Cabo Wabo Guitar Lesson - Van Halen Tips And Tricks On How To Play Cabo Wabo Off Of OU812

[@jasonledbetter4344]

Man you just made my day. Thank you. I haven’t played in over 20 years. Just ordered an evh Wolfgang special and it arrives tomorrow. Thi was the fist song I was going to mess around with

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You’re welcome man! Congrats on the purchase and have fun!!! 😎🥂

[@stephenpemberton85]

Rock on Brother!✌️💛🤘

[@electriceye3942]

I agree. OU812 is a damn good album.

[@r.llynch4124]

Anything with Ed and Sammy was great imo Thanks for the lesson and real nice tone.

[@RoofsHobbyGuitar]

Subbed! I agree , I absolutely love this album. When i came out i was still young, my dad got it on CD. Was that time Cds were coming out and players at home. This was a great sound system tester. I love the riffs and sound scapes of AFU, Sucker 3 Piece, Cabo etc. Awesome album and sweet 80s tone.

[@rrdee8138]

Great lesson. I feel that Eddie's playing advanced immensely on 5150 and ou812. I saw him live vh 1 tour vh 2 tour and monsters of rock with Sammy. But I feel the albums with Sammy are a lot fuller for sure. Thx marty

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks man! I agree with you 100% 😎🥂

[@Jackie_Rosewood]

Awesome way to start the weekend with a Cabo tutorial🎸🤘🏻

[@cmikesmith664]

I love the tone.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks so much. I dialed in some stereo chorus in pro tools trying to get that vibe he has!

[@alanija]

New Follower.. From Ventura.. Love your teaching style. I been a VH for 40yrs. Bummer EVH is gone thanks for keeping his vision and style going

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the compliment and I am glad to hear you liked the video. Thanks for joining in. Yes… hard to believe Eddie is gone. 🥂😫

[@radmed979]

EVH seemed to keep it simple, but made it sound so advanced with that rhythm.... He dealt with so much and troopered through like a champ....

[@RoofsHobbyGuitar]

I just covered Panama and now I'm obsessed to learn more. 🤟🤟🤟

[@susiestogsdill5075]

I love this. Went searching for this exact song & there you were! Subbed! This song...is very special to me. Was playing at the fair on one helluva ride I was on, my dad was there waiting for me. I think it was our last fair together. I'll never forget that. 😊

[@NicholasNorway]

This song has one of my favorite solos

[@me.roderick]

The facts behind the songs are so cool thx. Love the Ferrari yellow. Another kick ass song & lesson.

[@solosrevenge1360]

This helped me so much. When you break the songs down like you do they don’t seem as intimidating as trying to learn them yourself. I can’t believe I can play this riff now. Thank you! 🤘

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

That’s great to hear man! You’re welcome!! 😎🙌

[@TaxPayingContributor]

Binge watching your awesome content. Can't believe you got that GoldTele body before me. Keep these lessons coming!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you! I am going to build the Tele tomorrow. I got the rest of the parts today! 🤟🏻😎🤟🏻

[@timemerson2691]

Another solid lesson. The tequila was a nice touch. Thanks again

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks Tim! Just trying to have some fun and hang with my dudes and do some guitar stuff!

[@Blitzkrieg_Bob]

Thanks a lot for sharing this. It has been very valuable. I can play the basic line on my bass now and understand the building schematic.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Glad it was helpful! 🎸

[@Brycereigle2000]

One of my favorite Sammy Hagar songs, the style is so cool. I can listen to it over and over and not get tired

[@stephenpemberton85]

Your cat seems to enjoy Eddie!😆 Raised em right!✌️💛🤘

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Fun fact… his cat food feeder is behind the amps. There’s a little opening for him to crawl back there and eat. It’s so the dogs won’t get into the cat food. Lol. 😂😂

[@stephenpemberton85]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker 🤣 Right on man! Cool cat ✌️💛🤘

[@drennen135]

Well done. Enjoyed this! Thanks Marty!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gokhanersan8561]

I’d given up on learning this from tablature 15 years ago. You make it look so easy ! What a brilliant composition from Eddie.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks man! So glad this helped you out! 😎🥂

[@benlewis1578]

I love the way you break these songs down, so they seem less intimidating. Without these types of lessons, I’d probably still be watching clips of Eddie play and just be star struck. My new amp should be arriving soon and this song will definitely be one that I will give a try. Thanks Marty!

