| Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, variac-powered, no master volume, EL34s, cranked) | 7.5 |
| Panama · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 (Frankenstrat-style, custom build by Eddie Van Halen) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, voltage lowered to ~90V) | 8.5 |
| Unchained · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, voltage lowered to ~90V, with dummy load and re-amped to cab) | 7.5 |
| Eruption · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade, Boogie Bodies Strat-style ash body, bird’s eye maple neck, vintage Strat tremolo, single Gibson PAF humbucker in bridge) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt 'Plexi' (run through Variac at ~90V, Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab, Celestion G12M speakers) | 8.5 |
| Eruption · riff | Riff · distorted | 1978 Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype vibrato) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, variac set to ~90V, EL34 tubes, no master volume, into 4x12 cab with Celestion G12M Greenbacks) | 8.5 |
| You Really Got Me · riff | Riff · distorted | Ibanez Destroyer (Korina, 1975, stock humbuckers) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (Plexi, late 1960s/early 1970s, EL34s, Variac set to ~90V) | 8 |
| Runnin' with the Devil · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (Plexi, early '70s, variac set to ~90V, EL34 tubes) | 7.5 |
| Hot for Teacher · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 (Frankenstrat-style, single humbucker, maple neck) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (heavily modded, variac, 100W, EL34s) | 8.5 |
| "5150" · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man Eddie Van Halen Signature (EVH) or Kramer 5150 (exact model debated, but most sources and photos from the 5150 album era indicate the Kramer 5150 with a single humbucker was used for the riff section) | Peavey 5150 head (original block letter, 100W, used for the 5150 album studio recording) | 8 |
| Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, late 1960s), variac set to ~90V, EL34 tubes, Celestion Greenback speakers | 7.5 |
| Runaround · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature | Soldano SLO-100 Super Lead Overdrive | 7.5 |
| Panama · solo | Solo · distorted | Kramer 5150 (custom-built, red with striped finish, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (run through a Variac, voltage lowered to ~90V) | 8.5 |
| AIn't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster] · riff | Riff · distorted | Steinberger GL2T | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (modded, likely with dummy load and variac, as per EVH's live rig in 1986) | 5.5 |
| Beautiful Girls · riff | Riff · distorted | Charvel/Boogie Bodies 'Frankenstrat' (custom build, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (Plexi, late '60s/early '70s, run with Variac at ~90V, EL34 tubes, 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenbacks) | 7 |
| Dance the Night Away · riff | Riff · distorted | 1978 Charvel Strat-style (Frankenstrat) with maple neck | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through Variac, loaded down to ~90V), stock EL34 tubes, Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenbacks | 5.5 |
| Little Dreamer · riff | Riff · distorted | 1979 Charvel 'Frankestrat' (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (Plexi, late '60s, modded with Variac, EL34 tubes) | 7 |
| Jamie's Cryin' · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstein Strat-style guitar (homemade by Eddie Van Halen, aka 'Frankie') | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through Ohmite Variac, voltage reduced) | 7 |
| Jump · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (custom-built by Eddie Van Halen, 1979-1984 configuration) | Marshall 1959 Super Lead (100W, late 1960s, run through Variac at ~90V) | 8.5 |
| Jump · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 (Frankenstrat-style, custom build, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo, single humbucker) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (modded, with Ohmite Variac, EL34/6CA7 tubes) | 7 |
| Mean Street · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style guitar by Eddie Van Halen, maple neck, single humbucker in bridge position) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (heavily modded, run with Variac at ~90V, EL34 tubes, no master volume) | 7.5 |
| Poundcake · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (amber quilt top, maple neck, Floyd Rose, D-Tuna) | Peavey 5150 Head (early block letter, 1991 studio recording) | 7.5 |
| 316 · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (early 1990s, quilted maple top, Floyd Rose, maple neck) | Peavey 5150 head (early block letter, 1991-1992, EL34 tubes, 4x12 cabinet) | 6 |
| Black and Blue · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely trans blue or amber, as used on OU812 era) | Peavey 5150 head with Peavey 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1988) | 8 |
| Cathedral · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (prototype) or Kramer 5150 (Frankenstrat) with volume pot mod | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, voltage lowered) | 5 |
