Two days ago the VHND was contacted by someone in the Van Halen camp that asked us to spread the news about a Van Halen-related segment that would be on the 100th Episode Celebration of the Lopez Tonight show the next day. We were given the impression that the VH segment would be more extensive than what it turned out to be. The segment that aired showed Eddie noodling on … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
How much duct tape to make a Frankenstrat?
Ever wonder how much duct tape it would take to make a near-perfect replica of an Eddie Van Halen guitar? The answer is more than 300 rolls. The giant red, black, and white rock ’n’ roll homage was the first piece of duct tape art that greeted visitors at the seventh annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, held last weekend in Avon, Ohio. 14 students at the University … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s First Interview: “Heavy-Metal Guitarist from California Hits the Charts at Age 21”
Last week the VHND featured the story of how Jas Obrecht scored an interview with Eddie Van Halen during the band's first world tour. Here is the interview as published in the November 1978 Edition of Guitar Player magazine: "Heavy-Metal Guitarist from California Hits the Charts at Age 21" By: Jas Obrecht Edward Van Halen's clean, powerful lead playing was first recorded … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen got his first interview
Jas Obrecht got hired in 1978 to write for Guitar Player magazine. For his first assignment, he was sent to a huge music festival at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium, known as Bill Graham's "Day On The Green," to interview Canadian musician Pat Travers. But as rock musicians sometimes do, Travers sent him away without an interview. So Obrecht stayed backstage and played basketball … [Read more...]
John 5 on Van Halen: “They are writing right now at 5150. Eddie is on fire.”
Shredding mastermind John 5 recently joined the Hard Rock Nights radio program to talk about his new solo record, The Art Of Malice, and working with Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, etc. John talks about working with David Lee Roth on his DLR Band CD at 1:59 into the interview. Then at 5:06 they ask him about Eddie... Q: "Now Dave, of … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Engaged to Boyfriend Tom Vitale
Three years after officially divorcing rock icon Eddie Van Halen, actress Valerie Bertinelli is preparing to give marriage another try. In an interview with AARP Magazine, the 50-year-old star opened up about her engagement to long-time boyfriend Tom Vitale, who proposed after a romantic night out in Florence. Valerie Bertinelli is engaged to her boyfriend of nearly six … [Read more...]
New Eddie Van Halen Shirts!
Van Halen Store has two unique Eddie Van Halen shirts just added to their selection. Flying Eddie Shirt (Small - 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95) This shirt features Eddie Van Halen in concert doing his famous scissor kick jump! Naturally, he's wearing his red EVH striped sneakers! The back of the tee has a small silver "EVH" logo and says simply, PLAY FAST, WEAR STRIPES. … [Read more...]
Guitar World’s “morphed” Eddie Van Halen cover
When Guitar World's March 2007 Eddie Van Halen cover story hit newsstands three years ago, some fans thought that the picture of Eddie looked strange or unnatural and that perhaps some major Photoshop work had been done to the picture. They thought that Ed's face might have been superimposed over a different shot of his body, or that perhaps the magazine actually superimposed … [Read more...]
EVH Wolfgang Pickups and Controls now available for pre-order
EVH Wolfgang Bridge and Neck Pickups The handmade Custom pickups of the EVH Wolfgang guitars are now available for everyone. Designed by Eddie Van Halen himself, these pickups are full range and high output that deliver every nuance you would expect from EVH's exacting specifications. The pickups are handmade in Corona, California by Fender's legendary custom shop. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen sighting at Grainger
Posted on VHLinks by nicholas_kudochop: "Cool EVH sighting @ Grainger!!! I work for the company Grainger...and this was posted on our intranet today (3/2/10)...very cool!" "Rocker Eddie Van Halen knows where to go to get it done! The guitarist stopped by branch 450 in Burbank, CA, last weekend after looking "anywhere and everywhere" for a particular clamp for a drum … [Read more...]
10 Things You Gotta Do To Play Like Eddie Van Halen
From GuitarPlayer.com: By Jude Gold. MANY GUITARISTS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN the late ’70s remember exactly where they were standing when they first heard Van Halen. Like film footage of an erupting volcano, the band’s eponymous 1978 debut captured in real time a stunningly explosive and organic spectacle—four hard-rocking, hard-partying adrenaline junkies whose sound was … [Read more...]
More Van Halen isolated guitar tracks
Eddie Van Halen's isolated guitar tracks for "Hear About It Later", "Intruder," "Pretty Woman", Somebody get Me A Doctor", and the "Beat It" guitar solo. Enjoy! … [Read more...]