How To Play "Eruption", Part 1

[piEmanRockerdude]

what kind of humbucker are you using???

[piEmanRockerdude]

you need a frankenstrat replica to complete this completely amazing cover. Nicely done

[ddbrowning996]

Great!!!  Now all I need is $3000 worth of equipment!

[aleksandersucharski]

probably as close to original as it gets.

[TexAgs40]

¯\(°_o)/¯ <----- Me

[xXCowboy1001Xx]

Son- 'daddy, I want to learn the awesome part of eruption..'

Dad- 'All of it is awesome you fool!' *gets cuffed behind the head*

[tytyty901]

how long did it take for you to learn this? :O

[ROOKTABULA]

Re: Nut: I use a teflon impregnated graphite nut (from Carvin).

Saves fekking with pencils!

lol

Nice job btw

[TheFunkycrisp]

wow im going to get started with this right away nice job

[thedeadpeoplerock]

Omg that was exactly perfect

[herkyouleesorescanin]

who are the 27 people that dislike this???? Amazing lesson and playing... Thanks man!

[your1D10t]

how many people are going to see Van Halen Live on their up coming tour? I am!

[ROOKTABULA]

@your1D10t

Thumbs up if you'd LOVE to see them but won't cuz they're raping us on tick prices.

[Mrangusthecow]

@your1D10t I want to but i cant afford it!

[ScootieStudios]

@your1D10t I am!



[videogames4ever322]

@your1D10t me to i just wish sammy was going to be there

[couchpotatable]

@your1D10t seein them in vegas!!!!

[heeeersjohnny]

That was fantastic!!

[darianNK]

thx man. I meant really. I got 10 girls doing this in my school . Thx

[christianjohnson12]

1:12 best

[danyeo]

That new Suhr amp probably nails this better a little better, but the EVH 5150iii is damm close enough.

[headlesssoldier]

im an eddie freak. and your version is fucking nailed

[Jeepjones85]

Omg that was amazing lol

[GuitarSpecialist]

The Best Lesson and explanation yet...



[jumanji412]

this sounds awesome

[juvestr]

one question am i able to play this with rhythm guitar?(not solo guitar)

[satchwayne]

Best cover of this song on you tube bro!!

[cozmacozmy]

Good job on this, now try the live intro version of "Paris is burning" from Dokken!

[shoafer99]

first part i was like...fuck this kid he can shred...now im like oh :D he touhgt me

[DuDrummaBoy]

this is probably 100% perfect live. nobody could probably tell a difference other than how eddie improvises in between spots, but other than that this guy is crazy.

[chadwickjackson11]

Thanks for making this. I learned how to play this using your vids man. I put up a vid today of it. If you have time, go check it out. Again, thanks dude.

[18ichbinn]

you look like the one boy (dont know his name now) from the jonas brothers

[xXSmilinfatbuddhaXx]

jesus this is the best cover of eruption on youtube and this isnt even meant to be a cover

[BackForker]

This is fucking sick

[cyberwaffles]

wow, its like eddie's fucking twin. this is seriously spot on.

[zpwnrman]

When my dad was a kid, he tot dat u had

2 play da end da regular way. He only learnd how 2 play it properly 1 month later, when he went 2 see Eddie live, in da 2ND row!

[PatrickINcident]

@zpwnrman My penis hurts from your horrible grammar

[JacksonX94]

Its George Lynch!!! =D

[Georgedepinedo]

If I get to know who the hell did thumbs down, I'll kick their arses..............

[DEATHBYGUMMYWORMZ]

INSPIRED!! :D



[Emilynator]

Pete, thank you so much for posting lessons like this. I can't tell you how great it is to be able to learn something like this. You teach well and and and at a great pace.  Thank you for taking the time to do this. Also really liked the stuff you played to demo the El Capistan delay pedal.

Your a great player!

[TheGoldstrat]

great i am impressed!

[tabaskob]

thank dude it works!! you r the best!!!

[XxskateTILLdeathXx1]

what kind of guitar?



[mhunter1969]

Totally spot on sound...What are your amp settings?

[StratRyu]

Flawless..

