I find EVH fascinating,not only is his playing fascinating but just listening to him talk and explain his amps and guitars are also fascinating. They will never be another EVH and it was great while it lasted and at least his music will always be around.
man, just think about ALL the innovations and changes he led to within guitar manufacturing and sales. He literally invented the super strat/frankenstrat guitars and many more things. just nuts.
This is awesome. Will we ever witness creativity like this again? Note to all: No tone wood snobbery, bone nut discussions, finish blah, just a broke young man with endless enthusiasm, drive, work ethic, and creativity, to take throwaway pieces and change music forever.
Eddie seems just fine in this video. Just a down to earth guy and the rock and roll lifestyle falls on you as you get famous and things progress. It happens to everyone in every band from the 1950's till today. I sure miss Eddie and those days way back when and I saw VH on tour in Huntington,WV while in college at Marshall U in 1980 and my best friend and I were front stage right in front of Eddie with Dave center and we threw them joints which they smoked on stage live in real time. They were drinking Heineken from the drum kit area with Alex who was downing them between songs. Just the best show ever!! I'm a guitar player since 1974-75 and watching Eddie from front stage was a life long inspiration as well as the entire band whom I loved as well. 😊
I can’t imagine building a replica guitar for my hero only to have him be so impressed and gracious about it while hanging out with me at the same time. Holy shit man…
Love that he made his guitar. It has so much mojo as the master created his tool based on his needs. That’s incredible for his time (before customs were available and or affordable).
I saw them in Sweden 1984 ,that shows later became legendary, though it was the first and last Van Halen concert ever in Sweden,at least with Dave Roth ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank for posting this. I'm be curious what year this interview took place. The fact that Eddie is so knocked out with this replica is great, "it feels better than the original" is saying something.
This was a disc sent out in guitar world magazine, in 2008 I have it somewhere, it also had the promo for the Frankenstein guitar you could purchase something like 500 or 50 of the exact replicas were built and I believe they were selling for $20,000 maybe it was more or less . But basically that's where and what the entire disk was about if memory serves correct.
@@jerrysanders9101 You're probably right, I have the Magazine somewhere, I just figured by how he was looking it was done around the time he was having difficulties 2007-08.
Roth really was the leader of the band , he gave them direction and motivation. Eddie was the genius , the composer . The heart & soul of the band. Alex was the foundation, him and his brother were the strength & power of Van Halen. Michael was the loyal employee who carried the van halen flag into battle every night . Then sam came and also gave the band direction. We will never see another Van Halen ever imo. One of thee greatest R&R bands to ever exist. R.I.P Ed ...
Actually Alex was the leader from day 1 because he could beat the crap put the rest of them. Wolfgang said "my Dad was never the leader Al was" you an see it when they do interviews. They mostly talk to Eddie and every once in a while Al chimes in and Eddie always nods his head.
I totally agree with Ed. Fender necks and bodies feel WAY better than Les Pauls, but that humbucker is the shyt! I’m SO glad I rented a Les Paul first, and realized I hated how it felt and played. Then I tried a EVH Franky, and said that feels WAY better. Then I geeked out and built my own! Mine is about 90% to what Chips is, at 1/15th the price. Totally happy with it!
Ed's noodling during the interview is just an example of how music just flows through the man. R.I.P. Eddie, your contribution to music and the guitar, just can't be overstated. See you later....play on...
I built a lot of balsa wood model airplanes from kid to teen years and learned a lot about masking and spray-painting. This is an interview and to make it interesting, a lot of things have been embellished. Anyone who makes a true replica would have to have the real model to work from, not from photos. In the photo with both of them with three "frankenstrats" you can clearly see that the stripes on the upper horn of the guitar on the left do not match the one in the middle of the photo.
For someone who didn't like punk rock, that's about the coolest thing about Eddie van halen...he knows what he wants, and he gets it's come hell or high water. No wonder he was as good as he was.
The first time I heard Van Halen 1978 a friend said, "Listen to these guys HIS name (my friend) was Eddie also he past away around 1980 he never got to see how far V.H. went R.I.P. TO BOTH EDDIE'S!!!!
The first time I heard VH was live in '78 opening for Black Sabbath. First concert and me and my buddy went to see Black Sabbath and VH comes out and holy shit. Had the album next day. :) Sorry about your friend.
I can't remember the name but there is a punk guitar band that Eddie would go to see in the '70s. And the guitarist had put black stripes or tape on his guitar. That's where Eddie got the idea from
Hopefully by "at his best" you mean in a one on one interview and not this particular moment in time because it's sad to see him looking and sounding so worn down and unhealthy. Thankfully he got himself well.
Really great to see this - thanks 👍 Poor ol’ Ed seems a wee bit ‘weird’ here, no offence folks but he’s not seeming to be at his best. Still a feckin’ genius tho’. Rest well Eddie. 🇮🇪
Can we just think about this for a second? How proud would you be, if you learned you were the person that sold the flawed body and neck, of what would become easily the most recognizable guitar in world?
I watched this many times before ! and did anyone noticed down below behind him thats a 5150 3 amp ? i wonder if this was a prototype ? not sure when the date of this interview was?
Without EVH there would be no Superstrats. If he had not become one of the most influential guitarists ever, he would have become a luthier. He already kinda was actually.
There was nothing out there that worked for me he said, dude literally created his own guitar and sound. Pretty much like Brian may, he built his own too
Yes, you got that right brother! I have never paid big money for a guitar...but I would pay the 5000 bucks for this replica and I would probably never play it because that is a work of art lol!
It's Eddie's masterpiece, but I would never want a banged up guitar with a middle pickup and front pick up that did not work. I would rather have a PRS Core Custom 24.
Had he only gotten addiction in control before it was too late ?he would still be alive.Wish he did.Saws him in Jacksonville 2005.he siubded great but looked awful.It wss then I forecasted hus death and sure enough .I was regrettably right.
Not to bring out the Sammy haters, but that’s what Sammy was trying to get Eddie to do during the reunion tour era. His comments have been twisted to be anti-Eddie. All egos aside, you can tell Sammy loved the guy like a brother.
Dimebag sneaks around the back parking lot and slips Ed’s guitar thru the fence into some bushes. Then once inside Gods kingdom, he sneaks back there at night to retrieve it. He gets it back to his room only to find out Eddie is the worst guitar tech ever. There’s dead spots, buzzing, intonation is whack, stripped screws, .10 E & B string, won’t tune, bar wobble, etc. etc. etc. Then all the sudden Eddie shows up “Hey! That’s MY guitar!” (Proceeds to shred like Ed) Then all the sudden Leo shows up “Hey! My guitar!” “Now I’ve got the time to learn h”…”WFT!” “Someone trashed it!” “Who would do such a thing?” Everyone looks at Eddie. What?
It’s funny that Chip says he discovered VH from the 1984 album. I knew someone just like that. He’d never heard of them until the 1984 album, probably because he was much younger than me, and he asked me what other VH albums he should get and I so proudly told him to get every album before 1984 and get ready for the ride of your life! Still makes me smile to this day imagining him getting his mind blown by so many awesome songs!
Eddie's so genuinely nice, I've read countless stories of him just chillin' with fans. This project for Chip must've been mind-blowing for him knowing he was able to pull off this replica for his hero.
The red one is more comercially appealing, that´s why it became an icon. Like a RU-vid thumbnail with color saturation. Not very artistic but it sells.
