<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Wolfgang-van-halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/wolfgang-van-halen Wed, 13 May 2026 13:26:26 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “We did call him because we owed him that. He was important for the band”: Alex Van Halen says they tried to recruit Michael Anthony for Van Halen’s David Lee Roth reunion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alex-van-halen-on-why-michael-anthony-was-excluded-from-the-van-halen-reunion T9ywLLfAdE6NwSuYSWFNxm Wed, 13 May 2026 13:26:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The only way I could do it is if we had Slash. I thought I gave them an impossible task. They were like, ‘We’ll do it’”: Ryan Gosling insisted Slash was flown in from Thailand to play a guitar solo at the Oscars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-only-way-i-could-do-it-is-if-we-had-slash-i-thought-i-gave-them-an-impossible-task-they-were-like-well-do-it-ryan-gosling-insisted-slash-was-flown-in-from-thailand-to-play-a-guitar-solo-at-the-oscars sPSSQdtMMMAeckmVKFmzBF Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:56:17 +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[ “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[ 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[ “At first I was like, ‘Was that good enough?!’” What Ozzy Osbourne said to Wolfgang Van Halen after his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Crazy Train cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/what-ozzy-thought-of-wolfgang-van-halens-rock-hall-performance gBzJodQdXBFYFGTEV4pb4a Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:07:50 +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[ “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[ “Dad let me organically follow whatever I wanted. That was his main mantra: ‘Just play.’ It’s that simple”: Wolfgang Van Halen on Allan Holdsworth, unintentional Van Halen-isms, and his go-to guitar-test riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-mammoth-the-end-2025 SAeSztqjXJY8zJBjxpXeMY Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:36:23 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:20:24 +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[ “If you go down in flames on that stage with Ozzy there, your career is over”: Nuno Bettencourt reflects on Wolfgang Van Halen's absence at Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/nuno-bettencourt-wolfgang-van-halen-back-to-the-beginning-absence osYVYg32sErqs6rLFmGohR Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:17:02 +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[ “You have all these modern players like Tim Henson playing crazy stuff that sounds incredible, though they very rarely choose to bend anything”: Wolfgang Van Halen on what sets his favorite contemporary metal guitar hero apart from his peers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/what-sets-wolfgang-van-halens-favorite-modern-metal-guitar-hero-apart-from-his-peers AgPQNdSAP7UHV7fY9bmncg Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:32:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My vision closed up. I felt like I was gonna throw up. I started sweating profusely, but I was freezing”: Wolfgang Van Halen on the panic attack he suffered on the way to his Metallica support – and how it inspired his new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-inflight-panic-attack-en-route-to-metallica-mexico-show L96qEFTs7mgHWhHVr23KQT Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:48:23 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:51:17 +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 fun to have shreddiness, but even my dad would say the best solos are the ones you can sing”: Wolfgang Van Halen reveals the Mammoth guitar solo that was inspired by Smells Like Teen Spirit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-wolfgang-van-halen-solo-inspired-by-smells-like-teen-spirit xRuVasHZt4ByF3KEMx3wj9 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:46:34 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:30:18 +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[ “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[ “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[ “With Mammoth, I play an EVH prototype built by Chip Ellis at the Fender Custom Shop. Only 2 exist!” Bassist Ronnie Ficarro on taking Wolfgang Van Halen’s studio sound to the stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/ronnie-ficarro-mammoth-wolfgang-van-halen MFzD6evcJRi6qHaPE4H7Vi Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:54:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sucks that we are in a world that doesn't have Ozzy Osbourne anymore”: Wolfgang Van Halen honors the Prince of Darkness with emotional cover of Mama, I’m Coming Home ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-and-mamoth-cover-mama-im-coming-home HxnaEokHLuQmV9mXNuG7S Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:22:08 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:42:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This might be stupid coming from the son of Eddie Van Halen”: Wolfgang Van Halen on why not every song needs a guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-not-every-songs-needs-a-guitar-solo kB3ANtL8yPArFxVtECrEAV Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:52:37 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We can finally be what I’ve always wanted to be”: Wolfgang Van Halen has dropped his initials from the Mammoth band name – and it’s been a long time coming ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-mammoth-name-change NUGedRVwems9YtkeKqqU4V Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:49:21 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:40:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I unfortunately had to back out”: Wolfgang Van Halen pulls out of Black Sabbath’s last show – here’s why ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-backs-out-of-back-to-the-beginning iyQiF8zkntpTsUuasEMGae Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:14:49 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:45:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have the memories”: Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s stopped listening to his dad’s music ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-says-hes-stopped-listening-to-his-dads-music EEQpGCKHZo7gDmz4mJB9E3 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:25:49 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:58:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With its tone knob backed off this thing gets sasquatch-hairy without losing clarity. It’s a surprisingly killer stoner rock machine”: EVH SA-126 Standard review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/evh-sa-126-standard-review XQyT9RmtSzRABXWj9jEPAR Thu, 08 May 2025 18:43:21 +0000 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:21:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Makes me feel closer to Pop every time I record”: Wolfgang Van Halen used Eddie’s legendary Frankenstein to track the slap riff – and the wild two-hand tapping sequence – in his new single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/wolfgang-van-halen-the-end-eddie-van-halens-frankenstein gdq8ZuWhQjwDFLYtYdH5oU Tue, 06 May 2025 12:06:07 