Joe Satriani says he doesn't expect to fill Eddie Van Halen's shoes since that is simply impossible. "You can't fill them," Satriani recently told Forbes' Steve Baltin. "You can put them on, but you can't fill them." Satriani will be tasked with performing several of Eddie's classic riffs during the upcoming Best Of All Worlds Tour with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and … [Read more...]
Watch Hagar, Anthony, Satriani & Bonham Perform Van Halen Classics
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have one goal in mind for 2024. "Mikey and I, our quote is, 'Let's go finish what we started,'" Hagar told Howard Stern yesterday (November 14th) when announcing his Best of All Worlds tour, set to launch on July 13th in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hagar, Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Jason Bonham promise a set list of mostly Van … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Announces ‘Best Of All Worlds’ Tour With Joe Satriani
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer SAMMY HAGAR is embarking on the long-awaited “THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS” 2024 tour. Hagar will be joined by rock heavyweights and longtime bandmates MICHAEL ANTHONY (bass, backing vocals), JASON BONHAM (drums) and revealed on Nov 14 on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show that JOE SATRIANI, one of the best guitar players in the world, will complete the … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Gifted To Jason Becker For Auction
Photo courtesy of Jason Becker The upcoming auction of the Edward Van Halen owned Wolfgang model serial numbered 91000069 given to Jason Becker in August of 1996 presented by Guernsey's Auction House 11/12/23 -- An amazing meeting took place on August 31, 1996. That’s when Eddie Van Halen spent the day with a guy who had followed in his footsteps playing alongside … [Read more...]
The Origins Of Billy Sheehan’s Two-Handed Tapping
Watching Billy Sheehan two-hand tapping on his bass, it's hard to not think of Eddie Van Halen. It was a different guitarist, however, who inspired Sheehan to adopt this technique. Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs) talked about the origins of his two-handed tapping during a recent interview with Matt Pinfield. Below is an excerpt from an Ultimate-Guitar … [Read more...]