Dance the Night Away guitar tone

Van Halen · 1979 · Hard Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall JCM2000

GuitarFender Stratocaster

PickupBridge single-coil

GAIN6

BASS4.5

MID6.5

TREBLE5.5

PRESENCE5

REVERB1.5

Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 3 · Tone 4 · Level 5
Mild push for the dirty rhythm parts.

Palm-mute the verses lightly, open up for the chorus.

Lead

AmpMarshall JCM2000

GuitarFender Stratocaster

PickupBridge single-coil

GAIN7

BASS4.5

MID7

TREBLE5.5

PRESENCE5

REVERB1.5

Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 3 · Tone 4 · Level 5
Mild push for the dirty rhythm parts.
MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 4.5 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

Adapt this tone to your own amp and pedals in the app.