The Latest Breaking News from Eddie Van Halen

“Eddie Van Halen handed me a guitar and said, ‘I had to learn that damn riff for Wolfie. Show me how you played it!’” Power Rangers composer Ron Wasserman discusses how he “fooled the master” in his performance of the iconic theme

The man behind the X-Men and Power Rangers soundtracks says EVH asked him for pointers on the track he wrote in just two-and-a-half hours

Guitar World · Dec 6, 2023

“I don’t want to generalise and say that he made everything sound good, but he did”: Joe Satriani reveals his strategy for replicating Eddie Van Halen’s tone on upcoming Sammy Hagar tour

It's one thing playing EVH's parts, but for The Best Of All Worlds Summer 2024 Tour, Satch has got to recreate one of the most sought-after tones in guitar. He has a plan for that

MusicRadar · Dec 5, 2023

“The last person to really play it like that was Ed”: Eddie Van Halen personally gifted this guitar to Jason Becker in 1996. Now Norm’s demo whiz Michael Lemmo puts the #69 Peavey Wolfgang through its paces in a killer EVH-style demo

The guitar is headed to auction later this month and was brought down to Norman’s Rare Guitars for a preview

Guitar World · Dec 5, 2023

Is Prince's Purple Rain really the second-greatest guitar riff of all time? A new survey says 'yes'

And Seven Nation Army is the only riff recorded after the '80s to make the top 20

MusicRadar · Nov 29, 2023

Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Voted Best Guitar Riff Of All Time

Poll of music fans reveals iconic rock classics and modern hits in the top rankings.

Zenger · Nov 27, 2023

“It’s one thing to listen, but when you play these songs, you go, ‘It’s no wonder Eddie had so much fun playing this’”: Tackling Van Halen, reforming G3, recording with Steve Vai – Joe Satriani is gearing up for his biggest year yet

He’s the godfather of shred, but over four decades into his career, Joe Satriani is busier than ever. He explains why he’s playing catch-up after avoiding Van Halen songs in the ‘80s, what his “intentionally excessive” collaborations with Vai have in store, and the biggest struggles he’s facing in covering…

Guitar World · Nov 24, 2023

“The whole idea of being a great guitar player is nobody can do you like you… Mean Street is the perfect storm of why people don't f**k with Edward Van Halen”: Nuno Bettencourt explains why you’ve gotta give Joe Satriani “a pass”

The Extreme guitarist explains the key to nailing EVH’s tricky intro and says its time to cut Satch some slack

Guitar World · Nov 23, 2023

"I'm ready to go. Let's do this": David Lee Roth says he's up for joining Sammy Hagar on tour next summer to honour Van Halen

David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar have never been the best of friends, but summer 2024 could see them unite to celebrate the music of Van Halen and honour Eddie Van Halen's memory

Louder · Nov 22, 2023

Sammy Hagar shuts down talk of a shared Van Halen tribute tour with David Lee Roth, says he's not invited to the whole thing: "No f***ing way"

Update: As feared, the Van Halen vocalists are outta love again: "He can come out and sing a song on a show or two, if he can remember the words"

MusicRadar · Nov 22, 2023

“I want to honor the sound, but I don't want to lose myself”: Joe Satriani says he’s coming to terms with the fact that he doesn't sound like Eddie Van Halen

The guitar icon has been drafted in to take on EVH parts alongside Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony in the Best of All Worlds tour – and compares the challenge to taking on Ritchie Blackmore’s parts on tour with Deep Purple in the early-’90s

Guitar World · Nov 21, 2023