Doug Steele with EVH Bumblebee

[djbdjb1972]

Damn good my friend!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@djbdjb1972 Cheers dude, check out some of the other clips..

[NiggerAnus]

Motherfucking Shred Durst!

When you gonna do Gold Cobra guitar version brah? SRS BR0

[ibanezplayer76]

Your good Bro. I'm painting my fender to look like the vh1 with the strata trem and all ;)

[DougFCKNSteele]

@ibanezplayer76 Good man.

[KingofPho75]

hows the seymour duncan

[DougFCKNSteele]

@KingofPho75 It's fine.

[VirtuoseGus]

Holy shit!! Amazing man!!! =]

[DougFCKNSteele]

@VirtuoseGus I get the guitar back in 2 weeks, getting repainted.

[gotbuga]

Nice Jorts (A.K.A.) Jean shorts FAG!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@gotbuga Yes! I'm totally gay!! I fucked your daddy's ass the other night and your grandaddy gives thee sloppiest BJ's in town.

[Rebelsoul73]

nice ax

[voskresene]

Great playing. I love the touch at the end.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@voskresene I forget what happens, I should do it over, but I'm too lazy.

[300jet]

GREAT fat tone...love it!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@300jet Cool!!

[EVHrocks1]

dude nice, how did you get that sweet, sweet tone?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@EVHrocks1 Pod X3 Live ran through clean channel of amp.

[atomicfile2]

hey doug whats the pickup called

[MrJonboiy]

Thanks for the Paul Gilbert picking advice...you are the man.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@MrJonboiy No probs. I tell my students all the time, and they always, without a doubt, come back and say it has improved their playing.

[evhfrankie]

@DougFCKNSteele Huh? Can You Tell Me The Paul Gilbert picking advise?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@evhfrankie Sure. Look at his hand and copy it. Enjoy.

[WoWintosh]

@DougFCKNSteele

So true! For years, I held my pick the exact opposite angle of Paul, once I watched a video of his about picking technique, my speed went through the roof. Plus, I discovered orange Tortex picks, a favorite of Paul's, and now a favorite of mine.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@WoWintosh Same. I went from Lynch to Gilbert.

[kramerman1000]

what kid of neck is it,how much, and wear did u get it?

thanks

[DougFCKNSteele]

@kramerman1000 Google warmoth guitars, have fun with the drop down menus and oodles of decisions.

[MrAdammassacre]

DOUG FUCKIN STEELE MOTHERFUCKER \m/

[DougFCKNSteele]

@MrAdammassacre Awww yeah

[TibetCorporation]

I want that guitar! Send me one :P I live in Poland :P

[DougFCKNSteele]

@TibetCorporation Cool, you should get it tomorrow. now all you have to do is wait for electricity and you're set!!

[Caparison81]

Fuck yes

[MrJonboiy]

...at 2:00 that actually sounds kinda like a Winger song...just out of curiousity what do you think of Reb Beach/have you ever sat down to learn any of his material?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@MrJonboiy He's too tap happy for me. I'm an anal jerk when it comes to guitar players, if you do something I don't like, I try to avoid band at all costs, or I skip the solo. Now, I had the first Winger album and from what I remember, I liked it a lot, but there was really nothing in it that made me want to dissect it, except maybe some of the songs. I know Reb's good, just not good for me.

[MrJonboiy]

I check in from time to time for some of the sweet technique...first off, very classy to get back to people with real answers the way you do...question: what is your take on holding the pick 'correctly'?? I have been experimenting lately with pick size, guage, and angle of attack variations...what picks do you use and how do you use em?? Any other insights?? Keep rockin.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@MrJonboiy Sorry for the late reply. Black Jazz 3's, and make your right hand look like Paul Gilbert's. Easier said than done, but the benefits are wonderful.

[yngwiestrat2012]

what that song that starts at 0:32?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@yngwiestrat2012 Backing track in E Minor?

[waliuxD]

did u bought your guitars or are made by yourself?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@waliuxD Bought that one I'm playing. I can barely string guitars, let alone make them. I'm retarded like that.

[Niallphillips]

that was awesome, what song is that??

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Niallphillips That's like a shitload of songs.

[xDante182x]

@Niallphillips it's called somebody get me a doctor i think x)

[Dreamcatcher156]

Quick ? How much practicing do you recommend to be at least 1/2 as proficient

as you are? Thanks

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Dreamcatcher156 An hour a day minimum.

[Dreamcatcher156]

Wicked, man! F****** Wicked!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Dreamcatcher156 Thanks DC, nice comment to come home to.

[Ericclapton325]

Haha my guitar teacher toured with eddie van halen who later gave him a 5150 original signature and the kramer berettas i think there was only like 2,000 made anyway you guys would have a shit load of fun

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Ericclapton325 I would have a grand time.

[DevastatingDave]

That tone is shit hot!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@DevastatingDave Ta!! all digital.

[PJHAIGHT]

You are probably the best EVH method player out there. You really need more recognition

[DougFCKNSteele]

@PJHAIGHT Thanks. All I can do post vids and hope they get watched.