| Dreams · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (1985 prototype or production model, likely hardtail, maple neck, basswood body, bridge humbucker) | Peavey 5150 (prototype or early production, likely 100W head, 4x12 cab with Celestion G12M speakers) | 6.5 |
| Drop Dead Legs · riff | Riff · distorted | 1958 Gibson Flying V | Marshall Super Lead (plexi, late 1960s, modded by Jose Arredondo) | 7.5 |
| Humans Being · riff | Riff · distorted | Peavey Wolfgang (likely Standard or Special, maple top, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo, factory humbucker pickups) | Peavey 5150 head (original block letter, 1996 studio recording) | 7 |
| I'm the One · riff | Riff · distorted | 1976 Ibanez Destroyer (Korina, stock humbucker pickups, used for 'I'm the One' riff in studio) | Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (run through a Variac at 89V, into Celestion Greenback 4x12 cabinet) | 8.5 |
| Runaround · riff | Riff · clean | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature | Peavey 5150 Head | 0 |
| Somebody Get Me a Doctor · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose not yet installed) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (UK spec, run through a Variac at reduced voltage, EL34 tubes, no master volume) | 8 |
| Spanish Fly · riff | Riff · clean | Ovations 1615 Nylon-String Classical Guitar | None (direct to tape, no amp used) | 1.5 |
| Women In Love... · riff | Riff · clean | Custom-built 'Frankenstrat' (Boogie Bodies Strat-style ash body, maple neck, single humbucker, custom wiring) | 1968 Marshall Super Lead 100-watt 'Plexi' (run through Variac at ~90V) into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet | 0 |
| You Really Got Me · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, single humbucker, maple neck, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (run through a Variac at ~90V, with 1960A 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion G12M Greenbacks) | 8.5 |
| (Oh) Pretty Woman · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded, variac, EL34s, no master volume) | 7.5 |
| 316 · riff | Riff · clean | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely natural finish, as seen in 1991 era) | Peavey 5150 head | 2.5 |
| 5150 (2023 Remaster) · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 (custom striped, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo, single humbucker) | Peavey 5150 head (original block letter, 1990s studio version) | 8 |
| 5150 (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster] · solo | Solo · distorted | Kramer 5150 (custom, red with white/black stripes, maple neck, Floyd Rose, single humbucker) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded by Jose Arredondo), Palmer PDI-03 speaker simulator, H&H V800 power amp, custom wet/dry/wet rack | 8.5 |
| A.F.U. (Naturally Wired) · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature | Peavey 5150 Head | 7.5 |
| Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love · solo | Solo · clean | 1979 Charvel Strat-style (custom black-and-white striped, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (Plexi, late '60s, variac set to ~90V, no master volume) | 0 |
| Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love · riff | Riff · clean | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, 1978 configuration) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, studio, 1978) | 4 |
| Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Live) · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style guitar by Eddie Van Halen, single humbucker, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac at ~90V, with dummy load and 4x12 cab, no master volume) | 5 |
| Ain't Talkin' Bout Love · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt | 10 |
| Amsterdam · riff | Riff · distorted | Peavey Wolfgang (likely Standard or Special, as used by Eddie Van Halen during Balance era) | Peavey 5150 Head with matching 4x12 cabinet | 7.5 |
| And the Cradle Will Rock... · riff | Riff · distorted | Gibson Thunderbird | Marshall Super Lead (likely 1959 model, as per Van Halen's typical studio setup for this era) | 7 |
| Atomic Punk · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, 1978 configuration) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (run through Variac, voltage lowered to ~90V) | 8 |
| Baluchitherium · solo | Solo · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature | Peavey 5150 Head | 7 |
| Baluchitherium · riff | Riff · distorted | Peavey Wolfgang (early model, likely prototype or production, as used on 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge') | Peavey 5150 head with Peavey 4x12 cabinet | 7 |
| Beautiful Girls · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose vibrato) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (late 1960s, variac-powered, Sylvania 6CA7 power tubes) | 8.5 |
| Best of Both Worlds · solo | Solo · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely prototype or early production, as used on 5150/OU812 era studio recordings) | Peavey 5150 head (studio version, not live variant) | 8 |
| Best of Both Worlds · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (1986-1991, used on 5150 and OU812 albums) | Peavey 5150 head (studio recording, 1986/1987 era for 5150/OU812 sessions) | 8.5 |
| Best of Both Worlds (2023 Remaster) · riff | Riff · distorted | EVH Wolfgang USA | EVH 5150III 50W head (Blue/Crunch channel) into EVH 5150III 2x12 cabinet with Celestion G12H speakers | 8.5 |
