Line 6
Van Halen 2.80
Helix LT
Version 2.80/Core update of previous preset. The incredible sound of Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing was the reason behind saving all my lawn-mowing money as a kid to buy my first guitar. I hope I nailed this tone. I have blended the jumped Marshall Plexi into Celestion Greenbacks with the Line 6 Panama model into a second 4x12 model. The noise gate comes first, followed by the MXR Flanger and MXR Phase 90 models. The Line 6 Drive is installed as a distortion. I have installed 2 Maestro Echoplex models in the path followed by a Legacy plate reverb set at a 5.5 decay with a 29% mix. I developed this preset by playing in stereo, very LOUDLY through my AC30 and Bassbreaker, 2-tube amps. I used my Charvel San Dimas with a very "hot" humbucker bridge pickup. Tune-down a half-step to emulate Ed's tone, as it really does make a difference in capturing his unique timbre. Eddie's early tone relied heavily on the L/R stereo hard-pan of his guitar tone and its reverb. I really wanted to get this tone right. There are 7 Snapshots of early Van Halen sounds/songs. Make all the adjustments that you need and enjoy this preset. You can preview the sounds on SoundCloud @ https://soundcloud.com/user-812066532-46779654/van-halen-helix-tone-280core-update
by mb13748 · Indexed at CustomTone · 6,489 source downloads