[yngwiestrat2012]

hey what pickup did u put in this??

[DougFCKNSteele]

@yngwiestrat2012 Whoever makes the 69..SD or DM..

[jimwgt]

LOL, never noticed the Billy Gibbons' lick at the end of the Bottom's Up solo (1:35), sweet!!

[blndrckr]

Dude,,, you're badass!!!!!!!!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@blndrckr Thanks, so long as I'm just not 'ass'.

[RIPTOTHEJOSH04]

do u have any EVH pedals?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@RIPTOTHEJOSH04 Nah man. You don't need to buy Eddie's stuff to sound like him. You can get in the ballpark with most stuff. And the rest of the tone is in your fingers anyway, dynamics, pick attack, etc etc.

[RIPTOTHEJOSH04]

@DougFCKNSteele ok thanx

[Mike772561]

bro......your fuckin good 8o.....

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Mike772561 Thanks dude. I love VH.

[cooley23]

Is that a Hughes and Kettner head back there? How do you like it? And what effects are using to create the tone?

Thanks!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@cooley23 Hughes and Kettner was on clean channel, I was using pod X3 Live for all the tones.

[Dervish4]

what kind of guitars are those??

they look awesome

nice playing bytheway! :)

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Dervish4 Thanks, they're guitars that EVH played, and people buy the parts and paint them themselves to avoid paying top dollar.

[yamitanomura]

man, you are awesome !!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@yamitanomura Thanks, I just love Ed..

[resqfireman]

That is definitely my favorite guitar out of the three. I know that Eddie had said that he didn't care for the sound of his though, and really didn't play it much. His was custom built by Charvel if I am right?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@resqfireman I think so, he should've changed the pick up if that was the deal.

[resqfireman]

@DougFCKNSteele Regardless, it was always my favorite. I have been playing drums for over 20 years, and the guitar is a new challenge. If I can even get to a tenth of where you are, I would be stoked. Awesome playing!

[danophile07]

u must have teh best wife in the world

[DougFCKNSteele]

@danophile07 I do.

[danfloyd07]

what settings do you use to get that sound? thanks

[DougFCKNSteele]

@danfloyd07 look through my channel, i did a clip about the tone.

[dmohr7]

you got those your no good bends so good

[DougFCKNSteele]

@dmohr7 Hmm, coulda been better. Thanks though.

[5150RDH]

Bad-ass playin' & a bad-ass guitar! 5*s

[zeppelinhalen08]

awesome sound your great dude!!!

[skidz4500]

Dude! You Rock!!!

Keep these vids comin'!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

Aiight!!

[reedo5150]

some good old women in love and somebody get me a doctor and buttoms up a them are some bad ass songs brother.

[DougFCKNSteele]

Yep.

[skycaptain141]

nice hughes and Kettner

[DougFCKNSteele]

Ha ha, sold!!

[skycaptain141]

but how much did you buy it for

[DougFCKNSteele]

I didn;t, it's Vic's he sold it to get 5150III.

[losilover1907]

Dude, U Fucking Rock

[DougFCKNSteele]

Thanks, I love the metal.

[metalmusiqcrzy]

dude have you been discoverd yet,and are those homemade axes what model of hughes and ket is that

[DougFCKNSteele]

No and a model that's already been sold off, the tone is coming from pod x3 live.

[youngvanhalen]

ur good evrtime i hear u play it makes me wana pick up my guitar.

[DougFCKNSteele]

Good..I've done newer VH ones, get on it.

[BlackWolfgang70]

great as always ! 5 stars !

[zeppsabbathozzy]

wow how much was it ????? im makeing my own mind you ive made like 5 VH guitars :D

[DougFCKNSteele]

About 2k.

[nicknapier15]

Man your fucking beast. Can you do Eugene's Trick Bag??

[DougFCKNSteele]

No idea what the fuck that is, so I'll just say no.

[BruceSteveNickoDave]

Eugene's Trick Bag is what Ralph Macchio played in Crossroads at the very end, the killer that beat Steve Vai. Sorry if that's not what you meant, lol. Sick guitar playing, though, man.

[DougFCKNSteele]

All good. I learned a bit then said fuck it.

[dirtydeeds73]

it's a steve vai song. i don't see what's so great about him so yea.... :)

[ganjaking187]

that second riff you played isnt that skid row sounds familiar lol

[DougFCKNSteele]

Sorry, it's the beginning of Somebody get me a Doctor off VH2.

[MasYoNo25]

You said you've been playing for 25 years.....so how old are you?

[DougFCKNSteele]

40. Never too old to play guitar.

[mr252307]

dang dude, u don't look like a 40 yr old man at all. I'm very fucking surprised

[DougFCKNSteele]

Sometimes I feel it and then some. Joining a gym in two weeks, then I'll get all buff and talk mass shit.

[bcrichboy06]

hey doug r u running ur pod through the head? sounds grt

[DougFCKNSteele]

x3 live through clean channel of amp.

