Eddie Van Halen Guitar Methods

Ok I'm going to teach you a little about Eddie, which could be impossible to cover all in 1 lesson, but I'm going to do the best I can. 1st of all I got a lot of my info from the video Guitar Method in the Style of Van Halen with Curt Mitchell. 1st of all let's start off with the chords Eddie mainly used.

e|--------|     e|--------| 
B|--3-----|     B|----5---|
G|---4----|     G|----5---|
D|----5---|     D|----5---|
A|--------|     A|--------|
E|--------|     E|--------| You can shift these
                            around anywhere on the neck
e|--------|     e|--------| 
B|---4----|     B|---5----|
G|---3----|     G|---4----|
D|---3----|     D|---4----|
A|--------|     A|---3----|
E|--------|     E|--------|

He playes these chords in just about every Van Halen Song (ex. panama, jump, when it's love. From the video I also learned that he solos a lot in the blues scale. He also pulls off to open strings a lot, to make it sound like notes are flyin everywhere.

Example: Eruption
        p      p     p
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-0---5-0-------------------------|
G|---0-5-0--------7-----------------------------|
D|---------7------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
(the 7's are trill picked about 4 times)

Another thing that Eddie introduced was tapping. I always thought it was called right hand hammer on's on pull off's, but everyone calls it tapping so I guess I will too. Tapping is where you fret a note with your right hand on then hammer on (or pull off)2 or 3 notes on that same string. (bad definition I know but I think everyone knows what is is).

Examples: Eruption
---|------------------------------------------|
---|------------------------------------------|
---|: ^9^12-16^9^12-10^ :|: 8^11-16^8^11-16^ :|
---|: ----------------- :|: ------------------|
---|---------------------|--------------------|
---|---------------------|--------------------|
        Repeat 8 times       Repeat 8 times

That's where he's hammering on during tapping, this next riff is where he's hammering on, and pulling off during tapping. Hot For Teacher intro.

e|--------------|------------------|
B|--------------|------------------|
G|--------------|------------------|
D|--------------|------------------|
A|-12-7-3-0-3-7-|-12-9-5-0-5-9-----|
E|--------------|------------------|
    t p p p h h    t p p p h h 
repeat 3 times    repeat 4 times

The next thing is speed picking (trill picking). Pretty basic, you just pick the note very fast.

Example Eruption:
full bend 
e|----------12-16-19-17-16-17-14-16-12-16-19-1716-17-|
B|--15-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Each one of these notes is speed picked many times. Listen to the song to get the right timming. Well that's about all the techniques I can think of for EVH now I guess I'll give you some VH riffs.

Ain't talkin bout love:
                                H
e|----------0--1-------3-----------------------|
B|-----1---------1-------3---------------------|
G|-------2---------2---------------------------|
D|---2-----------------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------3---2-3------------|
E|-------------------------3-------------------|

Runnin With The Devil:
                    H
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--5--7-----------7--8------10----9----------|
G|--5--7-----------7---------9-----9----------|
D|--5--7-----------7--9------11----9----------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Panama Slow part:

sl
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--2--9---10---9--------9------9-------------|
E|------------------10------10----------------|

Jump intro:
x4
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--17--13--13--15--15--17--13--10--8--8--20--15|
G|--16--17--14--14--16--16--17--14--10--9--7--22--17|
D|--17--17--15--15--17--17--17--15--10--10-10-22--17|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Well thats about all I got let me try to think of some other thing I can think of about Eddie. The intro to The Cradle will Rock is really a keyboard The Beginning of Poundcake is Eddie playin a drill on his guitar On 5150 Eddie uses a Steinberger guitar tremolo sysem which allows him to lock the bridge in different positions, changing the pitches of the open strings. His 5150 Guitar is a Kramer. He used Marshall amps before changing to Peavy. He has 2 concert Dvd's that I know of (Live Without A Net, Van Halen Right Here Right Now). Most of the Songs with Dave are down a half step, and most of the songs with Sammy are at regular tunning. He is the man.

Well that's all I got to give. I hope you enjoyed the lesson. Don't give me too much crap this is my 1st lesson and I'm only 15. It probably wasn't too smart to put EVH as my 1st lesson, but hey I tried. Thanks, Jared.

Comments

[maxvcore]

1st, not bad

[maxvcore]

Oh, yeah, I just gotta say one thing, don't try to copy someone, be different.

[stpd1]

i totally agree ^^

[Nightmare405]

4Th damn it definately try your own style never try to copy.

[peter_2004]

Hey give the guy a break he's only 15. Sometimes you need to copy other people first before you start doing your own thing.

[Keeper of shred]

You all suck who have poosted comments on this! Mastering other peoples techniques is all part of becoming a good guitarist and adding new things to your guitar vocabulary! You then build your own style from the stuff you have learnt. It's always good to learn of other people thats what they did!
Think guys!

[RossDev]

Yah, i think that more than copying, he's just showing us how to use another guitar players technique.
surely you've tried out someone elses technique on stuff, so leave off the boy!
Nice lesson mate I will be using the tapping technique to try and master it

[thesicness666]

dude awesome lesson screw all the damn idiots out there
that its bad to learn another persons techinques.The more you know the more they dont know.peace!

[rhcpcure2826]

yes, most people here are dumb. john frusciante writes songs and learns guitar from other guitarists. one needs inspiration, and where better to get it than from a master.

[rhcpcure2826]

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

[guitarphene]

what ru talking about dummy EVH came up with tapping
fool sure satch and vai r more extreme but the last
show i saw eddie his sound was as good as satches
you dont have a clue and to little kid who did the lesson spend some money on a lesson GIT grad i know
whatz really going on

[qb824280]

Hey every body, first of all, rhcpcure2826, you are a dip sh!t, evh introduced tapping, and he is the king (Even though he won't admit it), not your friend who knows how to play the fackin peanuts theme. To the writer of the lesson, good job, but for the record, the panama "slow part" is a little off, and speed picking is called tremolo picking.

