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Riff Tone

Take Me Back (Deja Vu)

Van Halen

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarErnie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (1990s, Balance era, likely quilt/flame maple top, Floyd Rose, basswood body, maple neck)
AmpPeavey 5150 head (studio, Balance album, 1994-1995)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Take Me Back (Deja Vu)' on the Balance album (1995). Eddie used his signature Ernie Ball Music Man guitar with custom DiMarzio humbuckers and a Peavey 5150 amp. Clean tones on this album are known to use the neck pickup and lower gain settings. Effects are likely rack-based or high-quality pedals, with chorus and delay/echo audible in the clean sections. No evidence of live-specific gear for this part.

Tone Character(9)
lush and glassychorus shimmersubtle plate reverbclear, bell-like attackslightly compressedwide stereo imageneck pickup warmtharticulate and not brittlestudio-polished clarity

Difficulty

The clean riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated chord work, precise timing to match the chorus/delay shimmer, and dynamic control for a polished, articulate clean sound.

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