Van Halen clone wannabe, here to share presets and talk tonechasing.

Digital Rig:
*Guitar into Focusrite Solo, into RoG Zephyrus M16 laptop
*NeuralDSP Soldano SLO-100X and Archetype Petrucci X
*Reaper DAW

Bedroom Rig:

• EBMM EVH Signature (built from a kit) w/Pariah Poundcake pickups
• Kramer 5150 (from a kit) w/Pariah 1986 bridge pickup
• Fender MiM HSS strat w/Floyd Rose II
• EVH 5150 Iconic 15w combo
• 2x Peavey Bandit 112 “Silver-line” combos

Signal chain:

1. Guitar
2. MXR Flanger
3. Boss PH3 phaser
4. 5150 Input
5. Effects loop output to JHS Buffered Splitter
6. Splitter line A back into 5150 Effects return; runs the 5150 entirely dry with optional flanger/phaser before preamp.
7. Spliter line B into an Eventide MicroPitch to apply pitch-shift, delay, and modulation.
8. Left and Right stereo outputs from the MicroPitch go into the Effects Return of the Peaveys, which sit to the left and right of the 5150.

Best settings are to have about 250/500ms of delay with some pitch-shift, full-wet, with the Peaveys running about 2/3 volume compared to the 5150.