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126-480: Since the late 1970s, when Van Halen regularly performed on the Pasadena club scene, and with the release of Van Halen's self-titled debut album, Eddie Van Halen's guitar tone—nicknamed the "Brown Sound" for being full yet distinctively aggressive and articulate—had been widely acclaimed. It immediately set a standard for guitarists all over the world. To achieve the legendary "Brown Sound", Eddie Van Halen employed

252-766: A sound-system from Indiana-born Pasadena transplant David Lee Roth for $ 10 per night. The loquacious, worldly, energetic son of a local ophthalmologist, Roth fronted a local R&B influenced rock band the Red Ball Jets. Roth's uncle Manny owned NYC's Bleecker street Cafe Wha? until 1968. Partly to save money, they now invited Roth to join as their lead vocalist despite previous unconvincing audition(s). Ultimately Roth's charismatic " Jim Dandy " approach would be both an artistic foil to Eddie's circumspect, guitar prodigy talents as well as allowing Eddie to focus his energies on song composition. In 1973, Mammoth officially changed its name to Van Halen. According to Roth, this

378-425: A variac to limit the voltage (down to 89v, from the 110v standard) of his Marshall guitar amplifier while still allowing the volume to be at its maximum. He also used a custom-assembled strat -like guitar, built from Boogie Bodies leftover parts he bought from Lynn Ellsworth, along with a PAF humbucker (taken from a Gibson ES-335 ) mounted directly to the guitar's body. Van Halen's infamous Frankenstein (a.k.a.

504-580: A December 1977 story in the Los Angeles Times , it was Van Halen's first booking at the Starwood and the first time they hired their own roadies. "We wanted to come on with a little class and we couldn't be seen setting up our own stuff in Hollywood," explained Roth. Although the audience was negligible — Messenger claims only a barmaid and himself were there until Ostin and Templeman arrived —

630-478: A Grammy nomination. Other singles included " Panama " (No. 13 U.S.), " I'll Wait " (also No. 13 U.S.), and " Hot for Teacher ". Three of the songs had popular music videos on MTV. 1984 was praised by critics and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard charts behind Michael Jackson 's Thriller (which notably had a guitar solo by Eddie on " Beat It "). Following the 1984 Tour, Roth decided to quit and form

756-467: A Roth reunion. Eddie recovered from his hip surgery in November 1999, but from 2000 to early 2004 no official statements were made by Van Halen and no music was released. However, information about members past and present trickled in. The Van Halen brothers continued writing at 5150 Studios, Cherone recorded an album and toured with new band Tribe of Judah . One of the songs that Cherone had written for

882-460: A backstage press conference, press queries about a reunion tour were met with Eddie saying that he needed a hip replacement and would have to record an entire new studio album before any tour. Roth told Eddie to avoid talking about negative things like his hip and the two almost came to blows. Van Halen's next lead singer was Gary Cherone , former frontman of the Boston-based band Extreme ,

1008-403: A band: $ 1.5 million for a 90-minute set at Steve Wozniak 's 1983 US Festival , a show that both Noel Monk and Doug Messenger considered artistically a disaster, Roth having consumed alcohol to the point of forgetting lyrics. Despite this return to form, Roth and Eddie's differences continued, and this caused friction with other band members. Billy Sheehan , after his band Talas completed

1134-573: A certain colour, experiments that Peavey made while in production. One of the examples of this is a dark gloss oxblood finish with a black binding, now owned by an Austin guitar dealer (bearing the patent number but no serial). Some of these had black or gold hardware. USA-built Peavey Wolfgangs typically had serial numbers that started with "91" followed by six more digits. Late-run USA Wolfgangs had serial numbers that started with "51". A very few prototype models had serial numbers that started with "1". Though Peavey Wolfgang owners have often sought to find

1260-414: A conifer forest. Alders are common among the first species to colonize disturbed areas from floods, windstorms, fires, landslides, etc. Alder groves often serve as natural firebreaks since these broad-leaved trees are much less flammable than conifers. Their foliage and leaf litter does not carry a fire well, and their thin bark is sufficiently resistant to protect them from light surface fires. In addition,

1386-431: A corroboration in the serial numbers of their guitars and the year in which each was built (similar to the system Gibson uses), there was no such information contained in the serial numbers. There was also no code specific to Custom Shop models. Peavey Wolfgang serial numbers were stamped on the back of the headstock between the tuners. Eddie Van Halen's signature and the headstock patent number were both branded just below

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1512-403: A cover of " You Really Got Me ". The band toured for 9 months more, opening for Black Sabbath and establishing a reputation for their performances. The band's chemistry was based on Eddie Van Halen's guitar technique and David Lee Roth's charisma. The band returned to the studio for 2 weeks, in late 1978, to record Van Halen II , a 1979 LP similar in style to their debut. This record yielded

1638-702: A custom graphic option. Offered from 2002 to 2004, the Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special EXP was a Korean-made version of the Wolfgang. It contained no markings to differentiate it from USA models, but there were several deviations. The most obvious difference between the Korean and USA Special models are quilt only tops (Korean) vs. flame only tops (USA). The Wolfgang Special EXP had a 1/20" quilt only maple veneer top and came in four transparent colors: amber, maroon, blue, and sunburst. The body

1764-420: A degree of edibility, and may be rich in protein. Reported to have a bitter and unpleasant taste, they are more useful for survival purposes. The wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items such as coffee , salmon , and other seafood. Alder is notably stable when immersed, and has been used for millennia as a material for pilings for piers and wharves. Most of the pilings that form

1890-453: A different shade of gold than most others as the paint vendor changed. Maybe the first 50 or so. The finishing department blamed a mistake on the paint vendor who supplied the gold and consequently changed the supplier after about 50 or so guitars. The original gold had a warmer, more Gibson bronze cast compared to the following production gold guitars. " There are a few prototype colours on serial production guitars, with as low as 1 guitar with

2016-458: A documentary DVD, Long Road to Cabo , about touring with Roth. While the two singers promoted the tour and publicly claimed mutual respect, rumors of bitter acrimony and mutual loathing swirled. The allegations were later supported by backstage video, which showed the Roth and Hagar camps maintaining strict separation. Next, Hagar joined with Joe Satriani and Journey guitarist Neal Schon to form

