Eddie Van Halen RIP

[DuncanS]

Another great guitarist gone, sadly I never saw them. RIP Eddie

My brother will be sad, one of his musical heroes, and he'd just bought himself an Eddie Van Halen signature guitar.

 

[esimms86]

Holy crap! He was waaay too young!

 

[Sonik Wiz]

He was a guitar genius & he had a patent to prove it:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US4656917A/en

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Holy crap! He was waaay too young!

Major Bummer; he was 65 (unbelievably) right, that's why I'm not fuckin' around when I say "Giddy Up" for releasing surround titles- time is not on our side!

He was a guitar genius & he had a patent to prove it:

https://patents.google.com/patent/US4656917A/en

That's pretty cool, and his patent sketch shows himself two hand tapping which was one of his signature techniques.

R.I.P. you Monster Player!

 

[kap'n krunch]

found this pic in the net...
biggest party I have ever been to (and I thought that The Who's gig at JFK Stadium was a party...erm...NO!) October 20th 1982 @ the Spectrum... saw kids smokin w, snortin C, and even screwin´in between seat rows!..and of course onstage they were downing Jack Daniels like nobody's bidness!!! Always wondered if that was an armband Eddie was wearing.. it was a cast...but no one would have noticed because a he played a PERFECT show! BTW, this was the MOST KILLER STAGE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!
godspeed Edward...

 

[musicmemorabiliashoppellc]

In memory of EVH......may he RIP!!!!

 

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[The56Kid]

One of the greatest and innovative guitarists of our generation. Still vividly remember where I was and what I was doing when I first heard their incredible debut in 1978. RIP Eddie!

 

[EricKalet]

Argh 2020...can't we get a break??

RIP EVH

 

[skindzier]

FAR, FAR TOO YOUNG

RIP Ed. To add a totally meaningless comment - I've never seen a picture of him with a Les Paul before.

 

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[GOS]

To be honest, VH were one of the very few (1 or 2 or 3) bands that literally defined my coming of age later teen years. I cannot begin to tell you what it meant to me to be a young naive country boy, going to local parties at the age of 16/17 and hearing VH vinyl screaming on the TT (debut) and I am absolutely maxed out of my mind, yet very mindful of how their music.....and more importantly, his guitar totally moved me to a different mind set. Those memories are etched in my mind, never to be forgotten. To own a VH album back then, meant to be of the very coolest dudes around. They put out music that simply was not known (stylistically) at that time. It was mind-blowing, new, fresh and so "hard" at the time. Losing EVH sure feels like losing a part of my youth. Maybe more than most artists that have passed in my lifetime. Odd feeling.

 

[GOS]

Strangely, one of favorite VH albums. By 1981, they were fighting, tired and on fire with anger. This album simply ROCKS. Eddie is on fire too. Amazing.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Eddie doing some Guitar Pyrotechnics for Thomas Dolby in 1992

 

[Circular Vibes]

I was 13 when 1984 came out and like all the guys in my clique I went wild for it. A chance find in 1991 in a used record store showed me Van Halen were better live. This boot was earlier stuff I didn't know but man it rocked. This isn't my copy, it got wore out and stolen long ago. Need a new copy as the mp3 I found sux the big one.

 

[Mesozoic Mike]

So sad. A supremely talented musician whose music has been part of American culture for decades. RIP Eddie

 

[ngv99]

There's really no words. So unbelievably sad......F Cancer. RIP EVH.

 

[beerking]

FFS

Lost both of my parents to the dreaded C word.

A true legend and a guitar genius.

Gone but never will be forgotten

THANK YOU EDDIE