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![Leslie West (left) and Eddie Van Halen performing onstage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vGK4sRMGuKkhUwxTm8uMgY-320-80.jpg)
Pro-shot footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West jamming emerges online
By Phil Weller published
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
![Joe Satriani (left) and Eddie Van Halen perform onstage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4EaWGpMiJ5gaxmdsfrpnZP-320-80.jpg)
Is Joe Satriani ditching Ibanez for the upcoming Best of All Worlds tour?
By Phil Weller published
Newly released rehearsal footage shows the shred legend playing an EVH Strat, with a revised pedalboard, as he goes on a Van Halen tone dive
![Lindsey Buckingham performs at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California on April 15, 2022](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/34LNBMvhdXF4oZuWVJ4A7k-320-80.jpg)
Expand your arsenal, and channel Lindsey Buckingham and Mark Knopfler, with this lesson in fingerstyle
By Jeff Jacobson published
Fingerstyle playing can be used in a wide variety of settings and genres, and can inspire new songs, riffs, and solos. Heck, it can even boost your creativity when you return to using a pick
![UAFX's Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xz6SD9p2uHUwgwVBCvdDnD-320-80.png)
“The Brown setting is the closest you’ll get to playing one of Eddie Van Halen’s Super Leads – at least in a pedal”: UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp review
By Art Thompson published
The Lion’s ability to replicate the attitude, pureness of tone and touch responsiveness of vintage Marshalls, and then combine it all with emulations of the right speakers and cabs, makes it one impressive package
![Eddie Van Halen with his Peavey Wolfgang guitar, 1996](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/93xJx5DuVMeM6768A4yCPQ-320-80.png)
NAMM flashback: Watch Eddie Van Halen shred classic Van Halen riffs as he unveils and demos his Peavey EVH Wolfgang signature guitar in 1996
By Jonathan Graham published
In a rare NAMM Show appearance, Eddie Van Halen rocked the Peavey booth in 1996 when the guitar legend stopped by to promote his brand new signature model: The EVH Wolfgang
![(left) Eddie Van Halen performs onstage, a Gibson ES-335 guitar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBPkjgV3rAQ3F9oxadRtSi-320-80.jpg)
"I was playing an ES-335 before we got signed, but the guys said, 'Come on, you look like Roy Orbison' – this little punk kid playing a Ted Nugent axe": Why Eddie Van Halen left Gibson's famed semi-hollow behind, and how he would've built his ideal ES-335
By Jackson Maxwell published
"When I pick up a stock 335, you probably wouldn't even recognize my playing," the late guitar legend told GP in this classic interview
![Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather laughing in a studio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dMiaqw5tiBuQ9XUrioNsQH-320-80.jpg)
Watch Eddie Van Halen, Steve Lukather & Billy Sheehan cover Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles at a 1996 ALS Benefit Concert for Jason Becker
By Jonathan Graham published
27 years ago an all-star event, in aid of Jason Becker, brought to the stage some of the finest guitar players in the industry, including EVH and Luke…
![Van Halen perform at Lewisham Odeon in London, May 27, 1978. The band was opening for Black Sabbath, who were touring for their album Never Say Die!](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uRaNJRWZcazMayJd84DKBT-320-80.jpg)
“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
Van Halen might not have been the same group without Ted Templeman, the man who discovered and signed them, then produced their greatest albums
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