2142-430: A double CD compilation featuring three new songs with Hagar: "It's About Time", "Up for Breakfast", and "Learning to See". These new songs were credited to Hagar/Van Halen/Van Halen, which was unusual since normally the entire lineup, which also included Michael Anthony, would be credited. However, the performance was credited to the entire band. Anthony later revealed in interviews that Eddie had in fact not wanted him to be

2268-500: A friend. I'm the kind of guy you go out with if you want to split your friend with a bottle." Anthony guested with Hagar's band, the Waboritas , numerous times and sometimes even sang lead vocals. During performances, Hagar would tease Anthony by asking, "Do the brothers know you're here?" Anthony never played with Roth. Cherone appeared on occasion. Hagar released a live album ( Hallelujah ), featuring vocals by Anthony and Cherone, and

2394-425: A group which had enjoyed some popular success in the early 1990s. The result was the album Van Halen III . Many songs were longer and more experimental than Van Halen's earlier work. It was a notable contrast from their previous material, with more focus on ballads than traditional rock songs ("How Many Say I", with Eddie on vocals). Sales were poor by the band's standards, only reaching a Gold certification, despite

2520-578: A guitar that encompassed many of the characteristics of the Wolfgang (basswood body with optional contoured maple top, bolt-on maple neck with maple fingerboard, etc.), but was somewhat of a departure from the collaboration with the guitarist - an H-S-H pickup configuration option, a 5-bolt neck joint, and the headstock shape change, even if the Wolfgang headstock patent remained with Peavey. In his last times with Peavey, Eddie Van Halen began working with Charvel to produce replicas of three of his striped guitar models, in black and white, yellow and black, and also

2646-598: A little before I realized they were trying to lure EVH away. I already discussed what I did with the pickups casually to coworkers. After the guitar was released, I got copies of the pickup specs and blueprints. They are the same specs. ". An amplifier series - the EVH 5150 III - and several instrument accessories and merchandise soon followed, all under the EVH brand. In July 2017, during the Summer in Nashville, Peavey announced

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2772-636: A massive demand upon their arrival to the market. 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, which is owned by Eddie Van Halen, unlike

2898-539: A new band. Group members have given different reasons for the split, but all were firmly rooted in control of the band's sound, artistic direction, singles released and pace. Roth was concerned about Eddie playing music outside of Van Halen. Roth was also launching a successful solo career with two hit cover songs off his Crazy from the Heat EP, a remake of the Beach Boys ' classic " California Girls " (#3 U.S.) and

3024-527: A pairing of the classic Al Jolson standard " Just a Gigolo " and " I Ain't Got Nobody "(#12 U.S.), which had previously been paired together by Louis Prima . Roth was also offered a $ 20-million film deal for a script titled Crazy from the Heat . Roth hoped Van Halen would contribute the soundtrack; however, the film deal fell through when CBS Pictures was reorganized in 1986. Eddie invited Patty Smyth of Scandal to replace Roth, but she declined. Daryl Hall

3150-527: A part of the reunion, with him only joining at Hagar's insistence. The new songs had already been recorded, with Eddie playing the bass parts himself instead, and Anthony only provided backing vocals for the three tracks. No songs with Cherone from Van Halen III were included. It was certified platinum in the US in August 2004. The Summer 2004 tour grossed almost US$ 55 million, and Pollstar listed Van Halen in

3276-604: A rejected maple top was painted either gloss black or gloss ivory. Peavey and Eddie Van Halen's attempt to make a "budget" version of the Wolfgang that didn't compromise quality in parts or craftsmanship. Made in the USA in 1998. It featured a flat top, one knob (volume), three-way pickup toggle switch, two Peavey/EVH-designed humbucker pickups, licensed Floyd Rose tremolo with d-Tuna, oil-finished hard rock maple neck and fingerboard with dual graphite reinforcement rods, straight headstock, and chrome tuners. Two base versions were offered:

3402-544: A rejected maple top was painted gloss black. The Peavey EVH Wolfgang Custom Shop operated from January 2002 to December 2004. It was run by four highly talented craftsman, each with a different area of specialty. The Custom Shop launched with a contest held via Van Halen's. Twelve unique Wolfgangs were given away throughout 2002—one every month. Approximately 285 Custom Shop guitars were produced in Leakesville, of which 92 of these were made to fill specific orders while

3528-452: A result of this mutually beneficial relationship, alder improves the fertility of the soil where it grows, and as a pioneer species , it helps provide additional nitrogen for the successional species to follow. Because of its abundance, red alder delivers large amounts of nitrogen to enrich forest soils. Red alder stands have been found to supply between 130 and 320 kilograms per hectare (120 and 290 pounds per acre) of nitrogen annually to

3654-438: A reunion, detailing how the attempts to do the same with Roth never worked out. Eventually, Hagar decided to call Alex to spend a day together with him. The two got along and became interested in reuniting on stage. In late March 2004, Van Halen and Hagar announced that Hagar would reunite with the band for a new compilation release and a summer concert tour of the U.S. In July 2004, Van Halen released The Best of Both Worlds ,

3780-456: A row, despite never mastering sight-reading sheet music . The brothers began playing music together in the 1960s, with Eddie on drums and Alex on guitar. However, while Ed was delivering newspapers to pay off his drum set, Alex secretly developed a passion and proficiency at them. Eventually, out of frustration and brotherly competition, Ed told Alex, "OK, you play drums and I'll play your guitar." The Van Halen brothers formed their first band,

3906-608: A second song for the soundtrack, Hagar was in Hawaii for the birth of his child. It was not an easy birth as the baby was breech , so it needed to be delivered via C-section. With Hagar back in Hawaii and against the idea of doing the project, but having another song left to contribute, the Van Halen brothers alone recorded the instrumental "Respect the Wind". The performance, which featured Eddie playing guitar and Alex playing keyboards,

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4032-678: A side project, Planet Us, with Michael Anthony and Deen Castronovo (also of Journey) on drums. The band recorded just two songs and played live a few times before dissolving when Hagar and Anthony rejoined Van Halen. On July 4, 2004, Roth performed with one of the world's most popular orchestras, the Boston Pops , at United States' annual Pops Goes the Fourth celebration in Boston. Hagar remained active, releasing five albums and creating his own merchandising brand Cabo Wabo , which lends its name to

