Ted Templeman “First of All, There Was No Guitar Player Who Had Ever Played Like That”: Van Halen Producer Ted Templeman Tells ‘GP’ How It All Began Van Halen might not have been the same group without Ted Templeman, the man who discovered and signed them, then produced their greatest albums “I’d Never Heard Anything That Brilliant, and Ed Said, ‘No, It’s Nothing’”: Producer Ted Templeman Reveals How He Helped Turn Eddie Van Halen’s “Warm Up” Into One of the Greatest Solos of All Time, “Eruption” “He said, ‘It’s just something I warm up with before each show.' And I said, ‘Donn, roll tape!’” recalls the hitmaker 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 READ1Stedman PureConnect GP-2 and PK-3 cleaning kits review2Dweezil Zappa reveals the ins and outs of Frank Zappa's futuristic setup3"I never had a good voice for singing, so I took it out on the guitar." An epic Duane Eddy interview by Bill Nelson4June 2024 Guitar Player lesson audio5How Duane Eddy wrote his twanging, game-changing instrumental smash, Rebel Rouser