Song Rigs
Eddie Van Halen — Gear by Song
How Eddie Van Halen's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.
Eruption
Van Halen · 1978
The solo that changed everything — Frankenstrat through a modified Marshall Plexi with a variac dropping voltage to 89V …
Frankenstrat (home-built: Stratocaster body, PAF humbucker, no volume tone controls)Marshall Super Lead 100W (Plexi, modified)
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1984 · 1984
The classic EVH "brown sound" in a song format — the Kramer with a Floyd Rose and the Peavey 5150 prototype gives a slig…
Kramer guitar (Floyd Rose tremolo, modified DiMarzio humbucker)Marshall Super Lead 100W (modified)
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Van Halen · 1978
The debut album's most straightforward rock tone — Frankenstrat rhythm parts with the full Plexi saturation, but structu…
Frankenstrat (bridge humbucker)Marshall Super Lead 100W (cranked, variac at 89V)
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