the problem. There's a chiché and I think is a cool thing

[@ZachBroyles]

I like how they are using a fender passport pa :D

[@santyrush]

I like much.... I think,in my opinion, Doug plays similar to Zakk Wyld,.... maybe? what do you think about? thanks

[@GregLynn]

It's a Marshall amp with special tolex and Randy's name on it for an extra $800 a unit.

[@andrepars]

this ampli need work very louder to a decent sound. note the power break on side. whithout power break is impossible demonstrate this ampli in any place, except in a big arena. I really prefer the JCM 800 lead series 100W.

[@RozsaAmplificationLLC]

A couple comments...yes, Doug is VERY good and plays all of the solos and is just a WAY better player than Zakk Wylde! I notice the following: 1:00 - Les Paul (not cutom headstock) - Gold Top with single binding and creme pickguard and Neck pickup has silver pickup cover, but bridge is uncovered and white in color

[@WALKERGUITAR]

You definenty have a good point, BTW you could never copy Randys tone exactly if you wanted to! They don't make those altec speakers anymore! Zakk did try though! He has taken Randys tone to his level, With 300 watt speakers and the MXR distortion and mxr EQ in the FX send, JCM 800 and a Les Paul. What a copy CaT!!!!!!

[@BeboAltizer]

thanks.

[@JohnBenoit46290]

Actually he did!!

[@GnRSlashVR]

You know what...sound is in the hands...That's why it sounds like D.A....cause it is D.A.

[@GuitaristRobin]

@Chaos23x dude, thats randy's mother, she is Dee :p

[@SGSUPERMAN105]

ah. thanks for the clarification

[@carvindc400]

@AzaelVI true. He would be much better off introducing young rockers to the world of Randy Rhoads. Cmon, the guy passed away in 82, it's been a long time so it's not everybody at NAMM that knew his music.

[@daemonomaniac]

The 'bald guy' is Nick Bowcott from Grim Reaper, he's all right in my book...

[@schuey999]

It's the pickups ... John Suhr.

[@YourNameHere136]

@stemean theres a guitar player called seymoure duncan? isn't that just the brand?

[@kakan147]

How does he get that chopping sound at 2:02 ? What pedal? Sounds awesome!

[@lynyrddeville]

Do a search people, the Marshall rep used to play for Grim Reaper.

[@stemean]

you're right

[@FingerLickinGravy67]

sounds almost like a good pocket amp, some will like it or hate it, i dont totaly hate it but it might sound better runnin without that powerbrake n got some air movin in the cabs, but then they could do this demo in a baseball stadium

[@ten8goa]

Is that Randy's mom in the front row? Shows her? just bedore the dude starts playing the RR Jackson. Pause it and look .

[@vikingcookie]

I find this to be a much better tone than Randy Rhoads ever achieved. It always sounded to me that Rhoads was using an MXR distortion pedal to get his gain out of the old Marshalls. It sounded a bit cheesy to me.

[@joeymad777]

"youll still stink but youll stink with better tone"...... FREAKIN EPIC.....

[@stemean]

yes

[@Filpiovano]

I don't care how much it costs, at some point I will own one of these! And I won't sell it for all the gold in the world, in fact, the only thing I'd sell it for is something that could bring Randy back.