😱Eddie Van Halen Shares How He Discovered Tapping on Guitar 🎸

Incredible interview with Eddie Van Halen talking about how he first discovered tapping on the guitar.
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[@WildbillTheWizard]

As a 34 year old, I was lucky to see VH live 3 times including once from the front row with vip tickets. He was about 20 feet in front of me at rock USA in wisconsin. I'll never forget that. Rip man.

[@bsideguitar]

Wow! What an experience!!!

[@modev4163]

Sweet man i got a year on you and as a guitar player I wish I could say I got a chance

[@WhizMitchell]

same here...once with sammy and michael 2004, and twice with dave and wolfgang (2007)

[@CarpeDiem23]

Lucky guy, I'm 41 and living where I'm living, never had a chance to go to concert somewhere near

[@okrham]

Did see Van Halen or Van Hagar?

[@GH-hp3nq]

When I see eddie van halen talking about his guitar I feel like he's still here like he never left but in reality he is gone. RIP master of the guitar.

[@ricksandford7815]

Eddie said before he passed, if you miss me just push play.

[@fredwerza3478]

Eddie's music will live forever and will influence many generations to come

[@madden7732]

That's what hurts me the most too. The guy is so unbelievably nice you can feel he is talking to you, that he is still here. His death really strucked the hell out of the guitar, rock and music community (mostly the first two).

[@Kinobambino]

I never knew much about him but I agree this clip alone is so lively and full of spirit like he should still be here

[@penguinmayhem33]

You hit it on the head. I watched this and forgot entirely and was thinking "I wonder he's up to". Still remember my mom blasting his tapes in our car and flipping it over to get to the second half of the album

[@jameshammond2738]

It is so cool to see and hear Eddie Van Halen when he was older. RIP Brother.

[@7628739]

Eddie was a pioneer in his profession. Jeff Beck and many others agreed. He was truly a master of his craft.

[@JoeGarchar1960]

But Beck was something Eddie could never be! Beck always reinvented himself and changed styles, Eddie could never let go of Eruption. Sad...

[@reallymysterious4520]

@@JoeGarchar1960 That's what drugs and alcohol does to a person

[@JoeGarchar1960]

@@reallymysterious4520 Absolutely! And Eddie had more than enough talent and tools to do whatever he wanted at any time. Truly gifted individual.

[@7628739]

@@reallymysterious4520 when we have no rudder in our lives we can end uo drifting

[@jeffpepin]

Lots of people can duplicate EVH licks. There was only one Jeff Beck. Ask jimmy page.

[@PadawanIan]

Jimmy and Eddie were both so influential it’s crazy

[@EsteBandido_YT]

Page created the rockstar image aura ; Eddie enforced tapping and techniques into guitar playing. As influential as both can get. I know I'm forgetting other names

[@BrazilMJ]

Page recorded many of the most famous guitar riffs and solos ever with so much diversity from Whole Lotta Love to Heartbreaker (solo referred to here in this video) to Stairway, dyer maker, dancing days, celebration day, bron y aur stomp, rain song, Kashmir…. He is the greatest. Not even close

[@Chadillac-xq7xk]

Throw Ace Frehley in. He wasn't as technically good, but his riffs and solos inspired tons of players. Also, there are videos of Ace tapping in 1977 at the summit during his solo. Idk who invented it, but people rarely credit Ace for tapping and he was doing in 10 years before Eddie. Eddie definitely mastered it and made it his thing though.

[@CaesarP]

Ritchie blackmore I advise

[@davidmaglioli7048]

You don’t have to be the first to do something, you just have to be the best at doing it.

[@Utubesuxmycock]

Shutup zoomer Go listen to tim Henson

[@universaldetective666]

Or be okay just loving it and trying?

[@ZYGTropicals]

@@universaldetective666 that’ll never get you “guitar god status”! Which is what Eddie was!!!!! The whole point!!!😉

[@slickyricky136]

@@ZYGTropicals I figured the whole point of music was expression, but that must be some tall tale 🤷‍♀️.

