VAN HALEN - ERUPTION GUITAR SOLO | NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE!!! | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@dalegentry8044]

I am a 61 year old male in the United States.I grew up in the time when Van Halen started and all I had to do as a teen was hear one song called "Aint Talkin Bout Love" and I was hooked forever...but when I heard all of Eddie's future solo riff's including Spanish Fly,Cathedral and Eruption.. I knew he was the next historical guitar hero of all time. He gutted out his guitar...he rewired the pick ups to give the guitar the sound we all hear and love. His guitar was manipulated by his fingers in every way possible.Tapping was his trademark move but he also manipulated the volume knob up and down to give that "Cathedral" sound in which you asked us to comment on. There will never be another Eddie Van Halen and there will never be a greater guitar genius to take his place. R.I.P Eddie...we love and miss you so much.

[@bobschenkel7921]

He wrote it. He played it. Many imitators, NO duplicators. Edward Van Halen played this every show and always nailed it. RIP EVH.

[@martyslazenger935]

In a sense, he's imitating Bach.

[@didsomebodysaydmt8193]

Check out Jacob Deraps.

[@friguy4444]

And no matter how completely wasted he was too.

[@DMC2983NL]

@@friguy4444 wasted, stoned, high, no matter what he always nailed it. and Bob Schenkel he memorized it he never did read music notes and and he couldn't. also he created few sound boxxes and guitars himself and created most off those sounds, in other words he is even few tiers higer then jimmy hendrix he was king with guitars, then van halen is god with guitars.

[@JarekBaldrian]

He didnt >wrote< anything, he couldnt read notes. Eruption was actually free jam based on 2 minutes harmonics fingers exercise he came up with to emulate pedal effects such as Wah, Flanger, Overdrive and FuzBox he lacked when he started playing majority ofthe exercise was based on Johann Sebastian Bach

[@vjamie69]

He built his own guitar Frankenstein and played it his own way! The best ever ❤

[@dutchman063]

50 years after this music comes out and people still react the same as we did back in 1978 when we first heard it.. pretty cool

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

I showed this to my Dad a long time ago (he played trumpet) and he was very amused but also recognized that Eddie knew wtf he was doing. LOL

[@Mike_Webb78]

This is the ONLY positive thing from Eddie's death last year, people discovering Eddie and Van Halen for the first time. I tear up every time I think about him being gone....

[@ahuman9493]

I get a sniffle when I realize there will be no more new Eddie VanHalen songs to be written and played. 40 years a fan

[@Koko-lr5bc]

Me too!

[@walterwhite3372]

@@Koko-lr5bc why do you say that with such alacrity

[@victoriabrannon8453]

Yes, literally makes me smile when I see peoples first time reactions but then I think to myself how could anyone who loves music t not know about EVH.

[@joshthomas2536]

@@ahuman9493 I wish I could've been a fan of Van Halen for 40 years. I've known about them for more than half my life but I'm 24, I cry thinking about Eddie's passing, I never got to see them play. I hope you had the opportunity to

[@kevinhazlett7303]

I was at this concert this was August 27th 1986 New Haven Coliseum in New Haven Connecticut! This was amazing and epic! It was so freaking loud and amazing I loved it!!

[@RVWeekendsRC1]

He built his own equipment from parts from other musical equipment to make his own sound. It was his life to create new sounds. It started back in the 70’s. Great reaction!

[@mikegoldstein1246]

Eddie was so far ahead of his time it's scary. No guitar player in history was that far ahead. Not Hendrix not Clapton not Page no one...Eddie was playing at a level that 50 + years advanced still have trouble playing...he didnt just burp up and regurgitate blues like everyone else. He created an entire new language, system, technical level, skill set, gear set up that never existed before. Best there ever was.

