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Van Halen

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarKramer 5150 (Frankenstrat-style, custom build, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W (modded, with Ohmite Variac, EL34/6CA7 tubes)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1983-1984, for the album '1984'. Guitar is the Kramer 5150 (Frankenstrat) with a single bridge humbucker. Amp is a Marshall Super Lead 1959, modded and run through a Variac. No distortion pedal, just amp gain. Effects include MXR Phase 90 and MXR Flanger. No chorus or delay on the riff section. No evidence of live/tour gear for this studio recording.

Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight palm mutingaggressive bridge pickup attackhigh-output humbucker claritypercussive and articulateslight phaser swirlclassic 'brown sound' midrangedynamic, touch-sensitive responsemodded Marshall amp saturationbright and cutting

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, syncopated rhythm, and fast chord changes, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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