'VAN HALEN' TONES | "Matt Robinson"

[@JeffIndigo]

incredible playing! really diggin it! i think a bit more presence/treble and youre there! great job

[@mattrobinson]

Cheers man

[@stratele76]

Damn.........that tone!! Nice playing as well brother!

[@Ry_Valz]

Hi Matt! So I was about to buy Tonerider PAFs which can copy EVH tones but the seller on Guitarsalon suggested me the Rocksong because of the same tone as the Demarzios Eddy used in his Frankenstrat. What's your take on this? I hope you have a video for both PAF comparison. Cheers!

[@mattrobinson]

I was thinking of making a future comparison video between the paf and the rock song for the Van Helen tone. I prefer the paf but yeah the rocksong should be closer to what he actually used

[@Ry_Valz]

@@mattrobinson yes and they are both alnico II but with a bit difference in balance if I'm not mistaken. Hoping for the comparison soon. It would be awesome. Thanks for the reply and the hard work making this video 🙇

[@brutalaxxe]

nailed that tone!!!!

[@mattrobinson]

Cheers man

[@SouthpawSatch]

I've watched a number of your videos now and been impressed with both your playing and the Tonerider Alnico II Classic pickup but this video convinced me to get one. The only pickup I've heard in this price bracket that nails the raunchy PAF sound EVH had on the early records! Thank you Which amp are you using BTW?

[@mattrobinson]

Cheers mate, I was using a blackstar ht stage 100 on this video but use a Marshall sv20 now. The Alnico ii classic is truly a great pickup, can’t imagine ever needing anything else personally. It handles everything I throw at it and then some

[@emert0823]

Great tone tone man. How is the alnico 2 compared to the rocksong?

[@guitarsmusic3385]

How is the "spacing" on the Tonerider AC2 classic. Does it sit well on that floyd rose spaced bridge? Love that tone.

[@mattrobinson]

Cheers, they only come in gibson type spacing but to me the great tone of the pickup far outweighs any small spacing issues

[@guitarsmusic3385]

+matt robinson Thanks! It's only 2 mm I think but hardly noticeable on your custom Fender. Rock on. I also like Blackstar amps. Great choice!

[@mcharlesjohnb3473]

Yes - Killer!!!

[@onzkicg]

Nice tone! Which is better, This Alnico ii or Generator?

[@mattrobinson]

Cheers, it depends what tone you are going for. The generator will suit high gain and metal more but the alnico shines at everything except ultra high gain metal. Personally the alnico ii is the best pickup I've ever had. Beautiful cleans and bluesy low gain, Classic rock snarl when you turn the gain up and sings when you boost it with a pedal

[@spaceshifterstereogunmachine]

Hi Matt! I see that you're using a very interesting tremolo! What is it? Also I see that you don't have lockin nuts, do you have a zero fret with that thing? Nice TONE. Cheers

[@mattrobinson]

Spaceshifter Stereogunmachine cheers, its a SuperVee double locking trem. The bridge and nut both lock without having to modify anything to make it fit unlike a floyd rose. It stays in tune perfect like a floyd but I have since taken it out and put the stock Strat bridge and nut back in. It was very noticeably killing some sustain and bite

[@jamesavdelis6610]

EXCELLENT!!🙏🙏RIP EVH 🙏🙏

[@jimihendrix1575]

Very very good!

[@mattrobinson]

jimi hendrix cheers

[@heyimjoshnicetomeetya]

Sounds exactly like one of my biggest heroes in rock music ever. Biggest being Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day

[@etyramone2000]

Yeah he was a Van Halen fan :)

[@colelewery8898]

Where are the knobs and output jack?

[@mattrobinson]

A hi, the pickup was wired directly to the guitar lead so no knobs or jack, it was a quick test to see if I liked the pickup before I put it all back together.

[@Matthew_Scan]

just wondering did you use the gain or super high gain? I have the Blackstar HT 50 :)

[@mattrobinson]

Hi, I used the classic gain (voice button not pressed in) with gain just over halfaway. But really the alnico ii pickup is the biggest part of the tone : )

[@Matthew_Scan]

@@mattrobinsonyou that gets over looked I’ve got a EVH striped and a Kramer pacer with Alnico 5 and they are night and day with the sounds

[@vhotton]

only the blackstar?

[@mattrobinson]

And an MXR Phase 90 pedal

[@aydan1686]

was the pedal run in the front or in the loop? It usually affects the tone greatly depending!

[@mattrobinson]

It was in front like Eddie used it

[@Texturas75]

Hi Matt. Which Blackstar and which cab? So only distortion from the amp?

[@mattrobinson]

Texturas75 Yeah just amp overdrive. Its the blackstar stage 100 and marshall mg412 cab with g12m greenback speakers