4158-556: A solid basswood body model and a solid basswood body with a maple top model (the maple cap was 5/8" before carving). Each version could come with either a licensed Floyd Rose tremolo with d-Tuna or a tune-o-matic bridge and hard tailpiece. Solid basswood Wolfgangs were offered in gloss ivory and gloss black; solid basswood/maple cap Wolfgangs were offered in various transparent figured flame only maple finishes (sunburst, amber, red, purple, blue, green, cherryburst, and black cherryburst) as well as vintage gold and seafoam green. Very occasionally

4284-512: A solid basswood model and a solid basswood/maple cap model (the maple cap was 1/4"). Each version could come with either a licensed Floyd Rose tremolo with d-Tuna or a tune-o-matic bridge and hard tailpiece. Solid basswood Wolfgang Specials were offered in gloss ivory, gloss black, vintage gold, gloss purple, and sunburst; solid basswood/maple cap Wolfgangs were offered in various transparent figured flame only maple finishes (amber, red, purple, green, sunburst, and black cherryburst). Very occasionally

4410-633: A staple of the Los Angeles music scene during the mid-1970s, playing at well-known clubs like the Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip. All the club gig success led naturally to the need for a demo tape, which was recorded at Cherokee Studios in Northridge where Steely Dan had recently completed an LP. According to a January 4, 1977, L.A. Times article by Robert Hilburn, entitled "HOMEGROWN PUNK", Rodney Bingenheimer saw Van Halen at Gazzarri's in

4536-446: A tour with Van Halen, claims he was approached by Eddie to replace Michael Anthony; the reasons for this were never completely clear to Sheehan, as nothing came of it. During this time, Eddie contributed the score and instrumental songs to the movie The Wild Life . The score was laden with drum machine and hinted at sounds and riffs that would come with their next two albums, 1984 and 5150 . 1984 (released on January 9, 1984)

4662-676: A variety of tumors. The inner bark of the alder, as well as red osier dogwood , or chokecherry , is used by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas in smoking mixtures, known as kinnikinnick , to improve the taste of the bearberry leaf. Alder is illustrated in the coat of arms for the Austrian town of Grossarl . Electric guitars, most notably those manufactured by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation , have been built with alder bodies since

4788-401: A very successful year. His hit single " I Can't Drive 55 " came from his 1984 album VOA , produced by Ted Templeman , who had also produced Montrose's first album Montrose , as well as all of Van Halen's albums up to that point. Hagar agreed to sing as well as play rhythm guitar. When Warner Bros. president Mo Ostin came to the band's 5150 Studios to hear the band's progress, Hagar said

4914-652: Is 20th on the RIAA's list of best-selling artists in the United States; the band has sold 56 million albums in the U.S. and more than 80 million worldwide, making them one of the best-selling groups of all time . As of 2007 , Van Halen is one of only five rock bands with two studio albums to sell more than 10 million copies in the United States and is tied for the most multi-platinum albums by an American band. Additionally, Van Halen has charted 13 number-one hits on Billboard ' s Mainstream Rock chart. VH1 ranked

5040-465: Is particularly noted for its important symbiotic relationship with Frankia alni , an actinomycete , filamentous , nitrogen-fixing bacterium . This bacterium is found in root nodules , which may be as large as a human fist, with many small lobes, and light brown in colour. The bacterium absorbs nitrogen from the air and makes it available to the tree. Alder, in turn, provides the bacterium with sugars , which it produces through photosynthesis . As

5166-545: Is the equivalent Latin name, from whence French aulne and Spanish Alamo (Spanish term for " poplar "). Alders are commonly found near streams, rivers, and wetlands. Sometimes where the prevalence of alders is particularly prominent these are called alder carrs . In the Pacific Northwest of North America, the white alder ( Alnus rhombifolia ) unlike other northwest alders, has an affinity for warm, dry climates, where it grows along watercourses, such as along

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5292-455: The Billboard pop music charts, one of rock's most commercially successful debuts. It was highly regarded as both a heavy metal and hard rock album. The album included songs now regarded as Van Halen classics, like " Runnin' with the Devil " and the guitar solo " Eruption ", which showcased Eddie's use of a technique known as "finger-tapping" , leading into what became the band's first single,

5418-433: The " Unchained " solo hours after Ted "stormed out of" the studio. This darker album only reached platinum status after $ 250,000 of payola pushed it up nationwide from 400k copies. Planning to release a cover single, then take a hiatus, Roth and Ed agreed upon a remake of the 1960s Roy Orbison song " Oh, Pretty Woman ", which peaked at 12 on BB Top 100. "Oh, Pretty Woman"'s comical video helped its immediate success, but

5544-485: The "Frankenstrat") guitar laid the groundwork for most of the custom guitars he played throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Prior to working with Peavey, Van Halen had worked with and endorsed Charvel , Kramer and Music Man . Production of the Peavey EVH Wolfgang began in late 1996 (after a year-long development process) and lasted until 2004, when Eddie Van Halen and Peavey parted amicably. Production of

5670-408: The 'Sans-Halen' or 'Sam & Dave' Tour). The tour, with both singers headlining, attracted media and audience fascination because it seemed more improbable than even a Van Halen tour with Roth or Hagar. It drew large crowds and featured no opening acts, Roth and Hagar alternating as the first act. Roth contrasted his personality with Hagar's: "He's the kind of guy you go out with to split a bottle with

5796-514: The 13th song of theirs to do so. This made them the band with the most Mainstream Rock No. 1s. Van Halen returned to the studio and in early 1999 started work on a new album. For the sessions, they brought on Danny Kortchmar to produce. Working titles of songs included "Left for Dead", "River Wide", "Say Uncle", "You Wear it Well", "More Than Yesterday", "I Don't Miss You ... Much", "Love Divine", and "From Here, Where Do We Go?"; more than 20 songs were rumored to have been written. The project