[@KeganTheTowel]

Eddie is no longer the reigning champ after Mike Kinsella and Tosin Abasi took tapping to another level.

[@preacherF-15]

I'm 58, I saw VH dozens of times, including backstage passes hanging with the band. I'm glad I got to experience that. RIP Ed. Too damn young.

[@HoraceInkling]

Did you get to… You know, have the full backstage experience?

[@preacherF-15]

@@HoraceInkling depends on what you mean... Sex? It was the 80s bro, I had sex with a couple women before I went backstage. Drugs? There was a pile of coke about a foot tall and one of the roadies was building a copy of some cathedral out of joints and rolls of acid Rock n Roll? Eddie let me plug in and play any of his guitars. We even played Eruption together a few times. They were a really cool band to chill with.

[@ZYGTropicals]

@@preacherF-15 ok, noe your taking things way to far!!! You know damn well you made that sh!t up!!!😆

[@preacherF-15]

@@ZYGTropicals LOL Afraid not, friend. The early days, my favorite, (I'm much more of a diamond dave fan) I was a fighter pilot in the air force, so I saw them all over the US and overseas. Later I was a corporate pilot, a bush pilot, or an airline pilot, which left me plenty of time and money to see them. I waited until a bit later in life to marry and have kids, so no woman was screaming at me that I couldn't go, lol.

[@allencameron7595]

I'm 55 I never got backstage but I'm very lucky to be a part of that priceless era

[@blakjack3053]

100 percent pure game changer

[@bsideguitar]

For sure!!

[@chrisdee5032]

No doubt about it man!

[@fredwerza3478]

Just like Eddie said --- "how are you ever going to change things if you always follow that old book? So I wrote my own book"

[@mikelmart]

Steve Hackett tapped three years before EVH. He was the game changer.

[@blakjack3053]

@@mikelmartok but guitar players from coast to coast weren't dumping their Gibsons for Charvels with Floyd roses for this Steve Hackett guy...

[@thesoultransferprotocol721]

I truly miss you Eddie. Saw you in 78 in Oakland, Oakland 81, 82, every show at the Cow Palace in SF, the US Fest in 83. Saw you over 24 shows in my life. WHEN VAN HALEN RULED THE WORLD.......Days long gone. Never to return. I'm so glad I grew up in the 70s and 80s......

[@moriscoley5328]

Me too,Man all the concerts and groups that I have seen. Open air arrangements, WOW 👌 ✌️

[@thesoultransferprotocol721]

@@moriscoley5328 Fuck yeah! It was a time to behold. People today really have no idea how cool it was. We lived for the moment. No phones, no social media, we partied like heathens in the parking lots of the concerts we went to. Bic lighters were a necessity! Maiden, Priest, Megadeth, Exodus, SLAYER, Ozzy, etc.......That's what you did back in the day. Go to concerts with your girl and your crew and enjoy life freely........

[@warrior--poet5418]

"THERE ARE CREATED IN US, TIME MACHINES" some say that's living in the past when they hear it - others, whom weren't a part of back then, sit in on something that they'll possibly understand, one day in the future.. when it comes across & is mentioned, to this kid, i have the recall of vividity - so, to me, it's not living to attempt a repeat, from an interest or memory; those times burned their energy upon us & as we lived this image in just an evening.. this can be seen, again & felt, brought back, with an energy, equalling both the power of its output, work that was made, the sound and scenes, all take us to when it was 'right now', in a split second; which may bring our youth back with the energies of the time.. so, for whatever many a comment might call this, i still feel the weight of any single moment, which we lived, as those memories; that 'time machine' is our mirador into what we are, from that passion, setting the stage of our life & the absolute reality from why we did, how we were & all of the pictures our mental process still retains.. one simple trigger brings images of such moments for the mind's instance & gives us opportunities, to bring what we were, into us, not by memories, but through a flow of energy we had once witnessed, whether a decade (or just weeks), ago.. especially, we should a full experience, bring unto us today, from the energy we thought was spent, or lost to our aging time - at that moment, right now, it will carry the weight of an ultimate memory & revive our lost days, which were there, all along, waiting.. ~ e p i l o g u e ~ "the ways of being what we are is an incredible project, personally kept & incorporated unto everything that its purpose is able to successfully take; traditions, habitual action, preference, and virtues, began once & continued - they were made by us, then come with a distinct machine, which makes us to be what we are.." ~WarriorPoet~

