Eruotion amp settings — EVH 5150 Iconic 80W
The Van halen guitar tone for “Eruotion”, dialed in for a EVH 5150 Iconic 80W with a EVH Striped Series. Studio cut, Van Halen (1978)
1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead (Variac lowered ~90V) + Frankenstrat (PAF humbucker) + MXR Phase 90 (Script) + Echoplex EP-3 + Univox EC-80 tape echo + plate reverb (Sunset Sound)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 4 |
01MXR Phase 90 (Script)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set to ~9 o'clock for the intro sweeps)
02Tape Delay / Echo (Echoplex style)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in FX loop or in front, set to ~310ms slapback)
The EVH Striped Series pickup and EVH 5150 Iconic naturally voice this exact lineage, but the Iconic's Red channel is much higher gain and tighter than Eddie's 1978 cranked Plexi. Using the Green channel with the Overdrive button engaged and the onboard Boost on delivers the wide, touch-sensitive crunch of the original recording without modern fizzy compression. The built-in noise gate should be set around 3 to keep harmonics blooming during the tapping sequences.
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