Love this tone

[SavageRiffer]

Ah the good old days when all you needed was one humbucker and a Marshall stack.

 

[Kelly]

1958 Gibson Flying V. I assume the amp is a plexi. Could be slaving it into another plexi. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a little Fender amp.

 

[flatheads_4ever]

It's all in the hands!

I always thought it was the stripped Kramer into one of his Jose modded Marshalls

 

[ProgFree]

Marshall plexi, paf pickups and not that much gain as people usually use when trying to mimic his tone. Mic placement and the plate reverb contribute a lot to that tone. Here's some info about it:

http://www.guitarworld.com/eddie-van-halen-looks-back-van-halen-1984-album-5150-studios

Oh and of course, a beast of a player playing those riffs

 

[blackie13]

skill...

 

[SpiderWars]

That doesn't sound like a bridge humbucker for the clean part.

 

[J-Rocks]

Thats the tone of talent and volume!!