We Built the ULTIMATE Van Halen Rig! Woodshed EP 107

Hello Music Lovers and Welcome back to the Woodshed!
I always wanted to capture that mega wide wet Dry wet EVH magic, and now with these modern versions of what Eddie used we got his old mega rig onto one singular pedal board! I hope you enjoy this video, it was an insane amount of work and im gonna link the companies here-
xacttone.com/info/
www.evhgear.com
bit.ly/AndyWoodEVHgear
www.boss.info/global/products...
www.music-man.com
Thank you to everyone involved!!
www.patreon.com/andywoodmusic for extended footage and over 600 exclusive videos as well as weekly live masterclasses!
www.andywoodmusic.com
www.woodshedguitarexperience.com

[@caveydl]

This is straight ‘Live Right here Right now’. Best tone ever.

[@andywoodmusic]

EXACTLY that era!!!

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

@@andywoodmusic Yeah the show and especially the song "Judgement day" is really the only more modern VH tone i really liked. I am much more into his pre 1984 tones.

[@dexterw507]

Hey Andy, so awesome. How would this be engineered into a FOH ? Is it simply Wet L into L, Wet R into R and Centre dry in both L & R ?

[@andywoodmusic]

3 inputs to For@@dexterw507

[@andywoodmusic]

FOH would control all 3 inputs and panning

[@user-yc5ub6pd1b]

Watching so many people trying to emulate Eddie Van halen, exploring his rig, sounds, techniques and music really is a beautiful thing to see. What a legacy this man has left to the world!

[@matt926uk1]

Omg the cable management is beautiful 😮

[@qua7771]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm putting together a pedal using cables from Amazon. There's only so many options getting lengths of similar cables. I forgot how much cables cost, and didn't realize how many are required.

[@BonJovi1987Fan]

This has to be the best eddie tone video of all time in my opinion.

[@steveshuler1957]

Andy, on your D-Tuna..the reason that thing gets stuck or is hard to pull in-out is the fine tuner is screwed down on it preventing it from moving. You have to unscrew the fine tuner all the way to the top, unlock it (at the nut) and get that top string in tune (to drop D) BEFORE you lock it down at the nut. May take several attempts to get it right but that’s what it takes. You only have a half turn downward if that much to play with. Once you get it in tune push D-Tuna in and use the little Allen wrench to fine tune the E. Pain in the butt…you bet. 😅 but no more tugging, pulling or bending the trem down to get to it..good luck. BTW my family is from Marion NC also. 😉 Awesome rig!

[@andywoodmusic]

Thank you sir!!

[@steveshuler1957]

It’s good to watch you guys get excited with this rig. Like young fellows catching that first fish and the excitement that brings. At 66 I hope I never lose that excitement when I’m fishing or hearing a good guitar rig. We just didn’t have all this back in the 70’s. If nothing else use this rig on one song and stick it on a record. Scott Splawn is a pioneer in this area and has been doing WDW for years. Makes some killer amps too. I know this legacy is in good hands with you so enjoy 😊. 🎸

[@Mossy5150]

@@andywoodmusic It also helps if you do your setup and intonation in the Drop-D mode, then adjust everything to sound good in E-mode; I have found that guitars that ship from the factory setup for standard-tuning generally need the saddles moved forward just a tiny tiny bit to work nicely with a D-Tuna.

[@StratTones]

@@steveshuler1957 I worked at Splawn years ago and Scott is a personal friend of mine for almost 25 years. He’s a good of a guy as I know and heck of a builder and player!

[@steveshuler1957]

@@StratTones Yes Scott and I go way back when he was at NAPA store on Dallas-Cherryville Hwy. He is a wizard on amps and gear. Great guy and I always enjoy talking to to him about gear. We’re lucky we have a person of his caliber to drop in and talk to locally. Good stuff 👍

[@danguitarman91]

Ben's a legend so great to see him through this rig

[@BenEller]

You’re too kind!

[@DoktorDamage]

@@BenEller Your playing sounded awesome thru that Rig !!! I got my headphones on here. Nice wall of sound !!! Loved that wet / dry / wet sound !!!

[@tfbattag]

@@BenEller Inspiring step-dads everywhere!

[@ChrisToft]

Wow! That was epic! Great work man. Eddie’s tone on balance and FUCK is just the best!

