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Riff Tone
Where Have All the Good Times Gone!
Van Halen
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarKramer Baretta (custom, single humbucker, Floyd Rose, maple neck)
AmpPeavey 5150 head (studio recording, 1991)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' (1991). Eddie used his signature Peavey 5150 head and a custom Kramer Baretta with a single bridge humbucker. Effects were run through a Bradshaw switching system. No evidence of live/tour rig for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight palm mutingwarm midrangearticulate attackpercussive rhythmsaturated but not high-gainslightly compressedtouch-sensitiveclassic Van Halen 'brown sound'high-output bridge humbucker bite
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, fast chord changes, and dynamic picking, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarKramer Baretta (custom, single humbucker, Floyd Rose, maple neck)
AmpPeavey 5150 head (studio recording, 1991)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' (1991). Eddie used his signature Peavey 5150 head and a custom Kramer Baretta with a single bridge humbucker. Effects were run through a Bradshaw switching system. No evidence of live/tour rig for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight palm mutingwarm midrangearticulate attackpercussive rhythmsaturated but not high-gainslightly compressedtouch-sensitiveclassic Van Halen 'brown sound'high-output bridge humbucker bite
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, fast chord changes, and dynamic picking, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.