[@nilshaller5917]

I would argue that Hendrix was a little bit more ahead of his time but Eddie is totally up there

[@mikegoldstein1246]

@@nilshaller5917 agreed. That's the only other player that was clearly ahead of his time. So when Hendrix came out blues playing was good already with Clapton's Beck and others that were still good. Hendrix took that and certainly was more advanced. When I hear Eddie's playing in the early 70's compared to what guitar playing was at that time, sounds as if he was from another planet and playing music from another century...just light years ahead...at least in my opinion

[@pedromartinez-xt7ye]

Or Vai or Vaughn not even buckethead. Eddie was next level

[@MrSexoda]

There were the small handful of the greats ...but they were all greatly superior at what they did ...EVH was the whole package

[@maryannsavage3724]

Eddie Van Halen was one of the greatest guitarists in rock. He was a true legend! #RIP 🎸

[@ruralhappy2835]

I was at one of their concerts in 1986 and Eddie played absolutely perfectly...so beautiful, they sounded soooo good! Didn't want it to end 💔

[@mikerogers5264]

I was so lucky to see him 14 times and every time was absolutely amazing!

[@truckerdave2060]

That's his brother on the drums, I was lucky enough to be a teenager in the 80's and he was my favorite guitarist

[@rorygrime1202]

Here is a true story. Alex started on guitar. Edward on drums. They both decided they each cud out play the other on the instruments. Plus if u listen closely to Eruption. Every lead segment from his bands music are a part of Eruption

[@lcbcreative]

For this masterpiece - part rock god, part classical musician, part mad scientist. One hundred percent a legend. RIP

[@christopherbelcher369]

YOUR FACES WERE ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS!! AND YOU HAD EVERY REASON TO FEEL THAT WAY! Gentlemen, I was around in the 1970s when Van Halen broke onto the world stage, and all those years ago, the first time I heard the Eruption solo from their first album, I was absolutely stunned. I am a guitar player, and have studied Eddie's technique over the years, but I will tell you that I could practice that one solo for the rest of my life and never get it right. You are both absolutely right to feel that you were transported to a higher consciousness by his incredible technique and innovation. Keep doing what you're doing, guys, and bring us more great stuff!

[@LT32169]

Beast EVER!! Created an entire rock genre of sound that could be made, but could never be matched.

[@willblood7082]

The sounds he could get out of a guitar are legendary, EVH was on a different level… RIP brother 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kaydantonio3719]

What’s a rock star? That’s a rock star! That tone is Eddie’s.

[@shannonmcdonald6959]

"Rock stars come and go, Musicians play til' they die." Edward Van Halen.

[@calebmikel3743]

Finally someone said it, on all these reaction videos thank you

[@plasticgreenhead2273]

Always replicated, never mastered.

[@perc1wizard]

That's not a rockstar, that's a legend

[@Jules-um4yy]

Eddie Van Halen (RIP) was in his own category. This band brought SO much crazy energy to each show. I saw them open for the Rolling Stones in 1981. The sheer volume of the speakers and fans rushing (and being crushed) to be near the stage scared me until my boyfriend put me on his shoulders and moved us to higher, safer ground. After that, the show was pure joy☺ Imagine Mick Jagger (backstage) listening to them before the Stones went out to perform. Thanks so much guys for posting this and for the memories 🌿Your facial expressions were priceless - wish you had been there with us!🧡🧡

[@brianbelle8238]

Crazy thing is Eddie Van Halen can not read music but he was such an innovator that they had to change the way music tablature is written and read because of the way he played the guitar.

[@martyslazenger935]

Tablature has been around for at least 800 years.

[@deathsremnant2614]

He couldn’t even read the tablature

[@christopherdunn317]

UMM ITS MAN MADE, SO AS ALWAYS NOT EVERYONE GETS IT, EVEN FOR SCHOOLING. THE PHYSICAL GUITAR AND FINGERS AND BRAIN, ARE WHAT MAKE'S THIS HAPPEN GIFT AS WELL SOME PEOPLE CANT EVEN PLAY UNLESS THEY READ, TO ME THAT A DISABILITY.

[@weareresolutew.a.r.3643]

@@martyslazenger935 CHANGED. You misread it. Yes it's been around for years.... CHANGED....

