i guess the main difference is the "brown" sound that EVH has...
his setup is really quite elaborate... playing wise i think this guy scores already... sound wise is another thing.
Ai yah! Bongman spoiled the fun! You sure got a good ear.
Anyway, this was done totally on samples with no guitar. It was a competition piece which won, so it is supposed to be the most realistic and expressive compared to all the other entries. Sample library is Overdrive from VSL.