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<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Eddie-van-halen ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/eddie-van-halen Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:28:13 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Sam, I’m gonna tell you what I told Alex, which is, I don’t really play like Eddie’”: Joe Satriani says he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen to call Nuno Bettencourt when they called about EVH tribute tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/joe-satriani-on-what-he-told-david-lee-roth-alex-van-halen-eddie-van-halen-reunion-tour VgLTH772wZUFH7mTpfH5Rm Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:28:13 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:28:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts. I can't take it. I gotta leave. I know you're looking for a lead guitar player. Do you want me in the band?’”: When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss – and they turned him down! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eddie-told-me-roth-is-driving-me-nuts-i-cant-take-it-i-gotta-leave-i-know-youre-looking-for-a-lead-guitar-player-do-you-want-me-in-the-band-when-eddie-van-halen-asked-to-join-kiss-and-they-turned-him-down-bestof25 timrKzkny3EobndeSnRVdX Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:02:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ EVH Gear turns its “holy grail” Eddie Van Halen amp Hypersonic with an all-digital 5150III 6L6 modelling combo that weighs a whopping 16kg less than its tube-driven equivalent ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/evh-gear-hypersonic-5150iii-6l6-digital-modelling-combo-amp PQegDcP3FtvGMYuvY8DHeJ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:07:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eddie definitely wasn’t functioning very well during the Van Halen reunion tour in 2004. It was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in my life”: Sammy Hagar’s regrets about his final tour with the band – and his true feelings about David Lee Roth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eddie-definitely-wasnt-functioning-very-well-during-the-van-halen-reunion-tour-in-2004-it-was-one-of-the-worst-experiences-ive-ever-had-in-my-life-sammy-hagars-regrets-about-his-final-tour-with-the-band-and-his-true-feelings-about-david-lee-roth yEW8Fg9YMQaZAH3ahL3u6X Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:49:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being able to go into a sacred space like that and start the process was a dream come true”: Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at the studio that Eddie Van Halen built – and the 5150 amp that gave them their fire-breathing tone ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/alter-bridge-myles-kenney-mark-tremonti-recording-at-5150-studios s7EDAfyeMUd7m8dEMuDhoj Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:40:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Back of headstock reveals:#1 Edward Van Halen Model”: Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer – also owned by Mick Mars – heads to the auction block. Is this the next multi-million dollar guitar? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eddie-van-halen-1982-kramer-auctoin acDLbTyUmRtDbwn3p5LfTg Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:01:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The anthology fully captures an artist’s tonal journey as he changed rock guitar forever”: Eddie Van Halen’s holy grail tone from a Tonex One mini pedal? IK Multimedia unveils the Brown Sound Anthology ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/ik-multimedia-brown-sound-anthology-limited-edition-tonex-one-pedal Usrd8NykjPxgR8wbAx29yA Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:38:51 +0000 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:41:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He went into this trance state as he played. I’d be sitting there at the console and he would lean on me while he was playing. And it was kind of weird – it was like it was coming through me”: A close encounter with the genius of Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/he-went-into-this-trance-state-as-he-played-id-be-sitting-there-at-the-console-and-he-would-lean-on-me-while-he-was-playing-and-it-was-kind-of-weird-it-was-like-it-was-coming-through-me-a-close-encounter-with-the-genius-of-eddie-van-halen kvp6ySSas2jwrgKBh2PqKP Thu, 15 May 2025 12:53:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He stopped writing, I think, because he just ran out. He had used that guitar neck up. He did everything and anything that neck could do”: Sammy Hagar explains Eddie Van Halen's lost years ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/he-stopped-writing-i-think-because-he-just-ran-out-he-had-used-that-guitar-neck-up-he-did-everything-and-anything-that-neck-could-do-sammy-hagar-explains-eddie-van-halens-lost-years wVqhnHYc2yofxwSJDkRe26 Thu, 01 May 2025 11:57:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This was 100% a communication from the beyond": Listen to the song that Sammy Hagar claims to have written with Eddie Van Halen in a dream ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/this-was-100-percent-a-communication-from-the-beyond-listen-to-the-song-that-sammy-hagar-claims-to-have-written-with-eddie-van-halen-in-a-dream oP2nWjHs2Uu6gsTRhomYfH Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:15:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar with the same style and massive sound Eddie Van Halen created all at an affordable price”: EVH Gear reimagines the Wolfgang Standard as a high-performance shredder with a TOM bridge ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/a-guitar-with-the-same-style-and-massive-sound-eddie-van-halen-created-all-at-an-affordable-price-evh-gear-reimagines-the-wolfgang-standard-as-a-high-performance-shredder-with-a-tom-bridge WTyhHvUYKZoNBPt9MEnuXn Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw people in the audience holding up these banners: ‘SAMMY SUCKS!' 