[@mikeauer2746]

Thank you Marty for this one. I think ou812 is a kick ass album. I love cabo and black and blue. Probably my favorite songs off the record. If I can make a request...black and blue! Thanks again my friend

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Ou812 gets a lot of hate but man it's a great album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ_Ip6Kqn9SmZtksi=0_X8txAHcGcLFWuM

[@leswadley6792]

Yay, looking forward to learning this one right☺️🤘🏼! Thank you for posting!

[@anthonystrother2381]

I know what I’m practicing tonight , thanks Marty.

[@Busyfingers24]

Great lesson! I too think it’s a very good album and agreed, a remastering would be awesome! Thumbs up for the Kotzen Tele, I have one also and it’s a killer axe👍 thanks again and great channel🤘

[@BillyE5150]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 =VH= FOREVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (I love OU812, as it got me thru a really hard time in my life, plus some really good summertime memories, as well.)

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Totally man! Summertime memories. VH got me through rough times and still does. My go to albums man!!

[@maestro2279]

Thanks man you helped me a lot!!! Great work!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

You're very welcome man! 😎

[@homeberg7076]

Nice job Marty…love that song. You nailed it. EVH had such amazing natural feel and timing even on the slower stuff. That’s why he will always outshine them all. Do the solo next!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you bro! I love Cabo Wabo too. Such a feel and vibe. 😎🙌

[@Fernandez3995]

Hell yeah. Good way to start my morning!

[@garywebb5058]

Appreciate the lesson! It was fantastic! As far as I’m concerned, anything Eddie wrote and played I’m all in! I don’t care who is/was on vocals. I always get lost in Eddie’s playing, no matter what. It has been like that from the beginning for me. Eddie inspired me to pick up the guitar and start playing (try 😂) a couple years ago at 51. I literally just received the 5150 EVH Stealth that I ordered from Sweetwater today. This will be the first song I learn to play with it. Thanks again!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks you Gary! I feel the same way! Congrats on the stealth and have a great time man! 😎🙌

[@JMcN76]

This was really awesome. I can't play, but VH is my favorite band of all time so it was still fun to watch. You captured his sound really nicely. Don't find many people who can capture his "tone" but you nailed it.

[@timothyplonk2982]

Excellent. Marty Strikes Again!🎸👍🎸

[@mikemarchese148]

Great tone buddy! well played!

[@freeatlast1963]

The solo is one of my favourites.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

It is awesome I agree. OU812 is really a great album. Very diverse and experimental.

[@papablue3015]

sammy's bright yellow guitar! nice! I always liked sammy! 1 of my favorites off his own Album this planets on fire! good lesson! Thanks!

[@gavinkelly1193]

Fantastic lesson

[@sergioreyna9346]

How did u get that tone ?? It’s ear candy and great playing !!🔥🔥

[@douglaschristine8387]

Hi Marty, our dogs are so faithful. I'm watching yours at the beginning of the solo sits down and is just staring at you and calm. Mines snoring on my bed behind me while I'm playing this song not to loud but loud enough.Your cat cut out in the beginning, lol.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Dogs are wonderful animals. My dog is by my side all the time. The only time he splits is if I turn on the plexi. It moves molecules at low levels. Haha. Fun fact- my cat food feeder is behind the half stacks so the dogs (I have 2) won’t get in the food. So that’s why the cats make an appearance from time to time. Lol. 😂😂

[@douglaschristine8387]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker oh I know if the dogs get ahold of that rich cat food, their digestive system is out of whack for a couple of days.