[@panziniman]

Eddie started as a classical piano player so......he could definitely read music

[@redsoxfan8080]

I stood 10 feet away from him in 1982 in Virginia and just blown away . Nothing like seeing It LIVE!!!!!!!!!

[@GandlafTheWhite]

Best guitarist ever!!!! End of story!!!!

[@gwmcklintock]

He was not only an innovator, he changed music. Nobody else like him...

[@DMC2983NL]

true he was hated for that.

[@brianlafrazia8237]

Now imagine hearing him in 1978. It was like watching the original Star Wars. He was an alien from another world - nobody had heard that before.

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

Fond memories!!

[@Free-flyBE]

Was hoping they were playing the '78 version with You Got Me Mad-think Roth's vocals would amaze them too

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

I have that 1978 album, “Women and children first” record. Got it from an antique store. Played it on an actual record player. The tone is much different than from hearing it on modern devices.

[@alibobsmarland9572]

@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 Saw them on that tour. Loudest concert I've ever been to!

[@benavich8]

I remember when my older sis brought home Hendrix - Are You Experienced. Same thing, same effect, same alien guitar sound. JH and EVH, the two true innovators that changed guitar playing forever...Eddie, RIP, what a prvilege it was to see you live back in the 70's and 80's.

[@koolaid117]

Got to see him perform live several times. Totally worth the time money travel and at times inconvenience. Best ever, bar none. RIP EVH. I think about you often.

[@objimbo]

Nothing gives me greater joy than hearing young people experiencing Edward Van Halen. This 60 year old from Pasadena (where Van Halen came from) has seen them 7 times and I am so blessed! In my biased opinion, only Jimi Hendrix compares. Thank you both. I can tell people who appreciate guitar work and it was a joy to watch you watch him. Truly one of a kind. I know I'm late but truly thank you and good luck.

[@raybaker6767]

I was fortunate enough to see Van Halen in Miami Florida in 1983 he blew me away then I’m 65 now and I still jam to Eddie Van Halen just about every day I have I have to listen to it rest in peace brother you deserve this

[@jennhurl]

Our sweet Eddie! The master of "tapping" & "shredding"! Generations of future guitartist will learn from his guitart virtuoso with the most warming smiling ever. Grateful to have grown up with his music.

[@blackfender100]

Saw them live in 1979 Jenn. stayed etched in my mind forever R I P Eddie .

[@russellnikolaus6811]

Yes Ours!

[@mikemischievous2091]

Yes, I am greatful too. It so funny watching people reacting to this for the first time. I stared listening to Van halen 1985...

[@edmenefee1237]

Well said

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

That era of music ended on or around 1992..so sad

[@pablozee6359]

Those volume swells sound like a giant violin. Just amazing versatility and creativity. RIP legend.

[@scottmatzeder9162]

Git to see Eddie, The King do this live 3 times...some of the greatest times of my life! RIP King Eddie!

[@atticussampson776]

He and his brother Alex the drummer were classically trained pianist at a young age and would win contests with thousands of kids entered. Eddie won 3 yrs straight from age 7-10. He could not read music, and he could play multiple instruments and all by ear, never trained. Drums, base, sax, piano, etc. A true prodigy. Thx for the fun review.

[@annettemcdonald7405]

He made his own guitar. The best concert ever

[@stretchgilbert]

His Technique is called tapping. He said that he and his brother (Drummer Alex) went to see Zeppelin in concert and he saw Jimmy Page playing with one hand on the fret board and Eddie went home and started experimenting with doing it but using both hands. The rest is history

[@markjohnson4217]

The guy who first took hammer and tap playing to that extreme was actually Alan Holdsworth, he was a fusion jazz player. I wonder if Eddie heard what Alan was doing in the 70s and had a hard rock epiphany. It may have been a coincidence, Eddie was doing all kinds of crazy shit with that axe, beating on the harmonics by drumming on the neck, bending chords by pressing on the strings above the nut, I have never seen that before. This dude was the Wiz!!

