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15 awful albums by classic bands, from Led Zeppelin to Metallica

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

“I think it's fairly impossible to be a guitarist without loving Steve Vai”: Nili Brosh names 10 guitarists who shaped her sound

The Ibanez-toting instrumental virtuoso shares her thoughts on “one of the best improvisers in the history of the instrument”, why Eddie Van Halen's rhythm playing is underrated and the shredder who “brought a new sound to the Shrapnel era”

Guitar World

“That’s just a wacky, fun solo”: Wolfgang Van Halen reveals his favorite Eddie Van Halen guitar solo – and it’s not one you’d expect

Rather than opting for one of the usual suspects, the Mammoth WVH leader cherry-picked a far more unsung cut

Guitar World

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Wolfgang Van Halen’s new single has a monster tapping solo – featuring his uncle operating his wah pedal

On the latest preview from the forthcoming Mammoth II album, Wolfgang shows that – when it comes to chops – the apple didn't fall far from the tree

Guitar World

Brian May says this Queen song inspired Eddie Van Halen’s two-hand tapping technique

Along with Jimmy Page's Heartbreaker solo, May's tap-heavy lead effort from a 1977 Queen song proved to be an influential force in EVH's own approach

Guitar World

9 times Nuno Bettencourt proved to be guitar's M.V.P.

The string-skipping, warp speed-shredding and hard-riffing virtuoso has been blowing minds since '89. Here are 9 highlights from his spectacular catalog with Extreme and beyond

Guitar World

“It was exhilarating – it felt like an illicit liaison”: the true story of Brian May and Eddie Van Halen’s Star Fleet Project collaboration

How a kids’ TV show inspired a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of rock’s greatest guitarists

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“Ritchie Blackmore’s phrasing is so cool – he just played with so much fire”: Pete Thorn and James Cole on how they replicate iconic solos and tones in The Classic Rock Show

We join the YouTube guitar star and his co-guitarist (and racing car driver) to find out how they’ve nailed the sound of legendary hits from the ’70s and beyond

Guitar World

Boost pedals: the history of the stompbox that supercharged the sound of rock ’n’ roll – and how to make the most of one on your pedalboard

Tony Iommi, Brian May and Eddie Van Halen all honed their tone by boosting their amps – here’s how a boost pedal can enhance your guitar rig

Guitar World

Jason Becker is selling the guitar gifted to him by Eddie Van Halen to raise money for his ongoing medical care

A rare Wolfgang guitar given to Jason Becker by his friend Eddie Van Halen is up for sale to raise funds for Becker's care

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Jason Becker is selling the guitar Eddie Van Halen gave him in their emotional first meeting

The Peavey Wolfgang is one of the first 100 produced – and was signed and played by the late great guitar god during his 1996 visit to Becker’s house

Guitar World

“It was like being fired out of a cannon”: Wolfgang Van Halen looks back on joining Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen says he joined the band to support his dad, but that didn’t stop some fans from giving him a rough ride

Louder

"Certain people in the band at that time didn't like me doing things outside the group" – remembering when Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson onstage to play Beat It without a rehearsal

"You got it Eddie!"

MusicRadar

“If you’ve never heard this record but you can appreciate shredder music, oh my God it’s going to f**k you up”: Mutoid Man’s Stephen Brodsky reveals 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Cave In, Converge and Mutoid Man guitarist on “sinister” fusion virtuosos, the genius of Jim Martin’s guitar tone and how Adam Jones taught him everything sounds better in drop B

Guitar World

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EVH Gear unleashes another hybrid monster electric guitar design in the shape of the limited edition Star

Putting a retro-style coke-bottle headstock on an offset Charvel body, this high-performance electric references a classic Eddie Van Halen guitar from the early '80s

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Brian May + Friends’ Star Fleet Project mini-album is the sound of two guitar giants having the time of their lives

Album review: Queen guitarist Brian May’s long-lost 1983 Star Fleet Project collaboration with Eddie Van Halen gets lovingly dusted down

Guitar World

A Star is re-born: EVH’s limited edition offset is inspired by Eddie Van Halen’s mad Charvel and Danelectro combo

The single pickup Star reprises Ed’s 1980 fan favorite, The Star, as seen on that year’s World Invasion tour

Guitar World

EVH deconstructs the Frankenstein’s iconic striped colorway in three all-new Relic Series models

The famed red, white and black striped aesthetic of Eddie Van Halen's original Frankie has been stripped down for three heavily aged throwback models

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Roger Waters said he “couldn’t care less” about Van Halen, forgetting that he once appeared on a song with Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen played guitar on a Roger Waters song back in 1990

Louder

Listen to Van Halen blaze through a cover of Queen’s Now I’m Here… in 1975

Proof that Eddie Van Halen and Dave Lee Roth were huge fans of Queen before either band became megastars

Guitar World

Zakk Wylde: “It’s not just about Dime’s chops – it’s about what he created. That’s his legacy – and it’s way, way bigger than just being a great lead player”

Just how to do you replicate the hyper-aggression of Dimebag's guitar? Well, as Zakk Wylde explains, you need a noise gate, you need to let things rip, and you might need some magic, too

Guitar World

Nuno Bettencourt on why Instagram players make his jaw drop, how Eddie Van Halen inspired Extreme's new album – and why he apologized to Brian May for one of its leads

The Extreme virtuoso talks wowing everyone from Steve Lukather to Mateus Asato with his awe-inspiring Rise solo, the state of modern guitar playing, and the gear secrets – and mistakes – behind one of the year's biggest rock guitar albums

Guitar World

Wolfgang Van Halen explains the technique quirk he inherited from Eddie Van Halen

It's all over his most recent single, Take a Bow, but Wolfgang's approach to tapping is unlike many others – and he has his father to thank for that

MusicRadar

EVH’s MIJ Signature Wolfgang applies high-end Japanese craft and Eddie Van Halen’s touring specs to one seriously cool guitar

This aspirational shred platform is kitted out with a pair of EVH Wolfgang Alnico 2 humbuckers, an D-Tuna for Drop D on the fly, and is being offered in cool Ivory and Stealth finishes

Guitar World

Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy: 10 guitarists who shaped my sound

Mark Tremonti's six-string partner-in-crime reveals the solo that made him realize that technique wasn't everything, and the player he thinks is one of the guitar's “best-kept secrets”

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