Van Halen 70s 80s Inspired Tone Settings for Yamaha THR30II

[@CameronCooper]

Not claiming perfection here. This is simply a sonic foundation for you guys to build on using the THR Remote app. This is the tone I have been using on the channel for the past 18 months and I am constantly being asked about it so it's about time I shared it.

[@jofranky1120]

Cameron thanks a lot that tone unbelievable!!!! and youre playing not from this world Eddie would be sooooo proud!!!!!

[@eric2468]

Hey Cam is it possible for u to do a comparison with the Wolfgang to a charvel? Also great playing bro!!

[@andrewshortt4338]

Excellent

[@kristynsdad]

Such great tone, sounds "Brown" to me. Beautiful playing as always! A perfect tribute to the King whose influence and music live on.

[@popskiks5321]

Master

[@mcnasty]

i think if eddie was still alive he'd very much approve of how amazing this tone sounds :)

[@CameronCooper]

Thanks dude!

[@jamesgarvey157]

didn’t expect to see you here

[@CameronCooper]

@@jamesgarvey157 McNasty comments a fair bit. What a legend!

[@godzillasimpson8357]

Ed is a badass because he managed to get such a heavy tone through years of trial and error and tearing apart and strapping parts together. So is Cameron for being in a generation of bts loving dumbasses and still learning from the best

[@dabbintiger3919]

@@CameronCooper i did not know that but that makes a ton of sense.

[@Aramis_Production]

Please pause a few seconds and think about the huge legacy Eddie brought to the guitar world. He is gone now but his spirit lives in every chord we perform and every note we touch. RIP Eddie, I miss you man.

[@andybaldman]

We ain’t pausing for shit

[@davidmcgravey9858]

Sounds killer! Makes me want to go watch his solo from Live Without a Net for like the millionth time.

[@plarjuan]

Right???

[@joepipe1010]

His best solo

[@rizkifaskia6108]

Ahahaha New heaven

[@fredfredburger5150]

Same that instantly took me back.

[@williammolina9792]

The beginning solo, is the solo from the Sammy hagar era. Live without a net video. My favorite one.

[@CameronCooper]

There are bits of it in there but the licks are all the same

[@shakeyjonez]

Just got my THR10X and I am really digging it. I can’t believe the 5150 that comes out of such a lightweight little box.

[@mikefields4136]

Close your eyes and its literally EVH.....your next level brother...you are LITERALLY carrying the torch

[@kingofmemes5017]

Dance the night away sounded amazing 👏

[@AliKhan-nf9zt]

You are one the best guitarist I've ever known, seriously dude.. 😎👍🏻

[@paulburton5150]

That tone is dripping with awesome sauce

[@lanemcdonough5565]

4:36 was extremely accurate to the original guitar sound of VH2.

[@freegee3503]

YOUR tone nails Ed SO GOOD with such a simple setup compared to other vids where they have a peppered peddle board or software and it still doesn't sound right.

[@FoodFolksandGuns]

It sounds so much like Eddie that I couldn’t help but say “whoo whoo” at around 3:46 👏👏

[@hugocapelobl]

From the moment I bought mine, I'm having such a joy playing guitar again, specially when diving into these kind of tones. This unit really shines in bringing all the sound and timber characteristics we all appreciate in guitar tones, a few tweeks and its ready to rock! Your channel truly inspired me in getting one of these, I can now rock anywhere, whenever I want, without the huge pain in plugging my pc, interface, plug-in so I can rock for a bit. .. It really brought me into that "practice for fun" phase again, which I truly missed. Thank You Cameron, EVH would be so proud of these tones ❤️🤍

[@m-funkshun]

The search for Brown Sound starts and ends here. Incredible tone, by an incredible player, played on the only production guitars that do justice to EVH's legacy. Charvel. Awesome. Awesome. And more awesome.

[@looking_33]

thats not a charvel bro

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

Beautiful playing, Cameron. Eddies playing the first few albums with David were magical.

[@james_schneiderwind]

I just got a Thr ii 2 days ago and I'm so pumped to finally see this video! The thr is easily one of the best sounding amps I've ever played through

[@profoundsinger]

Mr Cooper, you’re a MONSTER player! That opening riff from Live Without a Net, left me speechless…

[@aidenelliott6171]

One of the best sounds I’ve ever heard come from a Yamaha THR. Keep up the amazing work!

