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Eddie Van Halen’s search for sonic perfection drove him to experiment with everything in his rig, from the fabled ‘Frankenstein’ guitars to his hot-rodded Marshall heads, generating countless myths and speculation about how to get ‘that tone’. His modded instruments eventually coalesced into the EVH brand, including the 5150 range

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