[damn_punks]

van halen is very easy. once you have alot of dexterity

[cambio]

15? wow I'm 14 now I hope I could do these riffs by that age

[Ash_Lawrence]

Not bad Jared...

[ManOfMetal]

it was good

[Jello6025]

Excellent lesson. Eddie rocks.

[rhcpcure2826]

qb824280:

not your friend

troutboy:

ur m8 sounds like he has no life

HA! I WISH John Frusciante was 'my friend.' ever heard, of, i dont know, the GREATEST SONG OF THE 1990's??? maybe, the GREATEST ALBUM OF 1999?

John Frusciante would be the guitarist for those. you are truly idiots.


and just because evh INTRODUCED tapping does NOT mean

A. He did it well
B. He was innovative about his tapping; it grew gratuitous

[shredder112233]

EVH is the man

[EarthAD]

rhcpcure2826:
qb824280:
not your friend


troutboy:
ur m8 sounds like he has no life





HA! I WISH John Frusciante was 'my friend.' ever heard, of, i dont know, the GREATEST SONG OF THE 1990's??? maybe, the GREATEST ALBUM OF 1999?

John Frusciante would be the guitarist for those. you are truly idiots.


and just because evh INTRODUCED tapping does NOT mean

A. He did it well
B. He was innovative about his tapping; it grew gratuitous

You obviosly dont know shit about tapping and technique. EVH is arguably the best guitarist ever.

[JasonFUSJ]

EVH did not introduce tapping, Ace Frehley was tapping long before Van Halen came out.

EVH is one of the best, and no one can say otherwise.

Good lesson kid, keep up the good work.

[Chuckie B.]

i'm 13 and i can play those riffs. i could get a grade 6 if i tried hard. lol. but really i'm only a grade 1.

[ctheodores]

good job man

[ryandude]

IM lost :s

[HeavyMetal666]

Oh, yeah, I just gotta say one thing, don't try to copy someone, be different.

Ya totally, it is cool to learn from gurus like evh.

and dude eddie didnt introduce tapping he learned it from satriani.

[adamhimself02]

Eddie van halen is a legend and he has shown must of the world's best guitarists interesting new techniques that we can work on to improve on them. THEN we can create our own style from their. "You can't run untill you learn how to walk" THINK ABOUT IT!

[Spanner]

Thats a fair point, but I know of a guitarist that was isolated from any music for all of his child/youth hood, and he took up guitar and the stuff he comes up with is face melting, it really is original, well he listens to music now so he has changed.

[tokaimaster]

rhcpcure2826 what are you talking about???
How can you say EVH isn't good at tapping?
Even if you are good enough to play his stuff it would be interesting to see YOU introduce such an extreme method that had rarely been seen into a mainstream style of music. And write the music with no musical teaching and perform them so fluently and effortlessly on stage.
EVH is idolised for a reason! Even if you dont like the sound of his music respect his playing.
And for the record i like Frusciante too he keeps music basic and has some cool riffs.
Rock on everyone \m/

[guitarplaya1217]

I can believe u are all arguing about how good EVH is. He is the shit and one of the best guitarists ever. And i also think that the ppl who said to do come up with your own style, most great guitarists are great because they once copied another person's style. Look at EVH, he used to copy Eric Clapton's style and look how awesome he is. Good lesson dude keep it up.

[linkinguitaro]

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

ur an idoit, thats not tapping, hec kthats not even possible...geebus...

[SkaterD2002]

Ok mr. smartass...I'm not gonna rate you on a job well done but a lesson well taught.. So lets see a method Angus Young does..
Good Day and good Job

[RideTheLighting]

The Guitar Method tapes with Curt Michtele have the wrong tab.

[volksfolks]

people should respect Eddie Van Halen and the person who put this on here for trying his best at a very difficult guitar technique!

[Spanner]

Ye thats coming from some one who listens to megadeath at age 34, yeah..... (rolls eyes)

[Cone 21]

This was a pretty good lesson and it is good to learn from other styles and use that as a bases for ur own later.And dude, why all u getting pissed over a great guitarist's ability to tap?

[Schecter006love]

EVH did not come up with tapping, it was a technique developed in the '50s he just used it.

[Spanner]

WHO BLOODY GIVES A HORSE'S ASS?!!!..
The main thing is whether you can make it sound good or not

[kdo]

wasnt eddie a drummer before he became a guitarist... thats why he was good at tapping..lol..anyways nice lesson dude...thanks for the tips..

[Jaknife]

this could just be to help those who play in a VH cover band, or cover their songs. wouldnt hurt to know this stuff anyways.

[whitebluesboy]

ok everybody needs to stop argueing, no one cares who invented what or who you think is the best guitarist or who sucks ass. and by the way for all you idiots here who chose to spend your time arguing, you might have been able to have come up with a good riff or progression instead!

[ThePartyBoy]

hey douchebags, cut this kid a break. he isn't copying eddie van halen, he isn't going to release an album with all of van halens tunes and make music. eddie van halen is probably he is idle, as he is many a guitar player, and he just likes to play some of his music. Say you enjoy playing highway to hell, does that mean you copy everything off Angus Young. I don't think so. Cut the kid some slack, just because he own's you at guitar at age 15 doesn't mean you need to cry about it. Keep rockin' Jared, i appreciated this article. Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest guitar players to walk this earth, and that is a fact.

As someone mentioned before, you must learn to walk before you can run. Everybody has a guitar god that they try to be like, and improvise off of them. Everyone has guitar influences. Slash didn't just pick up a guitar and start writing paradise city and sweet child o' mine. You ***in' idiots, it's sad when you have to make fun of a 15 year old to get off. Rock on Jared.

P.S. - EDDIE VAN HALEN OWNS YOU ALL ::HEADBANG::

[MATTTHEMOP]

arent the chords for jump played on synthesiser/keyboard (on the album)?

[guitarplaya1217]

eddie is without a doubt one of the best rock guitarists of all time. even tho he didnt come up with the tapping technique. he got it from watchin ace frehley do it.ace frehley came up with tapping. and quit giving this dude shit just cuz he rules u at guitar. good job once again.