[@thesoultransferprotocol721]

@@warrior--poet5418 Good morning. I agree wholeheartedly. I possess and share these views, beliefs and reality. Brilliant. Have a great day. 👍

[@warrior--poet5418]

@@thesoultransferprotocol721 ~ "THERE ARE TIMES, WE, SHALL BECOME AS ONE" for the words of many to paint tapestries of vision, one must a veritable artist & poet, become; lent to their confident approach that expresses itself, in granule form, to they whom will choose the patience to read or listen, at the levels requires to create the pertinent ideas - found, but not famous, as unacknowledged & still seen, both the poet in artist or an artist from the poet, shall, eternally, remember they could say more than has been said & bear in mind how this message must be written, worded, kempt and displayed - otherwise, their tendency to be misunderstood, as often the case, burns the set down & once ashes, be undone without an easy way to return.. - €πD - ~ e p i l o g u e ~. "if a picture is worth a thousand words & that gives full ideas, how many "ideas" in a million words may be translated for it ?" ~WarriorPoet~

[@garymulligan3864]

EVH was the best. RIP Eddie.

[@crookedbraincrookedbrain9874]

Never wrote a cool song or album in his life,just a shredder

[@aReallySwellGuy]

He’ll forever live on in the Flying V section of guitar center

[@GageDrums]

​@@crookedbraincrookedbrain9874 there's always one

[@tuptekgaming321]

Steve Lukather too!

[@scottmiller7932]

Definitely!!!!! Brother. Gone way to soon.

[@michaelsacco4212]

He’s talking about the LA Forum 1977 Led Zep shows. The popular bootleg of one of those shows is actually called “Listen to this, Eddie!” knowing that Eddie was in the crowd for those shows. It’s one of LZ’s best performances.

[@kathy2trips]

- Yes, Zep's last tour was a momentous one. Pontiac Silverdome 4-30-77 was the show I saw....30 ft. from the stage. Forever grateful. Thanks mom & dad for the expensive ($10.50) tickets.

[@marvinlear5848]

That's admirable of him to admit he got it from Jimmy Page, for all intents and purposes. I've been aware of the speculation for 30 years...indeed, back to when I became familiar with the "Listen to This Eddie' bootleg. But I'd never heard him say it until now. Apparently, he'd been sharing that story for at least a few years before he passed.

[@neillenet291]

It's interesting that the bootleg is called. "Listen to this Eddie" from 1977 when Van Halen's First album didn't come out until 1978. The "Eddie" in the title was likely directed at producer Eddie Kramer.

[@jonathanpeacock213]

@@neillenet291bingo

[@jonathanpeacock213]

Actually he’s said before that it was much earlier. Likely 1970/71

[@95thFoot]

The world is a lesser place without him. RIP Eddie Van Halen.

[@RockinSG]

This never gets old to me.

[@zeketrick]

I agree

[@fredwerza3478]

EVH was the epitome of youthful thinking

[@randytrader3026]

No need to explain anything, you are the man !!

[@minkorrh]

I'll never forget the day I bought VH 1. After hearing that I knew the instrument I wanted to play, and I did and still do. Thanks Eddie for a lifelong passion and putting that tone in my head. We all miss you dude.

[@bsideguitar]

Thanks for sharing. Good story!!!

[@jimig399]

Drums right 😂🤠

[@henryarn]

I remember Jimmy Page in a interview once said Eddie was a revolutionary of his time.

[@leoniea138]

RIP....loved Eddie

[@willielarsson9651]

Is he dead???

