The Latest Breaking News from Eddie Van Halen

David Lee Roth had appeared to mock Sammy Hagar during a recent solo show

The Red Rocker claims his former bandmate’s ghost showed him a lick in a dream, and he used it to write his latest single. Now Roth says he’s been paid a visit, too

The guitarist who paved the way for rock and metal distortion breaks down the truths and myths of the groundbreaking 1964 hit

We await the Red Rocker's response

Most players Vai can work out where they were coming from. Holdsworth, he admits, was something different entirely

In 1985, Vai was recruited to join Roth's post-Van Halen band – and the singer had lofty ambitions for his new project

The instrument is based on Van Halen’s original “Frankenstrat” guitar from 1975. Five years after Van Halen's death, this is the first of his guitars with this trademark design to ever be auctioned. It is expected to fetch more than $2million during an October auction led by Sotheby's.

The early 1980s custom build, which was played on tour and once owned by Mick Mars, ushered in a watershed moment for Kramer and the guitar industry

Dressed up to look like Frankie, a precursor to the 5150, this transitional Kramer was stage-played by Eddie Van Halen and appeared on Mötley Crüe's Dr Feelgood

Eddie Van Halen's custom Kramer is set to be sold at auction and is estimated to make a few million dollars.

Van Halen covered The Kinks, not once, but twice – signaling the Eddie Van Halen-led outfit's respect for the band