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The song Cathedral by Van Halen is a particularly brilliant example of this. Except even more remarkable he used the knob on the guitar to do it rather than a p
by CPLX 3y ago
The song Cathedral by Van Halen is a particularly brilliant example of this. Except even more remarkable he used the knob on the guitar to do it rather than a pedal:
https://youtu.be/3OqrWUooOJc?si=NJDoNGkSfJu0gM6X https://youtu.be/3OqrWUooOJc?si=NJDoNGkSfJu0gM6X
- cromniomancer 3y agoAnd reportedly killed the volume pot on the second and final take: "Eddie did two takes, and the volume knob froze completely at the end of the second take due to the heat generated from rolling it on and off." https://www.vhnd.com/diver-down/cathedral/ https://www.vhnd.com/diver-down/cathedral/ His signature Peavy Wolfgang guitars later featured low-friction pots that are still available for sale as individual components https://www.vanhalenstore.com/page/VH/GG/EVHPOT https://www.vanhalenstore.com/page/VH/GG/EVHPOT