Name: Eddie Van Halen
DOB: January 26, 1955
From: Pasadena, California
Bands: Mammoth, Van Halen
Guitars: EVH
Amplifiers: EVH
Links: Official Site, Facebook, Twitter
Van Halen: 30 Classics from the Legendary Guitar God
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Eddie Van Halen is one of the most technically flawless guitarists to ever handle a pick. His band had a large impact on the world of rock music but arguably the biggest impact Eddie made was on future guitarists who would imitate his innovative style. To many people Eddie Van Halen is the face of 80s rock. He forever changed the way electric guitarists will play their instruments and is now recognized as living, breathing rock royalty.
In 1977 Van Halen got their big break when Gene Simmons of KISS saw a show at a club in Hollywood. He financed the creation of their first demo tape. Shortly after, Warner Bros. signed the band to a record deal. By 1978 they released their first self-titled debut album which met with immediate success, soaring as high as #19 on Billboard’s chart of pop albums in 1978. The first single released by the band, a cover of the Kinks "You Really Got Me", reached the top 40 on Billboard’s chart.
The band released four more albums in the four years that followed: Van Halen 2 (1979), Woman and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), and Diver Down (1982). While these albums were successful by the standards of most bands they failed to match their original album in both sales and impact. Then in 1984 the band released the album MCMLXXXIV, usually shorthanded as 1984, which proved to be arguably one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded.
Quick Licks – Van Halen Style
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Eddie’s approach to the guitar involves several distinctive components. His innovative use of two-hand tapping (in "Eruption"), natural and artificial harmonics, and tremolo picking combining with his rhythmic sensibility and melodic approach is what makes him a guitar legend. Eddie’s tapping technique, in which he uses both hands on the guitar neck, is his most well known attribute as a guitarist.
A crucial part of Van Halen’s sound is his use of the Floyd Rose fulcrum vibrato for electric guitars. Developed in the mid-20th century, early versions of this device allowed the guitarist to impart a vibrato to a chord or single string via movement of the bar with the picking hand.
Another unique aspect of Eddie’s playing is the tone his licks generate. Van Halen’s unique sound is generated by using a stock 100-watt Marshall amp, a Variac, and a "Frankenstrat" guitar. The "Frankenstrat" is Eddie’s name for the guitar that he constructed from a Charvel factory body and neck, a vintage Gibson P.A.F. humbucker pickup sealed in surfboard wax (to reduce microphone feedback), a pre-CBS Fender tremolo bridge, and a single volume control. The "Frankenstrat" has become one of the most famous guitars in rock history.
Learn to shred like Eddie Van Halen.
 | | Evh Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar Black | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 1,349.99 | | Years in the making from Eddie Van Halen guitars, the EVH Wolfgang Special features a flat AA maple top with 5-piece binding, a basswood core, and a quartersawn maple neck that is reinforced with two graphite rods. The AA bird's-eye maple fingerboard has a 12" to 16" compound radius and is dressed with stainless steel vintage-size frets that are practically indestructible. The frets on the EVH Wolfgang Special electric guitar are super resistant to wear spots, nicks and dings, and provide for smooth feel and bending action that doesn't wear out. Custom-designed EVH humbucking pickups are hard-mounted to the body and are wired to Bourns low-friction pots. These custom designed volume and tone controls are available only on the EVH Wolfgang guitars. The EVH Floyd Rose tremolo unit is the first ever signature Floyd Rose tremolo bridge. It was exclusively designed for the EVH Wolfgang Special guitar and comes with the EVH D-Tuna that lets you instantly go to a drop-D tuning. EVH chrome Gotoh tuners with pearl buttons are built exclusively for the Wolfgang guitar. The Eddie Van Halen guitar has a thin skin finish that allows for the inherent tone and resonance of the wood to dominate the overall sound of the guitar. Unpainted body cavities allow for the wood to naturally breath and age, further adding to the character and quality of tone in this magnificent electric guitar. Exclusively to the EVH Wolfgang guitar is its custom-made molded SKB case. It is durable, lightweight and compact. With plush lining, TSA-approved latches and Eddie's trademark stripes in 3D, your Wolfgang electric guitar will be well protected on the road and in the air for decades to come. The EVH Wolfgang guitar is built in Japan to Eddie Van Halen's exact specs and has every single feature of the Wolfgang guitars he himself plays onstage and in the studio. It's exactly what he uses. Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.1-1/2" basswood back 1/2" flat AA maple top Quartersawn maple neck AA bird's-eye maple 25-1/2" scale length Compound fingerboard radius 12" to 16" 22 vintage-size stainless steel frets Floyd Rose R2 locking nut, 1.625" (41.2 mm) Nut width: 1 5/8" Chrome hardware EVH-branded Gotoh tuning machines, chrome with pearloid buttons EVH-branded Floyd Rose locking tremolo EVH humbuckers (neck and bridge) 3-way pickup toggle switch 2 Bourns low-friction pots (250k/500k) Made in Japan Unique features on the EVH Wolfgang guitar: Hard mount pickups Magna Coatings paint 2 graphite neck reinforcement rods Schaller chrome string retainer EVH D-Tuna Square jack plate |  |
