No. 0351984·hard-rock·3 blocks
Panama
Panama showcases Eddie Van Halen's legendary brown sound in its most refined form. The Frankenstrat with a single bridge humbucker runs through a modified Marshall Super Lead with an MXR Phase 90 adding subtle modulation. The tone is thick, warm, and harmonically rich with that signature compressed sustain. The Phase 90 adds a gentle swirl that thickens the tone without being obviously phasey.
1984Signal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
EVH Frankenstrat
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Script
Plexi 100W High
4x12 Green 25W
Tape Mono
Plate
Filter Tilt
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
0.5
Level
2dB
Script
← MXR Phase 90 (script logo)
Rate
3Hz
Depth
0.7
Mix
1
Plexi 100W High
← Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Variac'd)
Drive
8.5
Bass
5
Mid
7
Treble
8
Presence
7
MV
7.5
4x12 Green 25W
← Marshall 4x12 Greenback
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Tape Mono
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (always-on slapback)
Time
120ms
Feedback
10
Mix
0.1
Plate
← Studio plate (5150 home studio)
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.5s
Predelay
20ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 035
Panama showcases Eddie Van Halen's legendary brown sound in its most refined form. The Frankenstrat with a single bridge humbucker runs through a modified Marshall Super Lead with an MXR Phase 90 adding subtle modulation. The tone is thick, warm, and harmonically rich with that signature compressed sustain. The Phase 90 adds a gentle swirl that thickens the tone without being obviously phasey.
— Eddie Van Halen
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