Eddie Van Halen
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“Is he gonna call Eddie Van Halen a boomer?” Kirk Hammett weighs in on Tim Henson and the boomer bends controversy
By Jenna Scaramanga published
“It’s only accessible to… a very small category of people,” says the Metallica guitarist of Polyphia’s music

Nuno Bettencourt joins Van Halen tribute band for blazing Hot For Teacher cover
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The Extreme axeman used an EVH striped guitar to blast out Van Halen licks like he's been doing it all his life

Joe Satriani reveals the Eddie Van Halen guitar parts he found most difficult to play
By Janelle Borg published
Satch also discusses his years-long search for the quintessential Van Halen tone

John Fogerty deploys Eddie Van Halen-style two-hand tapping on an Ibanez RG in unlikely guitar practice video
By Janelle Borg published
Even veteran guitarists have to keep their chops up

Steve Lukather sets the record straight on his reported involvement on a new Van Halen album
By Phil Weller published
After a Dutch newspaper reported that Alex Van Halen had hired Lukather to help finish a new Van Halen record, the guitarist has now cleared the air

The story of Peavey and its era-defining Van Halen collaborations – and why they came to an end
By Amit Sharma published
Peavey CEO Courtland Gray looks back at the firm’s decades of boundary-pushing products, and what sets the company apart from Fender and Marshall

Alex Van Halen says a new Van Halen album is in the works – and he’s recruited Steve Lukather to help him complete it
By Matt Owen published
Reports coming out of the Netherlands have seemingly confirmed a new Van Halen record will become a reality

Footage of Dweezil Zappa and Jack Black’s cover of Crazy Train, featuring Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Rasta’ guitar, was never released – but now it's been unearthed
By Phil Weller published
Filmed on the set of On The Spot, it brings together two pieces of gear with interesting stories to tell

Never-before-seen footage of Van Halen hanging with Black Sabbath and shredding at early shows surfaces after decades
By Phil Weller published
B-roll clips cover iconic shows at the Monsters of Rock and Madison Square Garden, as well as plenty of backstage antics

Harvey Mandel replaced big names without a thought, and lost out via EVH and Keith Richards
By Andrew Daly published
The two-hand tapping pioneer on playing with Canned Heat, Jerry Garcia and John Mayall, getting beaten to the Stones gig by Ronnie Wood – and that time he was kidnapped by Alvin Lee and Mick Taylor
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