[@gameroftheyear1000]

You nailed the ‘83 US festival Eruption solo in your intro demo in both tone and technique! Massive respect my dude I’m loving the videos!

[@Paul_LaSalle]

Dude you’re a beast, you really got Eddie’s spirit!

[@grumpyoldrockers1048]

I think it's the guy playing it that achieves the tone. YOU!

[@chriscarey336]

Ok but let’s be honest it’s the GUITARIST that makes the sound. Awesome amp tone but even better playing.

[@juanchaves2971]

Dude I gotta say...I watch a lot of guys on KZbin shredding it up... But you sound the best. You are totally killing it like no one else...

[@CameronCooper]

You're too kind mate

[@nekkimaru_22]

seriously there are many guitarists on youtube who plays evh style but your playing is the most accurate

[@CameronCooper]

Thanks a lot! I am defintley not the most accuate but thanks for saying that :)

[@Angelo-fo8de]

Cameron is a awesome player for sure! But: you want to hear EVH done at its best listen to Satchel !!

[@CameronCooper]

@@Angelo-fo8de Cheers! Satchel is a legend and a good friend of mine. I owe him a lot!

[@nekkimaru_22]

@@Angelo-fo8de yes you have a point and satchel is a great guitarist but what i mean is those "guitar youtubers"

[@angusorvid8840]

Superb VH style tone and playing. I love it! This is the way to go for this sort of tone rather than getting an old plexi, getting it modded and using a Variac and all that jazz. Eddie never meant to have an archaic path to tone. It's just how it happened. As he found more efficient ways to get his desired tone he went with them. I have no doubt Eddie would have used a THR if they were around in '78.

[@XavierPiequet]

Holy crap! Amazing playing and tone. Bought the amp based on your video, Yamaha owes you! Keep the videos coming.

[@jacksoncamblin3092]

Dude, you don’t know how many times I’ve watched this. You are probably the closest to Eddies style that we have on earth that I know of. It’s insane!!! :0

[@CameronCooper]

Very kind of you but I think there are closer mimics out there that actually try and be him and collect all the gear and obsess over the brown sound etc. I only ever learned what I liked from Ed and then moved on. Still absolutely love it thought!

[@_LYNCHPIN]

Such precision. Cam brother I am so stoked I found your channel.

[@jamesglynn4192]

Never heard anyone else play what u did in the intro and the u killed the tone man🤘🔥

[@fredfredburger5150]

I appreciated seeing what "You're no good" looks like to play.

[@CameronCooper]

If you watch my recent Van Halen Halen lesson, I actually teach it

[@fredfredburger5150]

@@CameronCooper Oh hey thanks for replying, love your videos! Sadly I gave up trying to play guitar because I could never figure out how to move positions on fifth dyads and barre chords without doing unintentional pull-offs. It's a shame as everything else I tried to learn was just a matter of putting in the practice. I guess I watch your videos as wish fulfilment lol

[@CameronCooper]

You gave up!? Pickup that guitar and play. You live in a world where people like myself are giving this knowledge away for free and you quit. Come on! Take the opportunity, pick it up and carry on! You've got this!

[@Spxh]

Holy Shit- That intro.... You may say you're not perfect, but that was a flawless and perfect intro. You sounded just like EVH. Reminds me of the Live without a net, New Haven 1986 Solo.

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

Excellent as always Cam 10/10

[@TonyFuentesTV]

Absolutely exquisite, Cooper! Another tone I need to dial in! All the Best! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👌👌👌👌👌

[@mikeferris408]

Straight vicious! Best eddie van halen sound ive ever heard on youtube! 👍

[@carlensbasement9147]

Been debating buying a THR II amp for a while mostly from watching your videos. I pulled the trigger a few weeks ago and am crazy happy about the tones I am getting. Not gonna mention any names but I could not get these kind of tones with paid VST software. I will certainly never have your prowess or style but you have helped me a lot - many thanks! I do wish more people contributed to getting artists tones like you can on with competitors - ie cloud. Nonetheless the tone is disgusting as you would say~👏👍

[@vitaming582]

Recently got a stripped series myself. Nicest guitar I ever put my hands on. I like to plug it into a 5150III 2X12 and it sounds amazing, though I may look at one of these Yamaha's for something a little more neighbor friendly. Great playing Cameron!

