VAN HALEN - I'm The One // New OWNHAMMER IRs

Testing the new cab pack by OwnHammer, based on a 1971 "basketweave" Marshall 1960B loaded with pre-Rola Celestion G12M-25's! Absolutely love these IRs!!

Signal chain:
-Custom Charvel San Dimas
-Fractal Audio AxeFx2 XL+
-Two IRs from the OH pack (MED BOLD 01 and GNR BROWN 05)
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[noonenoone]

Imagine playing this in true Eddie style live jumping, running around while also singing backup not just stationary sitting in a chair not making any mistakes. Eddie was a God! RIP Eddie!

[TheStephend]

Uhhh....wow. Probably the second best performance of this song I've ever heard...second only to the original.

[allkindsofthings]

You are not just technically going through the motions, but are doing it with the groove and musicality that the song requires. Great stuff!

[deans.]

and he wrote this when he was 17. People think of Van Halen 78-79 but they were gigging since 74 as Van Halen, doing small clubs and backyard parties. I'm 50 and one day I'll get this song down. One day.

[asbpe]

40+ years later, and this song and playing style still sounds as fresh as ever... awesome job Rocco and OwnHammer, the tone and the playing is perfect... and long live the virtuoso genius of Edward Van Halen who was playing this amazing style back in the mid 1970s, spawing generations of future great players.

[SgtSnausages]

Of the dozens of of videos I've just viewed on this tune ... you are the *only* one to even come close to the timing/feel on this. The others get the notes/parts right but fail the ... timing .. the groove .. the swing ..

I don't come close, myself ...

[tom-eoh]

I love your interpretation of that song. It's not a cover, you made it your own thing. Some parts you move away from the original. And that's good. It's genuinely you and not a copy. Your rhythm feel is different but very authentic. Great performance. I'd be hard pressed to say which version I like better. Seriously.

[bookemdano]

Finally someone who got the swing beat of this song right from start to finish! Nice job!

[kimmergonzales]

You would think that this would get old. But it don't!! This album was released, February 10th, 1978, it sounds fantastic today as it did then! Every guitar 🎸 player wants to shred some E.V.H. This guy definitely passed the audition!!

[cullentheirishman]

The shit that always impressed me about eddie was that he could do all that and hit his backup vocals too

[dadmateryn]

I’m a born again Christian but Jesus H Christ that is

[CentaurusRelax]

Insanely accurate. I doubt even Eddie has played it so perfectly since the original recording. This is amazing.

[GuitarguyRichard]

at 3:11 Dave says "Alright!" The timing couldn't have been more perfect! Rock on my friend. For many blazing years!

[brettshawver]

We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're not D A M N dude! It's 2yrs later & I'm betting those strings are STILL smokin hot!!! You're a BEAST guitarist man! Love your stuff!!!!

[Intaberna]

Best guitar cover I've seen so far. The groove, the accents, those muted legatos, everything.

[glenjamin]

Probably the best cover out there. That final dive bomb when the low E string got all flubby before the finale chord touched my soul. Excellent work 👌

[johndboran]

I don't know you Rocco, but that was about the most solid copy of I'm The One I've ever heard or seen!!! He blew all our minds back in '78 and made a lot of us just kind of sit there and say...."yeah, I'm gonna' go to college now." Something to be said for practicing 10 hours a day for 10+ years. The world is a better place because his parents DIDN'T discourage him.

[OldRunt]

Burning . Killer. I can't believe how good that was and it makes me appreciate Eddie even more.

[bobm]

Nailed it…what an awsome job! I was in high school when this album came out, and this was my favorite song. It was the precursor to everything VH was about to do…and the Monster act they would become. The vocals, harmonies, tempo changes and of course, Eddie shredding his Frankenstrat…and You did it justice. Bravo!!

[Achbiter]

that was brilliant. The rhythm riff you understand perfectly and you worked to nail it. where you changed it up was in the spirit of the song and the tone. i'm glad to see young players 40 years removed from eds debut taking their precious time to learn what really is valuable music. the things you are learning are standard repertoire much like a Mozart piece played by millions of students. van halen is unique. no song is really alike and all composed in a way that exploited the potential of the electric guitar as a solo virtuoso instrument of great harmonic power like no other and to be taken serious by modern composers as a resource to be considered. Rocko you only showed a little of what you can do. Give us some more! but never let anyone see all.