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Runnin' With the Dweezil

Dweezil Zappa and Maroon 5's guitarist dig into the nuances of EVH's sound on OU812, from his rhythm guitar parts to the changes in his rig.

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Steve Albini in the control room at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago.

Photo by Kevin Tiongson

Words of wisdom from the legendary engineer, proprietor of Chicago’s Electrical Audio, World Series of Poker champion, and, in the band Shellac, the compass for brutal guitar aesthetics.

“All day every day, we’re grinding it out,” says engineer Steve Albini of his team at Electrical Audio, the Chicago studio he built and has run since 1997. “We’re constantly in session, constantly under fire.”

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Paul Gilbert Grabs a 6-String to Analyze Van Halen II Cut by Cut

The shred master talks about how EVH ignited his playing, and his latest hobby: playing David Lee Roth’s vocal lines on guitar.


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Steve Vai Remembers the First Time He Heard “Eruption”

The former David Lee Roth sideman recalls being blown away by, and then transcribing, EVH’s virtuosic arrangement—though he’s never actually played it.


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"There's A Guy On the Phone Saying He's Eddie Van Halen"

After 30 years, Dweezil and Steve Vai finally work out the missing details of how EVH showed up at the Zappa compound.


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