José Arredondo built amps for Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Mick Mars. Now Dave Friedman is honoring his legacy with a definitive amp
With the blessing of Arredondo’s family, Friedman will build a highly limited amp that encompasses most of the late amp ...
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From Guitar Solos to Speed Thrills: Eddie Van Halens Classic 1976 Porsche Unveiled
Curious about Eddie Van Halen’s ride when he wasn’t rocking out? Discover the story behind his 1976 Porsche 911—a classic car ...
How Eddie Van Halen became a superstar and the real story of Van Halen's biggest-selling album
Welcome to 1984: it was the album that would see Van Halen straddle theplanet like a rock colossus, but it would also mark the end of the originalline-up ...
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“They Used to Lock Me in a Little Room”: How Eddie Van Halen Mastered His Signature Speed Through a Face-Slapping Piano Teacher
Eddie Van Halen mastered his signature speed and style on the guitar by studying a different instrument in childhood.
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A back catalogue to epitomise the American Dream: The Van Halen albums you should definitely listen to
If ever a back catalogue epitomised the American Dream, it’s the albums of Van Halen.
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Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir
MOSLEY: I'm really interested, though, in how you and Eddie came to your instruments because, at first, the guitar was your instrument, right? A VAN HALEN: Yes. MOSLEY: How did it become Eddie's?
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Sammy Hagar Posts Poignant Photo with Eddie Van Halen; Calls Alex Van Halen’s Disrespect of the Van Hagar Era “Blasphemy”
Sammy Hagar posted a poignant photo of him with Eddie Van Halen on his Instagram page “to close out” 2024; called Alex Van Halen’s disrespect for the Van Hagar era “blasphemy” in an exchange with fans ...
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The two classic Eddie Van Halen songs Van Halen hated
In the case of Eddie Van Halen’s eponymous ... this fusion of talent and creative vision, guitar-playing, rock, and metal would be without several key tenets. However, to reach this status, Van Halen ...
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“True to what I am”: Eddie Van Halen on the most authentic Van Halen album
Most Van Halen albums weren ... it all made sense so long as it had Eddie behind the keys or pulling out the greatest tapping licks that he could think of. Despite his fingerprints being all over his ...