[mossebo2507]

Hi. What did you do to make the guitar stay in tune? I didn't understand the thing with the pencil.

By the way: You rock!!!! Awesome play, almost better than Eddie!!

[Myavrick]

Man you never would expect to see guy on couch on you tube nail you in the face with such power and control on a song of this caliubur. Psst I going to download a mp3 of your version if you don't mind.

[thenextslash92]

this song inspired me to play guitar.... seeing you play it like that inspires me even more... great job dude!

[wholelottaloveangli]

sta chido

[icyworm1]

that guy must get so much ass

[11910blackops]

Flanger?

[prorobo]

Uh I would like to play the guitar like this guy. Amazing.

[jjvillafane]

I think that not even Edward Van Halen can play it so similar to the studio version..! Excellent Pete..!

[tim9house]

Sounds great Pete! I dont usual comment on videos but I think this is as close as ive heard anyone get to the original. Great job!

[Frostedcreek]

25 dislike this. Are they from a different planet? Thats better than Eddies version totally awesome !!!!!!

[Frostedcreek]

Thats better than Eddies version totally awesome !!!!!!

[22shr]

I posted a video response of my first attempts at this solo after spending a few hours watching these 5 videos, great job!

[MrOrrvi]

@sinsasl1 is that a kramer in the background?

[erik6297]

Have you always been able to pick that fast or is it a skill that slowly develops over time?

[erik6297]

You should try to learn the 10-minute live version!

[deltafit]

:-O

[neogeoriffic]

Only Eddie himself could play it better. WOW!!!!

[shin368644]

very good,edivan is of the caralho

[RockingHardV3]

Would this sound the same on an EVH wolfgang?

[jem7772]

Pete,  do you place all of these pedals before the amp ? Do you put the phase 90 before or after the mxr distortion pedal ? Great sound !!!

[Blade2469]

nice i cant seem to get the hang of tapping any tips?

[xopp123]

That's a great tone

[1katosan]

you are rival to jun626 bud,very informative and insightful.

[1990EAM]

is it me or you actually play it faster than it is? thanks for the lesson :P

[Caiosniper1]

Oh man, the tapping part is so nice

[xDjRC]

ITS JOE JONAS

[charvelstrat81]

Great job pete! you are a killer player and a great guy who is down to earth and not ego'd out. this vid helped me out a lot thanks!

[evolutionmb]

What idiot thumbs this video down?

[11910blackops]

0:29 to 0:30. Eddie pinched that part. :)

[guanatosskate]

wooooooooooowwwww OMGG!!!!!!!!! is the same!

[psych380]

Hey Eddie, you dyed your hair black again!

[Modeshredder]

yea . Only a nerd could nail it like that. heh

[TheYTLiberator]

I hate you but love you at the same time

[REAPER3295]

somone please tell me where i can buy that guitar looks and sounds amazing

[Noliferune]

@REAPER3295 its a fender strat pretty sure..

[TheMaximasu]

@REAPER3295 That is a copy, or a knockoff of a Fender Stratocaster, but

this guy as totally customized it im guessing, he put a new pickup in the bridge

Guitars generally dont come straight from the stoer sounding that awesome.

[TheMaximasu]

@REAPER3295 or maybe a strat body but a diff neck he put on himself

[JFernan852]

@TheMaximasu It is a Suhr. Pete endorses them.

[Rocknrolfan]

thanks so much, learned it today :DDDD

[acdcfenderman]

25 people erupted trying to play this.

[kirkscrew3314]

like this if you saw the hell yeah, i just did that smile at the end of the Eruption cover at 1:35

[MrBiggMan]

Just BADASS!!

[HEAVYMETALGODS86feb9]

FUCK IT HURTS THE FINGERS NOT EASY RIFF SONG TO PLAY GOT ANY FINGER TIPS TO HELP MY FINGERS TO TAP FASTER AND REACH SO I DONT HURT MY FINGERS NO MORE

[MCMeyersMan]

Ahhhhhhh whammy destruction! It'll take me months to tune this thing back to normal XD!

