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 · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
EVH Frankenstrat
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Phaser 90E
Brown
Tape Echo
Plate
Phaser 90E
← MXR Phase 90 (script logo)
Rate
3Hz
Depth
5
Level
5
Brown
← Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Variac'd)
Gain
8
Volume
7
Bass
5
Middle
7
Treble
8
Presence
7
Tape Echo
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (always-on slapback)
Time
120ms
Feedback
10
EffectLevel
15
Plate
← Studio plate (5150 home studio)
Time
4ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
18
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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