Eddie Van Halen Eddie Van Halen didn't like John Frusciante's choice of wah pedal. His advice was priceless Guitar tech Dave Lee says the plastic wah pedal was Frusciante's favorite — and the easiest to break Quincy Jones, who died Sunday, never forgot his infamous phone call with Eddie Van Halen or the hit track they created The celebrated producer was also behind George Benson's Grammy-winning album 'Give Me the Night' David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player Latest Eddie Van Halen Hear the final track the Van Halen brothers worked on before Eddie’s passing By Phil Weller published 22 October 24 "Unfinished" is anything but, and showcases a softer side of Eddie’s playing alongside his fretboard-burning feats “Eddie asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his 'Beat It' solo By Jackson Maxwell published 19 October 24 “Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview “Eddie asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his 'Beat It' solo By Jackson Maxwell published 19 October 24 “Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview Alex Van Halen talks his and Ed's secret jams with Chris Cornell, the Ozzy-fronted Van Halen album and why the David Lee Roth EVH tribute shows fell apart By Phil Weller published 17 October 24 The Van Halen drummer unveils fascinating details about three failed Van Halen projects Eddie Van Halen talks guitar solos, playing fast, and the music teacher who slapped his face when he made a mistake By Jas Obrecht published 14 October 24 Van Halen touched on the essence of his approach to soloing in this classic Guitar Player interview “He keeps texting me: ‘Come downstairs, I’m in the front.’ Nuno Bettencourt recalls Eddie Van Halen's surprise visit By Phil Weller published 4 October 24 Extreme's tribute to EVH now includes a cover of Van Halen's "Mean Street" New Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein By Phil Weller published 25 September 24 The free-to-watch mini-doc finds the guitarist talking about his earliest guitars, and his quest for his one true guitar love Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 – considered the first ever bluegrass guitar – set to headline massive auction of over 400 historic guitars By Phil Weller published 23 September 24 A Roy Clark Gretsch prototype is also set to be sold at next month’s Heritage Auctions event Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie By Phil Weller published 5 September 24 The song is set to feature in the audiobook version of the drummer’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, Brothers, and finds Eddie in melodious form Alex Van Halen’s upcoming audiobook memoir will feature the final song he wrote with Eddie By Phil Weller published 28 August 24 The book, titled Brothers, reflects on the pair's relationship, from their childhood through to their world-conquering “bad boy behavior” in Van Halen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives 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 LATEST ARTICLES1Joe Bonamassa and Joe Perry name the best guitar gear of the year. Their choices surprised us2How teen blues guitar sensation Grace Bowers is winning over critics one gig at a time 3The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison tried to sell Steve Howe a rare jazz guitar when he was a teenager 4Scott Gorham on his trouble-plagued Thin Lizzy audition and the mod he's made to every Les Paul ever since5Eddie Van Halen didn't like John Frusciante's choice of wah pedal. His advice was priceless
Hear the final track the Van Halen brothers worked on before Eddie’s passing By Phil Weller published 22 October 24 "Unfinished" is anything but, and showcases a softer side of Eddie’s playing alongside his fretboard-burning feats
“Eddie asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his 'Beat It' solo By Jackson Maxwell published 19 October 24 “Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview
“Eddie asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his 'Beat It' solo By Jackson Maxwell published 19 October 24 “Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview
Alex Van Halen talks his and Ed's secret jams with Chris Cornell, the Ozzy-fronted Van Halen album and why the David Lee Roth EVH tribute shows fell apart By Phil Weller published 17 October 24 The Van Halen drummer unveils fascinating details about three failed Van Halen projects
Eddie Van Halen talks guitar solos, playing fast, and the music teacher who slapped his face when he made a mistake By Jas Obrecht published 14 October 24 Van Halen touched on the essence of his approach to soloing in this classic Guitar Player interview
“He keeps texting me: ‘Come downstairs, I’m in the front.’ Nuno Bettencourt recalls Eddie Van Halen's surprise visit By Phil Weller published 4 October 24 Extreme's tribute to EVH now includes a cover of Van Halen's "Mean Street"
New Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein By Phil Weller published 25 September 24 The free-to-watch mini-doc finds the guitarist talking about his earliest guitars, and his quest for his one true guitar love
Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 – considered the first ever bluegrass guitar – set to headline massive auction of over 400 historic guitars By Phil Weller published 23 September 24 A Roy Clark Gretsch prototype is also set to be sold at next month’s Heritage Auctions event
Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie By Phil Weller published 5 September 24 The song is set to feature in the audiobook version of the drummer’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, Brothers, and finds Eddie in melodious form
Alex Van Halen’s upcoming audiobook memoir will feature the final song he wrote with Eddie By Phil Weller published 28 August 24 The book, titled Brothers, reflects on the pair's relationship, from their childhood through to their world-conquering “bad boy behavior” in Van Halen