[Darkside27]

I'm 14 and I can play all of EVH's stuff. The slow part to panama is off

[ThePartyBoy]

I noticed that after I said that, all you faggots shut your mouths.

I guess that maxvcore, stpd1, and Nightmare405 all started writing their own music and riffs as soon as they picked up the guitar. Man, you guys are real impressive. I wish I was as good as you guys. So where can I purchase these albums of all your own material that you've released?

Wait, do you guys even have any albums with your own material out? Didn't think so. You shouldn't be shitting all over a 15 year old for writing a lesson on how to play like Eddie, since you guys don't have anything to brag about. This kid likes Van Halen. I like Van Halen. I found this lesson useful and entertaining.

I don't think I've ever met somebody who picked a guitar for the hell of it, with no prior knowledge of players or bands, and just started writing their own stuff.

To everyone who told this kid to be original, that's just sad. Go be original and release an album then, ***head.

Again, good lesson, dude. Don't be offended by these 35 year olds who get less women then you, dude. Keep on rockin'.

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[vanzeppelin130]

everybody hear is a ***in asshole accept for people thats saying evh is talented and not telling this kid to play his music.awsome article.

[fartbag]

good article

evh rules

[himurakenshin]

Van Halen didn't invent tapping neither is he the best at tapping either. He just brought it to the mainstream and everyone was amazed at Eruption because most people had never heard something like it before. There are amazing tapping techniques and "Tap" guitar where you play rhythm and melody at once, and EVH hasn't shown that he can do anything like that, just simple tapping.

[eddiefan001002]

good article dude also even though eddie didnt start anything new doesnt mean he isnt talented

[Dave2210]

Good artical mate! Eddie is the man.
And yeah he was origionaly a drummer and his bro Alex was a guitarist but they both realised they were better at eachothers instruments and swapped. And people who say he's a shit tapper are cocks, he might not be the best at it but who else was in those days? a small handfull of people could play better than him then and every guitarist should thank him because if he wern't around for us to learn off his techniques everyone would play different to what they do now.

[slashdude666]

everyone here who says eddie is shit at tapping are wankers. this is a great lesson! oh yeah, could someone do a lesson on slash? he's my hero!

[ForceFedPoison]

good lesson eddies awesome even if VH itself got sucky. but i just got a thing to say toall you morons who are sayin dont copy others and stuff like that cuz u wanna know sumthing everythings copied so if u ever think something that just came out is something never heard before il show you were it was heard b4

PS Eddie didnt invent tapping Ace Frehly ,KISS did in the solo to She on the tonght show way back in like 1974 or sumthin but eddies rules it ... sept maybe mustaines taps on hangar 18, im rambling... guitar guru section thing is sweet keep it up

[darkseraph57]

i swear classical/flamenco guitarists actually invented tapping. If there's a "new" guitar technique around they probably already thought of it hundreds of years ago.
I don't understand why people are posting things like "you shouldn't copy other people's styles" in the lesson section dedicated to teaching you other people's styles.

[stratman1030]

People who are giving him shit like "be different" or "make your own teqnique" *** off because im sure that eddie had based some of his tecnique of someone else.

[vines1stones]

Hey man its awsome that you play some halen and just everyone plays other bands stuff, I play metallica all the time. cool lesson keep it up if ur 15 and playin van halen ull be one bad ass guitarist in a couple years if u aernt already

[Achurchill3]

if you dont like van halen why were you looking at the lesson anyway!!!
I think EVH is a true guitar god and I would love to play just half as good as the master.

[newcomer]

good job kid, keep playing whatever the **** you want, develop your own style with the help of Eddie's. If someone could master Slash's style let me know, he's crazy but his style is ****ed. And someone should do Angus too, if they could keep up. And if anyone could do Yngwie...i would shit

[newcomer]

how the F u c k do they know that im writing f u ck? dammit.
While im here still i'd like to clear up the fact that, Eddie was interested in drumming, and in fact bought a set, and was starting to get good, but while away from home, his Bro Alex got better than him, so he let him keep them, while he bought a guitar, and discovered he was a natural, and who says Eddie sucks at tapping, it sounds pretty gnarly to me. and that whole tapping a bass line/ rythm/ lead all at once is full of shit,
By the way, this KID is teaching you *******s how to play some pretty raunchy shit, and you're gonna be pumping his gas and shining his Fu*king shoes...Tell us when your first album's comin out kid, i'll buy it.

[Brendan DEwald]

Thaanks dude good lesson i have learn that even a guitar genius uses basic chords anf tapping now and then thans.

[slashdude666]

dude, all these dumasses who think evh is crap at tapping, its probably cos they cant do it. i'd be stunned if they could play anything by green day

[dimebag7]

lol man thers alot of thrashing in this arctile son! tappingi s the shit i love it

[dimebag7]

wheres the slash guitar method? please someone do it!

[EVH_rocks]

evh is my favorite guitarist and i have listened to them ever since i was little. im only 15 and i have practiced his technique because he has amazing speed and it helps you to get better quicker. it has helped me a hole bunch to, to create my own teqnique. so whoever says it is copying to play someone elses teqnique, there wrong! it helps you to develop your own teqnique and that is how u learn to play guitar and that is how u get good and that is how i got good!

[Frankenstrat]

Hendrix actually "invented" tapping, but used it sparingly (Guitar Legends, p. 65). EVH came along and took tapping to new heights as a way of embellishing his leads and making himself sound faster. Tapping isn't all that revolutionary... when I first picked up the guitar before long I was doing something similar to tapping. Guys, it's JUST a technique. EVH took what was already there and took it unto uncharted territory.

By the way, I agree that EVH is the greatest ROCK guitarist ever.

[yetzkie29]

kinda nice..rock on

[rockerdude1414]

tapping is sounds neat but isnt really challenging. In my opinion eddie should be reconized for his awsome work in other techniques and not think hes a god because he does the 2 hand tapping.

