A flawless cover of Amsterdam - Can't play it better than this

**Double Down** · 03.18.07, 06:27 AM

Sorry if this is old news around here but I hadn't seen it yet. This guy is the smoothest mother I've ever seen when it comes to covering EVH. Get a load of the perfection of this song......and the tone can't possibly be more accurate of the Balance era.

What a tremendous song on the guitar this is....Ed had his shit together during Balance, that's for sure.

**jws5150** · 03.18.07, 08:02 AM

This guy is a god!

**vhin04** · 03.18.07, 09:53 AM

That is pretty fuckin awesome. You realize just how good Eddie is when you see it played up close like that, and this guy just nailed it, tone and everything.

**DoHalen5150** · 03.18.07, 10:10 AM

This guy plays great. On one of his youtube posts, he said that he is using some effects proccessor and thats it. I think he is also using a wolfgang special, which people always tend to cast off as junk.

**Brett** · 03.18.07, 10:23 AM

Awesome player.

And yeah Ed did have his shit together on "Balance," that period of his career 94-96, Ed was all over it.

**homeunit** · 03.18.07, 10:38 AM

Hats off to that dude! He did a great job.

This is an example of how great a rhythm player Ed was/is. This tune is so busy guitar-wise yet it's not overkill or a wankfest. Fuck I miss eddie's playing.

**Brett** · 03.18.07, 11:01 AM

One thing I did notice is he's not playing it in Drop D, and I know Ed does.

**homeunit** · 03.18.07, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Brett

One thing I did notice is he's not playing it in Drop D, and I know Ed does.

Um, you might want to watch that video again there boss.

**smme5150** · 03.18.07, 11:25 AM

Brett, I don't think you're drunk like numb nuts above, but I disagree with you. He is playing it in drop D IMO.

Like Ed, I think Sam's Lyrics aren't worthy of this piec of music! What a great song!

**Double Down** · 03.18.07, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by homeunit

This tune is so busy guitar-wise yet it's not overkill or a wankfest.

I was thinking the exact same thing. When you get a chance to watch this song being played up close you can see just how extremely well-constructed this song is. I could live 3 lifetimes and not come up with something so busy, yet so smooth. Hats off to this guy for making it look so easy.

**homeunit** · 03.18.07, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by smme5150

Brett, I don't think you're drunk like numb nuts above, but I disagree with you. He is playing it in drop D IMO.

Like Ed, I think Sam's Lyrics aren't worthy of this piec of music! What a great song!

It was a joke dude...

**Brett** · 03.18.07, 11:35 AM

After I posted that I realized he had to be in Drop D for where he does that intro. Never mind.

**fast98dodge** · 03.18.07, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by DoHalen5150

I think he is also using a wolfgang special, which people always tend to cast off as junk.

If you look to see where the pickup selector switch is, you'll see it's definitely not a Wolf Special...

**OU812fan** · 03.18.07, 12:06 PM

That was an AWESOME performance. That song is certainly not very easy but he did a great job. Eddie IMO is one of the greatest songwriters and rhythm players.

**VHBEING** · 03.18.07, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by DoHalen5150

This guy plays great. On one of his youtube posts, he said that he is using some effects proccessor and thats it. I think he is also using a wolfgang special, which people always tend to cast off as junk.

It is an EBMM Axis (original EVH Model) and he uses a Vox TonelabSE