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In 1984, he was given the "Hot for Teacher" guitar (seen in the song's video clip), and began appearing in Kramer advertisements. Paul Unkert, the "Guitar Guy" of UNK guitars, worked on the Frankenstrat and put his "Unk" stamp on it. The best-known Kramer owned by Van Halen was the 5150, which he built in the Kramer factory.
"Eruption" starts with a short accompanied intro with Alex Van Halen on drums and Michael Anthony on bass.The highlight of the solo is the use of two-handed tapping. "Eruption" was played on the Frankenstrat, with an MXR Phase 90, an Echoplex, a Univox echo unit and a 1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead tube amp.
After the 2007-08 Tour, and once again under the supervision of Chip Ellis, the evolution of the Wolfgang within the Fender group became available to the public, with the EVH Wolfgang® USA Edward Van Halen Signature (in 2008) and the EVH Wolfgang® Special (in 2010), both sporting the "bottle opener" shape, [23] which is owned by Eddie Van ...
The song has it all, but Alex Van Halen’s memorable and innovative drumming deserves a special shout-out (Anthony also gets points for his hilarious attempt to grab the hot teacher in the music ...
After the bridge of the song, while Sammy was soloing, Eddie picked up his Steinberger 5150 guitar and used it to finish the song and to perform "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love". Originally released on VHS and Laserdisc , Live Without A Net was re-released on DVD in 2004 with both Stereo and Surround Sound - Dolby 5.1 and DTS mixes. [ 4 ]
His brother Alex Van Halen is an ordained minister, and he officiated Eddie's 2009 wedding and that of his former sister-in-law, Valerie Bertinelli, when she remarried in 2011. [98] In 2024, after Van Halen's death, his son Wolfgang disclosed that his dad drank due to anxiety and felt like he needed Wolfgang there to stay clean and sober. [99]
Although the album did not do well initially [34] —by the end of the year it reached No. 35 in the UK and No. 125 in the US, [36] with the "Star Fleet" single being counted as "a non-starter at 65" [34] that "received no daytime radio airplay", [35] individuals took a liking to the mini-LP—so much so that by 1984, it was reported that the album was "already a cult guitar favorite.
He also added on Alex Van Halen's drum solo, who he stated had plastered his drum set with neck-breaking speed and precision, with each hit of the snare and roll of the toms shaking the venue, with cheers from the audience when he performed a latin-rhythm interlude to prevent his solo from being drawn out.