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 David Lee Roth Says that Frankenstein's Stripes Were "My Work," Experts Disagree By Jackson Maxwell published 6 December 21 Eddie Van Halen expert and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill details the factual shortcomings of the Van Halen frontman's recent claims. Slash: This is What Guitarists Miss When Trying to Emulate Eddie Van Halen By Jackson Maxwell published 1 December 21 As the Guns N' Roses axeman points out, there's much more to EVH's playing than "finger tapping and the harmonics and the tremolo bar stuff." Guitars Played by David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, the Edge, Sell for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Each at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 22 November 21 Eric Clapton’s 1968 Martin D-45 – used onstage with Derek and the Dominos – fetched a mind-boggling $625,000, while an Eddie Van Halen-played Frankenstrat also sold for $83,000. Award-Winning Blues Guitarist Deborah Coleman Was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Powerhouse By Sue Foley published 4 November 21 Remembering the late, great blues virtuoso in this archive interview. Watch Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy-Forging Live Solo Performance By Rod Brakes published 6 October 21 Video Remembering the great man one year on from his passing. Video 'Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen' Biography Announced By Jackson Maxwell published 28 September 21 Written by former Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinski and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill, the book is based on more than 50 hours of unreleased interviews with the six-string legend. Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort By Patrick Brennan published 25 August 21 Bolster your chops and articulate fast runs by using economy picking. Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy Continues with 5150 Iconic Amps By Rod Brakes last updated 27 July 21 These fully-featured powerhouses from EVH are heavy on tone but light on price. Gary Moore Once Left a Van Halen Gig Early to Learn Eddie's Tapping Technique By Jackson Maxwell published 26 July 21 In an excerpt from Paul Brannigan's upcoming Eddie Van Halen biography, Scott Gorham relays how he and his fellow Thin Lizzy guitarist were left slack-jawed by EVH at a '78 gig. Stage-Used 1984 Eddie Van Halen Kramer Sells for $120,000 at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 19 July 21 One of only five of its kind, the hand-built axe was used by EVH on Van Halen's 1984 and 5150 tours. 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
David Lee Roth Says that Frankenstein's Stripes Were "My Work," Experts Disagree By Jackson Maxwell published 6 December 21 Eddie Van Halen expert and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill details the factual shortcomings of the Van Halen frontman's recent claims.
Slash: This is What Guitarists Miss When Trying to Emulate Eddie Van Halen By Jackson Maxwell published 1 December 21 As the Guns N' Roses axeman points out, there's much more to EVH's playing than "finger tapping and the harmonics and the tremolo bar stuff."
Guitars Played by David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, the Edge, Sell for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Each at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 22 November 21 Eric Clapton’s 1968 Martin D-45 – used onstage with Derek and the Dominos – fetched a mind-boggling $625,000, while an Eddie Van Halen-played Frankenstrat also sold for $83,000.
Award-Winning Blues Guitarist Deborah Coleman Was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Powerhouse By Sue Foley published 4 November 21 Remembering the late, great blues virtuoso in this archive interview.
Watch Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy-Forging Live Solo Performance By Rod Brakes published 6 October 21 Video Remembering the great man one year on from his passing.
'Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen' Biography Announced By Jackson Maxwell published 28 September 21 Written by former Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinski and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill, the book is based on more than 50 hours of unreleased interviews with the six-string legend.
Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort By Patrick Brennan published 25 August 21 Bolster your chops and articulate fast runs by using economy picking.
Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy Continues with 5150 Iconic Amps By Rod Brakes last updated 27 July 21 These fully-featured powerhouses from EVH are heavy on tone but light on price.
Gary Moore Once Left a Van Halen Gig Early to Learn Eddie's Tapping Technique By Jackson Maxwell published 26 July 21 In an excerpt from Paul Brannigan's upcoming Eddie Van Halen biography, Scott Gorham relays how he and his fellow Thin Lizzy guitarist were left slack-jawed by EVH at a '78 gig.
Stage-Used 1984 Eddie Van Halen Kramer Sells for $120,000 at Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 19 July 21 One of only five of its kind, the hand-built axe was used by EVH on Van Halen's 1984 and 5150 tours.