Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen (1955) is a legendary rock guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen. Signed to Warner Bros. Records, key albums include 1984 (1984), Balance (1995), and A Different Kind of Truth (2012). He has won a Grammy Award and multiple MTV Video Music Awards.

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“Before they became famous, Eddie Van Halen was down in the pit watching every f**king move I made”: Ace Frehley on the origin of two-handed tapping

[L-R] Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen

Sammy Hagar says Alex Van Halen won’t tour because he “just doesn’t like playing without his brother”

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“Eddie Van Halen was a great blues player who happened to have this additional talent to play a lot of extra notes”: Grammy-winning composer on the magic of Eddie Van Halen

Steve Lynch of Autograph and Eddie Van Halen

“I was aggressively informed, ‘That’s Eddie’s technique; you’re not allowed to play it on the tour – or else’”: Steve Lynch on how Van Halen’s team forbade him from two-handed tapping

Wolfgang Van Halen holding the new EVH SA-126

“The very definition of innovation incarnate”: EVH and Wolfgang Van Halen officially unveil the SA-126 – right in time for Eddie Van Halen’s birthday

[L-R] Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony and Wolfgang Van Halen

“One of Eddie’s greatest joys was to play music with his son”: Eddie Van Halen didn’t deserve backlash for replacing Michael Anthony with Wolfgang, engineer says

[L-R] Billie Joe Armstrong and Eddie Van Halen

Billie Joe Armstrong: “Eddie Van Halen started crying, looked at me and said, ‘You’re the only one who understands me’”

Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen (right). Both have their guitars in hand and appear to be mouthing along to the sound of their instrument

Joe Satriani is having a custom amp made to achieve Eddie Van Halen’s classic tone