When Joe Satriani signed on to tackle some of Eddie Van Halen’s most iconic guitar parts in , he knew his regular amp rig wouldn’t cut it: it was too focused on fattening up the high strings – great for solos, but not for EVH’s trademark rhythms. He , who set out to capture what Satriani and Hagar considered to be Eddie’s greatest tone: Van Halen’s 1986 rig, featuring modded Marshalls with power soaks and effects processing. The resultant , the Dragon 100, has accompanied Satriani on all the Best of All Worlds dates so far, but nobody else has been able to get their hands on that elusive Marshall-on-11 tone just yet.
Fortunately, mere moments before Satch headed off on tour, IK Multimedia captured the sound of this fire-breathing collaboration, and has now added it to the , which launched last month. Dialed in by Satriani and captured at Hagar’s Red Rocker Studios in Northern California using IK’s AI modeling tech, the eight new Dragon 100 models promise to deliver classic Plexi tones with a finely tuned dynamic response that gets the best out of single-note lines and chords alike. The new models will be included for anyone who picks up the plugin, and available as a free download for existing users, bringing the suite’s grand total up to 67 Tone Models.
“My 3rd Power Dragon 100 amp is a vintage-sounding and modern-featured head inspired by the legendary 1967/1968 Plexi Super Lead 100. It sounds like a roaring Plexi recorded with the best mics, preamps and.