[@jamesrunningwind-vu3kn]

A lot of people saying that they didn't like van - hagar. But for OU812 and Carnal Knowledge, who wrote the music. ? Eddie, and Michael with input from the bassist. The music part was all the original band with Sammy filling in the lyrics. OU812 took me by surprise. It was a whole new level. When Carnal Knowledge came after, "standing on top of the world" was like "how could that be topped". It was epic. 🎸

[@mw534]

Love that tone

[@rickjones7416]

Great tone for that song man

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks!! 😎🍺

[@brianbeaven698]

Love your 84 Kramer I have the Bullseye 🎯

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks brother! 😎🤟🏻

[@kennethhoneycutt4513]

Once again Marty great content and I have to agree with you oh you ate one too was a really good album and yeah I would have to agree that it does need to be remastered but of course I am more of a Hagar than a Roth fan anyway and I know that's going to upset a lot of people but oh well everyone is entitled to their own opinions everything happens for a reason and there's a reason for everything and when Hagar came in Van Halen changed but their music was more sophisticated and it worked out now their latter albums I wasn't as big of a fan of but 5150 and owe you ate one too we're outstanding albums that's when I really got into Van Halen

[@5150show]

Dude you rock

[@igorfumasoli7079]

Vero good !!!

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thanks so much. Glad you liked it 😎

[@Alvin_C_York]

Great song, great lesson! Now, that Cabo Wabo tequila? Worst tequila I’ve ever had! 😂😂

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Tequila in general is not my favorite. 😂😂

[@Alvin_C_York]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker I bought it when it first came out, for a friend’s birthday party maybe year 2000? It was SO rough! 😂 Not long after that, I saw Sammy on the Marching to Mars tour. During his intermission he brought out a bottle of Cabo Tequila and made a Waborita with it, he passed to us and let us drink it, it was completely different and good! Sammy knows how to mix it I guess 😎

[@Gibsons-hq1xv]

Marty the tone with headphones sounds great.......you got to go thru your settings, happy Friday

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Thank you! Man it’s pretty simple, it’s just a Friedman BE I edited in my AX8. With some Friedman can IR’s. I think the secret sauce is I run it to pro tools in stereo and add a stereo delay, chorus and verb all in pro tools. It is wide and sounds good direct.

[@Gibsons-hq1xv]

Well I’ll tell you delays are problematic for me I can never get them to sound right, totally frustrating. Love you VH posts keep them coming.

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Awesome

[@davismusic3674]

I like all era’s of VH. I’ve always struggled with the modulation effects of this era. Is it chorus and or a bit of Evintide harmonizer ?

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

He's super chorusy and is using a de tuner harmonizer I think. Plus it's in a 12 string! Even more wash in the sound. But cool.

[@5150show]

I see the bottle , and is that a Kotzen Tele ?

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Merely a prop 😂😂😂😂. Yeh man. Kotzen Tele!! The neck is huge. I love it. 😎🤟🏻

[@5150show]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker that is the truth !

[@picazzo5150]

Great lesson. Can you also comment on the amp / pedals you are using for that fat tone.

[@gtdcoder]

OU812 is my favorite Hagar album because it’s more like the DLR albums. It does need better mixing and mastering though.

[@5150eruption]

Thank you!

[@kennykistler6735]

This is great! Thanks so much! And I totally agree -- OU812 is a very good album that was terribly engineered. Don't know what happened with Donn Landee on that one.

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

I think it was the mastering. It's produced great. Just very low and bass is not there! 😎🎵🎵🎵☮️

[@muleblues71]

Are you using any chorus/pitch modulation like Ed did? Great tune

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Yeh man, I ran a stereo chorus through pro tools … the stock plugin. I use a fractal Ax8 but just run it dry no FX into pro tools. Add delay and verb later. For this tune I added the stereo chorus. It really brought it to life! Thanks for watching man!!