'WE WANT DAVE!’”: How Sammy Hagar and Van Halen won their war with David Lee Roth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-saw-people-in-the-audience-holding-up-these-banners-sammy-sucks-we-want-dave-how-sammy-hagar-and-van-halen-won-their-war-with-david-lee-roth G3zjjvidbbLWETfditQXeY Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:35:36 +0000 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 06:23:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I quickly realised that the order of Eddie’s embellishments is really important to the fans”: Joe Satriani says which Van Halen songs were the trickiest to play on tour with Sammy Hagar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-quickly-realised-that-the-order-of-eddies-embellishments-is-really-important-to-the-fans-joe-satriani-says-which-van-halen-songs-were-the-trickiest-to-play-on-tour-with-sammy-hagar uQnthN3jNg6ZCXoBiNBG6M Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:00:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There is a huge misunderstanding. I will NOT EVER play a guitar note on a VH song ever!": Steve Lukather sets the record straight on his role on the ‘new’ Van Halen album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/there-is-a-huge-misunderstanding-i-will-not-ever-play-a-guitar-note-on-a-vh-song-ever-steve-lukather-sets-the-record-straight-on-his-role-on-the-new-van-halen-album 6DCCrDNkaGCcD6Ua3d7ZUX Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:57:02 +0000 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:22:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is no one who can do this process with me as well as he can”: Alex Van Halen says he is working with Steve Lukather to complete a new Van Halen album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/alex-van-halen-working-with-steve-lukather-of-toto-on-new-van-halen-album SZiDB4MzoAiD7uMPHwvipW Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:51:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could play the same parts that Edward played - but it never sounded like him”: Steve Vai reveals his favourite Van Halen song to play ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-could-play-the-same-parts-that-edward-played-but-it-never-sounded-like-him-steve-vai-reveals-his-favourite-van-halen-song-to-play 8BtbtD6LAv4NgGio74uC3F Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:06:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He turned out to be the nicest, funniest guy I'd ever hung out with": Steve Lukather on meeting his hero, George Harrison ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/he-turned-out-to-be-the-nicest-funniest-guy-id-ever-hung-out-with-steve-lukather-on-meeting-his-hero-george-harrison EhutwMSLRx4MpQ3jc3R8fb Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:09:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was fun. He was a great player”: Mike Rutherford on his surprise collaboration with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-was-fun-he-was-a-great-player-mike-rutherford-on-his-surprise-collaboration-with-eddie-van-halen BJ4UKkAGeRZzjZhjYwVR3h Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:17:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the best guitar solos ever conceived - captured live on stage!”: Uncovering the truth about the Clapton classic that he called "wrong" but Eddie Van Halen loved ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/one-of-the-best-guitar-solos-ever-conceived-captured-live-on-stage-uncovering-the-truth-about-the-clapton-classic-that-he-called-wrong-but-eddie-van-halen-loved w7eXc4ztCPgN7DovULHH29 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eddie Van Halen and Gary Moore were kind of animal players!”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith says he never wanted to be a virtuoso ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/eddie-van-halen-and-gary-moore-were-kind-of-animal-players-iron-maidens-adrian-smith-says-he-never-wanted-to-be-a-virtuoso RWfFc7Y272vQwgwdxK8n6Y Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Why would you lend your talents to Michael Jackson?”: Alex Van Halen told Eddie not to play on Beat It ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/why-would-you-lend-your-talents-to-michael-jackson-alex-van-halen-told-eddie-not-to-play-on-beat-it NzoCtjJjjDKuS7nKASGXb8 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:58:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The world’s greatest guitarist is what everyone says. It’s kind of a dicey title”: A deep dive into the Van Halen catalogue proves the point ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/eddie-van-halen-was-the-finest-electric-guitarist-of-his-generation-a-deep-dive-into-the-van-halen-catalogue-reveals-why D7S3APH3khK2d3AGyWfL7R Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:41:20 +0000 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:06:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Last Alex and Eddie Van Halen track ever to debut on AVH's memoir audiobook ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/last-alex-and-eddie-van-halen-track-ever-to-debut-on-avhs-memoir-audiobook 