Latest about Eddie Van Halen
David Lee Roth Says that Frankenstein's Stripes Were "My Work," Experts Disagree
Eddie Van Halen expert and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill details the factual shortcomings of the Van Halen frontman's recent claims.
Slash: This is What Guitarists Miss When Trying to Emulate Eddie Van Halen
As the Guns N' Roses axeman points out, there's much more to EVH's playing than "finger tapping and the harmonics and the tremolo bar stuff."
Guitars Played by David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, the Edge, Sell for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Each at Auction
Eric Clapton’s 1968 Martin D-45 – used onstage with Derek and the Dominos – fetched a mind-boggling $625,000, while an Eddie Van Halen-played Frankenstrat also sold for $83,000.
Award-Winning Blues Guitarist Deborah Coleman Was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Powerhouse
Remembering the late, great blues virtuoso in this archive interview.
Watch Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy-Forging Live Solo Performance
Video Remembering the great man one year on from his passing.
'Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen' Biography Announced
Written by former Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinski and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill, the book is based on more than 50 hours of unreleased interviews with the six-string legend.
Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort
Bolster your chops and articulate fast runs by using economy picking.
Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy Continues with 5150 Iconic Amps
These fully-featured powerhouses from EVH are heavy on tone but light on price.
