Eddie Van Halen Spring 1992 backstage

[@theshapeexists]

Nobody had a smile on their face like Eddie when playing. He loved every minute of it. RIP EVH

[@TimObert]

His giddiness here for pulling up on the tremolo makes me smile. Does it just because, like every guitarist walking into Guitar Center.

[@kingfisher7960]

He had a ferrari thats why hes smiling

[@fivestring65ify]

Sadly, the reason he smiled so much was because he was usually drunk off his ass. Alcoholism is a horrible thing. I just wonder if things would have turned out different if he didn't have this disease.

[@theshapeexists]

@@fivestring65ify he smiled just the same when he was all sober in his older years

[@coldwinter5710]

​@@kingfisher7960 Eddie WAS the Ferrari

[@scottmasson3039]

His rhythm pocket is just as good as his dexterity, speed, innovative ideas, soul, tone, sense of melody, etc. He’s truly just on a completely different level than everybody else.

[@joebartlett3255]

Having been a VH fan forever & knowing their catalog in & out (haha), I find I really admire his rhythm, pocket, & tone abilities more than anything now. I listen to it completely different than before.

[@BudoReflex]

Absolutely. That’s so well put. So few have that level of rhythmic / melodic intricacy. He is down at the quantum level of detail.

[@joerectifier]

100% True…and it’s proven by all the “imitators”…..he was just a dude on his own path and trying to satisfy what he wanted to hear.

[@bigduke5150]

You nailed it!

[@bigduke5150]

Key word "pocket" Looks easy but you can't cop that feel!

[@ManinaGarage]

He gave me a piano lesson at 1:30 am in the ballroom of the Carlsbad Four Seasons. Life changing. Thank you Eddie 🤘😎

[@timmyshore3755]

no he didn’t

[@ManinaGarage]

@@timmyshore3755 Don’t be jealous Timmy, Eddie did stuff like that for many people. I was in the right place and he was in a good mood.

[@brushstroke3733]

Cool experience!

[@DarkKhagan]

​@@ManinaGarage So if I may ask, what was the Piano lesson Eddie taught you?

[@ManinaGarage]

@@DarkKhagan if we ever meet Ill tell you.

[@topjimmy77]

Occasionally I’ll see footage that makes me realise how much I REALLY miss him 😢

[@dallasbiggz7007]

As so many Greats have said, it was his rhythm playing that was killer. He shows that here. Groove just baked into his DNA. I'm sure he could play just any instrument and lay down killer rhythms. All Hail the King. Love and miss you, Good Sir! 🤘🎸

[@lieutenantdan2217]

100% The only man to lock in a groove on his level is the one buried with the bumble bee. RIP Dime @ Eddie

[@Weshopwizard]

All those amazing riffs.

[@DVincentW]

1:29 hes playing to outro for Mean Street.

[@hippydippy]

Same with Jimi who is often over looked for his great rhythm playing. They both amazing in their own rights. Love them both.

[@coyleigh]

​@@hippydippyHendrix was very overrated.

[@roertsgrooters-mf2oy]

Eddie with the radiant Smile always welcome

[@jameslonano5659]

Its all right there folks. Even noodling around the guy was amazing. The master!

[@RogerAJahnke]

We were blessed ❤

[@Jedizen07]

THIS is solid proof that it's all in the fingers. GREAT video!!

[@philfrank5601]

Man, it's totally true. We don't want to admit it, but it really is the case. Is Ed playing ANYTHING here that is 'his'? And it's plain as day, Ed thru and thru. If I were a beginner, I'd take this to heart. I wonder if anybody could identify thia as EVH if they only listened to the guitar, you know?

[@newsycpl]

No………it’s all in the butthole! Geez!!!!!!

[@SSSteve1961]

Gone but not forgotten. What an amazing artist. I'd say he was unquestionably the biggest influence on electric guitar since Hendrix. Will there ever again be anyone who makes such a mark with such a unique and novel voice on the instrument? Who knows? Breaks my heart he left this world too soon.

[@williamroark]

Eddie made ‘Quite a ‘DENT IN THE PLANET’ as they say 😉👍

[@punishr36]

Totally agree, I had been playing about a year when VH1 came out and hearing eruption totally changed everything and not just tapping as there was so many things he did. God of gods on guitar back then.