5922-499: The 1950s. Alder is appreciated for its tone that is claimed to be tight and evenly balanced, especially when compared to mahogany, and has been adopted by many electric guitar manufacturers. It usually is finished in opaque lacquer ( nitrocellulose , polyurethane , or polyester ), as it does not have a prominent grain. As a hardwood , alder is used in making furniture, cabinets, and other woodworking products. In these applications, its aforementioned lack of prominent grain means that it

6048-427: The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards fueled reunion speculation. But several weeks after the awards show, it was discovered that Roth was out of Van Halen again. Roth released a statement that Van Halen misled him into thinking they were seriously considering bringing him back into the band and that he had made clear to them beforehand that he did not want to do the awards show unless they were actually reuniting. The next day,

6174-437: The 2004, 2007, and 2012 tours. In 1995, Van Halen released the album Balance and supported Bon Jovi on their European Summer stadium tour . The Balance Tour was nicknamed the "Ambulance Tour" by the band due to an amount of physical ailments, as Hagar had throat problems during the first concerts, Eddie suffered a hip injury caused by avascular necrosis , and Alex wore a neck brace due to ruptured vertebrae. During

6300-534: The Broken Combs, in 1964. As they gained popularity playing backyard parties and local high school functions, they changed their name first to the Trojan Rubber Co, then in 1972 to Genesis, later still to Mammoth when they discovered Genesis was already in use by a major-label British band. At this time the band included Eddie on both vocals and lead guitar and friend Mark Stone on bass. They rented

6426-597: The EVH signature printed on the back of the headstock, because the relevant equipment arrived after production had started. The pickups on the US-made guitars were manufactured by Peavey and, due to the fact that they used different enamel wire types, the neck pickup actually had a higher impedance than the bridge one (approximately 16.22 kΩ on the neck and 13.87 kΩ on the bridge one), which is uncommon. The EXP models (made in Korea) had pickups made to these specs, but not made in

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6552-588: The Leakesville, Mississippi, plant developed specifically to produce the Wolfgang, then moved production; the 51 serials were built in the main facility in Meridian, also in Mississippi. Shortly after the split with Eddie Van Halen, Peavey released the HP Special model (HP stands for Hartley Peavey, although the model was initially supposed to be named Carina) in 2005, with both American and Asian versions,

6678-552: The Other Half tour, Eddie said Anthony could "do what he wants" now. This shocked and offended many fans. In November, Eddie's spokesperson, Janie Liszewski, claimed the Van Halen family was writing/rehearsing for a summer 2007 tour, which Billboard magazine's website shortly confirmed. However, the Van Halen website remained in the state it had been in since the Hagar reunion. Alder Alders are trees that compose

6804-410: The US. The 3-way switch works in an unconventional way, to the preference of Eddie Van Halen (similar to rotating a Les Paul switch 180 degrees), who mentioned needing to faster switch to the bridge position for soloing. Hence, the "up" position enables the bridge pickup whereas the "down" position enables the neck pickup; the middle position enables both pickups connected in parallel. The vibrato unit

6930-481: The Van Halen brothers and Anthony released their own statement, denying they had in any way led Roth to believe they were planning to bring him back into the band. Eddie later recounted that at the MTV Video Music Awards appearance, he was embarrassed and outraged by Roth's antics while on camera behind Beck , who was giving an acceptance speech for the award that Van Halen had presented to him. At

7056-524: The Warner Bros. reps were so impressed that they wrote a letter of intent on a napkin, and within a week met at a local diner with the band, their future manager Marshall Berle (nephew of comedian Milton Berle ) and Warner touring manager Noel Monk, who had just guided the Sex Pistols across the United States. According to Noel Monk's book, the band's car had broken down enroute to the meeting at

7182-560: The Wolfgang Special EXP were different to its USA counterparts: the neck had no graphite reinforcement rods and was finished with a satin polyester layer. A hard tail version was not offered. Another detail, aesthetically, of the Korean version was the position of the "Special" decal on the headstock. Same position as the American special, but slightly shifted inward in the Korean version. The first Korean guitars do not have

7308-475: The Wolfgang guitar (along with other Peavey models) occurred in a dedicated Leakesville, MS plant, today abandoned and disused, in the demolition but was moved to Meridian, MS in early 2003. Van Halen had also developed three amplifiers with Peavey's engineer James Brown, starting in 1991. In 2009, Eddie Van Halen announced the release of a new Wolfgang guitar built by Fender but only carrying his own "EVH" brand label. The newer Wolfgang retains many of exactly

7434-551: The album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge . Van Halen continued to enjoy success throughout the mid-1990s. They recorded a live album and concert film at two 1992 F.U.C.K. tour shows in Fresno, California called Live: Right Here, Right Now . During the F.U.C.K. and the live album supporting Live: Right Here Right Now tour, Night Ranger 's Alan Fitzgerald played keyboards offstage every night allowing Eddie to concentrate on guitar. Fitzgerald would return to play offstage keyboards on

7560-632: The album peaking at No. 4 on the U.S. charts. However, Van Halen III did produce the hit " Without You ", and another album track, "Fire in the Hole", appeared on the Lethal Weapon 4 soundtrack. The album was followed by a tour. The III Tour saw Van Halen playing in new countries, including first ever visits to Australia and New Zealand. "Without You" acquired No. 1 place on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts in 1998,

7686-454: The band for about a year, and they decided to replace the ambivalent Stone, who was unsure about a career in music. Michael Anthony Sobolewski , a Pasadena college music-classmate of Eddie's, joined the group after an all-night jam session. He had sung and played bass in a number of less successful Arcadia backyard-party bands, including Snake. Although he was hesitant, his own Snake-bandmate encouraged him to seize this opportunity. Also in 1974,

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7812-567: The band had a major break when it was hired to play regularly at the Sunset Strip club Gazzarri's . The Doors had also "broken" there in the late 1960s. Owner Bill Gazzarri previously claimed VH was too loud. However, their new managers, Mark Algorri and Mario Miranda, took over the club's hiring and booked them through 1976. By the Spring of 1975, they were also the regular Tuesday night band at Myron's Ballroom. They had succeeded in becoming