[doodoo62]

rocker dude 1414 its not about how hard or chalenging it is, its bout de fact that he defined tapping as a realy cool soundin thing that no one else was realy able to show how cool it can be. but u are rite in de sence that he should also be noticed 4 lots of other techniques.

[doodoo62]

rockerdude 1414 its not about how hard or chalening it is, its about de fact that he defined tapping as a really cool thing that no one else was realy capable of showing how cool it can be.but u are rite in de sense that his other guitar techniques are great but den again he wouldnt of become a rock god by jus doin tapin everytin else he does is also apreciated.

[George898]

[b][b]How could you be bothered 2 do that?!!
Great thnx[/b][/b]

[corybott]

rhcpcure2826 wrote:

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

you are an absolute moron. eddi van halen is incredible and invented tabbing. good for your friend who plays bass, but lets see him make van halen look like a fool. i cant believe how ridiculously stupid you are

[corybott]

*tapping ^^^

[JK82]

i dont thin van halen invented tapping. he does a good job but overuses it a bit. a very good musician.

[vheddyrmv8]

Why is everyone talking about tapping? EVH does tapping but he does whammy bar dives and harmonics and screams way more than he does tapping. You all are making it sound like tapping is the only thing he does, far from it.

[thefrettinghand]

first off, eddie rocks.
second, he doesn't tap better than satch or vai, but that's only my opinion and i don't think you're wrong for disagreeing.
third, why the hell has so much time been wasted focusing on one aspect of his technique? evh can play hella fast, which shows he has good technique. his repertoire of songs shows a great deal of musicality. he is a musical genius, without a doubt. it's a great lesson for a first attempt - at 15 i thought playing anything van-halenish was totally beyond me, so kudos to you! next step - vai or malmsteen!

[vheddyrmv8]

I agree with 14GreenDay

^^ 14greenday already has a warning for needless spamming.
One more, and ill ban him

*Spam deleted*

[Guitar247]

i was the one that wrote this lesson, i just wanna say thanks to everyone that has givin good input about the lesson. i got a few kinda improvised songs online if ya wanna check them out. i havent takin the time to write a really good/elaborate song that can show all my talent, but im gonna start to write one soon. ill post a message when i get a good song finished, so you guys can hear me at my best. but heres the site..
http://www.myspace.com/jaredmcguireguitar3

[fingersofflame]

while i disagree with trying to learn someone else's technique i think that you need someone to look up to...good job man!

[shanawane9109]

nice article man. eddie is my hero. you did a great job for your first lesson

[jimixmarshall]

every single guitar god has copied some one, some how, or been inspired by another guitarist, this aint copyin, the kid just gave us an insight on how EVH plays his guitar.... its up to you to copy, be inspired or use this really... and i might say jimi hendrix is the best guitarist that the world has seen. hes the inspiration of EVH if you hear Van Halen play you'll also notice some Jimi Hendrix in there... bacause as i say hes the person Eddie looked up to when he was still a begginer, like you people might be inspired by other guitarist and musicians... and no one was born with the ability to play the guitar like a god.. you gota work on it.. just never give up...

[scottishmob]

^^Goddammit, this article is here for learning, not for people to argue and rate it on the validity of learning someone elses style. Supposed to teach you how to play like Eddie Van Halen. Did it? Yes!
Nothing like some stupid UG people.

[ss311]

I guess you're all so much better than EVH that his tapping technique isn't good enough for you anymore.

[mat waters]

rhcpcure2826....i wish i was ur friend.u moron,
eddie van halen is the best gtr`st ever....

[jamsmith]

Damn, when did guitarist become such jerks. Sure, Van Halen didn't invent tapping, I was doing it 2 years before Eruption was released. Witnesses say Hendrix did it. As to the big deal about playing 2 or 3 parts, the master is Stanley Jordon who can play bebop and 4 PART chamber pieces!

But as to Eddie, it isn't his tapping that makes him great, its his feel and his flow. In fact the best I ever heard him play was an instrumental for some movie where he didn't tap a single note.

As to those who don't think Van Halen is one of the greatest, lets hear what YOU can do!

[Ride The Rhino]

jamsmith:
Sure, Van Halen didn't invent tapping, I was doing it 2 years before Eruption was released. Witnesses say Hendrix did it.

Wow Ive Never Herd That Before Thats Really Interesting. All Those Saying EVH Shit Or Something Similar, We Are Not Here For Your Fuckin Opinion, We Just Want To Learn Something New!!!

[Tagima]

He got the idea of tappin when he went to a Led Zeppelin's show in California u know nothin bout him, go listen to ur Linkin Park trash!!!!!

[mister_crowley]

Actually Toni Iommi invented tapping, thought i'd make my little input there.

[butter_nava]

mat waters:
rhcpcure2826....i wish i was ur friend.u moron,
eddie van halen is the best gtr`st ever....

see micheal angelo batio first u moron..plus..who invented the tapping is not important..whats important is it help all of us rite..??

[fretmaster13]

actually harvey mandel invented guitar tapping...

[fretmaster13]

and EVH learned his stuff from eric clapton, not hendrix

[inlovewithmusic]

I AGREE WITH Keeper of shreD....AND DUDES ....EVH's STYLE IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY GUITARIST SHOULD KNOW ....THE GUY'S A GOD

[Ibzman]

rhcpcure2826 wrote:

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

VAN HALEN ??! SHITTY TAPPING ??!!! GO SHOOT YOURSELF !! HE INVENTED TAPPING ! TRY TO PLAY HOT FOR TEACHER OR JUDGEMENT THEN GO SHIT HIM AFTER THAT ! :@

[death_by_thrash]

First of all, yes, Eddie Van Halen is awesome at guitar and he took tapping to a new level. Secondly, of course there are a lot of guitarists that can tap better and be more innovative these days. I would be ashamed of guitarists everywhere if that didn't happen. The point is, that they used EVH as a foundation for basic tapping techniques and took that to a new level. It's called progress. Thirdly, whoever made fun of MegadetH, you take that shit back. Dave Mustaine is an awesome musician to write every single song that they have, lyrically and musically. I'd like to see you write 80+ songs by yourself and still come out with awesome songs. Lastly, it was a very informative article. Keep rockin', man.

