Gary Moore once left partway through a Van Halen gig to teach himself EVH’s trademark tapping technique By Matt Owen An excerpt from Paul Brannigan’s upcoming book, Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story, shows how a young Van Halen made his mark on Moore
First full-length Eddie Van Halen biography, Eruption, announced By Matt Parker Rolling Stone and Classic Rock writer Paul Brannigan delves into the life of the guitar icon
Three of Jason Becker’s prized guitars sell at auction for $230,000 By Matt Owen Herman Li and Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal were on hand to witness the online auction, which also included a stage-used Eddie Van Halen Kramer guitar that sold for $120,000
Mick Jones looks back at producing Van Halen's landmark 5150: "It was a pretty intense experience – but we achieved something very special" By Paul Elliott The album's co-producer and Foreigner guitarist on the genius of Eddie Van Halen and a crazy, funky recording session
10 of today‘s brightest guitar talents discuss the everlasting impact of Eddie Van Halen By Amit Sharma, Jonny Scaramanga Yvette Young, Plini, Nita Strauss, Jared James Nichols and more salute the maestro
A stage-used 1984 Eddie Van Halen Kramer guitar is headed to the auction block By Jackson Maxwell EVH used the hand-built axe on Van Halen's 1984 and 5150 tours
Sammy Hagar apologizes for exposing Eddie Van Halen's "dark side" in memoir By James Turner The former Van Halen vocalist expressed remorse for his depiction of the late guitarist in his 2011 book, Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock
Watch Pete Thorn put 23 pickups through their paces in a bid to find the ultimate Eddie Van Halen-sounding set By Matt Owen The 80-minute epic sees the session guitar guru take a deep dive into a range of Ibanez, DiMarzio, EVH, Motor City, Seymour Duncan, Suhr and Pariah pickups during his quest for the holy grail guitar tone
Eddie Van Halen-signed Kramer, gifted to his guitar tech, Tom Weber, goes up for sale By Matt Owen The sensational story behind Weber's prized possession involves a chance encounter between the pair 19 years before they began working together in 2007
Julien’s Auctions 'Music Icons' lot, featuring Eddie Van Halen and Prince-played guitars, rakes in nearly $5 million in three days By Matt Owen Prince's Blue Cloud fetches $281,250, while EVH's Charvel Art Series models sell for a total of $210,225
Watch Eddie Van Halen play the riffs from Amsterdam years before its release in newly unearthed 5150 studio footage By Richard Bienstock The song eventually appeared on Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance
Wolfgang Van Halen: "Dad would rather people not try and sound like him but sound like themselves. I’m being myself – I’m not sitting there doing covers of Panama" By Jonny Scaramanga The multi-instrumentalist details the recording of Mammoth WVH, and explains why making the music he wants to make is the best way to honor his father
Eddie Van Halen hated how he inspired a wave of “intense uber-shredding”, says Steve Lukather By Matt Owen The Toto and session legend says it "always bothered" Van Halen how he inspired a trend that "turned the guitar into more of a sport"
Wolfgang Van Halen used his father’s original Frankenstein guitar on the upcoming Mammoth WVH album By Michael Astley-Brown Eddie Van Halen’s iconic electric appears on two tracks from the hotly anticipated effort – and you’ve probably already heard them
5 Eddie Van Halen signed and stage-played Charvel Art Series guitars hit the auction block By Matt Owen The instantly recognizable axes, wielded at a number of shows between 2004 and 2012, come with photographic evidence and letters of authenticity
Watch Mr. Bungle pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with thrashing Loss of Control cover By Michael Astley-Brown Trey Spruance plugs into 5150 amps and Scott Ian even dons an EVH Shark for the performance
Nancy Wilson: “I painted myself intentionally into the corner by saying I was going to do an Eddie Van Halen tribute – because then I had to do it” By Richard Bienstock The Heart acoustic and electric guitar icon on her first-ever solo album, covering Pearl Jam and Paul Simon, and that EVH acoustic instrumental
Eddie Van Halen stage-played and signed Charvel EVH Art Series guitar hits the auction block By Matt Owen The provenance of the striking yellow and black striped guitar, which was wielded by the late guitar legend at a concert in 2012, is backed up by a certificate of authenticity and video footage
George Lynch pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen on a Les Paul with an impromptu shred through Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love By Richard Bienstock The Dokken guitarist calls EVH “one of the greatest inspirations of my personal guitar journey”
Tony Iommi had to warn Eddie Van Halen to “behave” on the 1978 Black Sabbath/Van Halen tour By Richard Bienstock The British metal legends feared the young support band was “ripping them off,” according to a new EVH biography
