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"I had to stick my head in the low bins - it got blown off when Bill Ward was hammering the kick drum." Alex Van Halen praises the impact of seeing Black Sabb…

Alex Van Halen opened up to Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain about what it was like seeing Black Sabbath in the early 70s ...
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“I opened the door... he had the guitar in his hands. It was him playing the jazz. I had no idea that he was that good”: Mark Tremonti on Alter Bridge’s “secret weapon ...

“We’ve had such a long relationship. We love hanging out,” says Tremonti. “We’d go to 5150, he’d come hang out with us, we’d ...

Q&A: Deraps guitarist/singer Jacob Deraps on 1st U.S. tour, Van Halen influence and more

As Deraps gets set to kick off its first U.S. tour next month, singer/guitarist Jacob Deraps knows what he has in mind for ...

Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit

Released on Van Halen's 1984 - released that same year - Jump became the band's sole number 1 hit on the US Billboard 100.
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Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer is sixth most valuable guitar ever auctioned

An instrument that Eddie Van Halen co-made with Kramer Guitars has sold at auction for $2.7 million to become the sixth most valuable guitar publicly sold. Called the “Ad guitar”, the instrument was ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2020, We Said Goodbye to One of the Most Influential Guitarists in Rock and Roll History

On this day (October 6) in 2020, legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65. He is remembered as one of the most innovative and influential guitarists of the 20 th century. His ...
Artnet

Eddie Van Halen’s Famed Guitar Poised to Hit a High Note at Auction

A legendary guitar personally customized and once wielded by arena-rock icon Eddie Van Halen is hitting the auction block at Sotheby’s in October. Its estimate? A whopping $2 million–$3 million. And ...
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Van Halen guitar is $3 million auction headliner

A Kramer electric guitar played by Eddie Van Halen and given a trademark paintjob by the musician will be auctioned in New York this October. Sotheby’s will sell the red, white and black instrument as ...
Yahoo! Sports

Eddie Van Halen guitar could fetch $2 million at auction

A Kramer electric guitar played by Eddie Van Halen on tour across North and South America in 1982 and 1983 will hit the auction block this fall, carrying a pre-sale estimate of $2 million to $3 ...
Robb Report

Eddie Van Halen’s Legendary 1982 Kramer Guitar Could Fetch Up to $3 Million at Auction

The 1982 Kramer axe graced the hands of not one but two legendary musicians, making it a true piece of rock ‘n’ roll history. It was extensively played by Van Halen on his rock band’s tours in 1982 ...
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Iconic '80s Rocker's Guitar Expected to Sell at Auction for Over $2 Million

Iconic '80s Rocker's Guitar Expected to Sell at Auction for Over $2 Million originally appeared on Parade. A legendary piece of rock history is hitting the auction block — and it’s expected to sell ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Electric Guitar Expected to Fetch $2M-3M at Sotheby’s Auction

A previous Sotheby’s sale for a guitar owned by Van Halen — that one on display in the band’s “Hot for Teacher” music video — netted $3,932,000 in April 2023. By Chris Gardner A piece of rock history ...