[ichigo202020]

omg the demon is back lol epic man

[brickmasteryoda12345]

24 PEOPLE ARE STUPID

[gravano2]

Not only great version , but very close tone

[sqwuade]

Thanks for the tutorial Pete! Great work. Have you checked out this one of Spanish Fly?  youtube.com/watch?v=lISl0A553o­s

[PhantomKode]

Just to clarify, the button with the picture of the thumbs down is the DISLIKE button, not the upsidedown like button!

[chooseyourblues]

How the fuck could anyone hit the thumbs down button on this? There really are some dickheads around...

[coolness9871]

@chooseyourblues my friend, they are jealous, those motherfuckers dont know talent!!!!!!!!!!

[DuDrummaBoy]

@chooseyourblues they're just jealous! i am! this guys insane!

[SuperPonasJonas]

He looks like Tiga !

[moneys97]

Eddie Van Halen made a cover of this ! :D

[ShadowGimmick]

Are you ABSOLUTLY sure that ur not Eddie in a mask? ya know, im just checkin :)

[ShadowGimmick]

to think Justin Bieber got a career from his youtube vids, BUT NOT THIS GUY?! WTF?!

[moneys97]

@ShadowGimmick Some people are just happy with what they are !



[Lewiswayne0930]

you are the best cover on this solo ive seen on you tube

[11910blackops]

You made this video almost 30 years from the release of the song. Eruption came out on February 10, 1978. :D

[OneManArmy144]

YOU ARE BRANDON ROUTH!!

[GuyOnChair]

I have a Jaguar (no humbuck).... I really hope that works

[ledzepplinbeatles]

Your related to Eddie I just know it!

[endoaband]

Hey, Pete. I'm just getting in on the fun. haha Amazing playing, brother! This is the most insightful and helpful instructional video on Eruption I've seen so far. You are right: for many of us players, Eruption has been a lifetime study with new discoveries and revelations around every corner. I thought I had this solo down.. until I recently studied it at half speed. This, combined with insights from your videos, helped me Finally crack the Eruption code =) Check out my vid, Drunken Eruption!

[ChiefDrakula]

that is the best cover of Eruption ever. Next Van Halen for sure!

[Bokajmunar]

This is not a lesson, more like a way to get the sound. But damn, that was the most accurate cover ever.

[michaeljk700]

@Bokajmunar yeah cause it's part 1? theres like 5 more, check it out

[Modeshredder]

@Bokajmunar what do you mean it's not a lesson? It is. He shows you note by note in phrases. If you will take a look a little closer you will see there are 5 parts to this lesson as well. I figured I'd post this just to let you know that because that is the purpose of his post is to show everyone how to play eruption solo rather accurately

[karlgolden]

Thanks dude! Learn't everything from these lessons! :-)

[NIKO4984]

amzing



[ka69apple]

23 people listen to justin beiber

[charvelstrat81]

Pete, sounds great bro! i am glad you posted this. I needed a few notes here and there that i was not getting right, this helped me out. thanks!

[magicdicko]

all you people are great at these covers!

[VanZeppelin1000]

why arent you famous

[CraigEnser]

to keep the guitar in tune better ive been using Big Bends Nut Sauce, it comes in like a syringe with the lubricant inside which make the application very easy. this stuff works amazingly, try it out

[garbeaj]

@CraigEnser I use Nut Sauce too...helps alot and it lasts forever. I only have to reapply if I change or break a string. Listen to my video response "Eruption with delay on a stabdard Fender tremolo" and you can hear it working:)

[philsfan98]

Wow

[MrHeavysteel]

This is soo acurate, dude thanks for sharing piece of your knowledge and not being selfish

[Ctrman13]

Dude, that was the best face melting, gut busting impersonation of eruption that I've ever seen!

[poopypal]

if i start now i will be able to play this when im 50. if im lucky

[shelyl]

@poopypal Hi I wanna start to play it and I am 54. When will I be able to play this??????????

[somind14]

@shelyl this is some advanced stuff man i have one year of guitar and i only know to play the tapping part.And thats above medium difficulty for what ive heard

[densetsu3294]

Dude, you look like Ryan Reynolds LOL

[holmes1978]

WOW VERY HUMBLE AND GREAT !!!

[holmes1978]

WOW !!!

