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 · 6 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
EVH Frankenstrat
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Compressor
Phaser
Search Rig Exchange for 'Plexi'
Tape Delay
Plate Reverb
Compressor
← Studio compressor
Intensity
3
Attack
0.0s
Volume
2
Phaser
← MXR Phase 90 (script logo)
Rate
3Hz
Depth
7
Search Rig Exchange for 'Plexi'
← Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Variac'd)
Gain
8.5
Bass
5
Middle
7
Treble
8
Presence
7
Tape Delay
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (always-on slapback)
Time
120ms
Feedback
10
Mix
15
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate (5150 home studio)
Decay
1.5s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
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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