Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.

He tells Get on the Bus: "The only regret that I have is how things, unfortunately, turned out for Van Halen. It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world, and it was more like a ...

Eddie Van Halen was born into a musical family. His father was a Dutch jazz pianist, clarinetist and saxophonist, and the ...

For a guitarist adored by a score of rock royalty's most prolific figures, Leslie West has rarely been recognized to the same ...

Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler likes of a lot of guitarists, but to him there was one player so "tremendous" that he's one of the best of all time.

Not even family travel is off-limits; it depends on how well-designed a rig is. Today, I'm checking out a professionally built adventure van that has all you need to take a family off the grid in ...

It's a fitting homage, considering Eddie Van Halen inspired Stevens ... you're not bringing a lot of gear, and we're using amp modelers, and a folding guitar certainly fits right into that ...

For decades, an obsessive duo of guitar guys has been amassing a definitive collection. The art these objects created changed ...

Joe Satriani admits he needed some help when it came to figuring out Eddie Van Halen’s distinctive guitar riffs. “This is a gig that I turned down multiple times,” the guitarist confessed.

Every single guitarist who has ever lived has often gone through that period when Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest musical ... whether it was his ingenuity in making his own gear or the massive ...

Eddie Van Halen was left facing the toughest challenge of his career. Eddie was the most famous guitar player on the planet — the guy who had revolutionised the art of rock guitar in the late ...

For Eddie, this album marked a major turning point. Along with the new voice in Van Halen came a new approach to guitar — different tones, different gear. Out was the pinpoint positioned mixing style ...