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From Eddie Van Halen’s “uncanny genius” to his brutal crash-testing, inside the making of the EVH 5150 III
By Andrew Daly published
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

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the onset of a new digital era for EVH
By Matt Owen published
A landmark update for the Tone Master Pro, a new digital 5150III combo, and a signature capsule for Iron Maiden all landed this week

EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones
By Matt Owen published
The three channel amp is a lightweight reinvention of Eddie Van Halen's iconic 5150III in a digital combo form

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

Bassist Ronnie Ficarro on taking Wolfgang Van Halen’s studio sound to the stage
By Nick Wells published
Ronnie Ficarro explains the nuances of pick playing, why tone can make or break a band, and how he stumbled upon slap bass for Mammoth’s latest single

Jack White unveils a brand new custom guitar built by Eddie Van Halen’s go-to master builder – and it’s “half bass, half guitar”
By Janelle Borg published
The off-kilter guitar – christened the ‘Ugly Stick’ – has been in the works for 30 plus years

“With its tone knob backed off this thing gets sasquatch-hairy without losing clarity. It’s a surprisingly killer stoner rock machine”: EVH SA-126 Standard review
By Phil Weller published
Wolfgang Van Halen’s adventurous high-gain-friendly, semi-hollow signature gets a budget build – but does the magic carry across?

These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed
By Matt Owen published
An amp modeler update that players have been waiting months for, a sustainable build from Martin and a premium collaboration between Gibson and Serj Tankian headline this week's action
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