John 5 says hearing Eddie Van Halen’s ... Eddie’s live rig during the band’s A Different Kind of Truth era. That experience taught him something very important about guitar tone.

Join Ferris professor Paul Kwant for a talk on Van Halen's influence on music history, part of the Festival of the Arts.

Van Halen had developed his Wolfgang and 5150 with Peavey, but the firm’s current CEO reckons Satch’s arrival ultimately ...

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 ...

Did you know that Eddie Van Halen quietly and cheaply wrote and played the guitar solo for Michael Jackon’s “Beat It?” Well, if you didn’t, now you do, and you should also know that Eddie Van Halen ...

The late virtuoso departed the firm in 2004 before starting up EVH with Fender. But his time with Peavey benefited the gear maker in more ways than one ...

Is it a fair assumption to say that Guitar Center wouldn’t exist if not for Eddie Van Halen? I don’t think it’s a stretch — EVH inspired millions of guitar players, who in turn inspired millions more, ...

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 ...

Speaking to Guitar Player in 1972, the Mountain guitarist laid out his use of "harmonic jumps" and high volume to achieve a ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wants a Van Halen photo lawsuit thrown out of court, arguing it made legal fair use of the image of the guitarist.

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 ...