6G75BcorgH6RW3Pgr95trG Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:38:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I may need a separate amp to cover that just one song”: Joe Satriani says his next challenge on the Best Of All Worlds Tour is nailing Eddie Van Halen’s clean tone so they can play a Sammy Hagar favourite ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/joe-satriani-on-the-challenges-of-nailing-eddie-van-halen-cant-stop-lovin-you-tone nxwNTtvA9nYFBXJXJrgUjA Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:54:52 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:28:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It still sounds and feels like Eddie but you’re listening and going, ‘Oh! That’s Joe!’”: Sammy Hagar explains why no one is better than “the professor” Joe Satriani at nailing Eddie Van Halen’s playing style ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/sammy-hagar-on-why-joe-satriani-is-perfect-choice-to-play-eddie-van-halen-guitar-parts jAc3daEsNkPatBUwL9xTaN Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:33:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Eddie was doing these extended solos so Tony had to have a word with him about that": Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen, and his hopes for a final farewell show with Bill Ward ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eddie-was-doing-these-extended-solos-so-tony-had-to-have-a-word-with-him-about-that-geezer-butler-remembers-the-ups-and-downs-of-black-sabbath-being-upstaged-by-van-halen-and-his-hopes-for-a-final-farewell-show-with-bill-ward HVTNahvMnMrqi8nX3PvfzQ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:41:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Don't even get us started on that Van Halen sh*t": Wolfgang Van Halen plays Eruption and Hot For Teacher with the Foo Fighters ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/wolfgang-van-halen-plays-eruption-and-hot-for-teacher-with-the-foo-fighters zWfx5mV4Wza2mqr9Na9eVL Sun, 12 May 2024 22:03:03 +0000 Mon, 13 May 2024 07:20:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I made Yngwie play on a really slow blues… He sounds even faster”: Dweezil Zappa reveals plans to finish epic all-star track featuring 40 players, including Brian May, and Eddie Van Halen playing a “greatest hits of all of his best guitar licks” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dweezil-zappa-on-his-epic-allstar-guitar-track-featuring-eddie-van-halen-angus-malcolm-young-yngwie-and-dozens-more iv5DXMgrxXpjQueBnTif3Y Thu, 02 May 2024 17:00:23 +0000 Thu, 02 May 2024 17:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The speaker is on fire! This must be REALLY good": The incredible story of Eddie Van Halen’s Beat It solo ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eddie-van-halen-beat-it-solo BXr8AeSZgUxqVM689MMLW9 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:15:04 +0000 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:15:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’re gonna see someone who’s hell-bent on being the most respectful guitar player to the legacy of Eddie”: Joe Satriani issues update on his mission impossible – nailing Eddie Van Halen’s guitar parts ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/joe-satriani-on-learning-eddie-van-halens-guitar-parts-for-sammy-hagar-tour-2024 eGLLAGrtvGTemcefSiXYYj Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:44:39 +0000 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:44:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Floyd Rose: "Many people ask if this would have happened without Eddie Van Halen and I think it would have, but certainly not as quickly" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/floyd-rose-classic-interview-guitar-eddie-van-halen-2010 8jGwtJK5G2cgtBcvdpd9EV Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:37:58 +0000 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:40:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steal the signature guitar tricks of the greats including Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen and John Frusciante ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/steal-the-signature-guitar-tricks-of-the-greats-including-jeff-beck-eddie-van-halen-and-john-frusciante vaF922bbpntaDqSJbSBAgA Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:02:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I know in my heart, I want to hear that sound in my head" – Joe Satriani is having a custom 3rd Power amp built for the Van Halen tribute tour and it's based on Eddie's 1986 live choice ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/i-know-in-my-heart-i-want-to-hear-that-sound-in-my-head-joe-satriani-is-having-a-custom-3rd-power-amp-built-for-the-van-halen-tribute-tour-and-its-based-on-eddies-1986-live-choice yPdo4paWayDUY7Utu66qgP Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:37:17 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:39:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Andy Wood demos his ultimate Van Halen pedalboard rig and it sounds as spectacular as we hoped ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/andy-wood-demos-his-ultimate-van-halen-pedalboard-rig-and-it-sounds-as-spectacular-as-we-hoped of5uVmpciJqrEqDGcGrKwZ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:47:39 +0000 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:25:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Has guitarist Andy Wood just made the ultimate Eddie Van Halen pedalboard? