Favorite Van Halen Solo

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Just saw this video from 2022 of a variaced 2204 into a UA OX box...figured you guys might appreciate the tone with no Jose mods.

Here's what he used:
Custom Strat1984 Floyd w/ FU-Tone everything (& 1979 prototype whammy bar)Bareknuckle VHII wound together with vintage Fender single coilMusikraft NeckMXR FlangerMXR PhaserMXR Carbon Copy1978 Marshall JMP 22041971 General Variac set to 100vUniversal Audio OX BoxCelestion IR's1176 set to barely compressSunset Sound Reverb

This Cat has a Fender Strat single coil P/U wired in directly parallel with the BKP VHII pickup to a single 500K volume pot.

 
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harddriver said:
Just saw this video from 2022 of a variaced 2204 into a UA OX box...figured you guys might appreciate the tone with no Jose mods.

Here's what he used:
Custom Strat1984 Floyd w/ FU-Tone everything (& 1979 prototype whammy bar)Bareknuckle VHII wound together with vintage Fender single coilMusikraft NeckMXR FlangerMXR PhaserMXR Carbon Copy1978 Marshall JMP 22041971 General Variac set to 100vUniversal Audio OX BoxCelestion IR's1176 set to barely compressSunset Sound Reverb

This Cat has a Fender Strat single coil P/U wired in directly parallel with the BKP VHII pickup to a single 500K volume pot.

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Very cool
 
While I could never name a favorite, "So This Is Love" is high on the list. Including the 30 seconds or so of outro noodling.

 
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My favorite VH solo is the rhythm playing in Top Jimmy….but the solo is smokin’ as well.
 
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