[@ibanez777vbk]

@@markjohnson4217 i saw a black and white video must been off the 50s,a italian classical guitarist tapping,eddie never claimed to have invented tapping

[@truxy30]

He built and wired his own tone and amplifiers as well as guitars. He was an extremely talented genius 🎸

[@nodayatthebeach]

Nobody was in his league. That is the greatest...BY FAR... guitar solo ever. and it was LIVE!

[@rbruceBruce]

It's called tapping. He didn't invent it but he revolutionized it. And he was throwing pics into the crowd. I knew you would enjoy it once you got around to it. 😎

[@ianhamilton2035]

"He just killed my Brain"!!! Mine too!!! 😃

[@dannycasson1551]

I never get tired of listening to this. Eddie built his own equipment. I nearly cry every time I see one of his videos. A prodigy and a kind man.

[@shannonmcdonald6959]

Me to Brochacho, still hurtin'.

[@michaelemery1497]

I was in Highschool when Eddie played this concert in the 80s..We were amazed by Eddie!! He was the best guitarist since Hendrix..He made his own guitars

[@laurenceholloway2359]

Musicians back then didn't just play their instruments, they mastered them beyond their known abilities.

[@davecarloni7792]

He truly was the most innovative, melodic, songwriter/guitar player that we were blessed to have in our lifetime, He was the best I have ever seen. In my opinion. Rest well King Edward. You will be always greater missed every day, and can't believe you are gone.

[@ElfinMadness]

I love how Eddie smiles the entire time he’s smoking his axe. As if to say, “thank you”. LOL.

[@emmaemery1099]

Eddie was the best!! Hands down best guitarist of all time..He was a legend!!!They have this entire concert on youtube

[@bradcrossan853]

I grew up listening to Van Halen because i heard them in 1979 and was hooked. I've seen them live more than 20 times and can tell you Eddie never let up on his solo.

[@debravirden7130]

Eddie Van Halen is up in Heaven jamming with SRV and other guitar legends.

[@mstewart109]

Add Glen Campbell to that mix. He would call Glen when he got stuck on how to play something. Glen couldn't read music either

[@mstewart109]

When this came out, everyone( even if not a fan ) listened to this and knew this song and Eddie. It stuck in everyone's mind. Unbelievable talent...

[@benavich8]

Maybe he's also joing guys like Mr. Peart and Mr. Squire as well.....can you imagine throwing Bonzo and Moonie in the mix?

[@riichan2895]

George Harrison

[@julieb3996]

Whenever I hear this concert, I know even the angels in heaven must have been jealous

[@Yellaroses]

To Eddie, playing guitar was Art! Couldn't read music, just played what he liked and was an innovator in rock! Saw Van Halen 3 times and each show was just as amazing as the one before. RIP Eddie ❣

[@dalegentry8044]

I saw them 3 times also..but never with Sammy.I wish I had that chance.

[@Zenn-lg8fj]

I was lucky enough to see them 16 times…all with Sammy…

[@susananderson1495]

He passed away recently from cancer at 65. He held the metal guitar pics in his mouth where the cancer first appeared. He believes that may have caused it. The things he threw to the crowd where guitar pics.

[@jallen1967ja]

Every segment of the solo is all from his albums over all of the years starting in 78 to 84

[@detomaso_6235]

Van Halen had many big hits. You bros would like Panama, Unchained, Runnin' With The Devil, Ain't Talkin' Bout Love, Mean Street, Hot For Teacher, Ice Cream Man.

[@JaneSmith-lu8ol]

Wow. You picked their best songs. That’s a perfect list.

[@eduardogarelli7740]

Hey.... what about; Get Up, Why Can´t This Be Love, Poundcake, Pleasure Dome, Summer Nights, Dreams..... the MultiPlatinum days (the best days), for Van Halen.

[@JaneSmith-lu8ol]

@@richardlacey4923 I don’t understand what you’re talking about.

[@JaneSmith-lu8ol]

@@richardlacey4923 then don’t send money. I don’t either.

[@crystalpirner2726]

and JUMP!!!!!!!!!!!