[@SuperPsychoterror]

Not likely since all the guitars Millennials and zoomers play have a flipper and 4 buttons

[@CherylWhiting]

I seriously don't think there will be someone that will ever come close to EVH. As they say, the mold was broken with him.❤

[@JoeZaccaris]

Oh man I get tears in my eyes just seeing King Edward backstage and noodling on his guitar --- he was my biggest hero in life

[@Robert-lh4um]

It wasn't his guitar, but yeah pretty cool.

[@TexasDivorceAdvice]

Even above your parents?

[@webcityguymyclubb4032]

I’m glad I live in a time that’s had both Hendrix and Eddie in it. These two guys are so far beyond “normal” that their playing seems almost supernatural.,.Pure Magic.

[@Michael-nx2he]

I put Beck in there with them too.

[@EviMlcak]

They're great but so was SRV, and currently, Marcin Patrzaleck. My current favorite is Josephine Alexandra. I've never heard Sweet Child 'O Mine like that before, and her other renditions of Smells Like Teen Spirit, and Love Story.

[@user-Natarito]

@@EviMlcak

[@Bethesolution]

For every degree of his virtuosity , Eddie was twice the song and riff writer. That is what put him above all others. That is the real gift.

[@jaykeehan5813]

Really, think so? Lindsay Buckingham said that EVH was a great virtuoso but overall VH albums had too much material that wasn't good. I think that’s overall a fair assessment.

[@lowtriggerweightjay7331]

Have been teaching my young son to play guitar and, hes not bad. He has the feel for it. The other day I guess he was feeling a little bit cocky and said “Dad, check this out” He then proceeded to bang through some old rock chords and sounded pretty good with good form. I said “Ok” come with me. I put EVH eruption live DVD in and put it on surround sound. My sons bottom jaw dropped and he only said one word through the whole solo. “How” mind blown. Needless to say, Eddie got a new fan and im going through my EVH stuff to pass down. Rest in peace

[@rockhead69]

The spontaneity of which he plays the guitar is unique...

[@joebartlett3255]

I love vids like this. He was always at his best having fun screwing around being spontaneous. Line up all the greats & have them pull something out of their ass on the spot, I bet Ed would have floored them all.

[@ganzyjam2602]

Still can't believe my man is gone, the guy was gold.

[@donnswaby369]

I know, bro. Me, you and millions still can't believe Eddie ain't here physically anymore. I still blast VH when I pass by the road to his house off Coldwater Canyon in Studio City.

[@terryclark7700]

he just makes it look so easy, a true creator of the highest order

[@paulc.1535]

You can tell someone that truly truly loves to just play. That was EVH. Every time he was playing or even just "noodling" (as he calls it), he was always smiling from ear to ear. And that is what seperates an artist from loving what he does to just being in it for the fortune and fame

[@joebartlett3255]

I think instances like this where he’s just messing around are some of his best playing. No agenda, just who he really was as a musician.

[@7ofmine258]

When top notch smiles at his own groove, you know its genuine magic!

[@byronmcdonald6613]

Another gem for all of us VH fans

[@zwaqster]

Rest in Peace my Hero forever

[@KENNA25]

Eddies showing he's funky style is incredible

[@droppinlikefliesBand]

A True Legendary God of improv, Groove and Melody. 1 of a Kind.

[@clifhaley5150]

This is my all time favorite vid of Eddie.

[@zedddddful]

3:01 he cracks out a sick srv style lick Eddie was the absolute king 👑

[@ernestoortiz8672]

I always thought it sounded like scuttle buttin!!!

[@EquineMetalhead]

Eddie Van Halen was the G.O.A.T! I miss him so much, his smile and his talent was amazing. I love watching old videos of him playing.

[@tomwasilewski2532]

"Learn the rules like a professional, so you can break them like an artist." - Pablo Picasso. I saw VH in Greensboro, NC in 1979 and realized I was looking at THE new guitar God for the next few decades. RIP brother Ed

[@jeffreywarner6931]

Van Halen The most ultimate Rock Band of all time R.I.P EVH

[@shantheman6879]

The greatest American rock band in music history, hands down.