[bcrichboy06]

dude thats awesome ive struggled to gt a tone wit my pod and amp since the day i got it. like wat eqing u got going on, u using cab and mic emulation. amp model? ur help wil b greatly appreaciated

[DougFCKNSteele]

I use marshall models for the vh shit, i have no idea what my settings are, i just turn knobs until i think it sounds how it should.

[m3t4lforlife]

well what kind of body is it , i dont want stuff like strat style, i mean brand and that because theres no pickguard which makes it not a strat body exactly anywa ywhere do you find it,

[DougFCKNSteele]

google KNE guitars or warmoth.

[jamiepoultonadult]

Mmmmm Hughes and kettner?

Sounds amazing just cant quite see the head. what cab are you running it through?

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

Marshall 100w Greenback quadbox. Distortion and FX came from Line6 multi-fx all in one type thingie that also makes passable coffee.

[jamiepoultonadult]

ahaha i see. shred beans.

[m3t4lforlife]

where do you find those?? please reply!

[DougFCKNSteele]

Where do I find what?

[zenox22]

The VH guitars!

[DougFCKNSteele]

A friend made them for himself. He's a massive VH fan. I own the Bumblebee, the rest are his.

[m3t4lforlife]

sweet thanks :)

[IPeAnUtIDimebag]

check out my version of this guitar, i made it, but yours is nice.

[garrettn25]

where can i get a bumblebee or the white one behind it

[DougFCKNSteele]

Make it like Vic did.

[fender51503]

Mannn....Great Job!!! The strats look and sound unbelieavley great! Your playing is phenominial! Again,Amazing dude!

[DougFCKNSteele]

Thank you sir.

[jclp777]

oh yeah dude between the legs... ah, yeah between the legs guitar playin.... oh yeah... i meant no..... oh god it looks so good!

[claudioper2004]

Great... congratulations!

[mattmul]

Awesome. Good to see another player that plays between their legs too, I've never seen anyone else do that!

I've tried to stop, but I still have to for high neck sweeping and some tapping.

5 stars.

[DougFCKNSteele]

Thanks. Well, you do what's comfortable.

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

Haha - "plays between their legs".....

[evhchiro]

NO!! Not the last one!! MORE MORE MORE!!

(And please answer the pickup question!)

[DougFCKNSteele]

Dude, the pick up is a fucking SD 59 or some shit.

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

The be is SD '59, the VH1 is "some shit".

[evhchiro]

Thanks guys! Keep crankin' out these Doug EFVH videos! The guitars are amazing and Doug's energy is awesome. How about some VH lessons on Learn Shred Guitar ?

[DougFCKNSteele]

Nah, no EVH on LSG, and I will do VH lessons on here, I may add my paypal so people who feel like donating can.

[bleedingfly]

It must be so much fun being you!?! Awesome dude! \m/_

[DougFCKNSteele]

My life is pretty boring, I'm sure you're having way more fun than I, ha ha.

[bernhardtsen74]

Is that pickup Seymour Duncan or Bare Knuckle like EVH´s????

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

SD '59

[kesx]

Bad Muthafuckin Ass!

[DougFCKNSteele]

Ha ha, glad you enjoy!!!

[izable]

Anyone know why ED would have switched to basswood??? Warmer tone??

[tehsimo]

how does the playability of this guitar compare to your 777?

[DougFCKNSteele]

@tehsimo Different. 777 is a wizard neck, this one is not.

[antipunx]

If my wife is half as bad ass as your wife is, I'll be totally stoked haha

[DougFCKNSteele]

@antipunx she's lovely as all fuck.

[rzr77]

For a guy who doesn't do covers. . .;-P

That was pretty Megatron!!!

[DougFCKNSteele]

Unfortunately, I do play covers, but not VH covers..I used to learn Ed's stuff growing up, so I played these back in ''85 and onwards every day.

[Metal1412]

Bad ass (again) Doug! Dude, what guitar do you roll with the most out of the three? I like the tone on the black and white you used in the other videos.

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

In person, they all sound very similar. The Frankenstrat is maybe a little brighter - and accoustically more resonant. All are Swwamp Ash. The black white VH1 has a "GFS Fat PAF" in it. Cheap, yet balltearing at the same time....Cheers, Vic

[DougFCKNSteele]

@Metal1412 I own that one and the star..I play the star more, Vic is actually repainting this bad bitch, there were some glitches with the first job.

[guitarplayeraustin]

Nice Zappa shirt man! Great playing!

[DougFCKNSteele]

@guitarplayeraustin Thanks, so sorry I haven't seen this til just now.

[JRTET21]

Nice.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@JRTET21 Cheers dude.

[cowcrusher]

I've always wanted an H&K just for the lights, I want to put LED's in my Legacy now haha

Nice playing again and good tone.

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

While that HK is a nice amp - drummers continually walk up to it and try to order drinks. . . . .

[cowcrusher]

haha that really gave me a good laugh.

[DougFCKNSteele]

@cowcrusher Thanks, I have no idea why it's taken me this long to see this. I'll be more prompt in the future.

[iamandylol]

new amp? noice!