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Randy Rhoads on the struggle to become his own player and avoid the Eddie Van Halen comparisons
From the Archive He was regularly compared to Eddie Van Halen, but Randy Rhoads struggled with the height of his hype
No-one nails Eddie Van Halen’s playing quite like Jacob Deraps – now he’s the face of the new EVH Wolfgang
The Van Halen-obsessed shredder has called working on the guitar's new promo video a “dream come true”
Eddie Van Halen’s old guitar tech has helped put together ‘the ultimate Van Halen guitar auction’
A collection of studio and stage gear amassed over the years is going under the hammer
Sammy Hagar sends David Lee Roth support after sudden tour cancellation
Hagar has rallied behind Roth after the latter quietly cancelled a string of US dates
Wayne Charvel, legendary luthier who built guitars for Eddie Van Halen and gave rise to the Superstrat, dies aged 85
The revered guitar builder was one of the most influential modders and makers of his time, and sparked the custom shop revolution
How a glam-metal guitarist built Joe Satriani an amp that captured Eddie Van Halen’s tone
3rd Power’s Dylana Nova Scott leaned on an impressive production background to design boutique amps for some of the biggest names in the biz
The story of Van Halen’s 1984, and the end of the David Lee Roth era
Creative differences led to Roth’s departure the following year, but 1984 found the band firing on all cylinders, as Eddie Van Halen embraced his pop sensibilities while retaining the musical adventurism that made him the greatest of all time
Sammy Hagar reveals the Eddie Van Halen-produced track that could have been on a Van Halen album
Alex Van Halen largely preferred his brother Eddie to remain the band's chief songwriter – but couldn't resist this Hagar-penned track after it appeared on the frontman's solo album
