If ever there was a piece of rock memorabilia worth an outrageous sum of money that could easily feed a few starving families for a year, it’s Eddie Van Halen’s guitars. I mean. The dude changed the ...

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 course, I could never play like him. I never tried. Only an idiot competes with Eddie Van Halen.” So said Steve Vai to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978 ...

Eddie van Halen is one of the greatest rock musicians around, and his Eruption guitar solo alone puts him in the pantheon with the best of the best. Artist Ryan Humphrey was looking for a design ...

including countless instruments played by top-tier talents such as Eddie Van Halen and Gene Simmons. Now, his extensive guitar collection – tallying up to around 150 instruments – will be sold ...

When Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978, fans hadn’t heard a guitar hero with such singular style since Jimi Hendrix shuffled off onto his final experience. Eddie Van Halen ...

Eddie Van Halen, who has died at the age of 65, opened up dozens of new possibilities for the electric guitar with his wildly inventive, and largely self-taught, techniques. Combining lightning ...

Eddie Van Halen inspired some of rock's greats with his virtuoso guitar technique Tributes have been paid to Eddie Van Halen, the revered guitarist and co-founder of rock band Van Halen ...

October 7, 2020 Eddie Van Halen at the National Museum of American History via Flickr Eddie Van Halen at the National Museum of American History in 2015. Photo via Flickr Dutch American guitar player ...