7938-494: The band had toured first and then recorded an album they might have creatively gelled more and the album would have turned out better. Touring with Cherone had proven disappointing in terms of attendance. Eddie later admitted that Warner Bros. had forced his hand in parting with Cherone. Unlike with the previous two singers, there was reportedly no bad blood behind the breakup, and Cherone remained in contact and on good terms with Van Halen. As when Hagar left, speculation resumed on

8064-402: The band played " Why Can't This Be Love " live with Eddie on keyboards, after which Ostin proclaimed: "I smell money." The 1986 Van Halen album 5150 was a huge hit, becoming the band's first No. 1 album on the Billboard charts, driven by the keyboard-dominated singles "Why Can't This Be Love" (#3 U.S.), " Dreams ", and " Love Walks In " (Top 30 U.S.). To further introduce the new era for

8190-423: The band released their final studio album, A Different Kind of Truth , which was commercially and critically successful. It was also Van Halen's first album with Roth in 28 years and the only one to feature Wolfgang. Eddie was diagnosed with cancer in 2001, and died of the disease on October 6, 2020. A month after his father's death, Wolfgang confirmed that Van Halen had disbanded. As of March 2019 , Van Halen

8316-566: The band reunited briefly with David Lee Roth attempting to do a new album, only for disputes with Roth to abort these plans. The recorded demos would be among the ones reworked into new songs on 2012's A Different Kind of Truth . The band also tried to just schedule some concerts with Roth at a later date. In the summer of 2002, Roth and Hagar teamed up in the Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour (also known as

8442-583: The band seventh on its list of the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists". The Van Halen brothers were born in Amsterdam , the Netherlands, Alex Van Halen in 1953 and Eddie Van Halen in 1955, sons to Dutch musician Jan Van Halen and Indonesian-born Indo Eugenia Van Beers. The family moved to Pasadena, California , in 1962. Young Edward began learning classical piano by ear , and became so proficient he won an annual piano recital contest 2 or 3 years in

8568-522: The band's Best Of – Volume I album and released as singles to promote it. In September, Van Halen was asked to present an award at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards . They agreed, and on September 4, 1996, the four original members of Van Halen made their first public appearance together in over eleven years. This helped to bring the compilation to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts. However, unknown to Roth, Eddie and Alex were still auditioning other singers, including Mitch Malloy . The band's appearance on

8694-532: The band's self-titled debut album reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and would sell over 10 million copies in the United States, achieving a Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). By 1982, the band released four more albums: Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), and Diver Down (1982), all of which have since been certified multi-platinum. By

8820-488: The band's final show of the tour, in Tucson, Eddie smashed one of his guitars at the end of the show. After the tour, things broke down. At first Hagar stated he had yet to decide what he would be doing with Van Halen, although he was still an official member of the band. Soon after, however, both Hagar and Anthony admitted that Eddie had problems with alcohol during the tour that affected everyone involved. Hagar stated that he

8946-551: The band's first hit single, " Dance the Night Away ", which peaked at 15 on BB Hot 100. Over the next four years, the band toured non stop, never taking more than 2 weeks to record an album. Their album Women and Children First was released in 1980, and further cemented Van Halen's platinum-selling status to Warner Bros. It yielded two hit singles, " And the Cradle Will Rock... " and " Everybody Wants Some!! ". For

9072-431: The band, a new Van Halen logo was put on the cover. The new logo retained elements of the original, but now the lines extending from either side of 'VH' wrapped around and formed a ring. Following the release of the 5150 album, the " 5150 Tour " was launched to support it across North America. Footage was released on VHS and Laserdisc as Live Without a Net . The band minimized the use of pre-Hagar Van Halen songs in

9198-473: The band, particularly between Eddie and Hagar. The relationship between Hagar and Van Halen broke down. David Lee Roth called Eddie to discuss what tracks would be included on a planned Van Halen compilation (work on which had actually begun before Hagar's departure). They got along well, and Eddie invited him up to his house/studio. Shortly afterwards, Roth re-entered the studio with the band and producer Glen Ballard . Two songs from those sessions were added to

9324-453: The birdseye (not hard rock) maple neck, which was an upgrade from a production special. For the fretboard, one could select Birdseye Maple (standard), Rosewood or Ebony. For the inlays they had pearl or black dots (standard), EVH Blocks, Tribal Flames, Skulls or no inlays at all. For the top you could select flame maple (standard), quilted maple, koa or none (solid body construction). There were about 30 colors to choose from including graphics and

9450-414: The body wood: top wood; fretboard wood; fretboard inlays; bridge type; hardware color; top color or graphic and matching/standard headstock. The body wood options were basswood (standard), alder , ash , mahogany , and even koa or korina which weren't standard options. Bridge options were a stop tail bridge or a Floyd Rose Tremolo system in chrome (standard), gold or black. The Special models came with

9576-434: The brothers did not want him on the 2004 reunion tour, although Hagar did (and would not play without Anthony), but he had to agree to reduced royalties and end absolutely all association with the band after the tour in terms of rights to using the name to promote himself. In this same interview he admitted he was not involved in the new songs on Best of Both Worlds and only recorded three tracks for Van Halen III . Anthony

9702-526: The coastal Northwest. Groves of red alder 25 to 50 centimetres (10 to 20 in) in diameter intermingle with young Douglas-fir forests west of the Cascades, attaining a maximum height of 30 to 33 m (100 to 110 ft) in about sixty years and then are afflicted by heart rot . Alders largely help create conditions favorable for giant conifers that replace them. Alder roots are parasitized by northern groundcone . The catkins of some alder species have

9828-429: The commercially unsuccessful album Van Halen III with the band in 1998, before parting ways in 1999. Van Halen then went on hiatus until reuniting with Hagar in 2003 for a worldwide tour in 2004 and the double-disc greatest hits collection, The Best of Both Worlds (2004). Hagar again left Van Halen in 2005. Roth returned in 2006, but Anthony was replaced on bass guitar by Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen . In 2012,

9954-404: The conclusion of their first supporting tour as the opening act for Journey and Ronnie Montrose . The group recorded their debut album at Sunset Sound Recorders studio from mid-September to early October 1977, recording guitar parts for one week and then vocals for two additional. All of the tracks were laid down with little overdubbing or multi-tracking. Minor mistakes were purposely left on

