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Solo Tone
5150 (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster]
Van Halen
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarKramer 5150 (custom, red with white/black stripes, maple neck, Floyd Rose, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded by Jose Arredondo), Palmer PDI-03 speaker simulator, H&H V800 power amp, custom wet/dry/wet rack
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Live rig for 1986 'Live Without a Net' tour, New Haven show. Not the later Peavey/EVH amps. Effects rack with Eventide H949/H910 harmonizers, Roland SDE-3000 digital delay. Live performance, August 27, 1986.
Tone Character(10)
screaming lead tonessinging sustaintight, articulate pick attackharmonic overtonesaggressive palm mutingexplosive pinch harmonicsliquid legato runscrisp note separationlush stereo delay trailsclassic 80s modded Marshall crunch
Difficulty
This solo is considered expert-level due to its high speed, advanced tapping, intricate phrasing, and demanding whammy bar and harmonic techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarKramer 5150 (custom, red with white/black stripes, maple neck, Floyd Rose, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded by Jose Arredondo), Palmer PDI-03 speaker simulator, H&H V800 power amp, custom wet/dry/wet rack
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Live rig for 1986 'Live Without a Net' tour, New Haven show. Not the later Peavey/EVH amps. Effects rack with Eventide H949/H910 harmonizers, Roland SDE-3000 digital delay. Live performance, August 27, 1986.
Tone Character(10)
screaming lead tonessinging sustaintight, articulate pick attackharmonic overtonesaggressive palm mutingexplosive pinch harmonicsliquid legato runscrisp note separationlush stereo delay trailsclassic 80s modded Marshall crunch
Difficulty
This solo is considered expert-level due to its high speed, advanced tapping, intricate phrasing, and demanding whammy bar and harmonic techniques.