Latest about Eddie Van Halen
Jerry Cantrell on his friendship with Eddie Van Halen and how the rare guitar Ed gave him went missing
Getting his ultra-rare Music Man was a saga that lasted nearly two decades
A veteran guitarist says Eddie Van Halen copied Ace Frehley. We dismantle the claim with one simple fact
The guitarist sees too many similarities between Ed's magnum opus and Ace's “Shock Me” solo from 'Alive II.' But the timelines don't add up
Gene Simmons on the guitar solo Eddie Van Halen recorded for a Kiss hit — and Ace Frehley copied note for note
Simmons was producing Van Halen at the time in the hope of turning the group into superstars
Carl Verheyen on the time Eddie Van Halen borrowed – and nearly destroyed – his Les Paul
The guitarists were performing the same venue when they crossed paths in the 1970s
Eddie Van Halen had a legion of copyists. But when one of his idols began to steal his solos, he put a stop to it
The guitarist refused to meet Ed's demands and paid the price for it
Wolfgang Van Halen says he kept the Frankenstein Strat in his car during the “doomsday energy” of the LA wildfires
He was ready to evacuate, but not without his dad’s most famous guitar
“I said, ‘What happened?’ He said he just got really nervous. Crazy, considering his future.” Allen Hinds on Jeff Buckley’s guitar genius, and his “stupid” question to Jaco Pastorius
L.A. legato master Allen Hinds reflects on his Musicians Institute years with Buckley, Scott Henderson, Don Mock, Joe Diorio and other guitar greats
Watch Eddie Van Halen perform in a blizzard as Sammy Hagar unearths never-seen video clip
The band rejected the chance to cancel, instead opting for a memorable, if stormy, evening
