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Riff Tone
Me Wise Magic
Van Halen
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarPeavey Wolfgang (early prototype, likely maple top, basswood body, Floyd Rose tremolo)
AmpPeavey 5150 head (block letter, first version) into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple interviews and session photos. No evidence of live variation for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive pick attackharmonic-richmodern high-gain clarityfull-bodied low endcutting upper midsarticulate and definedcontrolled feedbackslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight rhythmic precision, and aggressive picking, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarPeavey Wolfgang (early prototype, likely maple top, basswood body, Floyd Rose tremolo)
AmpPeavey 5150 head (block letter, first version) into Peavey 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996. Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple interviews and session photos. No evidence of live variation for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive pick attackharmonic-richmodern high-gain clarityfull-bodied low endcutting upper midsarticulate and definedcontrolled feedbackslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight rhythmic precision, and aggressive picking, making it challenging for most players.