<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Eddie-van-halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/eddie-van-halen Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I didn’t see it for 18 or 19 years. It disappeared, and it broke my heart”: Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-on-the-guitar-gift-from-eddie-van-halen-that-went-missing mRy46dZCJDwPH7MnCrbdV3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:17:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We bounced around the idea of having everyone from Joe Cocker to Phil Collins to Mike Rutherford sing”: Out went David Lee Roth and Frankenstein, in came Sammy Hagar and Kramer –the story of Van Halen’s rebirth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-making-of-van-halen-5150 crn2Hfo927Gsp9GP89K6wM Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:26:39 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:07:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A piece of rock and roll history”: Guitars gifted, played and modded by Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards are all going to auction – and expected to sell for more than $1,500,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/backstage-auctions-eric-clapton-keith-richards-2026 5L3XgxuxhxYPZvvBDNMyYi Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I certainly didn’t know how to build a studio. It was all Donn’s magic”: Donn Landee, the engineer who masterminded 5150 Studios, and helped shape Van Halen’s sound, dies at 79 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/producers-engineers/van-halen-engineer-donn-landee-dead-at-79 ZmurCrtTiQB6JEuTsMpac4 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:30:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kept saying, ‘I’m not the guy. Call Nuno’”: Joe Satriani put Nuno Bettencourt’s name forward for failed EVH tribute tour with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-satriani-recommended-nuno-bettencourt-for-van-halen-tribute-tour UcNYkPL4VjFZhdLGZvnGZc Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:05:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This guy comes over, leaning on me. He said, ‘I’m sorry my guitar is such a pain in the butt’”: That time Eddie Van Halen visited the EVH workshop while they were building the Wolfgang ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/fender-master-builder-andy-hicks-on-meeting-eddie-van-halen XAGw9nxuT9cgvWwUfH24fh Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I never know what might come across my desk, but this was a taker”: Steve Vai has recorded a new solo over Van Halen’s Jump – which has been crowned the official World Cup 2026 anthem ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/steve-vai-van-halen-jump-world-cup-anthem DfeMhvNz5UHMwsPM9Vf9aR Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would have loved to get together with Wolfgang”: Eddie Van Halen once asked Paul Gilbert to give Wolfgang a guitar lesson – here’s why it never happened ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-paul-gilber-never-gave-wolfgang-van-halen-a-guitar-lesson AGgy5iFvoNescYSrLq6TH9 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Finish it up as a great instrumental nod to Eddie”: Michael Anthony has his own thoughts on how the “new” Van Halen album should be completed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/michael-anthony-how-new-van-halen-record-should-be-finished kGuDB7zzVySkUgM6U2CiSH Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:09:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Have I held Frankenstein? Was it a total, Excalibur-level experience? I don't even know how to articulate that, but I got emotional”: Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at Eddie Van Halen's legendary 5150 Studios ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alter-bridge-on-recording-at-5150-holding-frankenstein XwqcHa6WVsekf3CCCeQPo9 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:06:24 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:04:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I am in my acoustic, zen phase of life”: Why Paul Rodgers declined an offer to front the new Van Halen album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/paul-rodgers-has-declined-an-offer-to-front-the-new-van-halen-album MJHZQKaxvUbxVhiiuxWqQe Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:29:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The drums, the guitar and the bass are already in there. What we didn’t have is a vocalist”: Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen record was virtually finished before Eddie passed away ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alex-van-halen-new-van-halen-album-update F9xoPk8UwCBKzBhY3tgH5b Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:59:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alex Van Halen shares rare recording of a young Eddie Van Halen playing guitar to mark the late guitar great’s birthday ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alex-van-halen-shares-rare-recording-of-young-eddie-playing-guitar s9YicAMwuG4AyP5EgcSeNn Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:19:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Playing with Vince Neil, opening for Van Halen, it got to be total rock ’n’ roll excess. I had to reassess why I was even playing guitar”: Steve Stevens on resisting shred, how Paco de Lucia made him go nylon, and Billy Idol’s eternal appeal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-stevens-billy-idol-dream-into-it H3LG9Gb7d3HrHRQDz4DLc9 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:35:39 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:35:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We submitted plans for a racquetball court”: Eddie Van Halen's 5150 Studios was decades ahead of its time – but it required a white lie to build ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eddie-van-halen-building-of-5150-studios Mw3DjC8ty7JhaYYqRCXyBo Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:51:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everybody looks at him as Mr. Tap and Mr. Shred. That’s just a flavor of what he did”: Wolfgang Van Halen on one the most overlooked and underrated aspects of Eddie’s playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-why-his-dad-isnt-just-mr-shred H8iLhHpj65QEmqhq6isC2V Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:35:31 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:12:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150 in a stripped-down model”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-amp-heads/evh-gear-5150-iconic-series-15w-head-review nEGcDJByxg6ka9zEJjKpr8 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:10:00 +0000 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:45:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page used one of our guitars. It was some of the best tremolo work I’d ever heard”: Paul Reed Smith on how he built his brand, secret PRS players – and why the internet is wrong about tonewood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/paul-reed-smith-on-40-years-of-prs-guitars WcavDTjqvxLshQxSbtzZkn Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hope your reaction is, ‘I have never heard Van Halen like this’“: New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang has reportedly been released – and it doesn’t feature a singer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/van-halen-the-5150-sessions-vinyl TMSVFpJQoQD9bzBQEynyRQ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:45:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was saying, ‘It’s going to get hot. It’s going to explode. We’re going to have a fire.’ He was like, ‘Don’t worryabout it’”: From Eddie Van Halen’s “uncanny genius” to his brutal crash-testing, inside the making of the EVH 5150 III ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/wolfgang-van-halen-matt-bruck-making-of-the-evh-5150iii-100-watt-head DGJX5VgqD2tFZFG8dZdSb8 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had to reassess why I was even playing. I stopped playing electric guitar for a year”: Steve Stevens says going on tour with Van Halen made him rethink his relationship with the guitar – and it gave way to one of his most experimental albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-stevens-flamenco-album zcJ5vCzUC7B35RgZjo95Xg Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:10:33 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:38:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Do you see Taylor Swift shredding scales? I don’t think so”: Wolfgang Van Halen on how fans unfairly critique his guitar playing because of his father – and why shredding like Eddie isn’t important ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-do-you-see-taylor-swift-shredding-scales 2MBwsFGSPjbEpZr5SVPC66 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:11:55 +0000 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:31:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t know if Jaco was a Van Halen fan. We were both more intent on getting drunk than anything else”: When Michael Anthony met the self-proclaimed “greatest bass player in the world”, Jaco Pastorius ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/when-michael-anthony-met-jaco-pastorius Nzji76ggsTYvot9brd9kgG Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:44:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/evh-5150iii-hypersonic-6l6-combo 5DUoCz8ZhXwvB9SanUsscS Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:23:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think Jimmy's pointing at Ed, but he motions for me to come over. He said, ‘You have something that these other guys here don't’”: Steve Lukather was hanging out with Eddie Van Halen, when Jimmy Page paid him the highest compliment ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lukather-on-meeting-jimmy-page hpLr4pySjvQKzTawWR5AUZ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:47:19 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:48:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They can show you what a guitar is about right away”: Wolfgang Van Halen names the 2 classic rock tracks he plays to test any electric guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-best-songs-for-testing-guitars 2swtBD79RvTGUyPm5KxnSR Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:46:43 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:03:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s got one bit where I’m tapping on the frets. I got that idea from Eddie Van Halen”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts reveals how she took a page from Van Halen’s book to craft the band's most popular track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-last-dinner-party-emily-roberts-on-getting-inspired-by-eddie-van-halen NkHwknRTac2hWnHw2JjufE Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:08:00 +0000 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:10:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He plays that amazing lead, and I'm like two feet from him. Can you get a better private concert with Van Halen, anywhere, ever?”: Charlie Sheen reveals the real story behind Eddie Van Halen’s legendary Two and a Half Men cameo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/charlie-sheen-on-eddie-van-halen-two-and-a-half-men-cameo YMuPJjmuu59Pd972kZoBdA Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:27:32 +0000 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:40:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jim Carrey stormed the stage mid-song to air guitar his right leg like a maniac”: From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/top-50-snl-guitar-moments 74hqPhFYSyE35ewqdBsEUD Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:53:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have the brainpower to focus – I was just like, ‘I need to make sure Frankenstein is safe’”: Anxiety, wildfires, slap guitar: How Wolfgang Van Halen made the monster guitar album of 2025 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-mammoth-the-end JvHZrzUy3tWnKLFujXBRZ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:29:42 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:05:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was saying, ‘It’s going to explode.’ I was terrified the place was going to burn down”: When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eddie-van-halen-amp-crash-test-evh-5150-iii 2nNJVA84BZafK6rJUagqBC Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:35:43 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:48:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s very simply the best guitar you can buy today”: Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/eddie-van-halen-kramer-ad-guitar-sells-for-over-two-million Jp3ZUMrEYdjTxZVfo9kaGV Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:49:04 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You really have to work for it”: Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein is one of the most famous guitars of all time – but Wolfgang says it has its limitations ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-the-limitations-of-the-frankenstein KJ3wSqqSVfJ5e6oNY7Unei Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:51:14 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:10:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My dad was a great guitarist but a terrible guitar teacher”: Why Eddie Van Halen had to ask Paul Gilbert to give his son a guitar lesson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halens-guitar-lessons-with-paul-gilbert QW5Y2jhBqHWU3GnKufwacW Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:02:14 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:13:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page would be nice to have on there”: Dweezil Zappa has already tapped Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen for his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit a few more guitar greats before it’s finished ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dweezil-zappa-jimmy-page-what-the-hell-was-i-thinking-update