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Eddie Van Halen's former guitar tech recalls the virtuoso's disastrous guitar battle before a packed NAMM show crowd
By Phil Weller published
At an event where he also locked fretboards with Steve Stevens and Tim Bogert, it was a different kind of musician who provided Eddie with his most unique test

Eddie Van Halen on tapping, “Eruption” — and why the weight of the band rested on his shoulders
By Phil Weller published
The last in a six-part series dedicated to the band’s early years is told through their voices, along with Van Halen producer Ted Templeman

Wolfgang Van Halen records with Eddie Van Halen's iconic Frankenstein guitar
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Mammoth guitarist posted the 20-second clip of himself tracking a guitar part to his new single, "The End," on X

When Kiss’s 1998 reunion album was in jeopardy, Bruce Kulick returned to the fold to save the day
By Phil Weller published
'Psycho Circus' wasn’t Kiss at their best, but it’s a record that involves a revolving cast of past, present and future Kiss members

Brian May says Freddie Mercury fought his guitar solo on one of Queen's biggest hits
By Phil Weller published
Mercury heard a “piano song” in the 1979 track, but May convinced him it needed a guitar solo

Brian Montana, guitarist for pioneering death metal group Possessed, killed in police shootout
By Elizabeth Swann published
Brian Montana helped Possessed rise in a scene that included Metallica and Exodus but left the group due to internal problems

Mike Campbell reveals how he and Tom Petty developed the guitar tandem that defines the Heartbreakers' classic sound
By Phil Weller published
Petty had started out as a bass player, but when he moved to electric the seeds of one of rock’s greatest guitar partnerships were sown

Aaron Rash has spent years learning the tonal secrets of Nirvana’s “In Utero”, and he’s just discovered his Holy Grail
By Phil Weller published
The exact make, model and specs of the guitar that produced the album’s “mean stuff” eluded Aaron Rash until he took a chance on an oddball axe
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