Nancy Wilson bought Eddie Van Halen an acoustic guitar after he told her he didn’t own one By Richard Bienstock The Heart guitarist has also penned an instrumental tribute to the Van Halen legend
Gene Simmons pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen: “Not since Hendrix did anyone change the game like Edward“ By Gene Simmons The God of Thunder remembers Eddie and those early days when he produced the Van Halen Zero demos
Eddie Van Halen honored with new Guitar Center Hollywood mural By Sam Roche, Michael Astley-Brown Zakk Wylde has already shown his approval of Robert Vargas's artwork
Eddie Van Halen tribute concert will definitely happen, say Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony By Michael Astley-Brown EVH’s bandmates confirm their participation in sendoff for late guitar hero
Wolfgang Van Halen says his father cried the first time he played him “Distance” By Richard Bienstock “He understood it as a song about loss," Wolf says of Eddie
EVH honors Eddie Van Halen's legacy with new 2021 guitar lineup By Sam Roche New 5150 Series, Wolfgang Special and Wolfgang WG Standard models unveiled
Michael Anthony says he never had a chance to reconcile with Eddie Van Halen By Sam Roche “It kind of bothers me, because we had some issues that were never resolved,” the Van Halen bassist says
Eddie Van Halen goes deep on his approach to tone, technique and guitar design in this classic 1993 Guitarist interview By David Mead EVH details the advent of Van Hagar, that time he took a belt sander to a 335, and why Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl is one of his favorite solos of all time
Nuno Bettencourt recalls two-hand tapping in front of Eddie Van Halen: “He stops me and goes, ‘Hey, none of that silly stuff!’” By Richard Bienstock The Extreme virtuoso tells Guitar World about his first-ever meeting with EVH
Eddie Van Halen honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Guitar Museum By Matt Owen The visionary virtuoso is the first to be honored with the award posthumously
Wolfgang Van Halen confirms Van Halen will never return without his father By Sam Roche The son of the late guitar hero once again shuts down rumors that he'll take Eddie Van Halen's place in the band
Eddie Van Halen once asked Michael Jackson guitarist Jennifer Batten to teach him the Beat It solo By Richard Bienstock “He picked it up again mighty quickly,” Batten recalls
Brian May pays tribute to his friend Eddie Van Halen: “I miss his presence in the world“ By Chris Bird “There was no one who could match him, no one who could come close. There will never be another one of him“
Eddie Van Halen's cause of death and final resting place have been confirmed By Sam Roche The guitar icon passed away after suffering a stroke, according to LA's Department of Public Health
Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020: a visionary virtuoso who rewrote the rules of electric guitar By Henry Yates An all-star line-up remembers the life, times and exploits of the player who raised the bar and reinvented the electric guitar
Jason Becker shares never-before-seen footage of his visit from Eddie Van Halen By Sam Roche “Eddie was such a beautiful person. He honestly saved my life”
Eddie Van Halen among Google's top searches of 2020 By Sam Roche The guitar legend ranks highly on the company's most-searched terms of the year
Gear used by Eddie Van Halen and Prince has been stolen from a Nashville storage locker By Richard Bienstock Missing items include Marshall 4x12 cabinets from Van Halen’s 5150 tour
A 2008 Eddie Van Halen-played EVH Charvel Art Series guitar has hit the auction block for $30,000 By Richard Bienstock This one was signed and used onstage by Eddie at a Van Halen gig in Jacksonville, Florida
Wolfgang Van Halen criticizes EVH guitar auction: "The only place they’d possibly belong is in a museum" By Richard Bienstock Auction house responds to criticisms of the sale, claiming the guitars were consigned weeks before Eddie Van Halen’s death in October
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