The BEST Van Halen Tone Modeller EVER?! | ToneX 82/84 Brown Sound Signature Collection
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/tonex-brown-sound/index.php?p=8284
I am lucky to team up with @ikmultimedia once again to talk about the 82/84 Brown sound signature collection created by Jim Gaustad and IK Multimedia. I don’t need to write any more, the video speaks for itself.
Intro 0:00
Good Times 1:22
Good Times (Pretty Woman, The Full Bug) 2:15
High Rank (Little Guitars) 3:39
High Rank (Hang em High) 4:40
Brown Sound ToneX ONE 6:06
Central (Panama) 6:57
Bad Gal (Girl Gone Bad) 8:59
Bad Gal (I’ll Wait) 11:33
Mentor (Hot For Teacher) 12:21
Sexy Tutor (Hot For Teacher) 13:05
Junior T (Top Jimmy) 13:57
Limb (Drop Dead Legs) 14:55
Let’s Go Wild (House Of Pain) 15:45
Final Thoughts 16:31
INFO FROM IK MULTIMEDIA//:
1982 Tone Models
The ’82 sessions introduced a brighter, more layered tone while preserving the core character of the previous recordings. The G12-65 speaker remained key to the sound, delivering a tight low end, warm midrange, and a smoother, less spiky high end than the earlier Greenbacks.
Some Tone Models exhibit almost single-coil-like clarity, especially noticeable in the open strings and low E punch of the fast blues shuffle. Recorded in Amigo studios, changes in mic placement and outboard gear added polish and dimension, resulting in a more refined studio sound. It’s a clear next step in the evolution of the Brown Sound, still punchy and aggressive, but with added shimmer, depth, and separation.
To give players even more flexibility, this collection includes amp-only captures along with multiple Variac settings, cabinet configurations, and gain stages, offering a full range of tonal textures from tight and clean to harmonically rich and saturated.
1984 Tone Models
The ’84 sessions marked a leap forward in tonal precision and production quality. Tracked and mixed at a newly built studio in Coldwater Canyon, the sound became more controlled and processed, yet still retained the grit and energy of earlier recordings. The suspected use of Telefunken EL34s likely contributed to the added warmth and mid-forward presence, while amp tweaks and precise Variac adjustments gave each track its own tonal identity.
Though the core cab and guitar setup remained consistent, every detail, from mic placement to EQ decisions, was carefully refined to suit the studio’s minimalist gear and shifting creative preferences. These captures deliver TONEX users a tone that’s massive, articulate, and studio-ready, engineered as the perfect foundation for layering time-based FX and recreating the iconic sound of their most commercially successful release.
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Originally posted by UCQ7OfrvTcLIFTDbKkxo5WcA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp9QYiXqSkE
Thank you to IK Multimedia and Jim Gaustad for creating something AMAZING! The 1984 patches are a dream come true for me! I hope you guys enjoy the vid. Cheers!
Wow what tones and hey you are an absolutely amazing and talented artist ❤️????????????????
Hey Cam! Sweet video as usual from you always enjoy them my friend! Question- Can you just purchase the 82/84 software and run it through my Scarlett 2i2 driver, or would you need the Tone X unit? Cheers m/
Hey Cameron, I think “the Temple 71V” is house of Pain. That sounds a lot more like it. Try it. Let me know.? I’m still not sure what let’s go wild is.?
great EVH tones!
1984 Is EVH best guitar sound. He nailed it, on that record.
Van halen again again and again…….
I'd like to hear those patches with my EVH pickup I build.The pickup has a big clarity upgrade than say a Duncan JB, 59, or DiMarzio Super Distortion.
Dude, the pedal is cool, but your playing is off the charts fantasic
It don't get much closer than that…sheesh
Great video! I normally run direct from a multi FX processor into a PA. What were you running the tonex through, and would you recommend it for running direct in a live setting? Would you recommend running it through an FRFR speaker?
Cameron, this is sick, got the TonexX and the THR30II as well.. you seem to run the mono L output from the ToneX to probably the inst. input of the THR.. What are the proper settings in the ToneX for it to work?.. also why do you not simply use the ToneX as interface, is it only because you want to use the THR for post effects?… thanks..
Only one i thought WASNT spot on was spanish fly and its still very very close.
Its annoying how expensive playing guitar with decent tone is…
If I buy this can I plug directly into the amp and have all these awesome tones ?
Can you download all 3 software to this unit
We could listen to Cameron play VH all day long. Now if we could only play half as good as him. Thanks for taking these collections for a spin. ????????????
Sorry to be naive, but are you playing through a speaker cabinet or computer? What’s powering it?
While Satriani does a great job with Sammy on The Best of Both Worlds tour, I often wonder what Cam could have done with it?
this is the best thing I've ever seen in my life!
Sounds awesome, so you can add modulations and effects to these and tweak them a little if desired?
Fantastic playing. All 3 of your demos of these packs sound amazing. Just curious, what do you have your input trim on the Tonex set at?
Fucking awesome. Best tone I have ever heard. You and IK Multimedia sound more like Van Halen than Van Halen!
High Rank is the best preset of this pack, I’ve been trying to replicate that live tone for ages!
Does anyone know if they are going to carry on from here like go from 5150 onwards ????????
GIRL GONE BAD IS BEYOND EPIC!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sounded amazing man!!! Tough choices though quickly gets expensive!
I'm about to take advantage of the amazing group buy right now at IK Multimedia. I'm gonna grab a Tonex pedal and get the whole Brown Sound collection for free!
Please tell me they're doing Van Hagar!!!
Nailed it . Can even hear the virtual reality cigarette in the headstock
Outstanding demo!
You got the fire in your soul! That Van Halen spirit ????✌️
CAMMIE VANHALEN
That sounds EPIC!!! I WANT ONE!!!! ???????????????????????????? let’s be honest though, YOU are what’s making it sound extra unbelievable ???????????????????????????????????????????? Such nostalgia for me. I want to be Eddie ???????????????????????????? stay awesome brother
A fitting tribute, well played sir & IK Multimedia.
Hi CC. Eddie and Randy. You know who rules. Another cool riff master, Brad Gillis from the live Speak of the devil release. I saw a show in London, Ontario, Canada. 1984. It was the loudest. most exciting concert I ever experienced. It was pretty much exactly like the live album. For years after, I sought such exciting concerts. But, none even came close. My ears rang for three days after seeing Ozzy, Gillis, Aldridge, and Sarzo crank it the fuck up. It was a rock and roll religious epiphany for me. From that day on many decades ago. I started to study the gospel of Ozzy. Of course having already completed an understanding of the early Black Sabbath teachings to prepare for SPEAK of the Devil revolations. You should learn and teach us how to play the Gillis Devil raw ass riffs. There are some great vibes. Look up the history of the first few great players who scored a hand made Floyd Rose locking trem. Brad is one of the four big deal shredder's to obtain one. He traded a new Les Paul Custom for that piece of hardware because he could see for miles with such a trem system. Was it not Brad that discovered the cricket flick? I think it was. Rock on young CC. Your playing talents will take you places you never expect to go. Fuck yeah!
Almost sounds like Bart Walsh.
I was doing this in the late seventies and eighties but I never knew what it was I wish I knew now cuz otherwise it would be a multi-millionaire????
Great demo and playing! Unbelievable tones.