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Eddie Van Halen with his Frankenstrat playing in front of Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen reveals the real story behind Eddie Van Halen's legendary Two and a Half Men cameo

By Janelle Borg Published

The long-running sitcom featured a rotating roster of A-list cameos, including Elvis Costello, Steven Tyler, ZZ Top, but EVH ...

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Troy Van Leeuwen and Josh Homme of QOTSA perform on Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell on the cowbell.
From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history

By Gregory Adams Published

Saturday Night Live has presented some of pop-culture's most iconic moments in musical history. We document its legacy in guitar

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Wolfgang Van Halen leans against a gas pump at a desert service station during golden hour. He is holding his signature EVH semi-hollow and wearing a leather jacket.
Anxiety, wildfires, slap guitar… How Wolfgang Van Halen made the monster guitar album of 2025

By Gregory Adams Published

With his third album (and a bit of his dad’s Frankenstein), Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth are taking the world of rock guitar by storm once again

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Musician Eddie Van Halen performs during the Van Halen concert at the Izod Center May 13, 2008 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process

By Matt Owen Published

Before Eddie Van Halen could sign off on the EVH 5150 III, he had to make sure it was borderline indestructible

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

By Matt Owen Published

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

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Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen
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

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

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

By Phil Weller Published

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

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Dweezil Zappa performs on stage at The Magnolia on August 02, 2024 in El Cajon, California AND Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City
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

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

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

By Phil Weller Published

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

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Steve Stevens of Billy Idol's band performs during the Pemberton Music Festival on July 16, 2016 in Pemberton, Canada
Steve Stevens on why he never felt the need to compete with Eddie Van Halen

By Janelle Borg Published

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

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