[@johncecilia4517]

@@Ranch5150SkinWalker what amp did you use from the Ax8 Fractal? Sounds great. You should post on Axchange with effects settings

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

@@johncecilia4517 hey John ... thanks man!! I am using the stick Friedman BE sim but have it running through 2 Friedman IRs (different ir's) in stereo. I didn't really modify the patch other than a little eq and gain?? I run my FX through pro tools. So my delay, reverb and chorus are all added in post so I can ensure they are ok for the mix for KZbin. I slapped a really cool stick stereo chorus on this one and blended it just a little in the mix. I widen the overall stereo width during mix as well so it sounds huge. (Or at least that's what I go for)

[@wjewell63]

Nice man.... I'm behind on vids I think I almost died past few weeks...

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

Hate to hear that man! 🙏

[@leswadley6792]

Btw I dig OU812! I agree the bass is way down in the mix! Definitely needs a remaster 🤪🤘🏼

[@brianevans3634]

All Sammy Van Halen is so good

[@manningbricker1220]

Thank you!!!

[@johnmoser2689]

Not sure why anyone would say ou812 wasn't good Van Halen didn't make a crappy album until VH3

[@vincentsimon4037]

Absolutely agree with you on VH3! Though, musically, there's a couple decent songs on it but none of any radio worthiness.

[@5150eruption]

Ou812 is one of van halens best

[@robbievigil2244]

Are you just using chorus on this or flanger 2

[@ChrisG1967]

I like this album probably more than 5150 which was a bit too commercial maybe?

[@gregmeeks2753]

how do you get that sound tho !!!! damn !

[@themayor3263]

FYI --- Eddie actually played a Fender 12 string electric on Cabo Wabo. Only King Edward could pull that off....A little more palm muting and you will have nailed the riff

[@davidgerlach1132]

This "Riff" is as cool, or almost as cool as the "Riff" in The Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride ;) Similar to Amsterdam.

[@lasyngwieeeiiilarsen7510]

My First lp😍🎸❤️🫶👑👑👑🤟

[@brianhutson2337]

Much like Amsterdam. It does need to be remastered.

[@radmed979]

I don't care what people say it's a great album....

[@dalisman]

Thx but brother, you didn’t do that amazing lick after those chords in the prechorus, after “make love in the sea”

[@craigfield9037]

How the hell did Eddie make it look so easy.

[@felipesaenz3245]

there is NO Uninteresting guitar riff Eddie has ever played

[@johnpetroschek]

That's not right. It's kinda close, but sounds wrong. the 3rd to 5th fret should be a slide to the fifth fret and the 320 cord is wrong, should be 3240.

[@diamondd2778]

Ou812 is a HUUUUGE let down from 5150.. it really needs a remix n a remaster. It's patchy at best. . I think a proper production wld have improved it 100% Sucker in a 3 piece is a great song though

[@carloslozada470]

After 5150 I didn't buy anymore van Halen because Hagar is a good singer butt he's not my cup of tea

[@Ranch5150SkinWalker]

I understand! Music is like food. Could be the best meal ever but if it’s not your thing you enjoy other kinda of food. I enjoy all the eras of VH … I never cared for III and ADKOT was pretty good overall. Didn’t like the production and a lot of the vocals.

[@lockupl]

your tabs are not 1/1 to what eddie played, i can tell is straight away because some of your chords just do not sound right.... check noes version and spot the differences - he reflects eddie 100% imho...

[@sonykroket]

Your sound isn´t even close.

[@zillatattoo]

great album. fucking TERRIBLE mix though, sounds like a speaker in a coffee can. The live version of CW is a masterpiece. Eds solo is creamy af and he doesnt play any notes that it doesnt need and when it hangs on that high note then starts to break it down back into the chorusy groove, ..."chefs kiss"

[@RBTRYK]

Totally missed the main riff. Ed chunks bar chords across E and A and D on down pick not one note at a time. Not even close. It's just painful to watch this.

[@RBTRYK]

He also used a harmonic pitch shifter to make it sound like two guitars slightly lower.

[@RBTRYK]

I learned every EVH rif by ear. Tabs are bullshit. No guitar player plays off tabs. An AI can play off tabs.

[@RoofsHobbyGuitar]

You're a pro. Put some lessons up. I need Sucker in a 3 piece. Ty. 😊

[@homegrownpyrotechnics70-30]

Man, lots of ways to skin a cat with guitar!