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Phil Weller

“This guy comes over, leaning on me. He said, ‘I’m sorry my guitar is such a pain in the butt’”: That time Eddie Van Halen visited the EVH workshop while they were building the Wolfgang

Andy Hicks and Eddie Van Halen comp.

Fender Master Builder Andy Hicks has looked back on his early days as a guitar builder – and recalled the moment he received a surprise visit from Eddie Van Halen, who came to oversee the making of his signature guitar.

After various partnerships with the likes of Kramer, Peavey, and Music Man, Van Halen began working with the Fender corporation to build his Wolfgang signature guitar under the newly formed EVH brand.

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