[@prnydecalle]

Ladies and Gentlemen, if this is your first time listening to this theres still hope in humanity. EVH changed music for ever R.I.P. Eddie We miss you!

[@chadlamoureux1349]

We as EVH fans were trying to be respectful to Jimmie ...but EVH is the GOAT and it ain't even close

[@gingeroo5765]

Soooooo, NOWW will you dive into Van Halen’s catalogue of music?? (All-American rock & roll experience!🙌)

[@jeffreyklein2718]

It's about time!

[@rachelolson5488]

👍✌

[@lisamorrison2149]

The Best. A true legend. RIP Eddie.❤🎸

[@wingman48146]

Miss him every day. RIP Legend 🙏

[@Antipodean33]

I was born in 1962, we grew up with all this, along with Hendrix, SRV all the blues, funk, soul musos, Pink Floyd, Led Zep. ACDC Bolan etc etc and we just thought nothing of it, we thought this is how it is and no one ever thought it would end. I grew up in probably the best years of human civilization, no hunger, no world wars plenty of good food,roof over the head, everyone had jobs, hippie chicks, drugs. The Golden Period

[@SilentKnight43]

Amen to that. Born in '64 and you summed it up just perfect. Still can't wrap my head around the reality that I've outlived several of my greatest music heroes - Eddie, Peart, Delp, Bonham, Bon Scott...to name just a few. Forever thankful I was born the last year of the boomer generation and got to witness so much of this firsthand. The soundtrack of my youth will forever echo in the future.

[@goodskater6789]

9:08 The part of the performence you're referring to with the swelling, ethereal sounding guitar is a solo called "Cathedral" off of the Diver Down record, Eddie was so inventive and influential, R.I.P. The tone you mentioned comes from turning the volume knob on a Fender Stratocaster with an echoplex delay for the studio version that is.

[@candacemay7187]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for you to finally discover Van Halen! Eddie was a true god of the guitar and had his own techniques. No one else ever comes close to Eddie! Watching Van Halen perform is always a great time!

[@kevinmalone2218]

I saw Van Halen open for the Doobie Brothers back in the day. I didn't even know who they were and they totally blew me away.

[@domsdos]

EVH wasn't just a virtuoso, he was a genius, he was untouchable. He changed the way people play guitar forever.

[@davidbailey8226]

What he does “ under the guitar “ is he snaps the springs to the whammy bar and the sound transfers to the pickups

[@JaneSmith-lu8ol]

I was blessed enough to see this live twice. Amazing concerts. The good old days, when music was great.

[@mcclane8812]

When he flipped the guitar, so it was in table top mode, he was "plucking" the fulcrum springs of the Floyd Rose tremolo system then he pulled down on the open G string to get that SCREAM by playing with the whammy bar.

[@toddprater14]

Damn, do we all miss Ed, Wish he was still hear, rip bro we love you.

[@gregorycampbell3110]

1978 Van Halen drops and the 🌎 was never the same again. Imagine being 10 years old with only disco albums and hearing Eruption for the first time . I saved every penny for my first electric guitar along with every other kid on my block and we proceeded to drive every parent crazy . Good times 😁👍🔥

[@tomlompa6598]

When Eddie was just starting out. He had no money and couldn't afford pedals for effects, so he taught himself how to get the sounds he wanted without anything but his guitar. He'll always be a rock legend! RIP EDDIE 🙏

[@michaelszczekot8920]

He did ultimately use effects he used heavy delay and flange

[@mattbeatty611]

GEORGE MY BROTHER HALF WAY THRU THIS U CLOSED YOUR EYES AND DRIFTED INTO PURE BLISS FEELING THE RHYTHEM AND WAS MESMORIZED IN YOUR MIND FLOATIMG INTO THE GALAXY WHEN THAT BLUE LIGHT CAME ON THAT GUITAR YOU FELT IT DEEEEEP..THATS CALLED THE EDDIE ZONE BROTHER.ONLY ONE GOD ONE JESUS AND ONE EDDIE VAN HALEN BROTHER.

