The Recording Guitarist Eddie Van Halen e’s come a long way from the days when he would just Hplug a “Frankenstein Strat” into an MXR Distortion+ and a Phase 90. Actually, the Phase 90 is still in his rig, but Eddie’s setup has become a little more sophisticated. He gets all of his distortion from the amps, whether Marshalls or Peavey 5150s. The amp switcher can select the path between the Marshall and Peavey, and the time- based effects (which include Eventides, Rolands, and Lexicons) all come via the amps’ effects sends. After going from the amp preamps to the effects sends to the effects rack, the signals are not returned, so the power amp section of the Marshalls and Peaveys never gets used. Instead the signals are sent to three pedals (a Cry Baby wah, a Boss OC-2 octaver, and the abovementioned Phase 90) before going into a rack containing speaker simulators and power amps. The speaker simulators are necessary to take the high-end edge off of the line-level signals from the Marshalls’ and Peaveys’ preamp sections. After being simulated, the line-level signal is delivered to the power amps and sent to three 4✕12 cabinets. ER d EN l car 176 dial-a-Sound: how to Recreate 14 Classic Guitar God Setups Eddie Van Halen Furman Power Conditioner 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 Eventide 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 GAIN TREBLE MID BASS MASTER PRESENCE H300SE Roland SDE-3000 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 Kramer Strat GAIN TREBLE MID BASS MASTER PRESENCE Roland w/Bridge SDE-3000 Humbucker Lexicon PCM 70 PEAVEY 5150 Lexicon PCM 70 Rockman PEAVEY 5150 Smart Gate PEAVEY 5150 Custom Audio PEAVEY 5150 Electronics 4x4 RS-10 Amp Switcher MXR Boss Cry Baby Phase 90 OC-2 Wah Groove Tubes Speaker Emulator Palmer Speaker Simulator HH V800 Power Amp 4x12 4x12 4x12 HH V800 Power Amp HH V800 Power Amp 177 The Recording Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan e was a little bit blues and a little bit rock and roll. Stevie HRay Vaughan’s setup gave a nod to Hendrix, with the Vox wah in front and the Diaz Square Fuzz and Tycobrahe Octavia in the chain. Vaughan also employed a Boss chorus pedal and a real Leslie before driving an armada of Fender-made amps. Vaughan also played through a Marshall configured with 6550 power tubes instead of EL34s. From.the.cover.of.the.Hal. Leonard.release.Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (ISBN:.978-0-7935-4093-8. HL.00690015) 178 dial-a-Sound: how to Recreate 14 Classic Guitar God Setups Boss Tycobrahe Diaz Vox Strat w/Rosewood Leslie Chorus Octavia Square Fuzz Wah Fingerboard Heavy-gauge (.013’s) Strings w/6550 Power Tubes 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 1 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 GAIN TREBLE MID BASS MASTER PRESENCE Vibroverb Super Reverb Fender Bassman Head 4x12 EVMs 2x10 4x10 2x12 Cabinet 179.