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Although even in that one above you can see the amp isn't stock because there is what looks like a pot at the left-hand end. No idea what that does!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It's an amazing Heath Robinson lash-up though, whatever's going on!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a7/87/db/a787db4a4cd6943d239a0883c7814524.jpg
Note the burned back of the cabinet - that's where the load resistors were hanging.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
http://wwwc.dcns.ne.jp/~epi/witnesses.html
no idea if this is accurate
Have a listen to this clip... he's running a pretty much stock amp wide open with the variac at 185v and into a clinch preamp pedal (echoplex simulation) and a powerbrake.
This might help with his early live rig, there are B&W's of the back of the amps somewhere burried in the posts in metro but no load resistor pic.
http://forum.metropoulos.net/viewtopic.php?t=30570&start=45
Edit: found this link: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/eddie-van-halen-reveals-his-biggest-lie/
On topic, you can clearly hear the difference in headroom if you switch my stiletto from 50w to 100w on the fly. It immediately becomes more 'open' sounding and clear. I don't use the 50w setting even though I run it into a 50w cab, as I keep the volume low enough to not be concerned about the speaker blowing. Try it. You'll notice the difference.
If I remember rightly there is a triple stack cabs in the pic too, beyond the amp and Ed - some are the stripped cabs, but what's most amazing is that the lower row are angled cabs, the middle row are straight, and the top row are angled cabs balanced *upside down*! As if to make more speakers point directly at the mic which is in the middle… I don't think I'm remembering this wrong.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay