The folks at Guitar World made a great video demo for the new EVH 5150 Overdrive. The MXR design team has collaborated with Eddie Van Halen to deliver a full range of powerful saturation and hyper-driven tones right at your feet. The resulting EVH 5150 Overdrive joins hand-adjusted multi-stage MOSFETs with a full complement of controls to deliver overdriven tube-like … [Read more...]
EVH Gear Introduces “Lunchbox” Sized 5150III 15W LBX Head
New from EVH Gear! Don’t let the size of the new EVH 5150III 15W LBX guitar amp head fool you. The easy-to-carry “lunchbox” head is a mighty sonic force to be reckoned with, its packed to the gills with searing tone! Armed with five ECC83S (12AX7) and two EL84 tubes for incredible high gain sound, it performs like an arena-filling champ. Two flexible channels, the famous EVH … [Read more...]
New MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal Delivers “Whole Spectrum” of Eddie Van Halen Guitar Tones
First came the phaser, followed by the flanger, then the wah… and now Eddie Van Halen finally has a signature overdrive pedal to his name in the form of MXR's EVH 5150 Overdrive. Benicia, CA (October 27, 2015) -- The MXR design team has collaborated with Eddie Van Halen to deliver a full range of powerful saturation and hyper-driven tones right at your feet. The resulting … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Demos the 5150IIIS (Video)
EVH Gear has announce the deadly NEW EVH 5150IIIS Head Stealth with an in-depth demo from Eddie Van Halen himself! Eddie Van Halen is continuing to make it even easier for fans to at least come close to imitating his iconic riffs. In the new demo video above, the founder and legendary guitarist of Van Halen tests out the 5150IIIS amp head, which recently joined the EVH Gear … [Read more...]
EVH Stripe Series Star Guitar Coming Soon!
Here’s the info on the newest EVH Stripe Series guitar to be released soon from EVH Gear. (Release date to be announced). EVH Stripe Series Star Model, Rosewood Fingerboard, Black and White Stripes With its distinctive body shape and black and white gloss "1980 Invasion" graphic finish, the EVH Star model is without question one of the most eye-catching guitars in the Stripe … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Rock Icon Eddie Van Halen Talks Innovation at the Smithsonian
UPDATE 1/28/15: More details have emerged today about Eddie Van Halen upcoming speech at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Zócalo Public Square on February 12th. Edward's camp sent us this info today: First of all, the event will be broadcast online, so fans will be able to watch video of Eddie's speech the very next day! The Dutch immigrant and … [Read more...]
EVH Launches 5150III 1X12 50-Watt Combo Guitar Amp
After nearly three years in development, EVH is pleased to announce the launch of the 5150III 1x12 50-watt combo amplifier. This is not your average 1x12 combo by any stretch. In line with Eddie Van Halen’s legacy, this 1x12 is a true game changer, making players swear they’re standing in front of a half-stack. The EVH 5150III 1x12 is an all-tube combo amp, featuring three … [Read more...]
EVH Unchains the New CIRCLES Guitar
Today, EVH Gear announced the new edition to the Stripe Series lineup—the eye-catching "Circles" model! Based on one of Eddie Van Halen’s most iconic axes, the Circles takes inspiration from the guitar used on the 1981 Fair Warning tour, known to fans as the “The Unchained Guitar” because Eddie plays it in the band's official live music video for "Unchained". Fans have also … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Makes Surprise Visit to Los Angeles Music School (Photos & Video)
UPDATE 12/11/13: We've added a video of the local news coverage, as well as more photos. Rock star Eddie Van Halen paid a visit to the Foshay Learning Center in Exposition Park where he donated music equipment. The video above aired on the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. From Guitar World.com: Photos: Lee Salem (Scroll down for video) Eddie Van … [Read more...]
The New EVH Wolfgang Custom LT
From The Music Zoo: NAMM 2013: What could be cooler than meeting Eddie Van Halen? Meeting Eddie Van Halen then getting to play his guitar! That’s exactly what happened last night in a little behind the scenes moment at NAMM 2013. This is the EVH Wolfgang LT. The “LT” stands for Larry Thomas, (parent company) Fender’s CEO and genuine guitar guy. Larry worked with Ed … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen at NAMM 2013 (Photos & Video)
The following video and photos of Eddie Van Halen are from yesterday (Wed, Jan 23rd) at the 2013 NAMM show. More details coming soon. From iheartguitarblog.com: I just got back from the Fender party here at NAMM (where I -- briefly, I'll admit -- met Eddie Van Halen!!!), and I happened to spy these beauties... Not only are the guitars cool, but check out the … [Read more...]
Gallery: Van Halen Live Gear 2012
When Premier Guitar caught up with Van Halen before their April 27, 2012, performance at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the only thing more thrilling than getting a guided tour of Eddie’s and Wolfgang’s rigs from their techs, Craig DeFalco and Jim Survis, was getting to sit through soundcheck and hear Ed, Wolf, and Alex pound out flawless versions of classics such as … [Read more...]