[11910blackops]

Eddie stated that in his earlier recordings he did not use distortion pedals

[verticleman69]

Plexi with a variac transformer to lower the incoming voltage from 110 to 90 volts so he could then max the amp level and gain. He told everyone that he used the variac to increase the incoming voltage to 140+ volts. which lead to many people blowing up their amps!

[hoosd42]

By far the best emulated representation of eruption EVER!!!!!

[Kuwa6ara]

Seriously tight playing.

[AdaamJC]

you deserve to be knighted by Eddie himself. you are incredible! nice one dude:D

[21worley]

eddie used u mean eddie uses bro

[ilovenoise]

Hey man, great job of transcribing such a tough piece.

What pickups are in your strat? And are you using the new EVH cab as well?

Cheers

[11anonomys]

i wonder if he's cut his hair....kinda looks like one of the jonas brothers...

[93fishi]

The hardest thing about this song is the attack you go in with. Crazy bending and agressive nature. You have it spot on dude

[Brentypooz]

DUDE. :O

[MyNewPerspective1]

YOU ARE A GUITAR KING

[killere2826]

ese se parese un poco al de los jonas brother

[iThinkImKewl95]

@killere2826 just say that he looks like one of the jonas brothers.

[sinasl1]

@iThinkImKewl95 Only like 20 years older... I could be Jonas dad I guess

[iThinkImKewl95]

@sinasl1 ahaha take advantage of that, man.

[sessionfan]

Hey Pete, will the block logo phase 90 get you in the ballpark of the eddie tones? you know the newer phase 90, the orange pedal. thanks

[Modeshredder]

Pete I finally put my foot down two weeks ago and said to myself I'm not doing anything else until I have this solo nailed perfectly. OMG it took a long time man! Almost two weeks of practicing it to correct style and groove. Two weeks man! I got new respect for Eb Eddie. I maybe nailed the whole thing absolutely perfect like twice, Once for sure. Solo is easy to screw up a perfect delivery.

[offdtop]

At about 1:20 hand cramp city

[kckmusic]

i could easily play that. ill make a video of myself playing and spped it up like times 20.

[Psychoreu]

Thanks pete, but for anyone watching the part about where he teaches the parts of the guitar, should ot even be watching how to play eruption xD

[masonrox2547]

Not bad.

[PlayMetallica15]

Free sex button 0:06

[Lewiswayne0930]

thanks to you pete now i can play ERUPTION the right way note for note thank you your the very best on you tube.

[DirtyGhettoOmellete]

oh my god that was flawless

[mixmastermonte]

thank you! sounds like the record if I close my eyes.

[guysoceanharmonics]

blown away, well done

[hemicuda572]

Pete, you are one talented guitarrist and very generous to post this lesson!!!! I really appreciate it!!!

[herve974]

Great job...like the original 5/5

[benji859]

Nice one man. U nailed 0:50 onwards. 5/5

[MrLU2000]

dude you played it 98% perfect !!!!

nice

[blixempiebe]

Thanks for the lesson, Pete! You're amazing!

[jeffsdolphin]

you should age your strat.....movie style ....i'lll do it for 500

[scorpionzzz13]

Yeah, i better stick to the easy stuff for now O_o

[Backspacer12]

God bless you, finally i can kick my friends asses

[xMoDzProductions]

HOLY-FUCK

[gtrrobster]

dude.....way to nail the hell out of it! lots of people play yhis, but you so well capture Eddie's phrasing, sustain, bend specificity etc....much respect!

Do you also have Spanish Fly...I play mostly nylon these days for classical and jazz.....but there is alsways room for SF fer sure :)

[mychem1914777]

Don`t use a humbucker with high output? Eddie Clearly said once that he used a Gibson PAF Dipped in Parfrin wax in the original Black and White Frankenstrat, which is what he used to record Van Halen 1

[TheGrungeDungeon]

Sounds like the freaking studio version. Insane.

[piercedenvy]

thanks man....always faked a few parts, you're excellent way to describe some of the parts helped alot....killer job \m/

[almostriderkid]

nice job suhr

[wingsnad]

you look alike to that The Jonas Brothers singer, but wow! he`s nothing compare to you...