Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page on the same song? Dweezil Zappa Interview

Dweezil Zappa spent some time around the Marshall booth at Guitar Summit 2025, so we caught up to discuss his early Eddie Van ...

Gene Simmons on the guitar solo Eddie Van Halen recorded for a Kiss hit— and Ace Frehley copied note for note

He cut a demo tape with the group — Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen, singer David Lee Roth and bass guitar player ...

The band Eddie Van Halen wanted to remembered like: “This may be too pompous to say”

Eddie Van Halen was always going to be considered a guitar god, but he felt that he had specific heroes in mind he wanted to ...

The only guitar solos Eddie Van Halen ever enjoyed: “It’s such masturbation”

For someone synonymous with revamping lead guitar playing, Eddie Van Halen was never that in love with mindless shredding.
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Eddie Van Halen's iconic 'Hot For Teacher' guitar sells for over $3.9 million at auction

Eddie Van Halen's iconic red, white and black custom-made Kramer guitar was sold to an unnamed buyer at auction for $3.932 million, blasting past its pre-auction estimate of $2 to 3 million. The late ...
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Van Halen Young Eddie ‘Hot for Teacher’ Guitar on Sale for $220k

The scaled-down version of Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat guitar, played by “Young Eddie” in Van Halen’s famous music video for “Hot for Teacher,” is up for sale for $219,875. “You are looking at ...

Eddie Van Halen thinks he developed cancer from sucking on metal guitar picks, but a doctor says this probably isn't true

The guitarist lost a third of his tongue due to mouth cancer in 2000, and is now reportedly receiving treatment for cancerous cells in his throat.