[@JD-hh1bh]

The iconic smile and chops . One of the very best to sling an axe. LEGEND

[@LarryHamiltonGuitars]

What’s not to live ❤. Eddie VanHalen just having fun, smiling all the way, classic and epic all in one.

[@diffbreak2366]

That's a GOAT with years of practice being put to action with random choice of skills but definitive notes and phrases in his head not necessarily for anyone but himself.

[@SLiMCHiCKeN5150]

Notice the use of all 5 fingers on his fretting hand. This man was the Mozart of rock guitar. #ripevh

[@richevans609]

He hid that the best.😊

[@joeystratman]

A strat definitely sounds different from his guitars, but he still sounds like himself. Loved the part when he plays that Mean street rhythm. Nice video, almost like hangin' with Eddie while he jams out stuff 🎸👍

[@mattblatchley2061]

YES!!!!!!

[@joebartlett3255]

I was thinking the same. Doesn’t matter what guitar or gear he plays, his own personal sound comes thru. Freaking hands of doom.

[@MyKittyPercy]

One of my favorite parts of Mean Street in there 😮 This is gold! Thanks for posting!

[@F1carsguitar]

Man I love his sound and playing on a strat!

[@terryhorton817]

Eddie was The Mozart of Rock and Roll Music 🎶 A Symphonic Musical 🎶 Virtuoso ❤❤❤❤❤RIP EDDI VAN HALEN THE G.O.A.T. !❤❤❤

[@ericrogal995]

This is treasure. I will treasure this!

[@svtrader]

Great find. Never seen Eddie play a strat.

[@Sektorauuu]

Wtf, he played strats the first decade plus of his career.

[@hughsnow830]

The king of 10 fingers & 6 strings. RiP GOAT of GOATs.

[@joerectifier]

People keep saying "after Hendrix".....LOL, my ass. Of course Hendrix was outstanding and pioneering and loved by many, but EVH was more influential, more innovative and inspired many more...I'm not even comparing the playing between the two, just the outptut and impact.

[@hughsnow830]

@@joerectifierOh, don't get me started on Hendrix. Pioneer, yes. Great writer, no. Every van halen album from 78 to 84 is better than his greatest hits.

[@joerectifier]

@@hughsnow830 I keep being an apologist saying "well, I was too young" - but if I'm being HONEST, I never "got" Hendrix at all. I watched all the original stuff when I was a kid and it just did not grab ahold - but Beck & Page did - so go figure LOL!

[@hughsnow830]

@@joerectifier Clapton too. He said it was all over the moment he first saw Hendrix play. I was born in 72, so I don't know what it was like the first time he arrived on the scene. But I still remember the first time I heard VH I.

[@joerectifier]

@@hughsnow830 I was born in '63 - and I was ready to take in whatever came along and, for whatever reason, Hendrix, Clapton just did not make an impression. BTO II Randy Bachman changed my life in 1973 and I still hear his strat when i think about strat sounds; then Page, Frehley, Lifeson...I was trying to learn their languages and not doing it well, then came Eruption - and it was as if the ocean was parted and the sun turned purple...I was in shock and there was no question it was a whole new; that same thing happened when I saw Metallica opne on the '88 Monsters of Rock tour and they tore the Hoosier Dome apart - I did not even stay for Van Hagar...I knew Hetfield was doing something groundbreaking with tone and rhythm guitar....but still to this day, I don't need any further inspiration after EVH and Hetfield. I still love Randy Bachman - I still don't understand Hendrix.

[@RedBud315]

After creating Frankenstein he became the Mad Scientist of the guitar world. R.I.P. Eddie. We miss you but, you will live forever.

[@webcityguymyclubb4032]

Genius at play - OMFG!

[@ashthegreat1]

That standard strat bought out a percussive side of EVH’s playing i never realised he possessed - in the realm of Jimi and SRV.

[@domriderthefabulousdogsdel702]

Genius kid with a guitar and a smile … and a good soul … on the road with him in 81 …Valerie and I listening to Eddie having fun before the show .. best sit in the house ❤

[@domriderthefabulousdogsdel702]

Seat

[@EarthwormHarris]

BASS player is killin it.

