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 · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
EVH Frankenstrat
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
MX Phase 95
Brit Plexi 100 Bright
4x12 Green 25
Tape Echo
Plate Reverb
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
2dB
MX Phase 95
← MXR Phase 90 (script logo)
Rate
3Hz
Brit Plexi 100 Bright
← Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Variac'd to ~89V)
Gain
8.5
Bass
5
Mid
7
Treble
8
Presence
7
Master
7.5
4x12 Green 25
← Marshall 4x12 with Greenback / G12-65
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Tape Echo
← 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
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
4.5
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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