How to tap like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Reb Beach By Martin Goulding Learn some tapping licks in the styles of three of the technique’s most celebrated practitioners
When guitar gods go acoustic: Page, Van Halen, Hendrix and more By David Von Bader The acoustic guitar is truly the great equalizer - hear what happened when five guitar gods unplugged
Summer NAMM 2019: EVH Unveils New Limited Edition Wolfgang Special Ash Guitar By Richard Bienstock New limited edition model boasts arched top, custom pickups and Floyd Rose tremolo.
Summer NAMM 2019: EVH Unveils New ’79 Bumblebee Tribute Guitar By Richard Bienstock Recreation of the historic black-and-yellow striped model celebrates 40th anniversary of ‘Van Halen II.’
Summer NAMM 2019: EVH Introduces New 5150 Series Standard and Deluxe Guitars By Richard Bienstock Reimagined models boast Strat-style basswood bodies, EVH Wolfgang humbuckers.
Prime Cuts: Eddie Van Halen Breaks Down 10 Van Halen Classics, from "Eruption" to "Right Now" By Guitar World Staff King Edward weighs in on two decades’ worth of Van Halen classics.
Eddie Van Halen Demos Peavey Wolfgang Guitar at 1996 NAMM Show By Damian Fanelli How cool would it be to come across the legendary Eddie Van Halen doing a guitar demo at a NAMM Show?
Hear Eddie Van Halen Shred for Five Minutes at 1984 Soundcheck By Christopher Scapelliti A rare glimpse of Eddie Van Halen warming up.
Eddie Van Halen Shares His Favorite Guitar Riffs By Guitar World Staff Eddie Van Halen shares his favorite guitar riffs—but not before asking if he could mention some of his own.
Take a Look at Eddie Van Halen's 1978 Touring Rig By Jackson Maxwell The Van Halen guitarist tweeted a sneak preview of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming 'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll' exhibit.
Five Eddie Van Halen Licks You Need to Know (And How to Play Them) By Guitar World Staff Grab your guitar and learn a few of Eddie's signature licks.
Gary Moore's "White Knuckles" Vs. Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption"? You Decide ... By Damian Fanelli Two ancient tunes duke it out.
Paul Gilbert Performs Van Halen's "Spanish Fly" By Guitar World Staff Paul Gilbert has a way of making everything look easy...
Eddie Van Halen Introduces ‘1978 High Top’ Sneakers By Richard Bienstock The new footwear, commemorating Van Halen’s debut album, sports a live photo of Eddie from the band’s first world tour.
Watch Dweezil Zappa Show Off Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Rasta Guitar’ By Richard Bienstock Zappa gives a run-through of the instrument's unusual features, from the unique paint job to "some rock ‘n’ roll vomit" on the body.
Watch Eddie Van Halen Play Ritchie Blackmore Riffs By Damian Fanelli Some rarely seen footage of Eddie Van Halen backstage playing some of the riffs that influenced him the most.
NAMM 2019: EVH Debuts New Wolfgang WG Standard Xotic Guitar By Guitar World Staff The Wolfgang WG Standard Xotic features a basswood body with a “comfort cut” forearm contour for, along with masked-off natural body binding and a poplar burl top.
NAMM 2019: EVH Announces New Striped Series Shark Model By Guitar World Staff The model is based on the iconic striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen debuted during the first Van Halen world tour in 1978.
Steve Ripley, Inventor of the Ripley Stereo Guitar, Dead at 69 By Jackson Maxwell Ripley’s Stereo Guitar was famously used by Eddie Van Halen on “Top Jimmy."
The Eddie Van Halen Tremolo Mechanic By Troy Grady Examine Eddie Van Halen’s legendarily unique approach to tremolo picking.