[@CameronCooper]

Thanks! I've got a 5150 but it is too loud for what I need right now

[@aaronribnicky9917]

I hear what you're saying about the early fizz, but you've got it nailed !!! The Holy Grail of tone is at hand.

[@stringbender11672]

So I was watching this video on my phone at the same time the isolated guitar to Mean Street was playing on the smartTV. It was pretty awesome how it lined itself up together!!!

[@HowlingUlf]

HA! You must be one of the VanHalenest guitarists on the entire KZbin if you want to and in this video you definitely do! ... mmm ... no ... you ARE the VanHalenest guitarist on the entire KZbin! There! Now it feels better! :D

[@timholden6373]

Absolutely wonderful. Masterful playing, Cam! 🤘

[@crzyruskie86]

VH would be proud of this 😃

[@bluesmaniac580]

Beautiful work Cam! Thank you for your videos! Greetings from Croatia! 🎸💪🏻

[@onlythemarkk]

I recently got my first electric guitar in 2021 from my grandma absolutely loved it you Eddie And prince have inspired me a lot to start learning the thing I’m having trouble with is plucking the strings it frustrates me so bad but I never give up

[@CameronCooper]

That's the spirit! You can't stop, EVER! Keep going

[@koenmartin8624]

This is amazing Cameron!!! Very informative, and excellent playing as always!!

[@SuperNick090]

Wow....That tone sounds Awesome !!! Great playing also !👍👍

[@graemedeblock2261]

Amazing playing! I actually just bought a thr30ii four weeks ago because of you. Keep up the good work, hopefully one day I could play like you!

[@garygrinkevich6971]

Sounds great, I'm partial to the modern preset myself, your guitars respond very differently than mine at the same settings lol.

[@jjsmagicdream]

I feel like mine is always way different than everyone's videos!

[@JesusRapesMe]

Thanks alot. You just melted my GD face off

[@Mohzz.]

It’s a good day when I get a notification from my man cam 🤘🏻 thanks for the video buddy, you’re awesome!!

[@chris_2714]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing Cam!

[@jeffazi]

That was awesome Cameron!

[@vincesalutari4501]

Absolutely killer playing. You have inspired me so much yet again.

[@darthvaydr]

Amazing playing as always, Cameron! Loving the sound!

[@bestboy897]

Sick demo

[@dad_halen_5150]

Wow… this video is a Van Halen Masterclasd thanks Cam 🔥

[@Jeff71067]

Amazing !!! Spot ON ...

[@brianschraeder2832]

Thanks brother…you the man! 😎. Loving your channel lately. So fresh and fun. And as always your playing is amazing. Keep it up 👍

[@D-Man_Jam]

Everyone be talking about the amazingness of the tone, but not how good his Eddie impersonation playing is.

[@freegee3503]

Less is MORE! ;-)

[@eric_casper5150]

Amazing I think I’m gonna have to buy one now!!!

[@heathfranklin4296]

Nice bro for sure threw in some live without a net solo in my opinion his best solo ever

[@xXEnigma29Xx]

Hi Cameron! I’m jin from Singapore, thank you so much for doing these videos! I have a Yamaha thr30ii too and I really appreciate your graciousness in sharing these tones with us ☺️ would really appreciate if u could share tones from a variety of artists as well. Keep doing your great work!

[@Xcorgi]

Damn! This sounds so good, these are gonna start out selling the entire 5150 EVH amps!

[@CameronCooper]

I don't think they're strictly competing with each other but imagine if that happened.

[@BledsoeBluvd]

Sounds excellent man. Thinking of getting this amp. Love playing VH stuff and I only have a small room, this should be perfect.

[@willsmith2369]

Ha! At first I was doubting you, I'm not gonna lie... but then I realized I had the verb on hall instead of plate. Turns out, it sounds exactly like his tone 😂 Thanks as always!

[@williamlayton1827]

That was awesome 🔥

[@brycekeuris]

Killed it man! Love it

[@nowthatsfunny1]

Man you caught Eddie's ability and your upward and onward. You should play him in any up coming movie!

[@CameronCooper]

Cheers! But I'm redheaded and pale skinned

[@digisound1902]

You make the best video and you are a super guitar player

[@guitarnick]

Awesome playing and tone. On point with the EVH licks. You should do a demo/review of the 5150III el34 head or combo amp. It would be great to see with your skills and style of playing.