[death_by_thrash]

By the way, I'm not saying EVH invented tapping. It's hard to say exactly who came up with it first, we can only speculate as to who released it into the music industry first. Some guy who never became famous could have invented tapping, for all we know. The point is, that, tapping plays a huge part in guitar these days and that all anyone is trying to do is to teach people how to use these techniques in hopes that they can come up with something of their own that they can be remembered for. Ther's no reason to get upset and start telling people that they suck and that certain musicians suck. It's all a matter of personal preference. You can never dispute facts, anyways. You just look like an idiot for trying. (Just speaking in general. Not aiming it at one particular person.)

[brennan5989]

you're saying that EDDIE VAN HALEN does shitty tapping?? you and your dumb friend are probably like 12 years old. don't act like you can play guitar better than evh. he might not have been the first to use tapping, but are you gonna argue with the fact that he is the guitarist that made it popular? its pretty easy to talk shit on a computer, you dork

[liam177lewis]

because being original is a totally original idea? bullshit... you play whatever the hell you wanna play, and **** anyone who disagrees

[Guitargod12345]

EVH also did alot of tapping as well and I didn't see any of that mentioned.

[theguitarjunkie]

Whether you believe EVH is a truly talented musician, or just a showman who used complex techniques which lacked real feeling, the fact remains that he introduced and pioneered more techniques than any other guitarist - ever. You only have to listen to his masterclass, Eruption, to realise this. This track must have blown people's minds back in 79'. In just 1 minute and 42 seconds, he reshaped the entire style and approach to rock and metal guitar for the following decade (the 80's). The number of tricks to be heard are numerous: Whammy bar dips and dive-bombs, lightspeed tremolo picking, pinched harmonics, trills, and of course, two-hand tapping. It's one of the most exciting peices of guitar ever written. He may not have invented tapping, but who cares, there is definatly feel in Eddie's riffs and solos, and one killer tone. He took the blues and gave it a fiery, technical edge...

[theguitarjunkie]

hello

[Alkaline300]

that was very entertaining...

[electric blood]

whitebluesboy wrote:

ok everybody needs to stop argueing, no one cares who invented what or who you think is the best guitarist or who sucks ass. and by the way for all you idiots here who chose to spend your time arguing, you might have been able to have come up with a good riff or progression instead!

How bout it arguing on the internet is the biggest waste of time ever, go practice some Van Halen! Rock on!

[bluesblaster]

its always good to sap other styles... use the tricks, but make ur own melodies

[eruption is me]

ThePartyBoy wrote:

hey douchebags, cut this kid a break. he isn't copying eddie van halen, he isn't going to release an album with all of van halens tunes and make music. eddie van halen is probably he is idle, as he is many a guitar player, and he just likes to play some of his music. Say you enjoy playing highway to hell, does that mean you copy everything off Angus Young. I don't think so. Cut the kid some slack, just because he own's you at guitar at age 15 doesn't mean you need to cry about it. Keep rockin' Jared, i appreciated this article. Eddie Van Halen is one of the greatest guitar players to walk this earth, and that is a fact.

As someone mentioned before, you must learn to walk before you can run. Everybody has a guitar god that they try to be like, and improvise off of them. Everyone has guitar influences. Slash didn't just pick up a guitar and start writing paradise city and sweet child o' mine. You ***in' idiots, it's sad when you have to make fun of a 15 year old to get off. Rock on Jared.

P.S. - EDDIE VAN HALEN OWNS YOU ALL ::HEADBANG::

i couldnt more agree

[TheChameleon]

You all know nothing if you think Van Halen is the best. Zakk Wylde and Randy Rhoads those 2 are real guitarists. So honostly who gives a **** if this kid is copying Van Halen all he did was put tapping out there Randy Rhoads was much better at age 25! Imagine if he had survived the crash and Zakk and him were playing together right now they would put every current and dead guitarist to shame. End of subject.

[wcasey40]

im having a lot of trouble with tremolo picking, and i was wondering if anyone had any advice. Ive been playing guitar for about half a year now. I can play like the tapping part and stuff but i can't get the fast picking down. If anyone has any advice just email me. [e-mail]

thanks

[slash11may]

this was pretty much identical to curt mitchells video. pretty good though one thing u forgot was the use of whammy bars and effects. By the way peter_2004 age doesnt matter man... some little 9 year olds still could kick the shit out of you shredding.

[AVman9]

Hey, to all those arguing to who's the best guitarist SHUT UP! The comment box is for talking about the article!!!

[E V H 5150]

Eddie Van Halen got good off of copying what Eric Clapton did. So why is it wrong to practice using EVH techniques? A lot of good players copied what they liked, and when they got better, they made their own techniques and styles.

[Van Halen 076]

16 things to do at wal-mart



1. Get 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they aren't looking.

2. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. Make a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest rooms.

4. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone,
" 'Code 3' in housewares".... and see what happens.

5. Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away.

6. Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.

8. When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask,
"Why can't you people just leave me alone?"

9. Look right into the security camera & use it as a mirror, and pick your nose.

10. While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the anti - depressants are.

11. Dart around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.

12. In the auto department, practice your "Madonna look" using different size funnels.

13. Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through,
say "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

14. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream..
"NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"

15. Go into a fitting room and shut the door and wait a while and then yell, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!

16. Get several bouncy balls and throw them down an aisle shouting "go, pikachu, go!"

Repost this if you laughed...
Or are planning to do any of these things

16 THINGS TO DO AT WAL-MART



oh and van halen rocks!!!!!

[psychodude]

hmm did you copy the lesson on the van halen guitar method?

[guitarplya1990]

EVH has amazing talent and in undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

ace frehley got the idea for tapping by watching Jimmy Page's fast hammer ons and pull offs

[Cam Dude]

i dont know about ace frehley being influenced by Jimmy Pages hammer ons and pulls offs but he was influenced by guitarists such as Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend. This lesson was excellent good work! EVH is one of the best guitarists ive ever seen!

