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“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
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
"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
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…
“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
Learn How to Use Suspended Chords in the Style of Jimmy Page, Van Halen, the Police, Pantera and Others
By Guitar Player Staff published
Ditch the 3rd and explore sus 2, sus 4 and 7sus4 chords using open-position and movable voicings
How to Tap Like Eddie Van Halen
By Dale Turner published
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
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
The Essential Eddie Van Halen Guitar Lesson
By Chris Buono published
Learn the secrets of the guitar legend's trademark soloing style
“Nobody Can Be the Best Guitar Player. There’s No Such Thing”: Mind-Blowing Guitarist Harvey Mandel Riffs With ‘GP’ on His Music, Guitar Technique and a Certain Player by the Name of Eddie Van Halen
By Bill Milkowski published
Fifty-five years since his solo bow, “The Sustain King” shows no sign of slowing down on his latest, ‘Who’s Calling’
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