Archive for March 4th, 2010
Although they were formed in 1972 the best bands to come out of the 1980’s is Van Halen. This was a band that had so much going for it, like some of the best front men in the industry.
Whether you like them or not David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar were two of the bands frontmen, they each brought their own unique brand of style to the band. The sound of the band was established by their exceptional guitarist Eddie Van Halen.
Eddie like to use his custom electric guitar that he made by hand out of the body of one guitar with the neck of another while using the guts of another. His electric guitar solo on “Eruption” is one of the best solos of all time, Guitar World readers poll had it at #2 on the list of 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.