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Eruption guitar tone

Van Halen · 1978 · Hard Rock

Lead

Solo

AmpMarshall Super Lead (Variac'd)
GuitarFrankenstrat
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN7.5
BASS5.5
MID6
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE6
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. MXR Phase 90 phaser
    Speed 3.5
    The swirl over the tapping
  2. Echoplex EP-3 delay
    Time 4 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
    Depth on the dive bombs

The 'brown sound': Plexi on a Variac at ~90V, cranked everything. Tapping section is all legato confidence.

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

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