10080-505: The dates on the build sheets of the original year guitars and compared them to the serial numbers. They are close, but not necessarily in order. I think that is because the serial numbers are pulled during production and the delivery date entered when the guitar is completed. A guitar that needed something reworked or was set to the side for some reason would have a later delivery date even though it had an earlier serial number." By observation, we have, approximately: The 91s were produced in

10206-845: The device plate sits on the body top (similarly to the Ernie Ball Music Man EVH model) but added a d-Tuna device on the low E-string, which allowed that string to be instantly tuned to and from D (a former design of this device, named "The Willie" was filed for patent by Eddie in 1997, but later abandoned in 1998). The original and top-of-the-line model, made in the USA, the guitar featured an arched (carved) top, body binding, two knobs (volume and tone), three-way pickup toggle switch, two Peavey/EVH-designed humbucker pickups, oil-finished bird's eye maple neck and fingerboard with dual graphite reinforcement rods, ten-degree tilt headstock , and Schaller mini M6 tuners (with either pearloid or ivory colored buttons). Two base versions were offered:

10332-434: The diner, and rather than leave the Warner Bros. reps waiting and appear to be an irresponsible band, the members of Van Halen actually ran the remaining distance of several miles to arrive only slightly late . Warner offered the band a rather basic two album recording contract, one that heavily favored Warner, paying the four young men only $ 0.70 per unit (album) sold, a deal that would leave the band over $ 1 million in debt at

10458-516: The early 1980s, Van Halen was among the most commercially successful rock acts. The album 1984 , released in the eponymous year, was a commercial success with U.S. sales of 10 million copies and four successful singles. Its lead single, " Jump ", was the band's only number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 1985, Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar . With Hagar,

10584-686: The final body and headstock designs. The Peavey logo design on the headstock was developed in collaboration with the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, with two wood samples of the headstock and confirmation from Eddie. Another innovative feature DeCola designed was the recessed truss rod adjustment wheel. Recessing the adjustment wheel into the neck provided a stronger neck joint as well as ease of adjustment like his previous model. This design has since been adopted by Fender, Jackson, Charvel, ESP, Schecter, and many other brands. The body

10710-431: The first time, an amplified Wurlitzer electric piano was used to complement Ed's guitar. In 1981, during the recording of Fair Warning , Eddie's desire for darker, more complex songs in minor keys was at odds with Roth's pop tastes and style. Nonetheless, Roth and veteran Warner Bros. rock producer Ted Templeman acquiesced to Eddie's wishes on this album. Doug Messenger recalled how Ed and engineer Don Landee rerecorded

10836-503: The following species is unresolved: The following hybrids have been described: The status of the following hybrids is unresolved: The oldest fossil pollen that can be identified as Alnus is from northern Bohemia , dating to the late Paleocene , around 58 million years ago. The common name alder evolved from the Old English word alor , which in turn is derived from Proto-Germanic root aliso . The generic name Alnus

10962-466: The forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and for the virtuosity of its guitarist, Eddie Van Halen . The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. From 1974 to 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen , his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen , lead vocalist David Lee Roth , and bassist Michael Anthony . Upon its release in 1978,

11088-552: The foundation of Venice were made from alder trees. Alder bark contains the anti-inflammatory salicin , which is metabolized into salicylic acid in the body. Some Native American cultures use red alder bark ( Alnus rubra ) to treat poison oak, insect bites, and skin irritations. Blackfeet Indians have traditionally used an infusion made from the bark of red alder to treat lymphatic disorders and tuberculosis . Recent clinical studies have verified that red alder contains betulin and lupeol , compounds shown to be effective against

11214-466: The genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae . The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs , a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America , as well as the northern and southern Andes . With a few exceptions, alders are deciduous , and the leaves are alternate, simple, and serrated . The flowers are catkins with elongate male catkins on

11340-486: The group released four U.S. number-one, multi-platinum albums over the course of 11 years: 5150 in 1986, OU812 in 1988, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in 1991, and Balance in 1995. The group also released a double-platinum live album, Live: Right Here, Right Now , in 1993. Hagar left the band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band's first greatest hits collection, Best Of – Volume I . Former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone replaced Hagar and recorded

11466-491: The light weight of alder seeds – numbering 1.5 million per kilogram or 680,000 per pound – allows for easy dispersal by the wind. Although it outgrows coastal Douglas-fir for the first 25 years, it is very shade intolerant and seldom lives more than 100 years. Red alder is the Pacific Northwest's largest alder and the most plentiful and commercially important broad-leaved tree in

11592-471: The line of tequila he formerly owned, as well as his franchise of cantinas. He reunited with Montrose in 2003 and 2005 for a few performances and maintained contact with Anthony, often playing with him. With Van Halen inactive, Anthony set up a website and worked on merchandising projects such as his signature Yamaha bass and range of hot sauces. He became involved with the annual music industry NAMM Show . Anthony had repeatedly contacted Hagar regarding

11718-530: The lower Columbia River east of the Cascades and the Snake River, including Hells Canyon. Alder leaves and sometimes catkins are used as food by numerous butterflies and moths. A. glutinosa and A. viridis are classed as environmental weeds in New Zealand. Alder leaves and especially the roots are important to the ecosystem because they enrich the soil with nitrogen and other nutrients. Alder

11844-546: The most common red, white, and black color scheme. During the Van Halen 2004 Tour , the guitarist played a different custom striped Charvel Art Series in a few songs of each concert, later autographing and auctioning them on eBay . In 2007, under the supervision of master-builder Chip Ellis, a single run of 300 of his original Frankenstein guitar were made available by Fender under the EVH brand , in strict collaboration with Eddie Van Halen. The guitars were priced at $ 25,000, having

11970-455: The old Peavey headstock. This was also designed by Jim DeCola who added Eddie and Hartley Peavey's names to the patent and then assigned it to Eddie so he could have ownership. The guitar inherits many of the Peavey characteristics, namely the woods, overall design, and pickups. Regarding these, Jim DeCola added: " I worked at Fender (Nashville) for 11 years after Peavey (...). They picked my brain

