Panama amp settings — IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal

The Van hale guitar tone for “Panama”, dialed in for a IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal with a EVH 5150 Series. Studio version, 1984 (released 1984) — main riff & rhythm tone

Original rig

1968 Marshall Super Lead 100W (Plexi, lowered voltage via Variac) + Celestion Greenback 4x12 cab + Frankenstrat/5150 prototype with Seymour Duncan PAF-style bridge humbucker + studio plate reverb & subtle pitch detune

Sagging, cranked-Plexi saturation with rich upper-mid bark, tight low-end, and open harmonic bloom

Amp settings — IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal

CHANNELMarshall 1959 SLP / Plexi Jumped or Cranked Tone Model + 4x12 Greenback Cab IRBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	7
Reverb	3
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

ToneX captures the exact response of a cranked British Plexi, so load a jumped/cranked Marshall 1959 Super Lead model into the pedal. Your EVH 5150 Wolfgang bridge humbucker has high output with rich harmonics that naturally pushes the capture into Eddie's chewy 1984 sag without needing an external overdrive. Keep the onboard ToneX reverb set to plate mode at a modest mix to recreate the Sunset Sound stereo spread.

PRO TIPHit the opening power chords with an aggressive, downward pick attack right over the bridge pickup, and let the open A string ring against the dyad to trigger that signature harmonic chew.

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