| Cabo Wabo · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely red quilt top, as used on OU812 sessions) | Soldano SLO-100 Super Lead Overdrive (main amp for OU812 era, especially rhythm/riff sections) | 7.5 |
| Can't Stop Lovin' You · solo | Solo · clean | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely quilt top, hardtail, 1990s production) | Peavey 5150 head (early block letter, studio recording version) | 0 |
| Can't Stop Lovin' You · riff | Riff · clean | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (with piezo bridge, likely amber finish, as seen in 1995 studio photos and confirmed by multiple sources for 'Balance' era) | Peavey 5150 Head (studio version, early block letter, used on 'Balance' album) | 0 |
| Cathedral · riff | Riff · clean | Frankenstrat (custom-built by Eddie Van Halen, single humbucker, volume only, low-friction pot modded for swells) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, late 1960s/early 1970s, cranked, no master volume) | 0 |
| D.O.A. · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, single humbucker, maple neck) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, late '60s, with Variac attenuator) | 8 |
| Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature (amber quilt top, Floyd Rose, D-Tuna, DiMarzio custom humbuckers) | Peavey 5150 head (original block letter, 1994-1995 studio version) | 8 |
| Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) [2023 Remaster] · solo | Solo · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely quilt top, bridge humbucker, Floyd Rose) | Peavey 5150 head (studio recording, 1994 Balance sessions) | 7.5 |
| Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) [2023 Remaster] · riff | Riff · distorted | Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature (Ernie Ball Music Man EVH, quilted maple top, basswood body, Floyd Rose tremolo, DiMarzio custom humbuckers) | Peavey 5150 head (studio recording, 1994 Balance album era) | 7.5 |
| Eruption · solo | Solo · clean | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo, no tone knob) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, voltage lowered to ~90V), Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers | 0 |
| Eruption (Live) · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade 'Frankenstein' guitar: Boogie Bodies Strat-style ash body, bird’s eye maple neck, vintage Strat tremolo, Gibson PAF bridge humbucker, single volume control) | 1968 Marshall Super Lead 100-watt head (model 1959, Sylvania 6CA7 power tubes) into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M 'greenback' speakers, amp voltage dropped to ~90V with Variac | 9 |
| Feel Your Love Tonight · riff | Riff · distorted | Ibanez Destroyer (Korina, later known as 'The Shark') | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (Plexi, variac set to ~89V) | 8.5 |
| Feelin' · riff | Riff · distorted | EVH Wolfgang USA (Ivory finish, as used in 2015 live performances) | EVH 5150III 50-watt 6L6 head | 6 |
| Finish What Ya Started · riff | Riff · clean | Fender Stratocaster (stock, likely late-1970s or early-1980s, maple neck, single-coil pickups) | Direct into studio mixing console (no amp used for main riff guitar track) | 0 |
| Good Enough · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely 1985-86 model, as used on 5150/5150-era recordings) | Peavey 5150 head (early prototype, studio version, 1985-86) | 7.5 |
| Guitar Solo (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster] · solo | Solo · distorted | Kramer Baretta (custom, 1986 tour spec, single humbucker, Floyd Rose) | Peavey 5150 (prototype, early version, 100-watt head) into Marshall 4x12 cabinets (Celestion G12M speakers) | 8 |
| Guitar Solo (Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, 8/27/1986) [2026 Remaster] · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 (custom, red with white/black stripes, maple neck, Floyd Rose, single humbucker) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded with Variac, EL34s, 1968 spec, into 4x12 cabs with Celestion G12M speakers) | 8 |
| Hear About It Later · riff | Riff · clean | Frankenstrat (custom-built Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (modded, variac, EL34s) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M speakers | 0 |
| Hear About It Later · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac, 90V-100V, EL34 tubes, 1968-69 model) | 8 |
| Hot for Teacher · solo | Solo · clean | EVH Frankenstrat (custom, 1984 configuration) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Variac mod, 1967/68 model, studio recording) | 0 |
| Hot for Teacher · riff | Riff · clean | EVH Frankenstrat | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Variac modded, studio recording, 1984 album) | 0 |
| Hot for Teacher · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (custom-built by Eddie Van Halen, 1984 configuration) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through a Variac at 90V, with custom modifications) | 8 |
| House of Pain · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (modded, with Variac) | 8.5 |
| I'm the One · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100W (Plexi) run through a Variac set to ~89V, with Celestion Greenback speakers | 8.5 |
