Musician Nina DiGregorio performed a badass cover of Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" solo on a custom 7-string fretted electric ...

Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] ...

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Eddie Van Halen was never afraid to criticise other players. He once dismissed two legendary guitarists as "sloppy".

One exception comes on Eruption, from Van Halen's debut album, which is simply 102 seconds of molten-hot finger work, as Eddie dive-bombs over the fretboard, incorporating both classical scales ...

Eddie van Halen is one of the greatest rock musicians around, and his Eruption guitar solo alone puts him in the pantheon with the best of the best. Artist Ryan Humphrey was looking for a design ...

Most of Van Halen were a united front throughout their history, but Eddie couldn't go on with Sammy Hagar following this record.

Few rock guitarists have broken more ground than Eddie Van Halen. When people heard “Eruption” in 1978, it forever changed rock music. It also changed how guitars were built. But the band’s ...

When Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978, fans hadn’t heard a guitar hero with such singular style since Jimi Hendrix shuffled off onto his final experience. Eddie Van Halen ...

He gets up there, and I think it's, like, a 12-minute guitar solo called "Eruption." Let's play a little bit of it. MOSLEY: That was the late Eddie Van Halen playing a solo of "Eruption." ...

Let's play a little bit of it. (SOUNDBITE OF VAN HALEN'S "ERUPTION") MOSLEY: That was the late Eddie Van Halen playing a solo of "Eruption." A VAN HALEN: The one and only. The one and only.