12096-528: The only way they could produce them like this was to call them Custom Shop guitars. Thus, approximately 500 Custom Shop guitars were built from 2002 through 2004, some 220 of them being specific customer orders (Approximately 50 of those were ordered and/or purchased by guitar collector Geoff Knapp. These and many more are pictured at his website, Rock'N Roll Weekend ). Peavey had an area at their website for people to "build" (and order) their own Custom Shop guitars. The basic options that anyone could select were;

12222-482: The present, Wolfgangs are made in the Czech Republic and the first 800 or so guitars have NOS lettering behind the headstock, indicating the use of advanced materials in older American production. [4] [5] Van Halen Van Halen ( / v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY -len ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California , in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to

12348-436: The previous week and a reunion was "inevitable." However, he also said that Eddie Van Halen was "off in his own little world" recently. When asked if any problems occurred with Hagar during the 2004 tour Eddie answered, "Sammy is Sammy, and for the most part that's just fine." Roth persisted with suggestions of a reunion, saying, "People want the reunion," and "No one will pay respect to what any of us do [musically] until we get

12474-553: The record and a very rudimentary instrument set-up was used to give the record a live feel. During this time, they continued to play various venues in Southern California, including some notable concerts at the Pasadena Convention Center produced by their promoter and impresario, Steve Tortomasi, himself a fixture in the local rock and roll scene. Upon its release, Van Halen reached No. 19 on

12600-414: The recording of songs for the film Twister , escalating tension between Hagar and the Van Halen brothers boiled over and Hagar departed on Father's Day , 1996. Hagar would claim he was fired, and Eddie would claim Hagar quit. The band had recorded " Humans Being ", a song for which Eddie, unhappy with Hagar's lyrics, retitled the song and wrote the melody. This upset Hagar, and when they were to record

12726-563: The release of the HP2 model, an instrument which has exactly the same appearance and specifications as the discontinued Wolfgang, with minor differences such as: different licensed Floyd Rose, corean made pickups with push/pull switch in the tone and volume knobs (for split-coil mode), the removal of the EVH Wolfgang inscription as well as the D-Tuna device, a different guitar case. From 2020 to

12852-445: The rest were built for the "Wolfgang Vault". Another 130 specific customer orders were produced in Meridian after mid-2003 as well as another 70 guitars, many of which are not really true Customs as they were using up remaining materials inventory. Some guitars where the only upgrade is a rosewood fretboard is technically called a Custom Shop, but most really are not. Eddie didn't want the production guitars to have rosewood fretboards so

12978-492: The reunion out of the way." In May 2006, he told Billboard.com, "There's contact between the two camps." On June 3, Anthony began a successful tour with Hagar billed as the Other Half (a reference to them being half of Van Halen with the other half being Eddie/Alex), with Anthony singing lead vocals sometimes. Meanwhile, on June 19 the Van Halen brothers jumped onstage with Kenny Chesney at The Home Depot Center performing "Jump" and " You Really Got Me ". This unusual performance

13104-408: The same attributes as its Peavey-built predecessor. In some sense, the Peavey EVH Wolfgang guitar picked up where the Ernie Ball Music Man EVH model left off with the prototype design being made by Peavey Design Engineer/Luthier Jim DeCola (an amber quilted top model which still didn't have the Wolfgang headstock shape, but rather a Peavey classic one). On the second prototype, DeCola then developed

13230-428: The same plant as shorter female catkins, often before leaves appear; they are mainly wind-pollinated , but also visited by bees to a small extent. These trees differ from the birches ( Betula , another genus in the family) in that the female catkins are woody and do not disintegrate at maturity, opening to release the seeds in a similar manner to many conifer cones . The largest species are red alder ( A. rubra ) on

13356-493: The scrapped second album with Van Halen, titled "Left For Dead", would see its lyrics set to a new musical arrangement with Tribe of Judah. Responding to speculation that he had been approached to replace Cherone, David Coverdale said, "I called a mutual friend and said, 'Tell Eddie I had nothing to do with this.' It just got ridiculous. I've heard that they were going to approach me, but since I left Purple I've always done my own thing. Why would I join anybody else?" In 2000,

13482-515: The serial number. Early Wolfgang models (1996–1998) contained the term "Pat. Pend." in place of the patent number. South Korean made Wolfgang Special QT models had serial numbers printed in black on the back of the headstock. Sorting the serial numbers and their dates on the guitar's accompanying certificates, can state: Peavey Wolfgang's serials (made in USA, standard and special, with no difference) are not perfectly progressive. Geoff of rocknrollweekend.com comments: Serial Numbers - I have looked at

13608-500: The set. All four studio albums produced during this period reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop music charts and 17 singles breached the top 12 of the mainstream rock tracks chart. During that era, a single taken from 1988's OU812 , " When It's Love ", reached the Top Five, peaking at No. 5. In addition, Van Halen was nominated for two Grammy awards . The band won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal for

13734-422: The soil. From Alaska to Oregon, Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata ( A. sinuata , Sitka Alder or Slide Alder), characteristically pioneer fresh, gravelly sites at the foot of retreating glaciers. Studies show that Sitka alder, a more shrubby variety of alder, adds nitrogen to the soil at an average rate of 60 kg/ha (54 lb/acre) per year, helping convert the sterile glacial terrain to soil capable of supporting

13860-610: The summer of 1976, and enticed Gene Simmons of Kiss to see them. Impressed to action, Simmons produced a 29-track Van Halen demo tape, entitled "Zero" at Village Recorder studios in Los Angeles and with post-production overdubs completed at Electric Lady Studios in New York. Simmons even suggested changing their name to "Daddy Longlegs." However, a very disappointed Simmons could do no more once Kiss management opined that VH "had no chance of making it". Doug Messenger, Van Morrison's band leader guitarist, knowing that Ted Templeman

13986-412: The top 10 grossing tours of 2004. Professional reviews of the tour, however, proved to be mixed. On some shows, Eddie's son Wolfgang came onstage and played guitar with his father during "316", a song dedicated to his son, taking its name from his March 16 date of birth. During the later stages of the tour, stories of Eddie being drunk began to surface along with fan-shot video footage of poor playing. At

