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Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
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Friday, 03 August 2007 13:59
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Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment
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Eddie Van Halen is a guitar player who needs no introduction. He helped create modern electric guitar playing. We did a lot of research here to see what Eddie Van Halen's guitar gear and rig has looked like. Let's look at some of the guitar equipment Eddie has been seen using during his career.

Eddie Van Halen playing guitar

CoolClick the gear images for more info and specs at Musician's FriendCool

 

Guitars

- The EVH Wolfgang guitar (Ed put tons of work into making this guitar the perfect guitar for him)

EVH Wolfgang Electric Guitar Tobacco Sunburst Quilted Maple Top

- The Frankenstein Guitar

EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Replica Electric Guitar Black/White/Red

- Charvel Guitars

Charvel EVH Art Series Guitar Black & Yellow Chrome Hardware Charvel EVH Art Series Guitar Black & White Chrome Hardware

- Kramer Guitars
- Ernie Ball / Musicman Guitars
- Peavy Wolfgang Guitar
- Steinberger TransTrem
- Ibanez Destroyer (originally white. Later modified heavily)
- Fender Strats and Telecasters
- Gbson 1958 Korina wood Flying V

Gibson Flying V Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry

- Gibson  6/12 string double neck

Gibson EDS 1275 Double-Neck Electric Guitar Alpine White

- Coral Sitar

Rogue STR-1 Pro Electric Sitar Guitar Black with Red Crackle

EVH D-Tuna Drop D tuning system

EVH D-Tuna Drop D Tuning System

 

Note: You can now buy the Frankenstein pickups

EVH Frankenstein Humbucker

 

 

 

Amps and Cabinets

- Marshall 100-watt Super Lead

Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super Lead 100 Head

- Soldano SLO-100

Soldano SLO100 Super Lead Overdrive Head

- Peavey 5150
- Peavey 5150 II
- Peavey 6505 and 6505+ (the newer version of the 5150 after eddie stopped endorsing)

Peavey 6505 Plus 120W Guitar Amp Head Peavey 6505 4x12 300W Guitar Cabinet Angled


- EVH 5150 III amp head

EVH 5150 III HD Guitar Amp Head Black

- EVH 5150 III 4x12" cabs

EVH 5150 III 412 Guitar Extension Cabinet Black

- Celestion 12" G12EVH Eddie Van Halen Speakers

Celestion Eddie Van Halen G12EVH Replacement Speaker 8 Ohm

 

Effects and Rack

- Boss OC-2 Octave

Boss OC-3 SUPER Octave Pedal

- Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Boss SUPER OverDrive SD-1 Pedal

- Custom Audio Electronics RS-10 Midi Foot Controller

- Dunlop Eddie Van Halen Signature Wah (based on Eddie's customized original crybaby)

Dunlop EVH95 Eddie Van Halen Signature Wah Guitar Effects Pedal


- Dunlop Original CryBaby Wah Pedal

Dunlop Original Crybaby Wah Pedal

- MXR EVH Phase 90 Phaser

MXR EVH Eddie Van Halen Phase 90

- MXR EVH-117 Stereo Flanger

MXR EVH-117 Eddie Van Halen Flanger

- MXR Custom Smart Gate Pro

MXR M235 Smart Gate Pro

- Line 6 Echo Pro
- Peavey Delta Stomp
- Demeter Tremulator
- Custom Audio Electronics Amp Selector / Router
- Eventide H3000/3500 Harmonizer
- H&H V800 Power Amplifier
- Lexicon PCM-70 Reverb

Lexicon PCM 91 Digital Reverb

- Palmer Speaker Simulator
- Rockman Smart Gate Noise Gate
- Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay
- Furman Power Conditioner

Furman Power Factor Pro R Rack Power Conditioner

- Digitech Whammy pedal

DigiTech Whammy Pedal with MIDI Control

 

 

Strings

- very light strings 9-11-15-24-32-40 Ernie Ball made custom 5150 pure nickel sets while Eddie endorsed them

Ernie Ball 2253 Super Slinky Pure Nickel Electric Guitar Strings

 

 

Go to the next page for pictures of Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Rig

 

 