[fenderfriend]

i cant believe i just spent 10 mins reading through such a pile of shit comments after what i thought was a GREAT lesson, i'm an intermediate guitarist and like to use the comments from those with more experience and music knowlege than i to see if they found it usefull.instead i have to sift through arguments about who invented tapping and wether or not EVH is any good... how hard is to focus on the lesson, thank guitar247 for his great work, or offer advice on improving his lessons and move on... have a think ppl

[nick2011]

evh is better than any of u will ever be
PRACTICE im14 and i can play Eruption and hot for teacher

[nick2011]

oh and " 16 things to do at wallmart was really funny
but u forgot to turn all the stereos all the way up

[EVH_iS_g0d]

Van Halen 076: I like the condom one
think I'll try that sometime

[EVH_iS_g0d]

Hey kid: congrats, you posted a lesson and you ended up with a forum thread!!
but seriously... you're lesson was great.
For all you punks out there who think he's not being original: that's the point!
If you admire a certain musician and you want to sound like that person, the more you play they're music, the more like them you will sound when you start writing you're own music.
But the other way works too. EVH says that he did not really listen to any rock music for inspiration. He just played what he wanted to hear, and Roth, Alex, and Anthony kept him pointed mainstream.

Whatever you want to do for inspiriation is fine, as long as your music gets across the point that you were trying to express. If you want to sound like EVH, and you do, then you are a good musician. If you want to sound as unique as you can, that's a harder road, but if you can do it, you are a good musician too.
Keep up the good work kid!

[epiphonedemon]

KIds KIds why squabble? EVH is the inovator of tapping in his era, what we call the METAL YEARS..say it with me M E T A L Y E A R S..very good. EVH gave us AN EVH form of tapping...Randy Rhoads made it better... NUFF SAID!!! oh yeah to the teacher of this lesson way to go dude I appreciate any info on the guitar

[scarfacesuit]

JasonFUSJ wrote:

EVH did not introduce tapping, Ace Frehley was tapping long before Van Halen came out.

EVH is one of the best, and no one can say otherwise.

Good lesson kid, keep up the good work.

maybe, but ace frehley was unfortunate enough to be in what turned out to be a completely gay ass band who sold out worse than any other band in history.
van halen might have "sold out" with Jump, but that's NOTHING compared to all of the fùcking KISS merchandise in the world

[holelotsand46]

DUDE WHY ISN'T MATT BELLAMY A GUITAR GURU?

[blakef_55]

the people at the top kept talking about copying other people and i don't know what they're talking about, thanks man i'm sixteen and i'm sure you're much better than me cuz i'm just a beginner but i know some stuff about music, and most of what u said was true.....cept ppl round here call tapping "fretting"

[rd400d]

paganini incorporated on violin a technique similiar to tapping so yeah um evh isnt the creator of some revolutionary method of playing a guitar. hell all it really is a form of hammer ons and pulloffs to accomodate players access to playing difficult or "impossible" runs by traditional methods. No its not a noob technique tho it is quite easy to learn the very basics and execute fast complex sounding techniques far before being proficient in traditional standards. People need to understand that music isnt a competition that shouldnt go past dueling some licks with other players for fun. I like evh but to me he was more of just a regular guitar player nothing spectacular cause I had been introduced to so many amazing musicians (shawn lane, rory gallahger etc) by the time I really listened to him. without a doubt he is a guitar hero and deserves the credit for being a huge influence on guitar, directly or indirectly. i also credit him for being an outstanding rhythm player which isnt as glamorous as lead but is just as important. in referrence to ace being in a "completely gay ass band who sold out worse than any other band in history" sure does get alot of kudos from some highly revered metal players ie dime and snake sabo and im sure there are more so maybe there is more to him than your conception, the beatles sold everything under the sun but does that take away from their legacy? eye of the beholder. nice lesson btw but whenever you talk about these guys someone gets upset lol. listen to music for what it is, dont fight about it, if someone is incorrect or mistaken point them in the right direction, suggest your preferences and listen to theirs you might find an artist or genre that could inspire you to be the next van halen or introduce you to some cool stuff you didnt know about. keep an open mind and your music shall never be constricted. just my feelings about the whole thing.

[arry2002uk]

Fantastic! I loved it and it's really helped me, ignore the ignorant critiques! Great job dude.

[hamerhead12345]

thanks im 12 and im the biggest EVH fan ever i no alot of his songs now

[GuitarDadio]

I'm no expert, hell I've only been playing for a couple years and I'm sure 99% of you are much better than I. Sure I have favorites (Satch being one!) but I'm not going to say one sucks over any other. I admire ANYONE who has spent the time to learn! And to Guitar247.... good job! Keep on practicin and keep up the good work!

[dgme92]

good job man!! don't listen to those idiots trying to keep you down

[snausages]

Great lesson! don't listen to those douchebags telling you to play your own music. playing somebody's music isn't copying someone's style. WHO CARES WHO INVENTED TAPPING, THIS ISN'T ABOUT ACE FREHLEY OR HENDRIX. IT'S ABOUT A LESSON ON VAN HALEN'S STYLE!!!

[snausages]

btw, you made this on my birthday!

[Dude1313]

Great job this lesson helped alot

[eddiefan001002]

Just to end this (kinda) if you dont like EVH why are you reading a lesson ON him and then bagging on his technique...I love Van Halen...My first concert was Van halen (in '04) im 16 now and Eddie is literally the reason i even touched a guitar (its so hard to find a lefty floyd rose) Great Lesson Man...

[wannabebassist2]

isn't speed picking called tremelo picking and trill is pulling off and hamering on

[acdc_rocks_1992]

wannabebassist2 :
isn't speed picking called tremelo picking and trill is pulling off and hamering on

does it rele matter if a trill is more then like a full step it take another name anyways but we stil call it a trill

[sdub1988]

Tapping wasn't invented...it was discovered...

