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Dance the Night Away
Van Halen
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFrankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype, no tone knob)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run at reduced voltage with Variac, EL34 tubes, no master volume, cranked)
Amp Settings
mid7
bass5.5
gain7.5
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bright and chimeyopen and ringingarticulate and dynamicedge-of-breakup crunchpercussive attackslightly compressedclear and present highstight low endnot saturated or fuzzyclassic late-70s Marshall 'brown sound'
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic picking, and muting for clarity, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast runs.
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