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What Eddie Van Halen Said About Meshuggah's Biggest Song
Eddie Van Halen was a Meshuggah fan, but it wasn't necessarily the Swedish metal act's guitar work that he admired the most.
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Wolfgang Confirms the OFFICIAL Name of Eddie Van Halen’s Legendary Guitar
Eddie Van Halen's guitar has been called both Frankenstrat and Frankenstein and Wolfgang confirms its official name.
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Wolfgang Van Halen Continues to Celebrate New Signature Guitar – ‘It’s Been Fun Crash Testing It, As My Dad Would Always Put It’
On what would have been his dad's 69th birthday, Wolfgang Van Halen celebrates the announcement of his brand-new signature EVH Gear guitar, the SA-126 guitar.
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What EVH Told BJA When They First Met
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong recalls the first time he met Eddie Van Halen.
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Joe Satriani + Sammy Hagar Name the Most Difficult Van Halen Riff to Play
Satriani says one is impossible before trying to play it.
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The Guitars The Most Legendary Musicians Use
See each of their most commonly played models.
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Is David Lee Roth Keeping Van Halen’s Final Album Off of Streaming Services?
'A Different Kind of Truth' currently isn't available on Apple Music or Spotify.
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See Neal Schon ‘Shred Like Ed’ in Video Tribute to Former Tourmate Eddie Van Halen
They toured together in 1978 at the start of Van Halen's career.