Wolfgang Van Halen

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Wolfgang Van Halen playing guitar and singing on stage with Mammoth WVH
Wolfgang Van Halen reveals the collaborations at the top of his bucket list

By Janelle Borg Published

WVH on why being a multi-instrumentalist doesn’t stop him from collaborating with other artists

Artists
Wolfgang Van Halen playing guitar and singing on stage
New Behind The Music episode puts Wolfgang Van Halen's story front and center

By Janelle Borg Published

The long-running music docuseries kicks off its new season with WVH's life story

Guitarists
Eddie Van Halen playing his Frankenstein
‘Frankenstrat’ or ‘Frankenstein’? Wolfgang Van Halen sets the record straight on the ‘official’ title of Eddie Van Halen’s iconic electric guitar

By Matt Owen Published

The Mammoth WVH leader has revealed the actual name of his father’s legendary instrument, which is written across its case

Electric Guitars
Ryan Gosling, Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen at the Oscars 2024
“What an honor!” Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen joined Ryan Gosling at the Oscars to rip through their Barbie mega-ballad, I’m Just Ken – and the internet can’t get enough of it

By Phil Weller Published

The track might not have claimed the top prize, but its dazzling performance provided top-drawer entertainment, with the guitarists lending their talents in style

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Wolfgang Van Halen performs onstage
“Music education is a huge contributor to a student’s success in school and life”: Wolfgang Van Halen donates $100,000 to schools in need of musical instruments

By Phil Weller Published

The donation helps kickstart Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation’s Adopt a School program, which connects schools with donors interested in supporting music education

Bassists
Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth
“You have to take what he says with a grain of salt. He also said he wrote Eruption and came up with the Frankenstein stripes”: Wolfgang Van Halen responds to David Lee Roth jibes – and says a Van Halen tribute tour is “impossible”

By Matt Owen Published

The Mammoth WVH frontman has addressed Roth’s recent outburst, highlighting the former Van Halen vocalist’s previous outlandish comments in the process

Artists
Fender Tone Master Pro EVH 5150III patch
“The camp is very protective, and has extremely high standards”: Fender says gaining the EVH endorsement was a crucial benchmark for the Tone Master Pro

By Matt Parker Published

Fender’s EVP of Product Justin Norvell tells us that getting the EVH endorsement – the first of its kind on a modeler – was important to the team

Music Industry
EVH SA-126 Special
“The goal was to put together a guitar that didn’t exist yet”: After years of anticipation, Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited EVH SA-126 signature guitar is finally here – and it’s arrived on Eddie’s birthday

By Matt Owen Published

The SA-126 was named in honor of Eddie Van Halen's birthday, and gets an official launch almost two years after Wolfgang began road-testing prototypes on tour

Guitars
EVH Striped Series Gutiars 2024
“After years of receiving requests for this famed instrument, the new Striped Series Shark returns”: EVH brings back Eddie Van Halen’s classic Shark and Circles models

By Phil Weller Published

Two of EVH’s most outlandish designs will be available once more

Electric Guitars
Eddie Van Halen and Billie Joe Armstrong
“He looked at me and he goes, ‘You’re the only one that understands me. People think I’m an alien because of the way I play’”: Why Eddie Van Halen cried when he met Billie Joe Armstrong

By Matt Owen Published

A 12-year-old Armstrong cried when he witnessed Eddie Van Halen play live for the first time in the '80s. Years later, the roles would be reversed

Guitarists
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