[bbbbrooks1]

yeah....tapping.....is one of the first things i learned with my amp cause i wanted to play like the king (=VH=) and i just knew he played really fast so i started tapping (With extremely bad technique) and then im like....o He did that tooo.....

[buckmaster_8]

You know what...EVH is the trickiest guitar player on the planet and the best as far as i'm concerned. Even attempting his songs and getting half of his sh!t sounding right means you are on the right track to being a great guitarist. All I play is Van Halen stuff and I love it. All of my friends tell me to learn new music. hehe....i say no way, if you can play Van Halen you can switch to other music easily. Good lesson on EVH, it's hard to learn his style. But I guarantee you when you do, you will be one of the best guitarists your friends have ever seen. Rock on Eddie...your the KING !

[rokknrollldude]

EVH is one of the few shredders that is really musical and i love his song writing..he can rock a full song of chords too...listen to BEst of Both Worlds off the 5150 album

[waxoTAPS]

dude your awesome this helped me i know most of eds shit but this is good thanks man

[bryar1212]

its good, man you tried. im sorry but eddie is my hero, guru, mentor, teacher idol, etc. i know alot about him, you got some parts worng but if your as passionate about ediie's playing as i am, your not going to listen to these guys, and your gonna try again. if you need any help email me at [e-mail], ive followed this guy for most of my life and we are both the same age. i have a myspace to if you need any more help contacting me.

[bryar1212]

Rock on Eddie...your the KING !

by the way... I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!

[eruptiondude]

rhcpcure2826 wrote:

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

First of all, Tapping like Eddie was at the time incredible... its been around for many years in classical music but started to get recognized in the 40-50's. Its a fairly new technique compared to regular guitar playing and has developed over the years, Eddie was one of the first guitar players to come up with rock based tapping...and who the **** are you or your friend to say what is "real" tapping, there are different ways of tapping you moron! Infact Michael Angelo Batio uses two tapping while playing one guitar part even if he knows how to play two guitars at two parts of music at the same. So isnt he a real player maybe? Also for your friend who plays the peanuts theme should know that this way of touch guitar is often used in jazz... You obviously dont know shit about guitar

[eruptiondude]

also Eddie was at the time when eruptino was relased around 22 so your friend was not even in his diapers at that time and as innovative and original as eddie was its hard to belive your peanut friend should take any credit for learning how to do multiple finger tapping after its been around for many years

[evh19845150]

this is an awsome lesson. the only thing i would have talked about was the tapped harmonics he started using in dance the night away but other than that this was an awsome lesson somemistakes here and there but everyone messes up. and some people think all he does is tap even if he didn't invent it he did start the tapped harmonics when he goes an octave up. at least i was told in an interview with some other guy and hes the best tapper there is. but thats just m opinion

[andy da man]

EarthAD wrote:

rhcpcure2826:
qb824280:
not your friend


troutboy:
ur m8 sounds like he has no life





HA! I WISH John Frusciante was 'my friend.' ever heard, of, i dont know, the GREATEST SONG OF THE 1990's??? maybe, the GREATEST ALBUM OF 1999?

John Frusciante would be the guitarist for those. you are truly idiots.


and just because evh INTRODUCED tapping does NOT mean

A. He did it well
B. He was innovative about his tapping; it grew gratuitous

You obviosly dont know shit about tapping and technique. EVH is arguably the best guitarist ever.
im trying to make a really big quote thing and to this and be eternally cool =D

[andy da man]

andy da man wrote:

EarthAD wrote:

rhcpcure2826:
qb824280:
not your friend


troutboy:
ur m8 sounds like he has no life





HA! I WISH John Frusciante was 'my friend.' ever heard, of, i dont know, the GREATEST SONG OF THE 1990's??? maybe, the GREATEST ALBUM OF 1999?

John Frusciante would be the guitarist for those. you are truly idiots.


and just because evh INTRODUCED tapping does NOT mean

A. He did it well
B. He was innovative about his tapping; it grew gratuitous

You obviosly dont know shit about tapping and technique. EVH is arguably the best guitarist ever.
im trying to make a really big quote thing and to this and be eternally cool =D by the way im really gay

[andy da man]

Van Halen 076 wrote:

16 things to do at wal-mart



1. Get 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they aren't looking.

2. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. Make a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest rooms.

4. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone,
" 'Code 3' in housewares".... and see what happens.

5. Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away.

6. Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.

8. When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask,
"Why can't you people just leave me alone?"

9. Look right into the security camera & use it as a mirror, and pick your nose.

10. While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the anti - depressants are.

11. Dart around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.

12. In the auto department, practice your "Madonna look" using different size funnels.

13. Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through,
say "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

14. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream..
"NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"

15. Go into a fitting room and shut the door and wait a while and then yell, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!

16. Get several bouncy balls and throw them down an aisle shouting "go, pikachu, go!"

Repost this if you laughed...
Or are planning to do any of these things

16 THINGS TO DO AT WAL-MART



oh and van halen rocks!!!!!

i am so gonna do some of that stuff when i go shopping lol

[sammo_boi]

HeavyMetal666 wrote:

and dude eddie didnt introduce tapping he learned it from satriani.

how could eddie learn tapping from satriani. eddie is older than satriani

[andy da man]

sammo_boi wrote:

HeavyMetal666 wrote:

and dude eddie didnt introduce tapping he learned it from satriani.

how could eddie learn tapping from satriani. eddie is older than satriani

my dad is older than me and he learns stuff from me you ****ing retard

[guitar_freakgr]

eddie is the most influential guitarist after hendrix you morons . and about the whole eddie learn the tapping from satriani is the most ****ing stupid thing i have ever heard . joe satriani and vai too have been influenced by eddie's playing including their tapping

[metalhed717]

first of all- anyone who says that EVH isnt an amazing guitarist is either a complete idiot or mad because they cant play as good as him. i dont care whether you like him or not- he is undeniably amazing.
second- just because you look at this article doesnt mean youre copying his guitar style. theres a little thing called inspiration where a guitar player plays similar to dfferen guitarists he likes, and creates his own sound.
third- this kid is obviously pretty good at guitar and theory if he can realize what EVH is playin by watching videos.
fourth- im goin to wal-mart and tryin those 16 things

[xXa7Xx]

wow, this is gay how people are dogging on eddie
**** haters
why click on an article just to spam it with your useless opinions?
anyway, great lesson... sorry about recievin all the gay spam.

