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Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Album 1991

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Music from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Gear Used On For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Effects Pedals used by Eddie Van Halen on For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Overdrive Effects Pedals

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

Avg price: $64.99

Mentioned in The Van Halen Encyclopedia by C.J. Chivers.

Effects: A Roland DC30; an original Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face purchased from Dan Martin sometimes between 1982 and 1984; a Roland Echo box used during live performances of 'Hot for Teacher' a Roland SDE-3000 Delay; a Rockman Smart Gate used for recording; a Boss OC-2 Octave; Boss SD-1 Overdrive; a Lexicon PCM-70 used for live performances of "Cathedral."

(...) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour (1991-92)

(...) Edward's live rig consisted of three Peavey 5150 cabinets, each housing four 12-inch speakers at 75-watts. One cabinet amplified a dry signal and the other two ran stereo effects. The speakers in the dry cabinet differed from the two effected cabinets in that they featured a lower efficiency coil form, which promoted a natural breakup and a more desirable tone. This cabinet fed a Palmer Speaker Simulator with a line level out to a Bradshaw switching system that controlled an Eventide H-3000 Harmonizer, two Roland SDE-3000s, a Lexicon PCM-70, an MXR Phase 90, a Boss SD-1, a Cry Baby Wah Wah, and a Boss OC-2.

(...) Right Here, Right Now Tour (1993)

(...) Edward's live rig consisted of three Peavey 4-by-12 cabinets: one dry and two with effects. Each effected cabinet was paired with an SDE-3000 digital delay, with the delay time on one set to one-half the delay time on the other to created a layered echo. An Evantide H3000 fed both effected cabinets along with a Lexicon PCM-70 digital reverb, which was used during his unaccompanied solo for "Cathedral." All remaining effects were handled with effects pedals patched in via a Bob Bradshaw footswitching system. The Bradshaw unit featured four presets: one was a SDE-3000/H3000 combination, a second added a BOSS OC-2 octave divider, the third featured an MXR Phase 90 phaser, and the fourth added a Dunlop Crybaby Wah-Wah, which was always kept in the ON position. On stages that required extra-long cable runs, Edward added a BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive pedal to boost the signal to the wah (which occurred at approximately 10 shows throughout the tour). A Rockman noise gate was used with Ed's Sony wireless unit which sent a clean signal to his Peavey 5150 head. The signal was fed through a Palmer speaker simulator and an H&H power amp before hitting the speaker cabinets. The entire rig was capped off with Furman power conditioners keeping control of the AC voltage.