[@shyboy2112]

Great tone Cam! My settings are very similar but with a touch of echo

[@mysteriomarvel933]

Hi Cameron great playing and tone as always and thank you for keeping Van Halen alive and relevant for new generations to hear. I was wondering if you could review the EVH shark guitar that was released in 2019 at the NAAM show. Also could you also do an in depth instructional video on how to wire up and solder a single humbucking pickup like Eddie did to his original Frankenstrat? Your high Def high quality videos would offer more clarity then alot of other KZbinrs. Thanks...Rob

[@innnews6299]

Simply awesome

[@shaithelightsaberguy4731]

Nice yoda in the back I love Star Wars

[@nikkmorse]

Ven halen should do a show with you and Wolfgang....that'd be awesome 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼

[@austing1580]

Sweet tone. But the player and the heart makes the tone. I could take this tone and sound nothing close to that. Just because all my tones come out thick sounding. But thats very close to Ed's tone. Gave you a subscription and like!

[@andrewschonert2413]

Good night everyone!!! Holy s**t!!! I need a lesson on the dives and rises. Just can’t get them to sound right at all. Nice job dude!

[@CameronCooper]

Watch my 'Crazy Whammy Bar Tricks' video :)

[@renevanderbruggen731]

What an amazing intro OMG !

[@namtsur]

No amp other than Eddies modded super lead would get this tone or so i thought…. Because of all the mods on that old marshall such as a 50k mid pot and “fat caps” as such i wouldn’t think it was possibles but you sir have done it, and i applaud you 👏🏻

[@CameronCooper]

Cheers mate! It's not perfect but I like it very much and so do viewers it would seem. The way I see it is if someone can play the songs well, they can impersonate Eddie with any guitar or equipment.

[@TheSammyreynolds]

Cameron dude this is near perfect. I think a lot of people who are looking for that extra gain need to understand, he ran his echoplex straight into the front of the amp because there were no effects loops. So he got a boost from the echoplex.

[@kasecabral7380]

Please do a Jake E lee bark at the moon tone setting. I can’t get anywhere close to it on this amp.

[@CameronCooper]

Will look into that

[@mullinax5150]

That would be Incredible

[@TruthNotRelative]

@@mullinax5150 Oh yeah baby

[@JeremyWhiteShow]

Dude that tapping part from live without a net… boner every time!!! So good bro!

[@christopher.k.guitar]

Great sound an playing man 🙌 About the fizz… I realized a little eq does help.

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

Fuck. Don't stop. Keep going my friend. Killer video

[@davidturnage3467]

I guess you are constantly being asked about it. No wonder, cause the tone is absolutely amazing!!!!! 👍

[@pdt134]

Great tone! I have too this amp. Very good tool!

[@brianhoward4698]

Very nice job!

[@MrSylicious]

Can't believe this sound even exist.

[@ykdickybill]

Goosebumps !!

[@joseisraelgilitz2072]

Ahhhhh, is amazing see your Yoda in the window.

[@ryderlahrs3162]

Hey cam, great playing btw. what do you have your volume knob at when your playing on this and on the 90’s settings???

[@Deaner78]

Outstanding you man 🤟🇨🇦🤟

[@ThunderFalcon333]

That was bad ass👍👍👍👍👍

[@nerminsalkic6360]

Good and sharp harmonics. .

[@Fxlski]

Someone studied the “live without a net” tape HARD 👀😂

[@CameronCooper]

More the Toronto solo really. The thing is once you can do Ed's solo licks it's not too difficult to learn the variations. The hard part is getting it to flow and constantly refining the technique

[@jesusbloodneverfails7437]

Great playing man...just awesome...Defintely love this tone....Can this tone work on the earlier thr10 also ?

[@CameronCooper]

Not exactly the same but you can get close

[@HifiRedneck]

Why does this sound so much better than my helix that I’ve been dialing in for 3 years? 😭😭

[@oldguyjammin9732]

Me hearest a little Yngwie in with that EVH goodness :)

[@lctranscription]

Great work as always Cameron. It would be great if you could do a THR30ii video on Randy Rhoads tone. Just a thought.

[@michaelhimes8778]

Damn- you’re a beast