Eddie Van Halen — Rig Network
12 gear items · 26 artist connections · Eddie Van Halen profile
Guitars
Ash body with routing cavities for weight reduction. Single Humbucker (PAF). Floyd Rose tremolo. Striped finish — most replicated guitar in rock history.
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Production version during 1984 era. EVH/Kramer collaboration.
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Current signature guitar — Floyd Rose, EVH-designed humbucker, compound radius neck.
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First mass-produced signature guitar — exceptional quality and underrated.
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Amplifiers
Drilled extra holes for cooling. Variac transformer reduces voltage to ~89V — key to his unique tone. Cascaded input jacks for extra gain.
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His designed amp — two channels, massive high-gain. Defined 1990s metal tone.
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Three-channel evolution — Green (clean), Blue (crunch), Red (high-gain).
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Pedals & Effects
Subtle phaser always on for a slight movement in the tone. "Eruption" uses it prominently.
Used for subtle slapback delay, and to boost the signal into the Marshall input.
Used on "Unchained" and 1984-era material.
Early fuzz used before relying solely on the modified Marshall.
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