[@OpticHamster69]

​@@willielarsson9651 yes

[@jantzenallen3077]

@@willielarsson9651 yes back in 2020 3 years ago dam how time flies

[@YaYa-lz1zt]

Watching him play is like watching the purest form of magic.

[@c0583094]

U have no idea what magic is

[@Koeni_Nick13]

​@c0583094 nah u don't

[@AngladaFamilia]

I grew up as a teen with the first Van Halen album. He played like no other before him. So innovative and brilliant. ❤️

[@charlenemack7040]

What a nice surprise seeing Eddie Van Halen… You are thought of many times. Rest In Paradise Eddie ❤️🙏❤️

[@christhayil8354]

Eddie could strike just one note, and you knew it was him! No one has ever had a more signature tone!!!!!

[@bsideguitar]

That “brown” sound. Truly incredible!

[@joem7572]

While I understand and appreciate your comment, I would say David Gilmour has a signature tone that possibly the most recognizable tone of any guitarist. I love and respect them both though and EVH has definitely inspired just as many aspiring guitarists.

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

​​@@joem7572 hendrix Edit to add all mentioned here are legendary

[@gibsondanny]

Personally, I'd have said brian may has the most signature tone. Everyone's ears are different, i guess.

[@BitchIwasBorn]

You guys There can be more than one. You're all correct!

[@derrickmurphy7632]

Ah a bloody genius with a guitar rest his soul.

[@raulestravit4084]

He was AMAZING ! LOVED HIM !

[@theretrogeek2281]

Rip Eddie 😢 Miss your smile man!

[@debbiehayes1561]

Eddie was simply amazing and talented, and he left us way too soon. RIP Eddie.

[@scottmiller7932]

Gone but never will be forgotten!!!!!! The best Guitarist ever for this generation is my opinion...thanks for Sharing brother.

[@ATK10155]

Sometimes the greatest things you could ever do, are hiding in plain sight. Necessity always finds a way and boy did eddie find a fucking way.

[@masonhoward7826]

Rip to this absolute legend!!!

[@naldahide]

A man ahead of his time... So sad i never got to see him play live.. R.I.P. Eddie, you're not forgotten..

[@derekstocker6661]

RIP Eddie, thanks for this wonderful demo and such a great tribute to Jimmy as well.

[@brfgain]

Eddie was a special dude. one of the best ever!!!

[@viper2148]

Randy Rhoades used similar techniques with Quiet Riot (1977) a full year before Van Halen released their debut album.

[@Daniel-qv8vo]

Agreed 👍

[@Skiddoo42]

Eddie saying Randy stole his licks was definitely a low point. I couldn't believe that until I heard him saying it in a recorded interview.

[@leslieisgrig349]

The two couldn't be compared. Randy was his own unique never replicated or duplicated. Love Ed for the rest of my life😢.

[@AlexRodriguez-hl1vu]

@@Skiddoo42I never believed what Eddie said about that I don’t think Randy needed to copy him he was just as good as Eddie I think they both were great if Randy didn’t die so young it would be very hard to say who was better but I don’t think it matters it’s what you like and you can like both for different reasons

[@Skiddoo42]

@@AlexRodriguez-hl1vu Eddie must have been coked out of his mind or high on Dave's farts. I get it, I did and said a lot of stupid shit at that age and I had nowhere near the amount of insanity going on around me that he did. He really should have offered an apology somewhere, he probably did it's just lost in all the interviews.

[@evanjohnson5480]

Around 1982 I heard my older brother playing Eruption. Changed my outlook on music forever.

[@LilSeizures]

The greatest. He was a virtuoso...but also made music that even people that weren't guitar nerds would listen to.

[@Smeltervillain420]

Just the sheer amount of creativity with the instrument and his contribution to and inspiration to anyone blessed enough to hear a track by EVH, is impressive, as my FACE was melted off by the hi gain insanity that was AND IS, EVH!!!!!!

