Eddie Van Halen “I've tried to avoid playing like Eddie. I've never learned the songs on purpose so I didn't steal anything. Then I had to learn the songs – I was like, ‘This is gonna be torture’”: Joe Satriani on his preparations for this summer's Van Halen tribute tour Satch is intensely studying the intricacies of the late guitar hero's technical quirks and tone, while trying to avoid outright mimicry. The fine line between paying tribute and copying is an act of needle-threading the virtuoso says he also faced during his tenure in Deep Purple “Eddie Van Halen had me play his 5150 guitar, and then he asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH the Beat It solo “Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview "I showed Eddie Van Halen some of what I had to learn in order to pull off Frank’s music... Eddie said, 'Who would've thought that you'd be giving me a guitar lesson!': How Dweezil Zappa took EVH inside his father's playing, and left him in awe In this vintage GP interview, Dweezil also reflected on the idiosyncratic nature of his father's soloing, and how the elder Zappa worked around his technical limitations Latest Eddie Van Halen Wolfgang Van Halen is Using His Father's "Dirty Movies" SG on the Next Mammoth WVH Album By Jackson Maxwell published 24 October 22 The guitar's missing lower horn? Chalk that one up to Eddie Van Halen and a hacksaw. “It Took Us to a Whole Other Level in the States”: Phil Collen Reveals the Short, Sweet Creation of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” By Mark McStea published 19 October 22 Find out what went on in the studio as the British band crafted their 1987 hit EVH Extends Wolfgang Standard Exotic Range With Poplar Burl and Laurel Burl Tops By Rod Brakes published 13 October 22 The Eddie Van Halen-inspired line of exotic wood guitars now includes seven options $50 Pawnshop Guitar? Not Anymore. This ‘60s Teisco Del Ray ET-460 Commands a Four-Figure Sum on the Vintage Market By Dave Hunter published 30 September 22 Fancier Teiscos like this and the Spectrum 5 are a comparative king’s ransom these days Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Play "Eruption" on the Original Frankenstein in Newly Released Studio Footage By Jackson Maxwell published 12 September 22 Wolfgang released the footage – which was shot in 2015 – to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the recording of the iconic instrumental. Sammy Hagar Says He Has Written a Song Using a Lick Eddie Van Halen Showed Him in a Dream By Jonathan Horsley published 25 August 22 In the dream, Eddie played Hagar a lick that he turned into a song as soon as he woke up, and he now plans on releasing it, giving his late bandmate a songwriting credit. Here’s Why Leslie West is a Guitar Legend Like No Other By Mark McStea published 9 June 22 With fans that ranged from Pete Townshend to Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, the Mountain guitarist inspired players across the genres. Understanding the Basics of Electric Guitar Bridges By Rod Brakes, Guitar Player Staff published 25 May 22 Fixed or vibrato, this brief guide should have you up to speed in under ten minutes. “I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars By Rod Brakes, Jas Obrecht published 20 May 22 Screwdrivers, chisels, drills and chainsaws – the young prodigy reveals all in this amazing interview from the GP archive. Seymour Duncan Offers Legendary Humbucker Tone with the 78 Model, Green Magic and High Voltage By Rod Brakes published 6 May 22 If you’re looking to up your ‘bucker game then check out these vintage-style builds. 123456789Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 2How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life3How Noel Gallagher and Beck helped bring the Black Keys' latest funky full-length, Ohio Players, to life4Best amp modelers 2024: Get your dream guitar tone with our top picks5Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive
Wolfgang Van Halen is Using His Father's "Dirty Movies" SG on the Next Mammoth WVH Album By Jackson Maxwell published 24 October 22 The guitar's missing lower horn? Chalk that one up to Eddie Van Halen and a hacksaw.
“It Took Us to a Whole Other Level in the States”: Phil Collen Reveals the Short, Sweet Creation of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” By Mark McStea published 19 October 22 Find out what went on in the studio as the British band crafted their 1987 hit
EVH Extends Wolfgang Standard Exotic Range With Poplar Burl and Laurel Burl Tops By Rod Brakes published 13 October 22 The Eddie Van Halen-inspired line of exotic wood guitars now includes seven options
$50 Pawnshop Guitar? Not Anymore. This ‘60s Teisco Del Ray ET-460 Commands a Four-Figure Sum on the Vintage Market By Dave Hunter published 30 September 22 Fancier Teiscos like this and the Spectrum 5 are a comparative king’s ransom these days
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Play "Eruption" on the Original Frankenstein in Newly Released Studio Footage By Jackson Maxwell published 12 September 22 Wolfgang released the footage – which was shot in 2015 – to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the recording of the iconic instrumental.
Sammy Hagar Says He Has Written a Song Using a Lick Eddie Van Halen Showed Him in a Dream By Jonathan Horsley published 25 August 22 In the dream, Eddie played Hagar a lick that he turned into a song as soon as he woke up, and he now plans on releasing it, giving his late bandmate a songwriting credit.
Here’s Why Leslie West is a Guitar Legend Like No Other By Mark McStea published 9 June 22 With fans that ranged from Pete Townshend to Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, the Mountain guitarist inspired players across the genres.
Understanding the Basics of Electric Guitar Bridges By Rod Brakes, Guitar Player Staff published 25 May 22 Fixed or vibrato, this brief guide should have you up to speed in under ten minutes.
“I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars By Rod Brakes, Jas Obrecht published 20 May 22 Screwdrivers, chisels, drills and chainsaws – the young prodigy reveals all in this amazing interview from the GP archive.
Seymour Duncan Offers Legendary Humbucker Tone with the 78 Model, Green Magic and High Voltage By Rod Brakes published 6 May 22 If you’re looking to up your ‘bucker game then check out these vintage-style builds.