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Here's why Eddie Van Halen buried his iconic guitar with Dimebag Darrell

Rock and roll guitar solos are modern one-person symphonies, and two of the greatest guitar soloist are Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell. The sound of their respective bands Van Halen and Pantera ...
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Understanding Eddie Van Halen's "Beat It" guitar solo

You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King of Pop's ode to street life might have never charted at #1 on the Billboard ...
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'I don't play Van Halen music at my shows': Wolfgang Van Halen is trying to create a musical identity of his own

Wolfgang Van Halen is determined to forge his own musical identity. The 34-year-old musician - the son of late guitarist Eddie Van Halen and nephew of rocker Alex Van Halen - has revealed that he ...
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"There was a period during my teenage years where I felt emotionally abandoned, so to speak." Wolfgang Van Halen has a thing or two to say about living up to expectations

Wolfgang Van Halen has been under pressure to do incredible things since the day he was born. The son of guitar innovator Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, and named after one of the ...
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Van Halen's 10 Best Songs, Ranked

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...
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Eddie Van Halen Had To Confront His Rock Idol for Copying His Guitar Parts (Twice)

Few people are lucky enough to meet their idols, and even fewer get the distinct displeasure of realizing that those idols are copying them—but Eddie Van Halen managed to experience both. Before the ...
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Q&A: Wolfgang Van Halen on Mammoth’s new album ‘The End’

Wolfgang Van Halen is continuing his family’s legacy, but he’s intent on forging his own path. The son of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, Wolfgang first took over ...
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Why Eddie Van Halen had to ask Paul Gilbert to give his son a guitar lesson

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Left–C Brandon/Redferns/Getty Images; Right–Mike Coppola/Getty Images It would be safe to ...
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Eddie Van Halen’s Famed Guitar Poised to Hit a High Note at Auction

A legendary guitar personally customized and once wielded by arena-rock icon Eddie Van Halen is hitting the auction block at Sotheby’s in October. Its estimate? A whopping $2 million–$3 million. And ...
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Eddie Van Halen guitar could fetch $2 million at auction

A Kramer electric guitar played by Eddie Van Halen on tour across North and South America in 1982 and 1983 will hit the auction block this fall, carrying a pre-sale estimate of $2 million to $3 ...
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Eddie Van Halen’s Legendary 1982 Kramer Guitar Could Fetch Up to $3 Million at Auction

The 1982 Kramer axe graced the hands of not one but two legendary musicians, making it a true piece of rock ‘n’ roll history. It was extensively played by Van Halen on his rock band’s tours in 1982 ...
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Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Electric Guitar Expected to Fetch $2M-3M at Sotheby’s Auction

A previous Sotheby’s sale for a guitar owned by Van Halen — that one on display in the band’s “Hot for Teacher” music video — netted $3,932,000 in April 2023. By Chris Gardner A piece of rock history ...