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 | | Evh Premium Electric Strings 9-42 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 7.99 | | EVH Premium Electric Guitar Strings are nickel-wound and offer you great tone and smooth playability (.009 to .042).Individiual string gauges: 9-11-16-24-32-42 | |
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 | | Evh 5150 Iii 412 Guitar Extension Cabinet Ivory | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 999.99 | | The EVH 5150 III is a 412 speaker enclosure with custom Celestion EVH signature speakers that deliver richness and power. Truly roadworthy, EVH amps feature no-compromise construction promising peak performance for years to come. Available in black or ivory.Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.OHMS: 16 ohmsSPEAKERS Four 12" 15-ohm Celestion G12EVH, P/N 007-3326-000 FEATURES: Premium birch-ply constructionLarge-radius rounded edgesMetal cornersRecessed metal handlesSingle 1/4" inputCOVERING: Textured vinyl covering (black or ivory), heavy woven black grille cloth | |
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 | | Evh 5150 Iii 412 Guitar Extension Cabinet Black | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 999.99 | | The EVH 5150 III is a 412 speaker enclosure with custom Celestion EVH signature speakers that deliver richness and power. Truly roadworthy, EVH amps feature no-compromise construction promising peak performance for years to come. Available in black or ivory.Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.OHMS: 16 ohmsSPEAKERS Four 12" 15-ohm Celestion G12EVH, P/N 007-3326-000 FEATURES: Premium birch-ply constructionLarge-radius rounded edgesMetal cornersRecessed metal handlesSingle 1/4" inputCOVERING: Textured vinyl covering (black or ivory), heavy woven black grille cloth | |
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| | Evh 5150 Iii 412 Guitar Extension Cabinet Black | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 999.99 | | The EVH 5150 III is a 412 speaker enclosure with custom Celestion EVH signature speakers that deliver richness and power. Truly roadworthy, EVH amps feature no-compromise construction promising peak performance for years to come. Available in black or ivory.Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.OHMS: 16 ohmsSPEAKERS Four 12" 15-ohm Celestion G12EVH, P/N 007-3326-000 FEATURES: Premium birch-ply constructionLarge-radius rounded edgesMetal cornersRecessed metal handlesSingle 1/4" inputCOVERING: Textured vinyl covering (black or ivory), heavy woven black grille cloth | |
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 | | Evh 5150 Iii 412 Speaker Cabinet Cover | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 35.00 | | This multi-panel, super tough black 600d speaker cabinet cover from EVH is designed to fit over the EVH 5150 III 412 speaker cab. It comes embroidered with the EVH logo in white thread. | |
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 | | Mxr Evh-117 Eddie Van Halen Flanger | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 189.99 | | Dunlop and Edward Van Halen have collaborated to bring back the classic tone of the MXR Flanger that powered timeless Van Halen tunes like "Unchained" and "And the Cradle Will Rock." The result of their effort is the MXR EVH 117 Flanger, a stompbox with the same bucket-brigade technology that provided the sweeping, whooshing magic of the original. This updated model comes with the EVH Switch, which instantly calls up Eddie's "Unchained" sound with the exact settings used to get the original guitar tone. On top of that, it comes painted with the cool striped graphics Eddie used to customize his guitars.Manual, Speed, Width, and Regeneration controlsEVH Switch activates preset Manual, Speed, Width, and Regeneration settings for instant "Unchained" toneOriginal bucket-brigade circuitDie-cast housingEVH striped graphics | |
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| | Mxr Evh-117 Eddie Van Halen Flanger | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 189.99 | | Dunlop and Edward Van Halen have collaborated to bring back the classic tone of the MXR Flanger that powered timeless Van Halen tunes like "Unchained" and "And the Cradle Will Rock." The result of their effort is the MXR EVH 117 Flanger, a stompbox with the same bucket-brigade technology that provided the sweeping, whooshing magic of the original. This updated model comes with the EVH Switch, which instantly calls up Eddie's "Unchained" sound with the exact settings used to get the original guitar tone. On top of that, it comes painted with the cool striped graphics Eddie used to customize his guitars.Manual, Speed, Width, and Regeneration controlsEVH Switch activates preset Manual, Speed, Width, and Regeneration settings for instant "Unchained" toneOriginal bucket-brigade circuitDie-cast housingEVH striped graphics | |