[@jimandcathep9915]

I love that Andy had the biggest smile on his face the whole time he was playing - that there is what its all about !

[@shaggadelik]

I so love that you made this happen Andy! It sounds absolutely glorious. This is THE electricified guitar tone for the ages!

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

I have been running wet dry wet since 1985 ,the idea came from Randy Rhoads and an effect he was doing on the Diary tour, I also knew Randy and took lessons from him. But ,anyway, what I did was run 2 Modded JCM 800 Marshalls and I ran a Soldono, and or Randall . It was a ,is a huge wall of sound . Anyway, I have been running this set up actually since 83,but playing it live since early 85. I didn't have that much stuff on my board ,ever! But ,everyone does their own thing. But,yours sounds good, just a lot of stuff going on!

[@qua7771]

I keep hearing about this, but I only play at home now. Can you get that sound from a small rig? Say, a 50w plexi, and a 20w something else?

[@MyLifEcademy-sr4hy]

I used my Marshall JCM800 with two Crate 2x12 as my "wet-stereo" thing...

[@qua7771]

@@MyLifEcademy-sr4hy Some of the old crate cabs had Celestions.

[@ranger5281]

Incredible! Thanks to Andy for the inspiration, and for sponsoring and filming this "Wet-Dry-Wet" Dream. And to XTS for masterminding the build. My favorite quote ==> "This is not your typical Nashville rig".

[@jeffgagawood3741]

Thanks Andy sounds so incredible actually made me extremely sad on how much we all miss him!!!

[@Lorneplumber]

Just amazing. Thank you all for your time and talent in bringing this together

[@Bart-5150]

You have nailed the VH tone. This is the best video! and the icing on the cake…the 3 Roland cubes! Thanks

[@BOOMER-DAD]

I listened to the Australia show of 3 because it’s a quality recording Andy, you nailed it brother. 👍🏻Brings tears to my eyes thinking how consistently great his live tone was was genius he was 💙

[@BillFromDeadAirRadio]

Good grief LOL first chord sound freakin HUGE! 😂🙌🏼 I’m giddy as a schoolboy watching. 🔥🤩

[@ContemporaryFingerstyleGuitar]

The board took a lot of creativity to pull off! Very flexible and sounds great. Thanks for putting a smile on my face and making my weekend. The video held my attention the whole time.

[@MrMetalhorse]

"The power of the sun in the palm of my hand" is the quote I keep thinking about while listening to that tone. Also, I just keep thinking just how fun it must be to play at that volume! WITH THAT TONE, and it sounds like that IN THE ROOM!! To stay with my comic book inspired commentary, it really must feel like you're a superhero.

[@RockSchoolJim]

Thanks for all the time and effort on this Andy and XTS! Soooooo great!!! I think Ed would have been so geeked to see all of you experiencing this wdw rig of Doom!!! Long Live EVH!!! ❤🤍🖤

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

Although I’d never be able to figure out the routing myself, even after 40 years of playing, I would sale a couple family members for this rig pre-built for me. Absolutely insane rig. Probably the best I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Wait. Absolutely the best I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Eddie was such a mastermind at every single thing possible. Can’t even imagine a world where Eddie never existed. The world was literally made so much better by him. This is the best rig probably on earth. Forget Brain May and Bonamassa etc. This is the best rig ever made.

[@darrenmeza7166]

This is absolutely amazing! I love the fact that you're playing Hagar era. Most people skip that or don't acknowledge that but I feel that was some of Ed's best writing. Early Vh was all about riffs to me but Hagar area was all about the SONG and Ed really shined musically and melodically in the Hagar era Andy Fucking Wood everyone!

[@williamwagnon2809]

Awesome episode! Eddie's sounds are just pure put a smile on your face FUN!! Loved it! Gonna have to get a Boss EVH SDD3000. The presets alone are worth it!

[@johnmiller3804]

Andy! What a fun project this must’ve been for everyone involved !Thanks for sharing this Your enthusiasm is so inspiring man👍

[@wendelllaffin240]

I just bought the Eventide Micropitch and coupled with the EVH OD its completely changed my Revv D20 mono rig... this video is the best deep dive into the modern EVH sound. amazing.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Man this is AMAZING!!!

