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How Joe Satriani found the amp builder for his dream Eddie Van Halen tone
Satriani needed an amp with exacting specifications for the Best of All Worlds tour – and he got more than he bargained for
Eddie Van Halen’s soon-to-be-released recordings are going to blow you away, according to Steve Lukather
The highly anticipated project could be the ultimate Eddie Van Halen honor record
David Lee Roth fights tears as he recalls his partnership with Eddie Van Halen
The singer spoke of the touching “full circle” moment that bookmarked their final chapter together
Alex Van Halen says they tried to recruit Michael Anthony for Van Halen’s David Lee Roth reunion
Wolfgang Van Halen would take Anthony’s place, but he didn’t get the gig because of “family influences,” the drummer says
Steve Vai on the time Eddie Van Halen played him never-before-released material
Vai has also had his say on Steve Lukather's involvement in the much-anticipated new Van Halen record, which will revive old material
How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan
While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project
Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing
Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man
Out went David Lee Roth and Frankenstein, in came Sammy Hagar and Kramer – the story of Van Halen’s rebirth
It was the end of an era. Roth’s exit, Frankenstein's last hurrah. But it was the start of a new one as Eddie Van Halen got experimental on 1986's blockbuster, 5150
