From GuitarWorld.com: In the July 2011 issue of Guitar, we tell the story behind Eddie Van Halen’s Ibanez Destroyer. In honor of King Edward, GuitarWorld.com brings you this gallery of Van Halen’s guitars through the years, from the famous to the obscure, and everything in between. Click the photo to view all 11 guitars:
Search and Destroy
June 2, 2011 48 Comments
From the July 2011 edition of Guitar World: Search and Destroy Lost Photos Tell The Story Behind Eddie Van Halen’s Ibanez Destroyer. By Chris Gill Guitarists attempting to duplicate Eddie Van Halen’s elusive brown sound on Van Halen’s debut album have gone to great lengths to build replicas of his trademark black-and-white Frankenstein guitar, but [...]
EVH Frankenstein Striped Flip Flops Available For Summer
May 31, 2011 18 Comments
These EVH Frankenstein Striped Flip Flops sport the iconic Eddie Van Halen stripes and are sure to impress! Offered in all 3 classic EVH stripe color combinations–Red, Yellow, or White, or grab the Complete Set! These ultra comfortable, premium quality Flip Flops are the perfect fit for summer. Make a stylish statement and keep your [...]
Smithsonian’s Q & A with Eddie Van Halen
May 24, 2011 93 Comments
From Smithsonian Magazine: Recently, guitarist Eddie Van Halen donated his guitar, the Frank 2, to the National Museum of American History. Smithsonian corresponded with him via email about his decision to give up his cherished guitar. “Eruption” is widely regarded as one of the greatest-if not the greatest-guitar solos ever. What’s the best guitar solo [...]
Slash: Van Halen mixing album
May 21, 2011 206 Comments
On May 17, Tom Russell of U.K.’s Rock Radio conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (Velvet Revolver, Guns ‘n’ Roses). Here’s what Slash had to say about what Van Halen is up to: Slash: “I’m a huge Van Halen fan. They’re finishing [up their new album right now], actually. I don’t wanna speak on [...]
“Eddie Van Halen” Hardcover Photo Book by Neil Zlozower Now Available For Pre-Order; Autographed Copies Exclusively at VanHalenStore.com
May 18, 2011 136 Comments
Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower has just completed his second Van Halen hardcover coffee table photo book, Eddie Van Halen, to be released October 12th, 2011! Once again Van Halen Store is the exclusive retailer of autographed copies, signed by the author himself, at no additional charge. Pre-orders begin today, so order NOW to reserve [...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen and Mike McCready
May 13, 2011 257 Comments
VAN HALEN TO HEADLINE AUSTRALIA’S SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 11, 2011 269 Comments
It’s OFFICIAL – the first confirmed VAN HALEN tourdates for 2011 have been announced! VAN HALEN will headline SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. The confirmed festival dates: Brisbane – September 24 Sydney – September 25 Melbourne – September 30 Adelaide – October 1 Perth – October 3 SOUNDWAVE [...]
Fair Warning Review, Isolated Guitar
May 1, 2011 38 Comments
For day 3 of “Fair Warning Week” celebrating the 30th anniversary of the album, we have an extensive Fair Warning review written by longtime fan and VHND reader Scott Esman of Glendora California, along with all three of Eddie Van Halen’s isolated guitar tracks from the album, which have circulated only because fans were able [...]
Dark Victory: Billy Corgan assesses his favorite Van Halen album, Fair Warning
April 30, 2011 51 Comments
It’s Day 2 of VHND’s “Fair Warning Week” celebrating 30 years of Fair Warning. So grab a cold one. First, here’s what Smashing Pumkins founder, Billy Corgan, said about the album (from the April 1996 edition of Guitar World): If you’ve ever seen the “Unchained” video, you’ve seen a band at its public epiphany. Beautiful [...]
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary Van Halen’s Fair Warning
April 28, 2011 241 Comments
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Van Halen’s magnum opus, we’re declaring it “Fair Warning Week” at VHND, were we’re featuring a different story about the album every day for the next seven days. Happy Birthday, Fair Warning. On April 29th, 1981, Van Halen unleashed their darkest album. From the opening out-of-this-world sounds of “Mean [...]
Rudolph and Michael Schenker on Van Halen
April 25, 2011 48 Comments
Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions) and brother Michael Schenker (Scorpions, U.F.O., Michael Schenker Group, etc) discuss Van Halen. From the book, Van Halen 101, by Abel Sanchez. Rudolph Schenker I have known Edward since 1979, when Van Halen played in Hamburg while supporting Black Sabbath (a great concert). Klaus and I were sitting in the fourth row, [...]
