Date of Birth: January 26, 1955
From: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Guitar: Electric, plays the "Frankenstrat" (pictured above)
Some things that make Eddie Van Halen unique are: his rapid guitar playing, his finger tapping, and his use of high frequency feedback.
Eddie Van Halen is considered great for many reasons, such as: his band Van Halen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, the solo in "Eruption" was voted #2 on Guitar World magazine's readers poll of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos, and , The All Music Guide has described him as "undoubtedly one of the most influential, original, and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century.
Here are links to some videos featuring Eddie Van Halen:
Eruption
Runnin' With the Devil
By: Brett Jenken
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ReplyDeletei love his livelyness on stage, also i like his finger tapping and movement on the neck. i also enjoy his unique sound and quality of sound
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Vanhalan has one of the craziest guitar solos ive ever seen.. his mix of finger tapping and insanely fast picking hand speed makes his guitar playing unreal -Eric
ReplyDeleteEddie is extremely talented at the electric guitar. His use of tapping is very impressive becasue he makes it look easy when in reality it is incredibly difficult. He uses hammerons and makes it look like his playing is almost like playing on a piano. He uses good use of the stage and is a good entertainer. He's awsome.
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Eddie is a very insane guitar player. It is amazing how quickly he can play, particularly his left hand. He's very confident of his notes and quick-paced finger tapping. Hes a very unique soloist with his speed and movement around the neck of the guitar.
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WOW!!! I really liked his playing. Its amazing that he can do finger tapping that fast and still be able to close his eyes. The notes are right on. At one point of the song it sounded like he was playing an electric piano or something. He had the main melody on the top and on the bottom he had a whole bunch of other notes to make it sound REALLY cool.
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