Eddie Van Halen is donating one of his guitars to raise money for the charity Drop In The Bucket, a Los Angeles based water charity that constructs wells and sanitation systems at large rural schools in sub-Saharan Africa.. This is not just any guitar – This is one of the first Wolfgang guitars ever produced and was owned by Eddie from 1999 to 2011. The guitar comes … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Excerpt from Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography
. Here's a 4-page excerpt from the new book on Eddie Van Halen entitled, Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography. CHAPTER 14 Public Relations The Diver Down tour, nicknamed the “Hide Your Sheep Tour,” was the biggest tour of its kind to date with over 170 tons of equipment required to put on the stage show. The tour didn’t kick off until July—much later in the year … [Read more...]
Videos: Creation of the EVH Brand & EVH 5150 III Design
Guitar Player magazine meets with the EVH design and support team: Keith Chapman, Chip Ellis, Chris Cannella, Matt Bruck, and Mike Ulrich. … [Read more...]
Make It A Striped Christmas
EVH High Top & Low Top Sneakers EVH Hoodie EVH Flip Flops Quality and affordability are the rule with EVH accessories, including knit beanies, silk ties and bandanas, available with the classic Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein striped theme. 100% cotton knit beanies and bandanas are hip and trendy accessories for everyone. Unisex Tee-shirts are a … [Read more...]
EVH Factory Tour
Guitar Player magazine's Matt Blackett takes a tour of the EVH factory and takes a look at what goes into creating an EVH guitar. … [Read more...]
Hitler Reacts to an Eddie Van Halen Guitar Challenge
Watch Hitler's reaction when challenged to a guitar battle by none other than the guitar hero himself, Eddie Van Halen! Let's see if Hitler can stand up to the challenge... … [Read more...]
How to Fake it Like Eddie Van Halen: Symmetrical Scales
From Gibson.com: Symmetrical scales are one of the most fun – and easiest to wrap your head around – ways of making harmonically interesting music without having to spend 10 years at music school (although if you can afford to spend 10 years at music school, please do, then tell me all about it so I may live vicariously though you, ’cos that sounds rad!). Two very well … [Read more...]
Rolling Stone’s New “100 Greatest Guitarists” List: Eddie Van Halen
There's nothing like a good list to spark a little debate and controversy among rock fans. Last week, Rolling Stone unveiled their newest 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list. How did they decide the list? They "assembled a panel of top guitarists and other experts to rank their favorites and explain what separates the legends from everyone else." (Featuring Keith … [Read more...]
“Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography” Now In Stock & Shipping
A new, incredible Van Halen book has just been released and is now in stock & shipping at VanHalenStore.com - Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography. This is it! The definitive and very detailed biography of the most famous and influential living guitarist. VanHalenStore.com proclaims this book to be one of the few MUST-HAVE books on Van Halen! In July of 1984, … [Read more...]
Van Halen Hoodies & Beanies
Keep Warm & Look Cool in Van Halen Hoodies & Beanies! Van Halen Winter Gear is in such demand that Van halen Store has created a new apparel category, Hoodies & Beanies. Frankenstein Guitar w/ Stars Zip Hoodie $59.95 sizes M, L, XL, XXL Women's Vintage Eagle Hoodie $55 sizes S, M, L Vintage Eagle Hoodie $59 sizes L, … [Read more...]
Photo Gallery: Eddie Van Halen Guitar World Covers Throughout the Years
From Guitar World: We recently asked you to guess which artist has made the most Guitar World cover appearances. You guessed Jimi Hendrix -- but the correct answer is none other than Eddie Van Halen. Since 1981, Van Halen's likeness has appeared on the cover of Guitar World 26 times. That beats runner-up Jimmy Page by a whole four issues. Of course, this makes sense. … [Read more...]
Gear Spotlight: EVH Gear
From Guitar World: Recently, Chris Cannella from Fender stopped by Guitar World HQ to demonstrate some of the gems from Fender's EVH line. In the following videos, Chris shows off the features of a variety of EVH Wolfgang models, including the Special, Special Hardtail, Hardtail and Custom models, as well as giving us the low down on the new 5150 III 50-watt … [Read more...]