Eruption — Guitar Tone

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Original gear

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Effects / signal chain

delay

Tone character

explosive harmonics, singing sustain, tight, percussive attack, liquid legato runs, searing lead tone, aggressive bridge pickup bite, British crunch, dynamic response to picking, articulate tapping clarity, high output, saturated sound

Recording context

studio

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Sources

• Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Gear, Frankenstrat & Pedalboard | Equipboard
• The secrets behind Eddie Van Halen's guitar tone on Everybody ...
• Eruption: | Guitar World
• “There’s a tape delay on one song - Van Halen used it on Eruption”: The weird old gear inside the new album by Coheed And Cambria | MusicRadar

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