Eddie Van Halen
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Is Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer – also owned by Mick Mars – the next multi-million dollar guitar?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Dressed up to look like Frankie, a precursor to the 5150, this transitional Kramer was stage-played by Eddie Van Halen and appeared on Mötley Crüe's Dr Feelgood

“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
By Jonathan Horsley published
Eddie Van Halen’s holy grail tone from a Tonex One? IK Multimedia unveils the Brown Sound Anthology

“Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts'": When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss — and they turned him down!
By Paul Elliott published

“He went into this trance state as he played”: A close encounter with the genius of Eddie Van Halen
By Paul Elliott published
The insider's view of how EVH reinvented himself on the 5150 album

“He stopped writing because he just ran out. He'd used that guitar neck up”: Sammy Hagar on Eddie Van Halen's lost years
By Paul Elliott published
“When I joined the band, everyone says, ‘Oh man, they started playing keyboards"

“This was 100% a communication from the beyond": Sammy Hagar claims he wrote a new song with Eddie Van Halen in a dream
By Paul Elliott published
And he’s got Joe Satriani playing on it

Hold the Floyd: EVH reimagines Wolfgang Standard as a high-performance shredder with a TOM bridge
By Jonathan Horsley published
Shipping in Gloss Block, Cream White and Sea Foam Pearl Metallic, this a stripped-down speedster for those who can’t be fussed with a Floyd

“I saw these banners: ‘SAMMY SUCKS!' 'WE WANT DAVE!’”: How Sammy Hagar and Van Halen won their war with David Lee Roth
By Paul Elliott published
An epic rock battle began 40 years ago
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