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 “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 By Ken Sharp published 28 September 23 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 Kind of Stole Ed...And That Wasn’t Something That Happened Very Often”: Brian May Expounds on Eddie Van Halen’s Role in the Fabled ‘Star Fleet Project’ By Gary Graff published 26 September 23 As he releases his expanded ‘Star Fleet Project’ box set, the guitarist reveals his thoughts on EVH, the future of Queen, and the dangers AI poses for music in the coming year “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” By Ken Sharp published 1 September 23 “He said, ‘It’s just something I warm up with before each show.' And I said, ‘Donn, roll tape!’” recalls the hitmaker “I Think We Might Look Back on 2023 as the Last Year When Humans Really Dominated the Music Scene”: Brian May Shares His Hopes and Fears About the Impact of AI By Gary Graff published 31 August 23 Having been involved with artificial intelligence in his scientific pursuits, the astrophysicist and Queen guitarist has some unique insights that may shock you “Led Zeppelin? Not Something We Grew up Listening to”: Jake Kiszka Talks Hot Gear, Vintage Tone, and What Everyone Gets Wrong About His 1970s Hard-Rock Renaissance By Joe Bosso published 22 August 23 “To be considered a guitar hero for my generation is a lifetime achievement,” says the Greta Van Fleet guitarist “If You Try to Make Things Too Perfect, You’ll Start Killing the Feel”: Vinnie Moore Talks Recording Guitars and His Genre-Spanning New Solo Album, ‘Double Exposure’ By Jude Gold published 22 August 23 “The more time you spend on something, the more you get drawn into that vortex of overanalyzing,” says the UFO axeman and solo artist, “and then you’ll fix something that doesn’t need to be fixed.” How to Tap Like Eddie Van Halen By Dale Turner published 9 August 23 Learn EVH's astonishing tapping techniques including slides, bends, harmonics and more Van Halen's ‘The Collection II’ Box Set Announced. Watch the Newly Remastered “Humans Being” Video Here By Rod Brakes published 9 August 23 Video The long-awaited sequel to Van Halen’s David Lee Roth era ‘The Collection’ contains four number-one Sammy Hagar era albums and a disc of rarities Video A Favorite of Eddie Van Halen, the MXR Phase 90 Smeared Its Luscious Tones Over Countless Classic Recordings By Dave Hunter published 1 August 23 More dramatic sounding than MXR’s Phase 45, more affordable and less obtrusive than the larger two-knob Phase 100, the Phase 90 hit the sweet spot Jason Becker is Selling an Autographed Peavey Wolfgang Guitar Given to Him by Eddie Van Halen By Jackson Maxwell published 24 July 23 All proceeds from the sale of the Wolfgang – one of the first 100 ever built – will go to assist Becker's family with the enormous costs of the guitarist's medical care. 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
“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 By Ken Sharp published 28 September 23 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 Kind of Stole Ed...And That Wasn’t Something That Happened Very Often”: Brian May Expounds on Eddie Van Halen’s Role in the Fabled ‘Star Fleet Project’ By Gary Graff published 26 September 23 As he releases his expanded ‘Star Fleet Project’ box set, the guitarist reveals his thoughts on EVH, the future of Queen, and the dangers AI poses for music in the coming year
“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” By Ken Sharp published 1 September 23 “He said, ‘It’s just something I warm up with before each show.' And I said, ‘Donn, roll tape!’” recalls the hitmaker
“I Think We Might Look Back on 2023 as the Last Year When Humans Really Dominated the Music Scene”: Brian May Shares His Hopes and Fears About the Impact of AI By Gary Graff published 31 August 23 Having been involved with artificial intelligence in his scientific pursuits, the astrophysicist and Queen guitarist has some unique insights that may shock you
“Led Zeppelin? Not Something We Grew up Listening to”: Jake Kiszka Talks Hot Gear, Vintage Tone, and What Everyone Gets Wrong About His 1970s Hard-Rock Renaissance By Joe Bosso published 22 August 23 “To be considered a guitar hero for my generation is a lifetime achievement,” says the Greta Van Fleet guitarist
“If You Try to Make Things Too Perfect, You’ll Start Killing the Feel”: Vinnie Moore Talks Recording Guitars and His Genre-Spanning New Solo Album, ‘Double Exposure’ By Jude Gold published 22 August 23 “The more time you spend on something, the more you get drawn into that vortex of overanalyzing,” says the UFO axeman and solo artist, “and then you’ll fix something that doesn’t need to be fixed.”
How to Tap Like Eddie Van Halen By Dale Turner published 9 August 23 Learn EVH's astonishing tapping techniques including slides, bends, harmonics and more
Van Halen's ‘The Collection II’ Box Set Announced. Watch the Newly Remastered “Humans Being” Video Here By Rod Brakes published 9 August 23 Video The long-awaited sequel to Van Halen’s David Lee Roth era ‘The Collection’ contains four number-one Sammy Hagar era albums and a disc of rarities
A Favorite of Eddie Van Halen, the MXR Phase 90 Smeared Its Luscious Tones Over Countless Classic Recordings By Dave Hunter published 1 August 23 More dramatic sounding than MXR’s Phase 45, more affordable and less obtrusive than the larger two-knob Phase 100, the Phase 90 hit the sweet spot
Jason Becker is Selling an Autographed Peavey Wolfgang Guitar Given to Him by Eddie Van Halen By Jackson Maxwell published 24 July 23 All proceeds from the sale of the Wolfgang – one of the first 100 ever built – will go to assist Becker's family with the enormous costs of the guitarist's medical care.
