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EVH Gear turns “holy grail” Eddie Van Halen amp Hypersonic with super-lightweight 5150III 6L6 digital modelling combo
By Jonathan Horsley published
The three-channel 50W monster is a super lightweight combo that is easy on your back while showing no quarter with its high-gain tone, and EVH Gear says its faithful to the original tube amp

“Eddie wasn’t functioning very well during the Van Halen tour in 2004”: Sammy Hagar’s regrets about his final VH tour
By Paul Elliott published
“Not keeping Van Halen together – that was a failure to me"

Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at the studio that Eddie Van Halen built
By Jonathan Horsley published
“It was literally, the minute we walked in the door, it was very Wayne’s World. ‘We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!’”

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"
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