[@davetrombetti4240]

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on wet, dry, wet, rigs. Not to mention the Van Halen sound. I was digging it so much that I think I’m probably gonna do it. I have three vertical 2X12 speaker cabs, a Peavey 6505 mini head, an EVH LBX/S and a Peavey ToneKing mini head. I have the pedals so I know I can get this done. My living room is about to rock.

[@kevindietz6470]

LOVE all the Carnal Knowledge riffs, so badass, tone is ON POINT! 🤘🤘🤘

[@redskyrainfall]

I don’t normally comment on most videos, but I just had to say thanks a million for doing this! I’ve recently been obsessed with this sound and it’s a tone I’ve been chasing for a while. Shout out to the amazing people behind the construction of this rig, and the musicians that were in that room. I’m jealous of all of you lol. Much love 🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@andywoodmusic]

Cheap and easy way to recreate- sde-3000 into 3 of the smallest 5150 icons. The 10” inch ones. Full on legit WdW rig

[@vanscool]

That sounds amazing! Just wondering if this could be achieved with a Fractal AxeFX since it has stereo delays and pitch shifting capabilities? Love to know your thoughts. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!

[@andywoodmusic]

@@vanscool I made a patch on the fractal that’s as close as I’ve heard. It’s on my website for like $4

[@DWSmith27]

King of WDW. Puts a tear in my eye reflecting back on that sound. Awesome job!

[@michaelwade379]

This is so fun. Make no mistake, give me Eddie's hands first, second, I love the simpler 70s era setup but it's awesome to dive into the more complex WDW tones that Eddie worked into his rig as time went on. Love it Andy!

[@tubular2times]

Thank you for taking the time to ask the detailed questions - AND the simple questions that a beginning guitarist may also need to know. After all Eddie LOVED inspiring young people to LEARN AND HAVE FUN playing! Great stuff! .... Now, If I could just find some more money, and more room!

[@dfhomemadestudio]

An amazing video! With all admiration you were blessed at this project! Congratulations my friends

[@lucasperez9229]

Andy this is so awesome! I can only imagine what it sounds like in person. The Van Hager era was monstrous, I loved the music and writing in those years.

[@mattc5025]

Totally amazing. I started playing in the Van Hagar era and these are the tones that inspired me to play. Awesome job and rig. Playing is also awesome as usual.

[@ryanfitzgerald7969]

Ooooh Ben comin’ in with the “Can’t Get This Stuff No More”

[@bradleyhall1320]

Such a fun watch. Amazing editing and absolutely the build of a lifetime. Amazing brother

[@lyricbread]

My face hurts for smiling for over an hour. Thank you for sharing. Sounds amazing!

[@TheFaustianMan]

Andy this is incredible. I am not going to nit pick or shit on all your hard work! This was simply fantastic. Truly, a Labor of Love. Long live the King!

[@Thursdays95]

That is the most awesome set up. It just screams for someone to play Intruder! Intruder was a history making intro in my book. Eddie Van Halen introduced to the world just what you can do with a guitar. I think that applies to his music,but that intro really set the bar! Awesome show. Thank you so much!

[@vickil.1388]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!😮 THANKS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, 🎉ANDY.

[@garettoverstreet]

Andy out of all the videos chasing THE EVH TONE, you guys are the only ones to have completely nailed it! Great job.

[@andywoodmusic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lucamoqi]

Oh man, this is so great. When you hit that first chord I felt it like a punch. It sounds so big and three dimensional through my speakers, I can't imagine what it feels like in real person! I love when you nerd out on Van Halen stuff. p.s. I'm the guy who asked you what is your fav VH record in Italy during the clinic haha

[@andywoodmusic]

Cheers Luca!!!

[@wakjob961]

Andy seriously... you're just too much. Thanks so much for this man!

[@loganpirie4387]

Absolutely what I wanted out of this video! Cheers!

[@victorstillwell9893]

Great video. Fun as heck. Thanks!

[@brownsfan7753]

This was an excellent video for us VH fans!! Thanks for this!!!

[@scramick]

This sounds great! Dave Friedman hooked me up with the W/D/W system he uses utilizing two old-school SDE-3000s. Once you go W/D/W, you never go back!

[@donlee5722]

Man, that board is impeccable, great job ATS!

[@sacredcitynyc8276]

Capital work! Lovely sound, glad to see you tackle it! EVH forever!

[@OnfloorAudio]

Ive wired many pedal boards in the past , but thats a thing of beauty right there !! I can only imagine the sounds coming from that room . Great video Mr. Wood !!!! You hang with some great company ...

