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(Oh) Pretty Woman
Van Halen
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFrankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded, variac, EL34s, no master volume)
Amp Settings
mid7
bass5.5
gain7.5
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British crunchaggressive bridge pickup attacktight palm mutingmodulation shimmer (chorus effect)punchy midrangearticulate pick attackslightly compressedharmonic overtonesclassic 'brown sound'clear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing with the chorus effect, and aggressive picking for the signature Van Halen attack, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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