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Typical Early Edward Van Halen Studio Setup Diagram

August 12, 2014Artist Featurescelestion, dummy load, echoplex ep3, edward van halen, h&h power amp, jbl, marshall plexi, mxr flanger, mxr phase 90, ohmite variac, studio setup, super leadDavid Szabados

1. MXR e.q. set up as midboost (* only occasionally used depending on the guitar)
2. Marshall plexi Super Lead, unmodified, although simple modifications such as a cascaded input stage or added gain through capacitor/resistor exchanges may have been made.
3. Ohmite VARIAC set to approximately 90 Volts A/C
4. Dummy Load
5. MXR Flanger
6. MXR Phase 90 (** This was sometimes put in front of the amp instead of after the dummy load)
7. Echoplex EP3
8. (***Equalization sometimes added prior to power amp)
9. H & H power amp
10. Various Marshall cabinets (sometimes two, sometimes four) used with various Celestion and JBL speakers