[@jayboy6895]

Fantastic episode Andy. I thoroughly enjoyed watching. I would love to see you guys approach the Landau, Huff , Luke rig to the same extent. Wishing you an Awesome 2024.

[@andrewpartington7274]

RJ Ronquillo just did a board build exactly like that!

[@timbennett6644]

Great Video. What an incredible set up and sound. Thank you.

[@johnmacready4613]

Love it man!! Video came out great 👍🏼

[@rareform6747]

Wooooo Tone Harmonics 💫 Amp Collector Gear & Playing from 1967 . Wire Up For Years. "Impressed" . One of my best rigs - Two JCM 2000 DSL's with the Rockman X-100 in Stereo Front with Wah . Rest of pedals in the Back . Everything Sounds Better 💥

[@DreidMusicalX]

Eddie left us with a tone unmatched. This is awesome! I would love to play on this rig!

[@aviator_bryan]

So Cool! What a sweet sweet rig. Thanks for making this.

[@mohitrahaman]

Mr Van Halen would've been really proud of this as a tinkerer. Thank you for this knowledge for free. All the best to you 🖖

[@tonisiiskonen513]

FANTASTIC! Thanks for doing this.

[@TechMetalRules]

YES!!! I just added an H90 to my board to get a bit closer to some of those iconic sounds!

[@Afurthyclays]

I'm going to have to watch this more than twice.... Mind boggling! Invaluable, but so detailed, I'm sure I've missed a few things on first viewing. 🤔

[@paweposzaj6784]

OMG, sounds phenomenal.

[@rztricky]

What is fantastic about this, is that those of use who have been in different rooms, cabs on 45 in a corner, to our left or right side sitting down, all the variables, can headphones this episode and be in the room. The only thing you didn’t do Andy, and I wouldn’t have thought to do while on the sortie either, was putting an iPhone in horizontal on the seat for the straight on POV spectrum. But then we get to see the real reaction to the size of the spread and quite frankly the bewilderment on some faces that play the rig in realtime. I really dig the effect exploration of gear had on Eddie. And F.U.C.K. was our picture of one of Eddie’s boss level achievements. After he created a Boss level template from 78 through 5150. I specifically appreciate you Andy for cracking out Dreams and the beautiful song serving chords of that collection of live grabs. Killer work Andy and the team for putting this rig together.

[@titustorkelsonmusic]

This is incredible!! Absolutely awesome!!!

[@rollingedges9469]

@41:56 my #1 vh riff to jam on and he's playing correctly 🤘shit sounds so good. What a great video for EVH gear geek's!

[@marcuscafolla7207]

This is absolutely incredible. The EBMM guitar era of VH is my favourite and this huge tone good lord !!!! , King Ed at his most powerful just incredible stuff, well done guys, amazing job :)

[@diegoformaggio9993]

Incredible Guys! Perfect! I loved it

[@MadMax_1984]

Great idea to have different player play through the rig- that was so interesting how everyone sounded a bit different

[@davroshalfbeard8368]

Oh yes great veiwing on a cold winters night need to crack the whisky out cheers from Scotland.

[@gktde9874]

Duuuuude…you made an old EVH disciple happy 😊 Thanks 🙏

[@bryang.6809]

Sick Rig mind blowing love your channel and your amazing content!! 🎸🎸

[@kmarchi1]

Sounds fantastic. Well done!

[@carrielittlecplaster1620]

what a great way to pay tribute to KING EDWARD!!! Wld love to play that rig.

[@howieh7877]

Insanity... Thank you guys for letting me geek out. Loved it.

[@Kevinheaven7]

Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been playing guitar for a long time and a fan of everything. I truly appreciate the effort that went into making this review on Ed equipment thank you 🙏

[@andywoodmusic]

🧡thank you Kevin!

[@rickduff8556]

Absolutely loved this!! Nice job fellas!

[@Wileylikethehawk]

That’s awesome. I play in a Floyd act and have a huge complex rack rig, but obviously when we aren’t on tour I can’t use all that stuff in normal bar band gigs…. And watching this makes me miss it so much. There’s nothing like cranking up a huge rig full of modulation and delays!

[@georgesegovia732]

Amazing set up! That wet dry wet tone is Sick! I would have loved to be in that studio that day!!