[@annemaclean6634]

Flippin' heck, that was a guitar solo and a half! That was incredible - I've never heard this one before. I have heard of Van Halen, the band and of Eddie Van Halen who sadly died in October last year. He was an amazing guitarist and much more. Wow, that was brilliant, and as you say the god of guitar. Many thanks for reacting to this, guys, it was something different and to be honest, I don't know what else to say. Just an epic performance if there ever was one.

[@melod7670]

This is awesome.. Eddie Van Halen has a lot of patents for guitar accessories.. On the track Poundcake when Haggar was the singer Eddie used a power drill near the pickups to get this crazy whirring sound, which they use to start the song. Dude was an alien on guitar..

[@jasonrichardson1208]

You guys thought this live solo from 86 was from the future...imagine what we all thought when we first heard ERUPTION from Van Halen's first album in 1978! You simply must hear it!!

[@stanmann356]

They pretty much have heard Eruption, it was mixed throughout this solo

[@itsenergybob8917]

What he was doing around the 8:45 mark is working the volume knob to make the guitar sound like a cello. Watch his right hand. Just before that, when he's tickling the neck, he's already plucked the parts of the strings that are from the nut to the tuning peg; and from the bridge to the anchors. Bending the neck ever so slightly also helps the diving sound along with the tremolo bar.

[@JIM8R]

Cathedral, One of me favorites, he is a God! Reason most now a days picked up an Ax!! He had it all, hits, Vallerie, family, gift....None will duplicate!

[@realjaxon]

This album absolutely blew me away when it first came out. I saw Van Halen on their first world tour back in '78 at 'Day on the Green' in Oakland, CA. I had the worst sunburn EVER . But it was worth it !

[@davidoconnell1680]

Awesome reaction 👏. This is my second time watching your reaction to this song. Anyone that says their a guitar player and haven't heard of Eddie Van Halen, their not! Any guitar player can learn a lot from what Eddie did for the guitar player. Inovative and one of a kind. He didn't invent tapping but he mastered it. And making the guitar sound like a violin and a cello is insane! The greatest Rock and Roll guitar player that's ever lived. RIP Eddie ❤

[@gnomesaiyan1680]

8:00 for this bit, Eddie's more or less rapidly turning his volume knob up and down while feeding that sound through an echo pedal. Neat sound.

[@whitie1147]

Eddie was just amazing, trying to comprehend what he did is impossible. I grew up with Van Halen. We were all blessed to have seen what he could do with a piece of wood with strings attached. Watching your reaction brings me back to when I first heard him.

[@eddievantrollen3459]

Eddie's tapping sounds like Paganini plugged his violin into an alien amplifier

[@rickzoerman3322]

One does not simply hear EVH... you bear witness to greatness. Thanks for you attentive listen and appreciation for his godly talent. Most excellent reaction boys 😎🤟

[@debbiemccain5850]

RIP sweet Eddie!! Now, do some Van Halen videos!! Running With The Devil is a good one to start with!!🎵🎶🎵💜 Thats called "tapping", he was a master at it!!💜💜 Been waiting on this one!!🎵

[@robertmercado901]

I saw Van Halen in concert and Eddie was incredible. Nobody plays the guitar like him. The greatest ever

[@markgirard647]

I love watching these videos , its how I felt the first time I heard Eddie. Ed was on a different level than other people because his stuff was all inspired by playing that amazing technique of his WITHIN the context of a song. Even his solos became musical in the sense that there was familiar structure and progression that people will feel even if they don't listen to this type of music. That was Ed's true talent in my opinion...being able to have other people hear your stuff and identify with it regardless of what they listen to. R.I.P. 🤘

[@TrojanBus]

'Cathedral' around the 9min mark - he used the volume knob, on and off constantly with his right hand while fretting the notes with left hand - plus prob some effect like delay, or something. Funny seeing so many people blown away by this video. I saw it in 1989 when it was mostly just 'metal heads/rock fans' that were watching it, and most people were turning their noses up at this sort of thing as grunge was starting to appear. Things come full circle eh. Skill, talent, innovation etc will be recognised.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

That is why Van Halen is so revered: other guys can play really fast really well....but it was the new sounds he developed for guitar using all the new technology that became available at that time that makes him a legend. He literally changed the way rock guitar was played and how people thought about its possibilities as an instrument. Jimmy Page pushed the envelope for the guitar in early seventies.....Van Halen pushed it even further in the eighties....

