Latest about Eddie Van Halen
“That was Eddie Van Halen’s favorite”: Tony Iommi reveals the Black Sabbath riff EVH was always asking him to play
Eddie Van Halen compared his favorite Tony Iommi riff to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Unseen footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West's onstage jams and backstage hangs has been unearthed
In 2002, Eddie Van Halen joined Mountain on and offstage – and cameras were there to capture the moment
Tony Iommi on that time Eddie Van Halen helped co-write a Black Sabbath song – but didn’t get a credit
Van Halen joined the band for a rehearsal in Birmingham, England, and ended up contributing a solo to a track
Joe Satriani has seemingly switched out his Ibanez guitars to play Van Halen material on the Best of All Worlds Tour
Satch is having an amp custom-made for the tour – and now it looks like he's got a new guitar and pedalboard, too
Michael Anthony on how he finally got the closure he needed with the Van Halens
Michael Anthony reveals what he thinks about Wolfgang Van Halen replacing him as VH's bassist in 2007
Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited EVH SA-126 signature model is officially launched
Named after Eddie's birthday and taking cues from the Bumblebee, the SA-126 was developed from a desire to build a guitar that didn't yet exist – and arrives with a new Wolfgang Van Halen demo video
Vito Bratta explains why he switched from Stratocasters to his iconic Steinberger
The shred trailblazer recalls how links to EVH's Frankenstein – and a fondness for high-tech gear – prompted his switch to a headless alternative in the '80s
Dweezil Zappa issues update on his What the Hell Was I Thinking? mega-track
The track features solos from “at least 40” superstar guitarists, and its mastermind says finishing the 35-years-in-the-making mammoth is now a big focus
Mike McCready recalls meeting Eddie Van Halen – and tries his hand at playing Eruption off the cuff
The Pearl Jam guitarist has opened up about his encounter with the guitar legend on Howard Stern, before showing off a few two-hand tapping licks
The story of Van Halen’s 1984 – the Flying V, the synths and the end of the David Lee Roth era
Creative differences led to Roth’s departure the following year, but 1984 found the band firing on all cylinders, as Eddie Van Halen embraced his pop sensibilities while retaining the musical adventurism that made him the greatest of all time