| In a Simple Rhyme · riff | Riff · distorted | Rickenbacker 360/12 (studio recording, main riff section) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (plexi, late 1970s/early 1980s, likely with Variac) | 7.5 |
| Judgement Day · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man Edward Van Halen Signature | Peavey 5150 head | 7.5 |
| Jump · distorted | Distorted · distorted | Fender Precision Bass | Peavey VB-MA (studio era, likely Ampeg SVT or Marshall Major live in early 1980s, but Peavey VB-MA is Anthony's signature and used in later years) | 5 |
| Jump · clean | Clean · clean | Fender Precision Bass (likely late 70s or early 80s, stock passive electronics) | Ampeg SVT (classic tube head, likely with 8x10 cab) | 0 |
| Light Up the Sky · riff | Riff · distorted | 1979 Charvel 'Bumblebee' Strat-style (black with yellow stripes, maple neck, Floyd Rose prototype) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, late 1960s, variac at 90V, EL34 tubes) | 8 |
| Me Wise Magic · riff | Riff · distorted | Peavey Wolfgang (early prototype, likely maple top, basswood body, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Peavey 5150 head (block letter, first version) into Peavey 4x12 cabinet | 7.5 |
| Mean Street · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose, 1979-1981 configuration) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (run through Variac at ~90V, possibly modded, no master volume) | 8 |
| On Fire · riff | Riff · distorted | Homemade 'Frankenstrat' (Strat-style body, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage Fender tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (late '60s, run through a Variac at reduced voltage, into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenbacks) | 8.5 |
| Outta Love Again · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype or vintage tremolo) | Marshall 1959 Super Lead (1967/68, EL34 tubes, run through Variac at 89V, no master volume, 4x12 cab with Celestion G12M 'Greenbacks') | 8.5 |
| Right Now · solo | Solo · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (1991, quilted maple top, Floyd Rose, D-Tuna) | Peavey 5150 head (original block letter, 1991, likely with matching 4x12 cab) | 8.5 |
| Romeo Delight · riff | Riff · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype, 1979 configuration) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, late 1960s, variac set to ~90V, no master volume, EL34s) | 8 |
| Runnin' with the Devil · clean | Clean · clean | Fender Precision Bass | Ampeg SVT (1970s tube head, likely with 8x10 cab) | 0 |
| Runnin' with the Devil · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Super Strat, maple neck, single bridge humbucker, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (run through a Variac at reduced voltage, into a dummy load, mic'd cab with Celestion Greenbacks) | 7 |
| Somebody Get Me a Doctor · solo | Solo · distorted | Frankenstrat (homemade Strat-style guitar, maple neck, single humbucker, Floyd Rose prototype vibrato) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (late 1960s, run through a Variac at reduced voltage, no master volume, EL34 tubes) | 8 |
| Summer Nights · riff | Riff · distorted | Steinberger GL-2T with TransTrem | Peavey 5150 head with 4x12 cabinet | 7.5 |
| Take Me Back (Deja Vu) · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (likely quilt top, bridge humbucker, Floyd Rose) | Peavey 5150 head into Peavey 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1994-1995 Balance album era) | 7 |
| Take Me Back (Deja Vu) · riff | Riff · clean | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature (1990s, Balance era, likely quilt/flame maple top, Floyd Rose, basswood body, maple neck) | Peavey 5150 head (studio, Balance album, 1994-1995) | 0 |
| Top of the World · riff | Riff · distorted | Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Signature | Peavey 5150 head with Peavey 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1991) | 7 |
| Unchained · distorted | Distorted · distorted | Fender Precision Bass (1970s, likely stock, passive) | Ampeg SVT (1970s, tube, 8x10 cab, studio modded) | 6 |
| Where Have All the Good Times Gone! · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer Baretta (custom, single humbucker, Floyd Rose, maple neck) | Peavey 5150 head (studio recording, 1991) | 7 |
| Why Can't This Be Love · riff | Riff · distorted | Kramer 5150 (custom-built, red with white/black stripes, maple neck, Floyd Rose tremolo) | Marshall Super Lead 1959 (1968 Plexi, modded, into single 4x12 Marshall cab, miked with Shure SM57/SM58) | 6.5 |
| Women In Love... · riff | Riff · distorted | Homemade 'Frankenstrat' (Boogie Bodies Strat-style ash body, maple neck, Gibson PAF bridge humbucker, vintage Strat tremolo) | 1968 Marshall Super Lead 100-watt head (run through Variac, Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab) | 7 |
| You Really Got Me · riff | Riff · clean | Ibanez Destroyer (Korina, 1975, stock humbuckers, later known as 'The Shark') | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (plexi, late 1960s/early 1970s, unmodified for Van Halen I sessions, run through a Variac at 89V) | 0 |
| You're No Good · riff | Riff · distorted | 1979 Charvel Strat-style (custom black-and-white 'Frankestrat') | Marshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (Plexi, late 1960s, variac at 90V) | 7.5 |