Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction

By Matt Owen published 24 October 25

The eye-watering price tag makes it the sixth most expensive guitar ever sold publicly

Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein Strat is deemed the pinnacle of guitar modding – but Wolfgang Van Halen says it has its limitations

By Phil Weller published 22 October 25

It might be considered a Holy Grail guitar, but Wolfgang says it’s not all that easy to play

Why Eddie Van Halen had to ask Paul Gilbert to give his son a guitar lesson

By Phil Weller published 17 October 25

He was just too virtuosic to show his son the ropes, it seems...

Dweezil Zappa has Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen on his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit more guitar greats

By Matt Owen published 16 October 25

Albert Lee, Steve Morse and Steve Vai have also recorded for What The Hell Was I Thinking?, which Zappa began work on back in 1989

Justin Hawkins names the guitar virtuoso who could have been EVH’s equal in the 1980s

By Phil Weller published 15 October 25

The Darkness guitarist believes this shredder would have been better appreciated in the ’80s

Steve Stevens on why he never felt the need to compete with Eddie Van Halen

By Janelle Borg published 7 October 25

Both Van Halen and Stevens worked with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, but the Billy Idol guitar slinger never felt the need to compete with Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen stowed his dad’s most legendary guitar in his car as a precaution during the LA wildfires

By Phil Weller published 2 October 25

Wolfgang was recording his latest record as the wildfires threatened 5150 Studios, but all he could focus on was keeping his dad’s most prized gear safe

Wolfgang Van Halen explains the variations in EVH’s trademark technique – and shows you how to play them

By Phil Weller published 18 September 25

The multi-instrumentalist delivered a Mammoth tapping masterclass as he demonstrated how to play one of his new singles, The End

Wolfgang Van Halen took a gamble when he decided to cover his dad’s songs – and it paid off

By Phil Weller published 15 September 25

Wolfgang has only performed a few Van Halen tracks live since his dad passed – and he was all too aware of the risks that came with them

How Eddie Van Halen led to Les Claypool picking up the bass – and how he nearly joined Kirk Hammett’s band

By Janelle Borg published 10 September 25

The Primus bassist and Metallica lead guitarist attended the same high school – and very nearly ended up in the same band