[@randyjon224]

One of the GOATS and he is truly missed. RIP EVH

[@srogers500]

I like that we guitar players call our biggest heroes "Gods". Just Gods inspiring Gods through the generations as we wait for the next Eddie, Randy, Jimi, Jimmy, and so on.

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

And now Jeff Beck

[@srogers500]

@@oopsydaizi3s824 He inspired every player I love. The God of Gods. That's heavy.

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

@@srogers500 lets hope the next generation’s players recognise his influence.

[@Jupiter_444]

There is only one God and I truly hope Eddie is jamming with him right now Humbly - your neighbor

[@chardmb]

EVH was so talented and personable. He was one of the very few legendary guitarist who stopped wearing grampa rockstar costume.

[@enriqueflores1461]

Grateful to have seen VH 4 times, twice with Diamond Dave and twice with Sammy! Miss you much EVH!!!

[@americanminer1965]

You are still the man Eddie, RIP 🙏

[@DBLDoG]

Man was a genius

[@SterlingSimmons22]

Eddie is such a cool guy, it’s sad he left us so soon. His son is certainly quite the musician, and his spirit lives on with him.

[@howardharaway2259]

You know the saying you don't appreciate something until you miss it that's the way I feel about Eddie Van Halen

[@fredwerza3478]

We all miss him dearly

[@ZYGTropicals]

You mean until it’s gone! Then you really miss it!!

[@ericodijk]

Nobody enjoyed playing guitar on stage more than Eddie did. The fact that he was incredible doing it is just a very lucky bonus to him and the entire world. Let's be thankful that we lived in this planet at the same time as him.

[@RumbleFish69]

I live in a world where I grew up with Eddie Van Halen. I now live in a world where Eddie Van Halen is no longer here. My goodness, it's heartbreaking!

[@moanatamati4128]

Rest in Power Eddie!🙏🏾💖✊🏾 One of the Greatest guitarists of all time!👊🏾☝🏽💖

[@allendian6960]

Legendary... R.i.p Eddie

[@travissimpson7829]

Eddie wasn't just the GOAT guitarist, but a force of nature. To this day I'm still in awe of his gift

[@goshdarnit8656]

I'm 49 years old and it never occurred to me until this moment that I've never heard Eddie Van Halen talk before

[@dicky4435]

Eddie didn't invent tapping, but everyone learns from him more than anybody else.

[@teedub127]

He learned tapping from his dad who was a well known jazz musician. Eddie just mastered the techniques he used, as well as a great inventor.

[@aaronkristo858]

He didn't learn tapping from his dad. He literally just said where he learned it in the short video clip you commented on. His dad was a jazz musician, but was not well known.

[@mr.monitor.]

​@Aaron Kristo no he said that's where he learned to combine techniques like tapping, hammer on, pull off into music. He had to be aware of tapping beforehand.

[@aaronkristo858]

@@mr.monitor. You are assuming things. Where would have he learned it before that? The internet?

[@teedub127]

@@aaronkristo858 To be honest, I've done a little research since you responded to my post and there are so many stories, he's told, that no one really knows where the hell he learned tapping , hammer-on's and hammer-off;s.

[@drphilgee6430]

Steve Hackett invented tapping...NOT THIS TURKEY

[@markusmaximus629]

Eddie, it don't matter, what matters was that when VH1 came out, it was just awesome and amazing. RIP sir!

[@jacobsamano9761]

I still can’t believe he’s gone. This really sucks. Pioneer, I wish I could have seen him play in person. R.I.P.

[@DavidSmith-ni7ow]

I saw VH in the famous St.Patrick’s Day show in Miami where sammy lost his voice and job in one night. Eddie being the consummate professional carried out the show with the longest guitar solo of his career. I, like the rest of the world will miss him deeply for a very long time.

[@bryangriffin3139]

Hard to see him without crying miss you Eddie

[@fredwerza3478]

I miss him a lot, too --- his music literally changed the course of my life

[@jefferybradford5936]

This is honestly the best interview I’ve ever watched. Eddie is sober and really showing his genius on guitar

[@craigmiller6451]

When he played, it looked so easy, effortless. Not only a great player, but a very creative writer.