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 | | Evh Eddie Van Halen Hi-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 12 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 59.99 | | These sneakers are a high-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5). | |
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| | Evh Eddie Van Halen Hi-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 13 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 59.99 | | These sneakers are a high-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5). | |
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| | Evh Eddie Van Halen Hi-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 7 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 59.99 | | These sneakers are a high-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5). | |
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| | Evh Eddie Van Halen Hi-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 8 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 59.99 | | These sneakers are a high-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5). | |
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| | Evh Eddie Van Halen Hi-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 9 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 59.99 | | These sneakers are a high-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5). | |
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| | Evh Eddie Van Halen Hi-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 10 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 59.99 | | These sneakers are a high-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5). | |
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 | | Evh Eddie Van Halen Low-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 11 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 54.99 | | These EVH sneakers are a low-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5) | |
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| | Evh Eddie Van Halen Low-Top Sneakers Yellow/Black 12 | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 54.99 | | These EVH sneakers are a low-top black and yellow version of the classically styled shoes inspired by the black and yellow striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen built in 1979 for Van Halen's second studio album, Van Halen II that's proudly displayed by Eddie on the album's back cover.Proper Sizing, a Must-Read:EVH shoes run true to size to standard athletic shoes, so order the same size as your regular sneakers. Compared to Converse Chuck Taylors, EVH shoes are a half-size smaller, so order a half-size up from your Converse shoes. (Example: If you normally wear Converse Size 10, order EVH Size 10.5) | |
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 | | Backbeat Books Eddie Van Halen - Know the Man, Play the Music Book | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 24.95 | | The book Eddie Van Halen - Know the Man, Play the Music is geared to teach guitarist both the history and technique of one of rock's greatest guitarists. It explores the musical life and legacy of Eddie Van Halen from his high school days in Pasadena, California, to the present day and provides detailed accounts of his most significant recorded work. The book also offers commentary from Van Halen himself and the well-known guitarists he has influenced. Guitar lessons on technique provide the skills and encouragement players need to emulate this musical master. An in-depth look at Van Halen's guitars and music gear rounds out this compelling portrait. 160 pages. | |
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 | | Backbeat Books Eddie Van Halen - Know The Man, Play The Music Book | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 24.95 | | The book Eddie Van Halen - Know the Man, Play the Music is geared to teach guitarist both the history and technique of one of rock's greatest guitarists. It explores the musical life and legacy of Eddie Van Halen from his high school days in Pasadena, California, to the present day and provides detailed accounts of his most significant recorded work. The book also offers commentary from Van Halen himself and the well-known guitarists he has influenced. Guitar lessons on technique provide the skills and encouragement players need to emulate this musical master. An in-depth look at Van Halen's guitars and music gear rounds out this compelling portrait. 160 pages. | |
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| | Backbeat Books Eddie Van Halen - Know The Man, Play The Music Book | | Offer by: Musician's Friend | | Price: USD 24.95 | | The book Eddie Van Halen - Know the Man, Play the Music is geared to teach guitarist both the history and technique of one of rock's greatest guitarists. It explores the musical life and legacy of Eddie Van Halen from his high school days in Pasadena, California, to the present day and provides detailed accounts of his most significant recorded work. The book also offers commentary from Van Halen himself and the well-known guitarists he has influenced. Guitar lessons on technique provide the skills and encouragement players need to emulate this musical master. An in-depth look at Van Halen's guitars and music gear rounds out this compelling portrait. 160 pages. | |
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