The earliest know footage of Eddie Van Halen performing "Eruption," from September 1978. | The GuitArchive

This tone makes playing early Van Halen so much easier! It's the usual Brown Sound AmpliTube preset I use, but the secret sauce I've added is a clean DI signal, as well as a post amp signal (with the speaker cab bypassed). Blending these 2 raw sounds with the actual primary tone is great for increasing cut & clarity but also sustain & 'fizz'. Is it what Eddie did on those early albums? Possibly! I suspect Don Landee had some kind of DI situation going on. If you know more, please let us know in