[@Slowhand871]

He was a true guitar legend and innovator.

[@EdgarGEdward]

Una de las últimas apariciones del maestro van Halen dio catedra de cómo tocar y hacer vibrar una guitarra electrica sognature de van Halen

[@Peedarb]

Rest in peace Eddie VH you are the greatest there ever was You're the greatest ever will be...

[@Backin48]

Every time I listen to a Van Halen it puts a smile on my face. Brings back some good memories. Thanks for the memories Eddie! RIP, brother!

[@sohoXYZ]

Dear Guitar Gods, thank you for EVH!

[@julianbeira2492]

best guitarist ever rip

[@bsideguitar]

I second that!

[@naturalman1972]

this guy is one of the best. nobody i really mean no body can copy this guy. so sad he's gone too soon.

[@keyakku935]

Look at how shiny those strings are

[@johnnystrong7275]

I forget the guy's name . But there was a black man way before Eddie Van Halen on the Johnny Carson show who was tapping the guitar. A matter of fact he was playing two at the same time as if they were pianos

[@johndardi1334]

His name is Stanley Jordan.. look him up

[@guytalbot9427]

yes it was Stanley Jordan. but EVH was definitely b4 Stanley was discovered (by Al DiMeola,no less) on the sidewalk next to a guitar or record store.

[@richtomlinson7090]

​@@guytalbot9427 I've seen both of them live. I saw Van Halen with Sammy Hagar in Albany NY and I saw Stanley Jordan at Saratoga performing arts center at a Jazz fest. I remember that Stanley Jordan had to stop for a short break, because his hands hurt, and he spoke quietly.

[@guytalbot9427]

@Rich Tomlinson Lucky you. I've seen Van Halen and Van Hagar But have never seen Mr. Jordan. I believe that he is a very humble man despite his massive talent. Your comments helped to cement that in me. Thank you ✌️💗

[@Skiddoo42]

@@richtomlinson7090 That's because Jordan's technique is all tapping with both hands and no distortion or compression, so he has to beat the strings to death to get his sound. I tried it for a while and just gave up, working that hard is a good way to end up with nerve damage or arthritis.

[@MikmawWarriorBrave]

I love EVH but he did NOT invent tapping...Merle Travis was doing two hand tapping way before EVH. Maybe Eddie never saw it though. Jimmy Webster actually wrote a method book on it in 1952 called the "Illustrated touch system"

[@nckhed]

He said he didn't invent it. 🤷

[@MikmawWarriorBrave]

@nckhed Eddie said he never claimed to be the person to invent it...and he also said he never saw anyone else use it the way he did...musically...or melodically...or whatever...my point is that two other people used it that way many years before Eddie did...and its verification that Eddie didn't invent it...for those that think he did. Eddie himself said that he had never seen anyone else...so calm down bud...lol

[@blakjack3053]

That is correct but guitar players coast to coast probably never even heard of those dudes much less cared all we knew was Van Halen's Eruption was a 100% pure unadulterated game changer...for everyone

[@MikmawWarriorBrave]

@blakjack3053 yeah...but for people to continue to think that Eddie invented it would be wrong. I'm a huge EVH fan, and I am very grateful that he inspired me...probably more than anyone else has...but facts are facts...and should be acknowledged and respected.

[@MikmawWarriorBrave]

You all need to take Eddie's 🍆 outta your mouths for a minute...lol...I'm not saying anything against him. I'm just stating facts. I knew Eddie didn't invent tapping...and Eddie knows he didn't invent tapping. I'm just educating everyone else that might not know who actually did. I'm sure Eddie himself would want this info passed along

[@cliffsandifer3877]

there was NO internet youtube when i was learning to play... musicians are fortunate they can learn, share in this era. I glad he explain this era

[@bsideguitar]

I've had this same conversation many times.. Oh how times change!

[@friotaiocht101]

This was such a great interview with Eddie.... RIP...

