Marshall SV20h - How do I dial in Van Halen tone?

[mAx___]

IME component values make much less of a difference than speaker types. I'd bet money that connecting any Marshall-type amp to one of EVH's cabs would get any decent player closer to his tone than connecting Eddie's very own Superlead head to the wrong cabinet.
If I was chasing this tone I would just listen to what Jim Gaustad and Pete Thorn are doing.

 

[What?]

IME component values make much less of a difference than speaker types. I'd bet money that connecting any Marshall-type amp to one of EVH's cabs would get any decent player closer to his tone than connecting Eddie's very own Superlead head to the wrong cabinet.
If I was chasing this tone I would just listen to what Jim Gaustad and Pete Thorn are doing.

I think they are both running vintage speakers. Celestion EVH's might be ok paired with JBL's, but JBL's are $ these days. Weber makes the alnico California that some people say does a similar thing to the JBL's but not the same.

 

[rmlevasseur]

Gaustad's demo of the Metroplex II is one factor that caused me to order it. That's as close as I have heard.

 

[Point 2 Point]

I think they are both running vintage speakers. Celestion EVH's might be ok paired with JBL's, but JBL's are $ these days. Weber makes the alnico California that some people say does a similar thing to the JBL's but not the same.

Like this? I have a Celestion G12M 20 too.