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Riff Tone
Judgement Day
Van Halen
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarErnie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature
AmpPeavey 5150 head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. 'Judgement Day' was recorded for the album 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.' Eddie used his signature Ernie Ball Music Man guitar and the newly released Peavey 5150 amp for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive rhythm attackaggressive palm mutingsaturated but articulate high-gain crunchmodern, focused distortionclear note separation under heavy gainpunchy, mid-scooped rhythmbright, cutting top endcontrolled low-end thumpminimal ambience in riff sectionbridge humbucker bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking with tight palm muting and precise timing, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarErnie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature
AmpPeavey 5150 head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. 'Judgement Day' was recorded for the album 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.' Eddie used his signature Ernie Ball Music Man guitar and the newly released Peavey 5150 amp for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive rhythm attackaggressive palm mutingsaturated but articulate high-gain crunchmodern, focused distortionclear note separation under heavy gainpunchy, mid-scooped rhythmbright, cutting top endcontrolled low-end thumpminimal ambience in riff sectionbridge humbucker bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking with tight palm muting and precise timing, making it challenging for most intermediate players.