[@diamondd2778]

The guy from the Baby animals?

[@michaelballard4095]

​@@diamondd2778 would not be surprised. They were on tour with them at the time.

[@kristinfield-macumber5899]

Or was it Mike?

[@johndeaux83]

Lol, no ​@@kristinfield-macumber5899

[@JohnnyBeane]

So cool!!! Love these!!!

[@drdave971]

Wow what genius , and musicianship , he is GOAT electric guitar player since Hendrix . And listen to him Play open run in 3:04 that’s exactly the run Stevie Ray Vaughn plays in scuttlebuttin ridiculous wow RIP two of the greatest Stevie Ray and Eddie Van Halen

[@beyondreamtime420]

Try Buckethead, he is still alive

[@Seanomatic57]

​@@beyondreamtime420 Can we compare Eddie's first album to Bucketheads? How many sold out tours with multiple dates in same cities has Buckethead been on? Name a hit tune that Buckethead has written.

[@beyondreamtime420]

@@Seanomatic57 Eddie is dead bruh !

[@a.e.r.7745]

Killer! I just wish I could get the volume higher!!!!

[@mikelama96]

Nobody ever mentions the harmonics he hits on the rhythm fade-out of Mean Streets. He’s hitting them here, it’s fucking badass!

[@flashy5150]

Ed was so good, he played so fluidly, it was like a hot knife through butter.

[@rick3747]

Three ultra top tier guitarists(Al Di Meola, Pat Metheny and Steve Morse) were/are still big fans of Edward and paid their respects to him when he passed away. If these three superb players were big Edward fans then Edward was even better than we fans even thought.

[@markbakovic4978]

My opinion absolutely the greatest when he played he said wow that sound came out how did I do that thank you Edward for great moments R I P

[@khamphouangsithirath8513]

I love ❤️ Eddie 😊

[@jason698]

Ed just riffin is so entertaining. RIP Riff Master General

[@impala666]

I love EVH on a traditional Strat....vibrato goes both ways.

[@craigbusick9676]

Just fucking around. Amazing. Sadly missed.

[@dannis8552]

Anything we say about the man's abilities would be an understatement. Always thinking...effortless🙏✌️🇦🇺

[@michaelshifflett76]

When Eddie was. a kid one of the first songs he learned was The Ventures ,"Walk Don't Run". He started from the bottom and worked his way to the top.

[@MAX96MENDES]

A musical genius just having a great FUN time. Amazing skills. R.I.P. Eddie. God bless you.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

he had such a good memory, he could hear something and then play it and remember it forever. no one else can do that. Im so sad he was taken from us, he was so energetic and healthy. Sometimes fate just takes you.

[@stevenarthur8275]

Man,I miss this dude & his guitar

[@atllzable]

You can still hear Eddie's style of playing on that Fender..!!!

[@charlesjaphe]

Great find

[@robertnowak9650]

Another gift from God. RIP EVH. Amen 🙏🏼💖

[@長田賢一-e9d]

本当にギターがお好きな様ですね。動画拝見させていただきまして大変光栄の極みです。幸せです😊

[@drivesideways6550]

31 years ago, hard to believe.

[@pinksparkle4962]

It's the First time I have seen this, Cool.

[@lrm215]

God I miss EVH!!!!!

[@dananthony6258]

Why does this make me sad. In a grateful kind of way though. RIP Eddie.

[@richardnieto1423]

Eddie is still the man simply incredible RIP never forget this awesome guitar virtuoso and just messing around the Best

[@LD-qj2te]

One of the coolest bass grooves and the coolest guitar grooves - mean streets is one of my all time favorites

[@fasteddievh2072]

Wow! It’s weird seeing The King play a tremolo that’s not dive only. He’s so incredible!!!🤘

[@ricktoney1551]

Well he did use one,non locking for years,but was always set flat made it work.he worked with stuff as it came me along.i think ,the first Floyd didn't have tuners,that was his idea,I think Brad Gillis had one in that red strat,no tuners,he was one of the first to get one

[@JoeR203]

@@ricktoney1551 Eddie and Neal Schon got the first two Floyds. Brad got the third.