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0 #17 pedalboard pics — uberproaud 2011-11-10 09:42
Possible new pedalboard pics: twitpic.com/5vcubs
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+1 #16 Owner — Tracy 2011-08-08 13:05
Came across these great photos today of Eddie's pedal board from the 2007-2008 tour. vintageandrare.com/.../...
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-1 #15 pedals — bill 2011-07-16 20:45
evh uses pedals. i believe the story of no distortion pedals on most songs... go to youtube and search for "van halen isolated guitar track" and take a listen to a few songs. it sounds like no distortion pedal is used, just plugged into the amp and he is overdriving the amp to get his distortion... maybe why he uses a variac to make overdriving the amp easier at lower volumes... i dunno...
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-1 #14 In Eddie's old days — Scott Pardus 2011-05-22 23:37
He pretty much used an MXR Phase 90, a MXR Flanger and a MXR 6 band EQ. He also used two Maestro Echoplex, EP-3s. As for his Amps he used old Marshalls, one being a plexi. And he did use variacs in his heads, but not sure how many he used? All his pedals and on/off stomp buttons for his EP-3s were taped to a piece of wood.
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+1 #13 RE: Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — Firehand 5150 2010-12-31 07:46
Hi one and all Eddie does use pedals and I've even read an interview where he admitted using a boss metal zone distortion.The thing with Eddie is I think he forgets what he's said half the time.I read an interview early in his career where he said he didn't use any alternative tunings,this from the guy who patented the drop d-tuner and had already recorded unchained by that point.At the end of the day it doesn't matter how you achieve your tone as long as it is your tone,pedals are great and provide superb tone as long as you pick the right one for your style.Ask yourself the question do you want to sound like someone else or like you.Have fun peeps.
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+1 #12 RE: Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment — TonoMitchell 2010-11-25 17:58
Quoting K P:
In the interview that was mentioned I believe Eddie said he did not use distortion. I don't think he implied that he didn't use any pedals at all.


Of course he uses pedals; mostly known (actually kind of what formed his playing) was a phaser. But he has used plenty of pedals. But you are right about the distortion boxes; he doesn't believe in using them.
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0 #11 K P 2010-05-29 20:14
In the interview that was mentioned I believe Eddie said he did not use distortion. I don't think he implied that he didn't use any pedals at all.
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+3 #10 James 2010-05-19 00:49
EVH reportedly used a eighties Ripley Stereo guitar to record 'Top Jimmy' from the 1984 album
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+1 #9 rod 2010-04-27 13:25
whats the EVH made out of?? alder???ash???it looks like an alder guitar and has not the tone of a mahogany but i might be wrong please tell me what wood is it!!!!thanks
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-3 #8 evh pedal story — rich 2010-02-05 02:05
in guitar world mags he says that in the 70s he had no money to get wahs and phasers or anything. as he progressed with he stayed tru with his tone. straight tube head channel switching...now with pedal endorsements from dunlop and now his own amp company evh....when i seen his with wolfie he had like a midi controll foot switcher plus his evh wah....i mean come on hes king. he can do what he wants period..
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-1 #7 no od — bureyhope 2010-02-03 13:16
evh uses no od/distortion outside of his amps. he says so himself in a video promoting his wolfgang guitar
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+4 #6 pedals & pickup - from Guitar World — Anton 2009-05-23 15:19
Eddie basically admitted in a 1988 Guitar World that he says things about his gear to throw people off the scent. He doesn't want people copying him. Nevertheless his guitar tech, Matt Bruck, was very open with reporters. From a "Guitar Legends" mag of 1992, he says that there is an original Gibson 57 PAF in the Frankenstein guitar, and a Seymour Duncan SH1 59 in the Kramer. When i saw VH live Ed was definitely using pedals. To my surprise he used an Octave pedal in some covers they did (that would be the Boss pedal listed here)
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-3 #5 Guest 2009-03-20 11:03
He may have meant that he doesn't use any pedals between his guitar and amp, ie. everything goes in the loop.
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-1 #4 Guest 2009-03-14 03:59
He definitely uses pedals. He has his own line of mxr!
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-1 #3 No pedals — Blaze 2009-03-13 20:18
Eddie has stated he doesnt use any pedals because he doesnt want anything altering the pure sound between the amp and guitar..now i may of heard wrong and he may of said effects pedals but im pretty sure he said pedals overall.
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-2 #2 Nathan 2008-11-27 08:40
he has a new signature Celestion G12 EVH speaker
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+2 #1 cHIZZX00 2008-04-17 04:14
eddie has a new custom crybaby out now and i hear he is working on a new wolfgang guitar
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