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Donn Landee, the engineer who masterminded 5150 Studios, and helped shape Van Halen’s sound, dies at 79
The recording engineer was a key figure in Van Halen’s first eight albums and made Eddie Van Halen's ahead-of-his-time vision for 5150 Studios a reality
The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction
Joe Satriani put Nuno Bettencourt’s name forward for the failed EVH tribute tour with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth
Before embarking on the Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar, Satch was close to hitting the road for a Van Halen tribute tour with Roth and Alex Van Halen
That time Eddie Van Halen visited the EVH workshop while they were building the Wolfgang
Fender Master Builder Andy Hicks hadn’t been in the job long before he received a visit from the guitar great, who came to oversee the making of his signature
Steve Vai has recorded a new solo over Van Halen’s Jump
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker also features on the track
Eddie Van Halen once asked Paul Gilbert to give Wolfgang a guitar lesson – here’s why it never happened
The Mr. Big virtuoso has been reflecting on his guitar teaching methods, and why he thinks it’s time to bring back the shred
Michael Anthony on how the new Van Halen album should be finished
The former VH bassist has had his say on the upcoming record, which is being worked on by Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather
Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at Eddie Van Halen's legendary 5150 Studios
The guitar duo recall the surreal experience of going into the “sacred” studio – and how that impacted the DNA of their latest record
