Van Halen Sammy Hagar says Joe Satriani was “not a perfect match” for the Best of All Words tour, but one factor set him apart The outspoken frontman says dozens of 12-year-olds can play like Eddie, but he wasn’t after pure mimicry 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 Hear the final track the Van Halen brothers worked on before Eddie’s passing "Unfinished" is anything but, and showcases a softer side of Eddie’s playing alongside his fretboard-burning feats Latest Van Halen 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 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 Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 The guitarist has given a rundown of the guitar arsenal he’s assembled for the Van Halen-honoring tour, which kicks off this weekend Michael Anthony says there’s unreleased Van Halen material – but we “probably” won't hear it By Phil Weller published 19 June 24 Though the band’s final album was the only record the bassist didn’t feature on, Anthony says ideas he helped develop in Van Halen's early days were revisited for the album Watch newly unearthed footage of Van Halen performing Top of the World in 1991 By Phil Weller published 14 June 24 The previously unreleased video shows Van Halen shred the biggest hit from ‘91’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge at the West End Marketplace in Dallas, with a newly remastered extended version of the album set for release next month Pro-shot footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West jamming emerges online By Phil Weller published 6 June 24 The pair were joined onstage by Mountain drummer Corky Laing for a rendition of Mountain's Never In My Life, with West later revealing that Van Halen knew the track better than he did 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 ARTICLES1Warren Haynes explains the two things every guitarist should do to stop sounding like an amateur2Who is Chris Herin and why are Peter Frampton, Alex Lifeson and Martin Barre on his new album?3Chris Impellitteri nearly gave up when tragedies took his family. Guitar kept him alive4Phil Manzanera on his Roxy Music Firebird, "Love Is the Drug" 1951 Tele and other favorite guitars5Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are writing new music and will tour as the SatchVai Band
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
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
Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 The guitarist has given a rundown of the guitar arsenal he’s assembled for the Van Halen-honoring tour, which kicks off this weekend
Michael Anthony says there’s unreleased Van Halen material – but we “probably” won't hear it By Phil Weller published 19 June 24 Though the band’s final album was the only record the bassist didn’t feature on, Anthony says ideas he helped develop in Van Halen's early days were revisited for the album
Watch newly unearthed footage of Van Halen performing Top of the World in 1991 By Phil Weller published 14 June 24 The previously unreleased video shows Van Halen shred the biggest hit from ‘91’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge at the West End Marketplace in Dallas, with a newly remastered extended version of the album set for release next month
Pro-shot footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West jamming emerges online By Phil Weller published 6 June 24 The pair were joined onstage by Mountain drummer Corky Laing for a rendition of Mountain's Never In My Life, with West later revealing that Van Halen knew the track better than he did
