Latest about Eddie Van Halen
“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head
The bombastic benchmark of the ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings
Paul Reed Smith on how he built his brand, secret PRS players – and why the internet is wrong about tonewood
Once the guitar brand for the one percent, the smash-hit success of the SE line took PRS Guitars mainstream, but for Smith, it’s still about trying to raise the bar and find new sounds
New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer
The recordings come from the 5150 Studios soundboard as the band rehearsed ahead of their 2007 tour
From Eddie Van Halen’s “uncanny genius” to his brutal crash-testing, inside the making of the EVH 5150 III
Wolfgang Van Halen and EVH Gear's Matt Bruck on the difficult birth of a modern tube amp legend, and arguably the best metal amp you can buy right now
Why a tour supporting Van Halen led to Steve Stevens recording a flamenco album
After weeks of rock 'n' roll overstimulation, Stevens pivoted and spent a year traveling with a nylon-string
Wolfgang Van Halen says his dad’s legacy means fans think of him in the wrong way
The Mammoth multi-instrumentalist has pursued his own musical path – though some commenters can’t help but constantly compare him to Eddie Van Halen
When Michael Anthony met the self-proclaimed “greatest bass player in the world”, Jaco Pastorius
How the accidental meeting of two of the ’70s and ’80s greatest bass icons – neither recognised by the other – came about in a Tokyo hotel
EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones
The three channel amp is a lightweight reinvention of Eddie Van Halen's iconic 5150III in a digital combo form
