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![Sammy Hagar plays a red Explorer [left] in 2025; Alex Van Halen in action behind the kit during a Van Halen show in 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WsbwJw5JKcus23XwZA52mh-840-80.jpg.webp)
Hagar makes an impassioned play for the Van Halen co-founder and drummer to clear the air, and insists whatever he wrote in his book, it was all true
Glitter predates the band’s debut album by four years, making it the earliest Van Halen track to be released
José Arredondo modified amps for some of guitar’s biggest stars. Dave Friedman’s Jose amp pays tribute to this elusive legend and makes his formerly secret mods available to everyone
From the Archive He was regularly compared to Eddie Van Halen, but Randy Rhoads struggled with the height of his hype
The Van Halen-obsessed shredder has called working on the guitar's new promo video a “dream come true”
A collection of studio and stage gear amassed over the years is going under the hammer
Hagar has rallied behind Roth after the latter quietly cancelled a string of US dates
The revered guitar builder was one of the most influential modders and makers of his time, and sparked the custom shop revolution
3rd Power’s Dylana Nova Scott leaned on an impressive production background to design boutique amps for some of the biggest names in the biz
Creative differences led to Roth’s departure the following year, but 1984 found the band firing on all cylinders, as Eddie Van Halen embraced his pop sensibilities while retaining the musical adventurism that made him the greatest of all time
