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Kramer · Baretta
Kramer Baretta Special — Purple
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Eddie Van Halen
TGP traces the brown sound to a parts-built Frankenstrat with a bridge humbucker, a Marshall Super Lead, MXR Phase 90 and Echoplex EP-3. The historical Variac technique is context, not an amp-modification recommendation.
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Budget
Kramer is a superstrat-style starting point; the Fender practice amp is not a Plexi.
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Fender
Fender Frontman 20G — Black
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MXR · Modulation
MXR Phase 90
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Mid
Charvel offers a humbucker-equipped platform. Mustang is a practice alternative; find Marshall DSL options in the used searches.
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Charvel · Pro-Mod
Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH FR M — Matte Blue Frost
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Fender
Fender Mustang LT25 — Black
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MXR · Modulation
MXR Phase 90
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Pro
An approximate single-coil Strat-platform stand-in, not Frankenstrat or an HSS model. The Tone Master Twin is a clean platform, not the documented Plexi; DD-8 is a modern delay alternative, not an EP-3.
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Fender · American Professional
Fender American Professional Stratocaster — Olympic White / Rosewood
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Fender · Tone Master
Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb — Black
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MXR · Modulation
MXR Phase 90
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BOSS · Delay
BOSS DD-8 Digital Delay
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