PkMownf8R6tpBJakiXXECL Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:19:31 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:02:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was born 10 years too late, because he’d be competing with Eddie Van Halen”: Justin Hawkins names the guitar virtuoso who could have been EVH’s equal in the 1980s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/justin-hawkins-says-nuno-bettencourt-was-born-in-the-wrong-era x2q3AMKpritERJcUot4bUb Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:33:49 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:53:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was affected as much as anybody hearing that first Van Halen record. I think the other guitar players in LA went, ‘Oh, my God, I’ve got to compete with that’”: Steve Stevens on why he never felt the need to compete with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-stevens-on-why-he-never-felt-the-need-to-compete-with-eddie-van-halen NJY6izWJtTcADj5Ck2yd63 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:27:47 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just like, ‘I need to make sure Frankenstein is safe’”: Wolfgang Van Halen stowed his dad’s most legendary guitar in his car as a precaution during the LA wildfires ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-frankenstein-and-the-la-wildfires hbg4gXDUFUfFyyx3dpre54 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:23:13 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I look at tapping in two different ways. There’s Eruption, and there’s Hot For Teacher”: Wolfgang Van Halen explains the variations in EVH’s trademark technique – and shows you how to play them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-the-end-tapping-tutorial-with-ola-englund AcTxQYdL6DgQp33moL3NkG Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:41:07 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:53:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In my mind, it would have ruined my life had I messed up. I took it very seriously”: Wolfgang Van Halen took a gamble when he decided to cover his dad’s songs – and it paid off ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-the-risk-of-covering-van-halen-songs XeYfaUPNqEZjgV9H88gB7m Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:32:34 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:33:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was instantly in a band because nobody wanted to play bass back then”: How Eddie Van Halen led to Les Claypool picking up the bass – and how he nearly joined Kirk Hammett’s band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/les-claypool-on-why-he-picked-up-the-bass TBnPHxtWQLiPBL6YCmevrf Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:49:55 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:04:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A good guitar solo should sound like an orgasm. I can hear it in Eddie Van Halen’s playing, and Jimi Hendrix. I live for the juicy notes”: Carlos Santana on playing like a soul singer and his visitations from B.B. King, Miles Davis and Stevie Ray Vaughan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carlos-santana-sentient b2sB4gnnRDYkeXQMcduhvK Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:51:37 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:53:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dave's a good storyteller, but there's some truth in between the showmanship”: Sammy Hagar believes David Lee Roth’s story about being visited by the ghost of Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sammy-hagar-believes-david-lee-roth-was-visited-by-the-ghost-of-eddie-van-halen z5rifQQQAvPP77CzttpxtS Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:07:49 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:02:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don't know what the odds are, but last night the ghost of Eddie Van Halen visited me at my hotel room”: David Lee Roth trolls Sammy Hagar over his ‘ghost of Eddie Van Halen’ claims ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/david-lee-roth-trolls-sammy-hagar-over-ghost-of-eddie-van-halen-claims k9A9SCFSPnnL3sfPpf94zJ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:38:52 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:52:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As soon as I heard the news, I turned to my roommate and said, ‘That's my gig.’ The next day, Dave rings”: Steve Vai on how he joined David Lee Roth’s band – and Roth’s desire to “beat Van Halen” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-joining-david-lee-roth-beating-van-halen QnesrBETWsQqsz5WUykfME Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:34:36 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:40:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What Les Paul was for Gibson, Edward Van Halen is for Kramer”: Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar surfaces for sale – and is expected to reach $3,000,000 at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/eddie-van-halen-number-one-kramer-ad-guitar-auction Lgc9d9NHU22LwByn9ntdwG Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:22:26 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:37:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eruption with one hand”: This guitar prodigy plays Eddie Van Halen's legendary two-hand tapping part – with only one hand ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/felipe-rosset-eddie-van-halen-eruption-with-one-hand 9AWoz2BfRVivr3AvUYaVaF Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:55:15 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:23:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every now and then, you’ll look at the wall and think, ‘I can’t believe we’re here’”: Wolfgang Van Halen welcomed Alter Bridge into the hallowed halls of the legendary 5150 Studios to record their new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alter-bridges-5150-studio-sessions bbWKKChRcjmvrZhzjeT8xk Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:17:04 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:26:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He took us to 5150, and it still had all the tapes up there. There was Jump, the old analog tapes, everything marked”: Lzzy Hale on why Wolfgang Van Halen is well positioned to “save rock ’n’ roll” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/halestorm-lzzy-hale-on-why-wolfgang-van-halen-is-well-positioned-to-save-rock-n-roll 99DhKDVFPwcYs5baZAn3c7 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:40:18 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:56:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You don't come into a Van Halen record and tell Eddie, ‘This is how we're going to do it’”: Why Eddie Van Halen didn’t double-track his guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ross-hogarth-on-why-eddie-van-halen-didnt-double-track-his-guitars EmdUGTYKthNj9FfUHpBVxN Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:54:52 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:21:51 +0000