Eddie Van Halen goes deep on the playing and tone secrets behind 10 iconic Van Halen tracks

Eddie Van Halen
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From the GW archive: This feature originally appeared in the December 1996 issue of Guitar World.

Eddie Van Halen is never one to pull his punches, especially when it comes to his own band’s career. And in this interview, conducted in 1996 ahead of Van Halen’s Best Of – Volume 1 compilation, EVH goes deep on what he loves – and what he doesn’t – about some of the band’s greatest hits.

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