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Riff Tone
Jump
Van Halen
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarKramer 5150 (Frankenstrat-style, custom build, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W (run through Ohmite Variac, 90V, with dummy load and isolation cab)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983-1984, for the album '1984'. Guitar is the Kramer 5150 with a single bridge humbucker. Amp is a Marshall Super Lead 100W run through a Variac. No evidence of other guitars or amps used for the riff section of 'Jump'.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchhigh-gain saturationtight palm mutingaggressive bridge pickupbright and articulatepercussive attacksinging sustainmidrange punchclassic 'brown sound'slight amp reverb for space
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise timing to lock in with the synth, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarKramer 5150 (Frankenstrat-style, custom build, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W (run through Ohmite Variac, 90V, with dummy load and isolation cab)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983-1984, for the album '1984'. Guitar is the Kramer 5150 with a single bridge humbucker. Amp is a Marshall Super Lead 100W run through a Variac. No evidence of other guitars or amps used for the riff section of 'Jump'.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchhigh-gain saturationtight palm mutingaggressive bridge pickupbright and articulatepercussive attacksinging sustainmidrange punchclassic 'brown sound'slight amp reverb for space
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise timing to lock in with the synth, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.