[@narvul]

@@JoeR203 Nahhhh...... Randy Hansen was the first one which is logical because the other ones were stars by then and not the first to approach for FR. Apparently it were Brad Gillis, Neil, Schon and EvH in that order. Contacts went through guitar techs as usual.

[@JoeR203]

@@narvul I was going off memory of what Brad said in an interview.

[@ste670ler]

He was so awesome, he is so missed

[@shawnwilliams562]

Our Man,EDWARD ✊️😎🔥🔥🔥

[@lancel71]

I saw Van Halen in April of 1992 in Little Rock, Ar and they blew my mind!

[@benjaminfinley9314]

At the old Barton Coliseum? I was at that show too.

[@lancel71]

@@benjaminfinley9314 Yes sir! Awesome show!

[@bearthalamas9241]

I can dive bomb strats and shake them pretty good and stay in tune with out a locking nut. The trick is to always end coming down. The bar won't go up to tune very good, but you give it a gentle upwards tug and let the springs pull it back from an up position and it stays in tune almost as good as a Floyd with a locking nut.

[@timmyshore3755]

almost

[@bearthalamas9241]

@@timmyshore3755 no matter how good you are it's still gonna go out of tune just not as bad. Locking nuts go out of tune also. Hence the fine tuners..so they're,"almost" too lol. They just have a back up.

[@christophercarlton3377]

It's all in the hands of the player. Even with crummy video sound quality and using a Strat, Eddie still sounds like Eddie. The guy was a freak of nature. R.I.P. King Edward.

[@JJG5150]

Indeed!

[@craiglizt8074]

Very cool video. RIP, Eddie. We miss you

[@truemanmontfort8031]

One of the most original ever….his influences are hard to nail down which make him different…very original in sound and technic….that said, there are others…many his predecessors, that had same or similar level of talent….no matter what he was one of the most original.

[@bobupanddown8309]

I’ve watched countless videos of EVH and this one stands out. He is noodling instead of his usual routine. Sounds so good.

[@jessewrather4754]

He was on fire here getting down with some blues thrown in his techniques this is great

[@davidmccall4776]

I never fully appreciated his sense of rhythm until I saw & heard this raw footage. Wow! RIP Ed

[@deebop4904]

Might want to get your ears checked.

[@davidmccall4776]

@deebop4904 Opinions vary, and you have a right to express yours, but so do I, whether you like it or not. ✌☮

[@libsrcrazy9634]

RIP…the goat. To people that listen to rap music…this is what musical talent looks like.

[@kevinscarborough9882]

Mean Streets outro is peak Van Halen groove pocket. This video is just amazing.

[@spunkybrewster1972]

Love Ed's laugh when he hits upon Jeff Beck's tremolo wiggle. Crazy to think he never had hit Floyd set up to do pull ups.

[@rogersaunders231]

Simply the best!!!

[@Swanlord05]

Eddy was getting off on that beat!!

[@RogerAJahnke]

GOAT

[@jamesshetterly4831]

Sure GENIUS

[@hansirawan2310]

Love and Respect to you Uncle Eddie…. RIP 🙏🏻

[@Eric-danger]

The king

[@joegavnik834]

St Paul Civic Center 1980,EDDIE 1st row.....IT WAS BIBLICAL!!

[@johnnalty5150]

I feel very lucky to have grown up in the Van Halen era. Remembering the first time i heard a tune from VH#1 on the radio saying who the hell is THAT?

[@randysieger4657]

The King!!! RIP Eddie

[@TateGg-ji5lf]

The king of Rock and Roll

[@jeffreyhogan7298]

I'm 66 been playing for 55+ years left-handed got to see Hendrix in 69 and Eddie many times both are fantastic but I'd go with Jimi by a hair!! 🙏💯❤️

[@vhenry75]

Nice one,never seen this before...

[@5150aviation]

Alex said he’s gonna kick your ass when he meets you in heaven. 🎸

[@jamesshetterly4831]

Right on brother!

[@archelo69]

RIP. 2020 keeps taking and taking.....

[@sanlot17ken]

Man I miss him....😩