Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978, resulted in the guitar virtuoso ... a first take. The solo in ‘You Really Got Me’ was totally spontaneous.

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time, Eddie ... Van Halen happened to be in a rehearsal studio next to Batten. “He’d ...

The world of pop was never great outlets for guitar solos, but some songs managed to get some fretboard action in the mix.

The guitarist says Eddie's quickfire lesson is “burned into” his mind and reveals an important aspect of Van Halen's ...

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 ...

When Van Halen were stuck without a vocalist, Eddie Van Halen started to tentatively put together a "great" supergroup, which he had long dreamed about.

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 ...

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, as well as ex-bandmates and famous friends have paid tribute to the late guitar legend on what would’ve been his 70th birthday.

According to John, who is a huge KISS fan, he bought the Van Halen ... guitar, and it was like, ‘Whoa!’ It was like seeing a car, but then seeing a race car. [Eddie’s playing] really freaked ...

“Eddie Van Halen shows up at the house, and he's backlit in his Women and Children First jumpsuit, holding a guitar,” Zappa recalls of the first time he met his hero. “And for me, it was ...