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Eddie Van Halen

Amsterdam, Netherlands / Pasadena, USA · Guitar · Keyboards

Van Halen guitarist; tapping, harmonics, and brown-sound midrange as 1978 guitar-hero standard.

Eddie Van Halen
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Born 1955. Frankenstein Strat-style build, MXR Phase 90/Flanger, Marshall midrange. Eruption (1978) is the technique citation; Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love and Hot for Teacher lock riff + solo grammar. Constant across Roth and Hagar eras: high-gain precision and keyboard pop on 1984.

Tenures

  1. Van Halen

    1972–2020

    Guitar, Keyboards

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