[@Jay-sy5yf]

Finally!! When i move into a house, im calling your boys to build the exact same board. Ive dreamed of this sound my whole life. Thank you bro!

[@andywoodmusic]

Do it. Barry and crew at xts will take great care of you.

[@PerryCodes]

Eller just previewed a bunch of AMAZING VH-ish tones! Satriani is the wrong guy to be on tour playing Eddie's tunes... Either you or Ben would KILL IT!

[@BenEller]

Thanks a bunch! It’s weird, Andy and I both fell down this WDW-era Van Halen tone obsession simultaneously. Maybe Mercury is in Gatorade???

[@andywoodmusic]

@@Sorbzski99I think Satriani is gonna kill it too! 💪🏻

[@guitarmike6757]

What an outstanding video!! Congratulations to all involved!! I will never be able to unhear this👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

Satriani is DEFINITELY the wrong guy for the VH gig. Thorne woulda been great but. Sammy and Mike probably understand they need a huge name in guitar. But Joe DEFINITELY isn’t the guy. It’s not good at all.

[@dethstormpx4]

That was absolutely awesome !! thx andy!!

[@SteveDunnBand]

That was awesome!!! I’m still shocked from the micro cubes. Great job everyone!

[@kenny3485]

Great job. Thanks for the detailed discussion and demo!

[@andywoodmusic]

Thnx Kenny, yeah I wanted this to be a big ole deep dive getting into all the nuances and options in the build.

[@sambitkundu]

Thank you for sharing with us. I felt like a boy in a toy store. Wish I can try this out someday.

[@CHRISMCCOMBS5150]

I absolutely LOVE this Video!!!

[@area859]

Andy, that was an EPIC video...thanks for sharing.. 🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@andywoodmusic]

❤️🖤🤍

[@DoktorDamage]

Killer rig Andy !!!! Great video and a really nice presentation of the rig and pedals !!! The micro-cubes in my headphones also sounded good too !!!

[@ordinalkirk]

Yes, i know this video does not appeal to everyone on Earth, but to those of us who understand what is going on -this is the best video of the year! Thank you for doing this!

[@peterschaefer1665]

Really enjoyed this!

[@kevinp_25]

Thanks for this. I absolutely love wdw. My "real" board also had the SDE3000 EVH and a MicroPitch. I had them in a Paralllelizer. Amps were a 5153 50w Stealth and a Powerstage 700. Just a ridiculously gratifying rig to play. Lately I'm using an FM9 and three FRFRs and it's equally gratifying. And *waaay* easier to setup/build.

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

I always knew the EBMM axis was a amazing guitar but i had no clue it was that much better sounding than the EVH wolfgang! Must be those custom wound dimarzio's! 👍 I know i love my axis from 2016!

[@muurimc]

Love to watch this kind of geek stuff. Thanks for great video.

[@WallyMpls]

Love it man! Happy Holidays! Wally

[@xacttone]

Awesome! This was a hoot!

[@neilshreds]

This is life changing need/want will get some version of this omg

[@andywoodmusic]

Cheapest way with no sacrifice- 3 of the iconic 10” combos and a sde-3000 Boom.

[@jimmyz2098]

This changed my Life. Subbed.

[@jameshutchinson3890]

When Edward achieved his first big endorsement with a big gear company he had to be like SCORE!!!! A kid in a candy store for real. Then it he got to make his tone visions a reality totally awesome love this and that micro was cool to display as well pretty darn neat the contrast and similarity amazing how far things have come

[@NelderGuitar]

I was waiting on this one but never expected it to be an hour! *pours coffee*

[@andywoodmusic]

There’s another 45 min of footage on Patreon version!!!

[@MrCecilbag]

I've watched this video a few times at this point. I can't get it out of my head. Great playing by you and of course Uncle Ben. This setup has me finally realizing what I can do with my stacks since I started doing shows with Kempers and Fractals a few years ago. I just play in cover bands a few times a week but this has me missing my amps. So glad I didn't sell them. I'm getting an sde3000 pedal and setting this up. I can't wait. It has me thinking about three 1x12 cabs for a managable mini live rig......

[@actuallysilentrob2570]

That was a cool video! Really makes me want to get this delay. Might have to go to your event next year! I'm sure this was a lot of work. Thanks for doing it.

[@headwinded1948]

To say that sounds amazing is an understatement.