Eddie Van Halen Names His Favourite Three Guitar Players

Eddie Van Halen Names His Favourite Three Guitar Players
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[@petercook3911]

Love that he had so much gratitude and respect for Les Paul

[@belotface]

I started playing at 16 in 1977 and all my friends that played were all about Clapton and I never got it, till I saw him in 1980. Holy shit! I got it.

[@walterevans2118]

VERY GOOD analysis of Edward’s influences and those great contemporaries who also inspired him. Thanks for this because future generations need to know of his incredible legacy,,,,(Paul)

[@donjohn2695]

Clapton was Eddie's hero he listened to the Beano album by the bluesbreakers constantly studying Clapton's playing he said this in a interview that Eric was his guitar hero

[@casedismissed8581]

van halen and his 10,000 mph hammer-on and that's about it !!

[@kevinbush4300]

1:12... I can't think of the SynthAxe without thinking of Allan Holdsworth.

[@RobertJagersky]

Eddie mentioned Alex Lifeson as a guitar god as quoted in Guitar magazine interview 1981 I believe.

[@dkelley9661]

Holdsworth was NOT endless twiddling. Van Halen called himself a “tenth rate” Holdsworth. The reality is Holdsworth played on a level far above “pop” music. Just because many don’t understand his music, doesn’t demean his ability or material. Holdsworth remains the finest guitarist I’ve seen in my life, and I’ve studied music and guitar since 1976, seen nearly everyone. No one even comes close. Ask Steve Vai, who speaks very clearly about Holdsworth’s music and playing.

Amazing how the US and UK just bounced it backwards and forwards.People always thought Van Halen were some kind of tiny underground band in the UK before the internet showed how widespread feeling for VH was over here.

[@S.Kona34]

They were tapping in the 50’s. EV just took it to another level…

[@samkitty5894]

There should be a difference between playing and making noise.

[@richpaydirt]

The last guitar hero. It’s all been seen and done, there’s nothing left to improve or innovate in the guitar world. I’m glad I lived to see all of the greatest who’ll ever be.

[@bkmeahan]

🤣

[@crisprtalk6963]

You need to watch Jack Pearson.

[@AllSpace]

simply the blues

[@Blackmore.4580]

Blackmore was his hero.

[@princejeff3210]

I agree!! I also hear Billy Gibbons in his playing also.

[@jameskinchen2148]

And now, nobody plays the electric guitar. They just play a computer. And it sounds like mush.

[@sennathegreatone8827]

This is why Clapton is GOD

[@allanmakela3011]

Hear BB king,and Albert King,in all of them,but Evh hear Jimi,and some Holdsworth also for the in your face wild stuff,wish people, get off the one track Eruption reference,done into the ground,by too many others Ad Infinitum,Ad nauseum,he,d be sick of that too

[@pl33]

Everyone knows he worshipped Randy Rhodes 🤣

[@PaliGap1]

No Jimi?!

[@briangoss6685]

Eddie cited the tremolo picking in All Along the Watchtower as inspiration for his tremolo picking, but that was about it for his direct influence on EVH. He loved Jimi though.

[@tonybarnes3858]

No one ever talks about the fact that although Van Halen was technically incredibly accomplished, he didn't play in a genre that was particularly beautiful or timeless.

[@holland736]

No one ever mentions that he couldn't improvise by his own admission ,see his interview with Shaun Baxter

[@sswulffable]

Says WHO ???

[@tonybarnes3858]

@@sswulffable yeah, just my opinion

[@ScottMcLain77]

is this AI generated?

[@ELDuderino597]

Never thought much of Clapton and Holdsworth is just endless twiddling. Eddie's great though.

[@rkenseth]

I saw Holdsworth a couple times live, that was no twiddling!

[@robertstan2349]

never thought much? sheesh. i mean i don't dig Holdsworth but i definitely see the tremendous talent. as far as Clapton goes, he redefined guitar tone and was the basis for an entire decade of guitar playing. the number of players Clapton has influenced is astronomical. This feat would only be matched by Jimi and EVH.

[@howieat1574]

mentioned clapton and page but not jeff beck????????????

[@holland736]

Because by his own admission he didn't hear much Beck until after VH became big

[@alwayssomewhere74]

Or say...Black...more?😅

[@StevenOslica]

Forgot something Eddie Jimi hendrix