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:07:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wolfgang Van Halen goes big on the two-hand tapping in new Mammoth single – and recruits Slash and Myles Kennedy for a horror-inspired music video loaded with an Eddie Van Halen Easter egg ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mammoth-the-end-music-video GdrWTNk5nCYzdC2Rj625b7 Fri, 02 May 2025 10:57:56 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:50:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More people play stop-tails than guitars with locking tremolos. We dig both”: EVH delivers on its hardtail promise and launches the Wolfgang Standard T.O.M. – which vows to take Eddie's legacy to new heights ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/evh-wolfgang-wg-standard-tom-official-launch Vnav6iA7Hf5X4woLsFeFhB Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:37:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hope they never do one of Van Halen. I told Wolfie, ‘Make sure I’m dead’”: Eddie Van Halen's former wife, Valerie Bertinelli, rules out Van Halen biopic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/valerie-bertinelli-rules-out-van-halen-biopic SkGLoPg7uYKL9ajxZLCtzQ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:39:36 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:33:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He's smoking and making jokes, and he goes, ‘You play, right? Let me see what you got.’ What am I gonna play him? I'm not gonna play Van Halen…” Billy Corgan on the time Eddie Van Halen asked him to showcase his chops – during a Guitar World interview ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-corgan-on-the-time-eddie-van-halen-asked-him-to-play-guitar oypWM6kF2K6xW9VcWz5d5F Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:58:16 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:18:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Dave walked in it blew his mind – he couldn’t believe how good you are”: By the mid-2000s, Van Halen were teetering on the brink – a teenaged Wolfgang Van Halen helped bring them back ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/eddie-van-halen-wolfgang-van-halen-2008-interview GYjZygadHeokZY7JbBk7rL Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:42:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More people play stop-tails than guitars with locking tremolos. We dig both”: EVH delivers on its hardtail promise with two new models that vow to take Eddie's legacy to new heights ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/evh-wolfgang-special-tom-and-wolfgang-wg-standard-tom 8mi7AZD3rU2Ea59ncmoKNX Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:30:18 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A groundbreaking hybrid guitar that redefines versatility and performance”: EVH brings Wolfgang Van Halen’s cutting-edge signature to a more affordable price point with the SA-126 Standard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/evh-sa-126-standard-wolfgang-van-halen Favkw24XTgs2csdzC4RVJb Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:42:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could write your own Stairway to Heaven on an instrument like this”: The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-hottest-guitar-gear-launches-of-2024 AeUihKP8QA9DeiurRLpFdk Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:24:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I gotta tell you, it was emotional singing it, because it’s about Eddie”: Sammy Hagar has written a tribute song to Eddie Van Halen with Joe Satriani – and says a recent meeting with Wolfgang gave him “goosebumps” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/sammy-hagar-joe-satriani-eddie-van-halen-tribute-song kPELUnmN4it2XmRALKX3w9 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:37:38 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:19:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My dad called me a ‘rhythm bassist’, but all he taught me was a power chord and an AC/DC drum beat”: Wolfgang Van Halen on calling the shots in rock’s royal family ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/wolfgang-van-halen-on-calling-the-shots-with-van-halen ddvPQQkCyZZbYFFXGLyMLQ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:05:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Wolfgang knows more Intervals songs at any given moment than I do – on guitar and drums”: Intervals' Aaron Marshall on making the impossible possible, and jamming with Wolfgang Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/intervals-aaron-marshall-memory-palace wpxhBHbqKe8dVr4U2y4fKb Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:22:03 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I hadn't met Randy Rhoads, I wouldn't be sat here right now”: Ozzy Osbourne’s all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to the guitar icon – as Wolfgang Van Halen taps through the Crazy Train solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/events-trade-shows/ozzy-osbourne-inducted-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame QtBcV8oTzkHHkc7BaKVFL7 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:56:30 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:32:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m still in shock that I’m getting inducted for a second time”: Wolfgang Van Halen, Zakk Wylde and Andrew Watt to headline Ozzy Osbourne tribute at all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-2024-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-wolfgang-van-halen qFNhNwtcJNvfJV3gp69n2C Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:48:36 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:13:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s like, ‘What color do you like?’ I said, ‘Black.’ The next day, he brings me a black Wolfgang. It’s one of my prized possessions”: Mark Tremonti on how Eddie Van Halen supported him during his early Creed years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-eddie-van-halen-support iKAdpdgjfjZAUVJFYjPVTX Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:37:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People focus on the guitar playing but it's not about the flashy stuff”: Wolfgang Van Halen explains how Eddie’s game-changing talents “kind of ruined” the ’80s guitar scene ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/wolfgang-eddie-van-halen-kinda-ruined-the-80s UWcTfQSk29CuzvGiPHe6Ed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:24:52 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:45:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m sure our paths will cross”: Sammy Hagar on whether we’ll ever see Wolfgang Van Halen join the Best of All Worlds tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/sammy-hagar-wolfgang-best-of-all-worlds K9ExgvapH3Njynet28xxpA Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:16:47 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:55:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They had spoken to me also. Who knows what was going on in their minds?” Michael Anthony says he and ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted were both approached for the failed Van Halen tribute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-anthony-jason-newsted-van-halen-reunion iKDm5ueiV892HPST8ExzeP Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:19:15 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:15 +0000