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Tuning Up: The Best Van Halen Song of All Time
March 26, 2019
First cranked in the 8-track player of his parents’ ’79 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, this tune epitomizes the glory of early Van Halen for PG’s head honcho.
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EVH Announces the Striped Series Shark Model
January 30, 2019
A model based on the iconic striped guitar that Eddie Van Halen debuted during the first Van Halen tour in 1978.
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First Look: EVH 5150 Chorus
July 9, 2018
Watch John Bohlinger play "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Finish What Ya Started," and a handful of his own licks to test out the swoosh box loosely based on the Roland DC-30.
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SNAMM '18 - MXR EVH 5150 Chorus & Dyna Comp Deluxe Demos
June 28, 2018
See how the guitar god's latest signature swoosh machine sounds and what's under the hood on the revamped squeeze box.
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EVH Unveils the Wolfgang Special HT and Stripe Series Star Guitars
January 22, 2015
The Star features a single EVH direct-mount pickup with single master volume control.
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What Bohlinger Plays: Van Halen-ish Hillbilly Licks
January 7, 2015
The PG review-demo master and regular Rig Rundown host shows you the power of open strings in a backwoods variation of Van Halen-style riffs.
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Electric Etudes: Eddie Van Halen Techniques
December 13, 2014
Learn essential licks from one of the most influential guitarists of all time.
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David Lee Roth Voices Frustration with Van Halen
February 13, 2013
Roth says, "Truth be told, Edward and I haven''t written a new song in 20 years."
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Album Review: Van Halen - "A Different Kind of Truth"
February 7, 2012
A Different Kind of Truth—the band’s first full album with Roth in 28 years—is the type of truth that raises a lot of questions.
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Book Excerpt: Eddie Van Halen
November 15, 2011
Veteran photographer Neil Zlozower and Chronicle Books take us back in time with
this exclusive excerpt of the new book about the man who changed guitar forever.
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EVH Wolfgang Special Electric Guitar Review
December 30, 2010
The Japanese version of EVH''s axe features most of the same features at a more affordable price tag.
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Van Halen Kramer Auction at Arlington Guitar Show
November 12, 2008
PG's Brett Petrusek is On Location at the 2008 Arlington Guitar Show. In this video, watch as?an iconic Kramer Van Halen guitar from the mid-eighties (signed twice by Eddie) goes up on the auction block. Check out the video to see how much this bad boy goes for
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