14112-849: The west coast of North America, and black alder ( A. glutinosa ), native to most of Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, both reaching over 30 metres (100 ft). By contrast, the widespread Alnus alnobetula (green alder) is rarely more than a 5 m-tall (16 ft) shrub. The genus is divided into three subgenera: Trees with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn (fall) but stay closed over winter, pollinating in late winter or early spring, about 15–25 species, including: Trees or shrubs with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn (fall) and expanding and pollinating then, three species: Shrubs with shoot buds not stalked, male and female catkins produced in late spring (after leaves appear) and expanding and pollinating then, one to four species: The status of

14238-480: Was "done with Van Halen" and wished that everyone would have "taken it more seriously." Despite this, Eddie later described himself as "satisfied" with the tour. After the tour ended, Hagar returned to his solo band the Waboritas , and Anthony appeared with him on tour occasionally. The band quickly faded from view after Hagar left again. Rumors of a Roth reunion re-emerged and on January 3, 2006, Roth explained during an interview that he had spoken to Alex Van Halen

14364-416: Was a commercial success, going five-times platinum after a year of release. Recorded at Eddie's newly built 5150 Studios , the album featured keyboards, which had only been used sporadically on previous albums. The lead single, " Jump ", featured a synthesizer hook and anthemic lyrics inspired by news coverage of a suicidal jumper. It became the band's first and only No. 1 pop hit with Roth, garnering them

14490-523: Was also banned by MTV. Due to much pressure from Warner Bros., the hiatus was canceled and the Diver Down LP was squeezed out, again, within 2 weeks time. Roth's preference for pop covers prevailed this time and with Ed's synthesizer and guitar riffs Diver Down charted much better. The band then earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest-paid single appearance of

14616-468: Was also offered the lead vocal position in 1985, but also declined. Hall verified to Hagar, his musical guest in the May 2015 season premiere of Live from Daryl's House , that he was approached after a Hall & Oates concert. Eddie was introduced to Sammy Hagar in 1985, via their mutual Ferrari mechanic. Hagar was the former frontman for the hard rock group Montrose , and now a solo artist coming off

14742-682: Was his brainchild. He felt it was a name that held long-term identity, artistic and marketing advantages, like Santana . They continued to play Pasadena, San Bernardino, and Venice at clubs, festivals, backyard parties and city parks like Hamilton, drawing up to 2,000 people. Traffic jams and noise complaints to the local police often ensued, as far away as San Pedro. Van Halen subsequently played clubs in Los Angeles and West Hollywood to growing audiences, increasing their popularity entirely through self-promotion, passing out flyers at local high schools. This tenacious self-promotion soon built them an auspicious, loyal, area following. By 1974, Roth had been in

14868-478: Was looking for a "guitar hero" act, had seen Van Halen at the Starwood in Hollywood and placed a number of calls to Warner Records for Ted to check them out. "I don't know if it was 4 calls or 10, but I knew this was exactly the act Ted wanted. So on a horrendously rainy night in mid-1977", Warner Bros. executive Mo Ostin and producer Ted Templeman saw Van Halen perform at the Starwood in Hollywood. According to

14994-683: Was made by Ping to the specifications given by Peavey (string spacing: 10.8mm, string spread: 54mm or 2 7/8", stud spacing: 74mm or 2 15/16", post insert size: 8mm, radius 355mm or 14", brass block depth: 33mm). On the EXP models, a low-budget version built in Korea was installed, more similar to a Schaller unit. Two solid finishes which had maple tops (seafoam green and solid gold) on the Standard models gained some preference due to their exquisite looks. In Jim DeCola's words: " The first batch of gold guitars had

15120-526: Was made of basswood and often had (like its predecessor) a maple cap. This combination is considered by some, such as renowned luthier John Suhr , "the Holy Grail of tone." The Ernie Ball model, however, used a 1/8" figured maple cap, which is itself less likely to change the overall effect of the tonewood. Peavey Wolfgangs had maple caps ranging from 1/4" to 5/8". The guitar had a Floyd Rose vibrato system , built by Ping, which lowers pitch only as

15246-482: Was made of solid basswood and had a masked "faux" binding. Like the USA Wolfgang Special it featured a flat top, one knob (volume), three-way pickup toggle switch, Peavey/EVH-designed humbucker pickups like USA models, licensed Floyd Rose tremolo with D-Tuna (d-tuner device), hard rock maple neck and fingerboard, straight headstock, and Grover mini tuners (a feature unique to this model). Some aspects of

15372-424: Was never released, with Cherone leaving the band amicably in November 1999, citing musical differences and personal issues that he was going through. None of the material from these sessions has been released, and in fact the band released no new material until three new songs written and recorded with Hagar were included on the 2004 Best of Both Worlds compilation. Cherone later stated that he believed if he and

15498-492: Was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards . The band was also working on a compilation album. This led to conflicts with Hagar and the group's new manager, Ray Danniels (Ed Leffler's replacement and Alex Van Halen's former brother-in-law), even though it was Leffler who had renewed their contract with Warner Bros. Records and had added in the Best Of album option years before. Hagar

15624-471: Was reluctant to work on a compilation album before a new album came out, but if the rest of the band and Danniels insisted on going forward with one at that time, his preference was that it should include only Roth-era songs, or as a third choice, that two volumes should be released, one of Roth-era songs and one of Hagar-era songs. During this same period, competing personal priorities and creative differences contributed to increasing interpersonal tensions within

15750-438: Was replaced as bass player by Eddie's son, Wolfgang Van Halen, in 2006. On September 8, 2006, Howard Stern 's live interview with Eddie broke the band's long silence. Eddie said he was willing to reunite with Roth and revealed a solo album in the works. Eddie confirmed that Wolfgang had replaced Anthony on bass; Wolfgang had played guitar alongside his father during Eddie's guitar solo on some 2004 concert dates. When queried about

15876-460: Was their first onstage since the 2004 tour. This was followed by another Eddie performance on July 19, 2006, at the House of Petals in Los Angeles, playing new material. He followed this with an announcement on July 27, 2006, that some of his new music would be released on the soundtrack for the pornographic film Sacred Sin . In March 2006, Anthony spoke to Japanese rock magazine Burrn! , claiming

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