Riff Tone
Hot for Teacher
Van Halen
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Studio recording, 1984. Clean riff sections use the same Frankenstrat guitar as the main riff, but with the volume rolled down for a cleaner, glassier tone. Pickup selector is fixed to bridge humbucker. Amp is the Marshall Super Lead 1959 with a Variac to reduce voltage, as per Eddie's studio setup. No evidence of a different guitar or amp for the clean intro/verse; clean achieved by guitar volume and picking dynamics.
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Amp Settings
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1984. Clean riff sections use the same Frankenstrat guitar as the main riff, but with the volume rolled down for a cleaner, glassier tone. Pickup selector is fixed to bridge humbucker. Amp is the Marshall Super Lead 1959 with a Variac to reduce voltage, as per Eddie's studio setup. No evidence of a different guitar or amp for the clean intro/verse; clean achieved by guitar volume and picking dynamics.
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