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EVH updates the Wolfgang Special line with baked maple necks and ’boards, and colors to dazzle
By Phil Weller Published
The Wolfgang Special Baked Maple comes in Floyd Rose and TOM configurations, while staying true to Eddie Van Halen’s shred-ready recipe

Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing
By Janelle Borg Published
Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man

Out went David Lee Roth and Frankenstein, in came Sammy Hagar and Kramer – the story of Van Halen’s rebirth
By Chris Gill Published
It was the end of an era. Roth’s exit, Frankenstein's last hurrah. But it was the start of a new one as Eddie Van Halen got experimental on 1986's blockbuster, 5150

Guitars gifted, played and modded by Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards are all going to auction
By Phil Weller Published
Elvis Presley’s Viva Las Vegas acoustic also features the lot expected to smash into a seven-figure total

Donn Landee, the engineer who masterminded 5150 Studios, and helped shape Van Halen’s sound, dies at 79
By Phil Weller Published
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
By Jenna Scaramanga Last updated
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
By Matt Owen Published
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
By Phil Weller Published
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
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