What is the "brown" sound?

[Sub1 Zero]

What do you guys mean when you mention the brown guitar sound? I thought the only brown sounds were..... well you know

 

[Adwex]

Here's some info.

Guitar Files™ - Eddie Van Halens - Brown Sound

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Probably best discussed on another forum me thinks....

 

[jazzbo jim]

Uh oh!.......

Ummm... think "chocolatey"

 

[LOUDERPLEASE]

If you have to ask, you don't need to know.....

Some good reading here:


Exploring Edward Van Halen's Early Legendary "Brown Sound"

 

[BallerHoller]

makes me think of a hand rubbing down the strings for that frictiony "brown sound" I think that everyone just likes saying "brown sound" and putting it in paranthesis like this -->"brown sound"