[@foofghtr]

Start with the first record from 1978, this concert is 1986 first year with Sammy Hagar. He built his first striped guitar before he built this Kramer with the employees at the Kramer factory.

[@davidriddick82]

Eddie Van Halen... there are no words. Just mastery and magic and pure EPIC sounds. Do PANAMA... that song is amazing 🔥🤘🏻

[@debramoore7513]

The Van Halen brothers were born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The family moved to Pasadena, California in 1962. The band was formed in 1972 by Alex Van Halen, Eddie’s younger brother. Both brothers were trained as classical pianists during their childhood. After graduating from Pasadena High School, Van Halen took music theory, scoring, composition, & arranging at Pasadena City College. At first Alex played guitar & Eddie played drums then realizing they were better the other way around! 😂😂

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Great reaction. Eddie is the king of "effects" or essentially the creation of his own tones and sounds. A lot of it has to do with the fact that he built his own guitars because he had a specific sound in mind for Van Halen. If you listen to song after song, there will always be a specific riff or solo. Eddie was a prolific composer. Prior to his death there was a good 30yr catalog of music that you could always peg as definitively VH, but no two riffs or solos are the same. It's beyond impressive. Who else was playing the guitar using the volume dial? Who else modified their guitars to play them from the back? I'll tell who, NO.ONE. Aside from being technically proficient, EVH will always be set apart because of his innovation and ingenuity(he even has patents on one of the guitar modifications he INVENTED). Those are two things a great guitarist doesn't "have" to have to be great, but he had it on top of the raw musical talent. One of a kind. RIP.

[@yogiblair22]

That bit at 11 minutes is some of the most badass stuff you’ll ever see played on the guitar

[@Smoky37830]

There can be only one. Eddie is the Guitar God! Thanks for getting started with some Van Halen! Now you need to hear the whole band!

[@andyk8822]

If you want more of this concert it's called 5150 live without a net, you will love it !

[@peet4921]

''I want to be at their concert'' Luckily i was 5 times, but no one ever will anymore. RiP my friend Edward.

[@samthehikingman9484]

Can you imagine going on after that as a band to do your gig... 🤣 Would be better off going home... Lol Unbelievable, he's one of the people who influenced me and so many others to be totally blown away, and be inspired and play the guitar. Great reaction thanks : -)

[@shawnnason5773]

Eddie chased tone his entire life and was a master of it

[@Mel-jh3sz]

EVH in my opinion is the best guitarist in the world. His guitar was an extension of him and he projected what he was feeling through it. He has always been amazing to watch. RIP Eddie! ❤

[@csbrown3]

Edward was the best ever. He had so much fun. You wanna see what rock and roll is supposed to make you feel like? Watch the live performance of 5150 from this same concert. Eddie just has a blast, and you can tell. What an incredible talent. RIP, Edward...

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Oakland 81

[@toddmichelfelder3417]

I was very fortunate to see EV 6 times live and every show was incredible!! He always played with that smile on his face! He truly enjoyed blowing all of our minds with HIS style!! Now dive into more VH! Start at the beginning and enjoy!!!

[@distressor6770]

Awesome.. try Steve vai official “ tender surrender “ 😌

[@tomayres4237]

The king!!!!!

[@carlosruiz-ob7le]

Siempre impresionante Eddie!, se dan cuenta que a partir del minuto 4.30 hasta pasados los 05.30 hace 2 líneas melódicas diferentes! La mandíbula en el piso..................RIP EDDIE VAN HALEN

[@gregstranahan2005]

I saw these guys when I was 19.

[@chipwhitley3684]

You should listen to Van Halen - Runnin’ with the Devil .

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"He's the god of the guitar." enough said.