Riff Tone
Hot for Teacher
Van Halen
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Studio recording, 1984. Clean riff sections use the same Frankenstrat guitar as the main riff, but with the volume rolled down for a cleaner, glassier tone. Pickup selector is fixed to bridge humbucker. Amp is the Marshall Super Lead 1959 with a Variac to reduce voltage, as per Eddie's studio setup. No evidence of a different guitar or amp for the clean intro/verse; clean achieved by guitar volume and picking dynamics.
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Studio recording, 1984. Clean riff sections use the same Frankenstrat guitar as the main riff, but with the volume rolled down for a cleaner, glassier tone. Pickup selector is fixed to bridge humbucker. Amp is the Marshall Super Lead 1959 with a Variac to reduce voltage, as per Eddie's studio setup. No evidence of a different guitar or amp for the clean intro/verse; clean achieved by guitar volume and picking dynamics.