George Lynch pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen on a Les Paul with an impromptu shred through Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love By Richard Bienstock The Dokken guitarist calls EVH “one of the greatest inspirations of my personal guitar journey”
Tony Iommi had to warn Eddie Van Halen to “behave” on the 1978 Black Sabbath/Van Halen tour By Richard Bienstock The British metal legends feared the young support band was “ripping them off,” according to a new EVH biography
Sammy Hagar would have been “embarrassed” if Van Halen had adopted proposed Van Hagar name change By Richard Bienstock Fortunately, Eddie Van Halen nixed the idea immediately
Jump back, what’s that sound? It’s a mashup of Metallica’s Enter Sandman and Van Halen’s Panama By Richard Bienstock The Hammett/Hetfield-Eddie Van Halen pairing we never knew we needed
YouTuber uses quantization to “fix“ Van Halen… and it sounds awful By Sam Roche Bobby Huff – aka Dr Bob – lays Runnin' with the Devil on the operating table, and hacks it to pieces
Steel Panther’s Satchel names his 5 favorite Eddie Van Halen solos By Greg Prato “He played with so much feel and groove. I picture him doing most of his solos in one take. While jumping off a drum riser”
The secrets behind Eddie Van Halen's guitar tone on Tattoo By Chris Gill Returning from a long studio hiatus, Eddie's "whomping" 50-watt EVH 5150III heads brought the crunch
Recordings exist of Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen jamming at a Black Sabbath rehearsal By Richard Bienstock Iommi even wandered into a store to procure an EVH guitar for the collaboration
Watch Steel Panther absolutely shred two Van Halen classics By Richard Bienstock Sit yourself on down and watch the band deliver uncanny renditions of Beautiful Girls and D.O.A.
Rig tour: Eddie Van Halen's guitar setup for Van Halen's final shows By Chris Gill On September 6, 2015, GW was invited to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for an access-all-areas look at Ed's gear
Why Eddie Van Halen was told to stop throwing picks into the audience By Richard Bienstock Guitar tech Tom Weber, the keeper of Ed’s plectrums, reveals the truth
The true story behind Van Halen’s infamous out-of-tune Jump performance has finally been revealed By Richard Bienstock Guitar tech Tom Weber explains what really went on at the fateful 2007 Greensboro, North Carolina show
Eddie Van Halen in his own words: “I locked myself in my room, played guitar, wrote songs, and hoped to God I got somewhere’’ By Guitar World Editors Collected from interviews through the years, Eddie reflects on a career spent chasing fresh tones, new songs and good times
The 25 greatest Eddie Van Halen deep cuts By Amit Sharma What the lesser-played, lesser-celebrated tracks in Eddie's discography can teach us about his genius
Gene Simmons pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen: “Not since Hendrix did anyone change the game like Edward“ By Gene Simmons The God of Thunder remembers Eddie and those early days when he produced the Van Halen Zero demos
Eddie Van Halen tribute concert will definitely happen, say Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony By Michael Astley-Brown EVH’s bandmates confirm their participation in sendoff for late guitar hero
Michael Anthony says he never had a chance to reconcile with Eddie Van Halen By Sam Roche “It kind of bothers me, because we had some issues that were never resolved,” the Van Halen bassist says
Eddie Van Halen goes deep on his approach to tone, technique and guitar design in this classic 1993 Guitarist interview By David Mead EVH details the advent of Van Hagar, that time he took a belt sander to a 335, and why Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl is one of his favorite solos of all time
Eddie Van Halen honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Guitar Museum By Matt Owen The visionary virtuoso is the first to be honored with the award posthumously
Wolfgang Van Halen confirms Van Halen will never return without his father By Sam Roche The son of the late guitar hero once again shuts down rumors that he'll take Eddie Van Halen's place in the band
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