Some interesting quotes from Sammy Hagar were released today in Rolling Stone (that were NOT included in their interview yesterday, which was about the 30th anniversary of 5150): Earlier this month, Sammy Hagar bumped into Metallica frontman James Hetfield. "The first thing he said was, 'Is it true?" says Hagar. "I said, 'What?' He goes, 'That you guys [in Van Halen] are … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Gene Simmons Talks Lost Seventies Van Halen Demos
While speaking with Rolling Stone about the 40th anniversary of Kiss' Destroyer earlier this month, Gene Simmons digressed to reflect on the anniversary of some other recordings he made in 1976: his demos with Van Halen. It was 40 years ago this summer that Simmons discovered Van Halen and recorded several demos with the band, including one electrifying session (which … [Read more...]
New EVH “Classic Stripes” Bandanas Available
Just a heads up for the for the fans of Eddie Van Halen's famous guitar stripes.... EVH has now released a line of Bandanas in all three "Classic Stripes" color schemes! Theres a new & improved Red/Black/White Bandana, along with the new color schemes Black/White & Black/Yellow. You can grab them individually, or all three in a Complete Set at Van Halen Store. … [Read more...]
Never Seen Photo: Ed playing 316 for Val & Wolfie…
Valerie Bertinelli posted a CLASSIC photo today on her Facebook: "Ed playing 316 on my growing tummy, before he knew he would call it 316 #HappyBirthdayWolfie!" … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen at the Lakers Game Sunday
Edward Van Halen and George Lopez attended the Lakers game yesterday. … [Read more...]
Van Halen Brothers Donate to The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
Edward Van Halen at the The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation party Thursday night. "Not only did Eddie donate 75 guitars four years ago, he and his brother Alex just made a $100,000 donation to MHOF, which will keep instruments flowing to more kids and more schools for a long time! Tricia Steel, our Program Director just told Eddie that he’s as much of a rock star off stage to … [Read more...]
MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal Demo & Review
Guitarist Eric Broadbent has done a great video demo for the EVH 5150 Overdrive pedal. Watch it below. Eric says, "In this episode I give an in-depth look at the new EVH 5150 Overdrive pedal from MXR and Eddie Van Halen. "This review will show you that you CAN use this pedal even on a 5150 amplifier. "This pedal is amazing. I demo it, running the clean channel of my … [Read more...]
Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen Discuss Their Careers, Friendship
Tony and Eddie tour the world in Black Sabbath & Van Halen, 1978! Photo by Ross Halfin. Any short-list of the greatest riff-makers of all-time would be incomplete without Tony Iommi's name inscribed in bold letters. Beginning with Black Sabbath's 1970 debut album, Iommi ushered in a dark, sludgy sound that through the years has impacted bands as varied as Nirvana and … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Explains Why He Reached Out To Eddie Van Halen
Part of the reason Sammy Hagar sent a tweet to Eddie Van Halen last month wishing him a happy birthday was the recent deaths of David Bowie, Glenn Frey and Lemmy. Sammy Hagar explained to KSHE95 yesterday, "It just makes you stop and think that, you know, with my relationship with Eddie Van Halen and stuff that's always been in the toilet, it makes you say, 'I don't want to … [Read more...]
Video: Guitar World Takes a Look at the New EVH Products
Guitar World stopped by the EVH booth at NAMM to check out all of the new products for 2016, including the Wolfgang Tour Relic Replica, the Wolfgang USA in a new Ivory finish and several new colors for the Wolfgang Special and Wolfgang Standard guitars. In the video below, EVH Product Development Manage Matt Brown first discusses the standout features and new finishes for … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Responds to Sammy Hagar’s Birthday Wishes!
Sammy Hagar tweeted Eddie Van Halen Birthday wishes today, to the surprise of rock fans. "Happy Birthday Eddie - hope you’re doing good." An even bigger surprise was when Eddie thanked him. Both tweets are embedded below. Thoughts? Happy Birthday Eddie - hope you’re doing good. #5150time #BestOfBothWorlds pic.twitter.com/SwTKiwGkXt — Sammy Hagar (@sammyhagar) … [Read more...]
New EVH Guitars For 2016: Complete List
Here's the complete list of the new guitars EVH Gear is releasing this year. (Updated Saturday Night with more photos & Prices) EVH WOLFGANG SPECIAL ADDS THREE NEW FINISHES The EVH Wolfgang Special, also road-tested in arenas around the world by Eddie Van Halen, is a purebred music-making machine that will be available in 2016 in three new eye-popping finishes: … [Read more...]