Eddie Van Halen

The band rejected the chance to cancel, instead opting for a memorable, if stormy, evening

The Primus bandleader would later audition for Metallica after the death of Cliff Burton

Vai says he approached the opportunity from a place of love and freedom, not to cut down one of the world’s greatest guitar players

“The whole song is just that one lick throughout,” says Michael Anthony. "It was kind of like a nod to punk."

The guitar hasn’t been in public in over 40 years – but it did feature on a classic glam metal album in 1989

The Alter Bridge guitarist on falling in love with Dumble amps, and breaking a decades-old Van Halen tradition with his band's new album

Hogarth broke an unspoken rule to make way for tonal play time. The results paid off in spades

His attitude is reflected in Wolfgang Van Halen's recent statement that "not everything needs a guitar solo"

With three humbuckers, recessed bass strings, and a very peculiar double tuning setup, the Ugly Stick might be White’s weirdest guitar yet