[@maliksband]

When legends speak, we are wise to listen.. these guys dominated in the 80s

[@jjfromthebigland781]

I watched this entire video and its simply incredible how he casually picked up a guitar and started shredding...

[@tjanders9863]

They were such incredible showmen. So fun to see in concert. Their energy with David Lee Roth and then with Sammy Hagar was phenomenal. Sad that Eddie left us recently fairly young. Thanks Eddie for all the many incredible memories you helped so many have !!!!

[@habsy3438]

Eddy rest his soul .. the most inventive guitar player ever

[@swampdawg1000]

Him and Jeff Beck

[@habsy3438]

@@swampdawg1000 yea he to is a legend You can tell where steve Vai got his mojo

[@xxnycstruballaxx]

Miss this man

[@luiscoll2903]

There will never be anybody like Eddie. Those who grew up with VH, like me, know he set the standard in the history of rock music.

[@michaelcourts3605]

Rip Eddie you are awsome and will never be forgotten

[@bearingcee]

I'm not a Van Halen fan but I'll always respect Eddy and his contribution to guitar playing and music.

[@dyerseve45]

Dude was just on another level. How he approached everything about playing guitar just defied convention. There were no rules and his creativity had no limits. Everybody is in awe of his lead playing but his rhythm playing was second to none.

[@tobinmcintosh5425]

Thanks Eddie and the whole band you guys saved rock and roll for sometime now it's my turn

[@heavyjoechipman3594]

Am 52. Seen VH more times than I can remember. I miss him so much. Darrell and Vinnie too.🎸❤☺👍

[@jessejames5825]

RIP Sir Edward. He is missed by all.

[@mikelmart]

Steve Hackett was the first guitar player in rock to tap. Circa 1972, Van Halen came around three years later.

[@madmoody100]

I was going to mention that Hackett was the first Rock player to tap. I don't believe he was the first to use two handed tapping period. Saw him late last year - still going strong.

[@carlmontney7916]

RIP Eddie still hard to believe he's gone.

[@JEKLWV2273]

RIP Eddie, you never lost your smile...

[@I-like-schlong]

I was crushed as a longtime guitarist to find out the Eddie died on my birthday glad I got to see him at least once RIP a legend

[@clarkordmandy5719]

this was a great interview! enjoyed watching it, learned a lot about him and how great he was .

[@JustJeep_It]

So lucky to have seen VH a bunch of times. Starting in 1988. EVH❤️🎸

[@djmatthewcarreon]

Rip Eddie Van Halen one of the greatest guitar players of all time

[@nombreapellido9038]

EVH - you were a true alchemist with sound and the guitar. I don’t think anyone will dispute that sir. Rest in peace.

[@inquisitor4635]

When I and my friends first heard Eruption we thought the aliens were invading. So innovative.

[@gitardood]

I felt like I lost a family member when he passed away. Still get choked up about it. Crazy how someone you never met can affect your life through with musical instrument.

[@benjaminbobadilla9379]

A legend. A musical icon. He is missed.

[@se7enei8htnin97]

Eddie Van Halen is The Best to ever play the guitar if you ask me. Rest in Power to one of the most incredibly talented musicians to ever walk the Earth

[@ronniep9272]

The difference between him and the other shredders is that he was the only one who could create hits. He's written some of the most iconic riffs of all time.

[@TurdFerguson79]

Eddie, Prince and Jimmy and Jimi were the greatest guitar players to ever live.

[@cornonthecob1268]

Eddie is a legend!

[@bsideguitar]

Forever!

[@hans9076]

As a guitarist in the 90s studying Page and Hendrix and EVP and more, I always wondered why EVP won as a best guitarist year after year on Guitar Magazine. I finally learned why. RIP Eddie. Your music will live on forever.

[@yvonnefutrell748]

I saw Van Halen twice. Love you Eddie.😢❤

[@Highwayman450]

That first VH album put a boot across the throat of disco and for that I’m grateful.

[@williammercer7257]

Made it look easy, one of the best to ever play, RIP