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 Hear "4 Edward," Nancy Wilson's Tribute to Eddie Van Halen By Jackson Maxwell published 16 April 21 The acoustic instrumental closes her first-ever solo album, 'You and Me.' Eddie Van Halen-Played 1986 Kramer Custom, “Tic Tac Toe” Charvel, “No Bozos” Custom Guitars to Be Auctioned By Jackson Maxwell published 13 April 21 An autographed, EVH-played Frankenstrat Kramer copy is also being sold. Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker Sells at Auction for $50,000 By Jackson Maxwell published 12 April 21 The custom instrument was also once owned, for a time, by Mountain's Leslie West. An Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker is on the Auction Block By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 Also owned by Leslie West at one point, the '84 model is thought to have been EVH's backup guitar for the '1984' and '5150' tours. An Eddie Van Halen-Played Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special is Going Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 26 March 21 Van Halen ordered the guitar for use at a private fundraiser in 2007. Wolfgang Van Halen Declined a Request to Play "Eruption" at the Grammys By Jackson Maxwell published 16 March 21 “I don't think anyone could have lived up to what my father did for music but himself,” Wolfgang explained. What Really Happened Behind the Scenes of Van Halen's Infamously Out-of-Tune 2007 "Jump" Performance By Jackson Maxwell published 5 March 21 Guitar tech Tom Weber – who watched the whole scene unfold – tells the real story. Why Eddie Van Halen Stopped Throwing Picks into the Crowd By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 21 People, it turns out, often went to extreme lengths to get their hands on one... How Brian May, Joe Perry, Eddie Van Halen, and More Re-Shaped Hard-Rock Guitar in the 1970s By Guitar Player Staff published 1 March 21 As hard-rock diversified and graduated from halls to arenas, these guitarists defined the sounds and styles of the '70s. Anyway, Here's a Stop-Motion, Animated Video of a Jawa Playing "Eruption" By Jackson Maxwell published 8 February 21 You've seen plenty of EVH tributes, but have you seen this astonishingly detailed video beamed from a galaxy far, far away? 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 READ1How Robin Trower crafted his blistering tonal triumph, Day of the Eagle2Gary Clark Jr. never asked to be a guitar savior 3Best Travel Guitars 2024: Top Portable Instruments From Lowden, Furch, Martin and more4“‘Those old Beatle bashers?’”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones5“I was 17 years old and found it in this local paper. It said, ‘Gretsch guitar, 100 bucks.’ I called the guy up and asked, ‘Is it like Eddie Cochran’s?’ He was like, ‘Who?’”: How Brian Setzer forged his trademark twanging tone
Hear "4 Edward," Nancy Wilson's Tribute to Eddie Van Halen By Jackson Maxwell published 16 April 21 The acoustic instrumental closes her first-ever solo album, 'You and Me.'
Eddie Van Halen-Played 1986 Kramer Custom, “Tic Tac Toe” Charvel, “No Bozos” Custom Guitars to Be Auctioned By Jackson Maxwell published 13 April 21 An autographed, EVH-played Frankenstrat Kramer copy is also being sold.
Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker Sells at Auction for $50,000 By Jackson Maxwell published 12 April 21 The custom instrument was also once owned, for a time, by Mountain's Leslie West.
An Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker is on the Auction Block By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 Also owned by Leslie West at one point, the '84 model is thought to have been EVH's backup guitar for the '1984' and '5150' tours.
An Eddie Van Halen-Played Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special is Going Up for Auction By Jackson Maxwell published 26 March 21 Van Halen ordered the guitar for use at a private fundraiser in 2007.
Wolfgang Van Halen Declined a Request to Play "Eruption" at the Grammys By Jackson Maxwell published 16 March 21 “I don't think anyone could have lived up to what my father did for music but himself,” Wolfgang explained.
What Really Happened Behind the Scenes of Van Halen's Infamously Out-of-Tune 2007 "Jump" Performance By Jackson Maxwell published 5 March 21 Guitar tech Tom Weber – who watched the whole scene unfold – tells the real story.
Why Eddie Van Halen Stopped Throwing Picks into the Crowd By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 21 People, it turns out, often went to extreme lengths to get their hands on one...
How Brian May, Joe Perry, Eddie Van Halen, and More Re-Shaped Hard-Rock Guitar in the 1970s By Guitar Player Staff published 1 March 21 As hard-rock diversified and graduated from halls to arenas, these guitarists defined the sounds and styles of the '70s.
Anyway, Here's a Stop-Motion, Animated Video of a Jawa Playing "Eruption" By Jackson Maxwell published 8 February 21 You've seen plenty of EVH tributes, but have you seen this astonishingly detailed video beamed from a galaxy far, far away?