[ghostofhendrix]

rhcpcure2826 wrote:

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

Dude ur a complete retard! Eddie invented tapping, and his use of it is much more interesting than most other guitarists u dummy! On top of that this is a great lesson man, EVH is definitely one of the best guitarists from that era!

[gibsonxbass]

alright, i personally thought this lesson was a pretty good overview of evh's techniques. and really, you cant say that one guitarist is better than another (at a specific technique such as tapping) - it all depends on whether you personally like the way they do it.
music cannot be compared to other music.

[sirshredalot86]

YEAH IM JUST GONA SAY GREAT EFFORT WHENS THE NEXT COMING OUT?????

LET ME KNOW

[bryar1212]

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the world bass and guitar at the same time on his bass, now thats tapping. one guy whom i found online played stairway melody, bass, and lead on his bass at one time. my friend can also play the peanuts theme, pretty funny and cool.

EDDIE INVENTED TAPPING, hes the one ive folowed in my learning of the guitar for years, and i finally get to build the 5150 kramer he had, if anyone else dare bash eddie like that ill kill em. and dude playing a bass and a guitar at the same time isnt tapping. its called being a hardcore asian with nothing to do.

[EddieRocks83]

dude... EVH got the idea of tapping while watching the solo to heartbreaker by jimmy page... its in the guitar world article where he HIMSELF finally says it. so take that to the bank. and yeah, other guitarists tapped before him, but usually only like one note things to look fancy. EVH was the only one to find a GOOD use for tapping. and anyone who says that he isnt a good tapper is quite retarded. but tapping wansnt all he was good at. listen to Cathedral and Spanish Fly and the whole thing of Little Guitars. or Mean Street. EVH was (and is) amazing. and stop bashing on this kid. granted the lesson was a little bit short... it would take years to talk about all of EVH's stuff. so yeah, i give this kid props. rock on.


ps. EVH is NOT HEAVY METAL. its hardly hard rock. its just regualar chill rock & roll. and yes i own all of the albums and know all of the songs. dont say i dont know Van Halen.

EVH wins.

[thepoopkid3]

EddieRocks83 wrote:

dude... EVH got the idea of tapping while watching the solo to heartbreaker by jimmy page... its in the guitar world article where he HIMSELF finally says it. so take that to the bank. and yeah, other guitarists tapped before him, but usually only like one note things to look fancy. EVH was the only one to find a GOOD use for tapping. and anyone who says that he isnt a good tapper is quite retarded. but tapping wansnt all he was good at. listen to Cathedral and Spanish Fly and the whole thing of Little Guitars. or Mean Street. EVH was (and is) amazing. and stop bashing on this kid. granted the lesson was a little bit short... it would take years to talk about all of EVH's stuff. so yeah, i give this kid props. rock on.


ps. EVH is NOT HEAVY METAL. its hardly hard rock. its just regualar chill rock & roll. and yes i own all of the albums and know all of the songs. dont say i dont know Van Halen.

EVH wins.

about time someone knows what they are talking about

[Camala]

Why is everyone arguing about Van Halen inventing tapping? I'm pretty sure tapping of some sort would have been invented long before, when guitars were made. Eddie just made it known, and showed the world that it was frickin' awesome. I'm not gonna deny that he might've learned or got the idea from someone else, but is there really a point in arguing about it? Anyway, I like the tutorial, and I found it useful. (I like eruption)

[kamakazi103]

QUIT CRYIN!!!! EVERYONE WHY CAN"T WE BE FRIENDS.

good job on the article btw

[nemjeff13]

This is retarded, it's like saying Jimi Hendrix sucked because buckethead can play 10 times faster...these are the pioneers, he introduced tapping to rock and he doesnt claim inventing it or perfecting it, his only claim was that he did it in diff intervals than anyone else, which created a very unique sound

[jordanER]

nemjeff13 YOU are retarded, buckethead is an exellent guitarist but its not about who can play the fastest, its about who throws in enough soul. eric clapton, for example can play some slow riffs that kick a lot of other guitar players a$$, yours most likely included.

[jordanER]

rhcpcure2826 wrote:

van halen does shi*ty tapping though; real tapping is done when people are playing 2 or maybe three guitar parts at a time. my friend can play the around the

you are a ****ing idiot if you think that evh sucks at tapping just because your dumbass little freind can tap out a ****ing chili peppers song, and although i love the chili peppers you are retarded if you think anyone in that band (except maybe anthony kedis) is more talented than the members of evh p.s. watch the eruption vid

[gibsonsg145]

yeh but every guitar player has to start somewhere and thats copying other guitar players for abit.

maxvcore wrote:

Oh, yeah, I just gotta say one thing, don't try to copy someone, be different.

[eatfresh1736]

he's not copying EVH. Everyone get's inspired by someone - he was inspired by Eddie, nothing wrong with that.

This is retarded, it's like saying Jimi Hendrix sucked because buckethead can play 10 times faster...these are the pioneers, he introduced tapping to rock and he doesnt claim inventing it or perfecting it, his only claim was that he did it in diff intervals than anyone else, which created a very unique sound

I agree. Jimi isn't "freakin awesome", he's just very good and inventive (key word here). Same with eddie. He may not be your favorite guitarist, but he did bring a new standard of playing to the rock genre, and we salute him for that.

[monginator92]

EVH is my favorite guitarist of all time; great job with the lesson, theres always more to learn! screw all the haters!

[Armywardog1]

If you are 15 and playing Van Halen ... go for it! at least you have enough talent to know what it is you want to do and made it happen. For all you who like to put this kid down ... while you are at work .. I don't want onions on my burgers, stay at the drive through window and off this kids back