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/has-guitarist-andy-wood-just-made-the-ultimate-eddie-van-halen-pedalboard mBycfoVpqGpQ4PbDt9HHja Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:03:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want to generalise and say that he made everything sound good, but he did”: Joe Satriani reveals his strategy for replicating Eddie Van Halen’s tone on upcoming Sammy Hagar tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/joe-satriani-on-recreating-eddie-van-halen-guitar-tone-live fAsEnLK8QUKrevLwzT4UKZ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:42:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar shuts down talk of a shared Van Halen tribute tour with David Lee Roth, says he's not invited to the whole thing: "No f***ing way" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/sammy-hagar-responds-to-david-lee-roth-van-halen-tour vB8btmGJPGstj97ZXmwAgG Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:04:26 +0000 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:12:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ EVH Gear launches the Frankenstein Relic Series – three heavily aged takes on the Frankenstrat in solid red, black and white colour finishes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/evh-gear-frankenstein-relic-series tvJqnMbVRuef3fQBo4AWTK Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:50:12 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:09:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Van Halen’s incendiary 1984 Monsters Of Rock set – and Eddie’s 10-minute guitar solo – at Castle Donington as pro-shot footage emerges online ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/van-halen-1984-castle-donington-monsters-of-rock-concert-footage TMjEMSNTtma7i79QrCHGqR Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:26:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wolfgang Van Halen on his approach as a multi-instrumentalist: "Drums are, to me, the most important part. It's the backbone of everything" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/wolfgang-van-halen-interview-multi-instrumentalist sMokiAyqVB2cZnJEjAV2f7 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:28:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Certain people in the band at that time didn't like me doing things outside the group" – remembering when Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson onstage to play Beat It without a rehearsal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/certain-people-in-the-band-at-that-time-didnt-like-me-doing-things-outside-the-group-remembering-when-eddie-van-halen-joined-michael-jackson-onstage-to-play-beat-it-without-a-rehearsal 8Ba9i3v3EZoUF7EzpWpXZQ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:06:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ EVH Gear unleashes another hybrid monster electric guitar design in the shape of the limited edition Star ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/evh-gear-limited-edition-star uvCeNcZqS2U5Mz5CxtdpvV Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:25:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Van Halen documentary takes us back to the early ‘80s to tell the story of how Eddie built 5150 Studios as the band were coming apart ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/van-halen-documentary-5150-Studios-1984 LGf7fKoRmL4hqken5AjNzK Tue, 30 May 2023 15:22:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for just under $4 million ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eddie-van-halen-hot-for-teacher-kramer-auction P6xpDk8kS5QG5hiKFZZGyP Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:50:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wolfgang Van Halen is planning to track the solos to his next album with his dad's iconic guitars ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/wolfgang-van-halen-is-planning-to-track-the-solos-to-his-next-album-with-his-dads-iconic-guitars KQFWizZ2yeAEB4Frwe3ehj Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:11:19 +0000 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There was another take of Beat It" – Steve Lukather on re-tracking his parts with Jeff Porcaro under Eddie Van Halen's solo ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/there-was-another-take-of-beat-it-steve-lukather-on-re-tracking-his-parts-with-jeff-porcaro-under-eddie-van-halens-solo ou9uA9TJ8FpXrbAtQ2YRcD Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:36:27 +0000 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:17:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Lukather recalls how Prince gave him the silent treatment and shares memories of being one of the few guitarists to jam with Eddie Van Halen live ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/steve-lukather-prince-eddie-van-halen-toto CsVUkTZTqazWUfmww4tnLh Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:17:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eddie Van Halen guested on a Chris Cornell song – and you can hear it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/eddie-van-halen-chris-cornell-recording PRqg3JRBP5tGyngWE4muq Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:22:21 +0000 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:23:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen on new single, Eddie ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/rhcp-eddie-van-halen-dream-canteen aD8kGh6cmNNAknyRcbK5mJ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:54:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne rekindles Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen rivalry: “Randy didn’t have a nice thing to say about Eddie” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-randy-rhoads-eddie-van-halen 3PNQrguy48BzHonf8m95YH Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:19:06 +0000