thank you for your support over the years. this was a dream come true. Check out the Gotta Have Rock And Roll auction catalog here: gottahaverockandroll.com BTW... I have another video coming this week featuring another guitar that you may find interesting ;)
Hey my dad just died yesterday from cancer and he liked eddie since there first record and he got me into Van Halen and I’ve listen to them my hole life I was building my own guitar but I didn’t get done in time but seeing this video today meant a lot to me and I think my dad is trying to tell me something
@@kardesh9840 Eddie wanted to say that You have to look at the guitar and your playing through children eyes. That way everything is possible and there is no rules. Eddie even tried to play slide slide on nylon, just to see what will happen. Idk how that went lol, but You got the point. Cheers 🍻🍻
@@kenz2756 Yes he did. He is that type of character. They try it all, if you destroy the guitar or gear, you will simply get another one.. That is that awesome rare mindset. I have it also, that is why i understand them all, but i value and nurse my guitars, i do not have milions like them.. Yet :) If i broke my 64Strat or my RG... Idk... I would die.... They just get another... No empathy for gear and guitars, that is them. No rules. That is why history will always remember those people. Inventor mindset.
@@hetjamesfield4473 Slide on nylon actually sounds good. I tried it before in open g and it sounds like a regular steel string, unless you hit open strings.
I’m sure that Brian will never ever give his guitar away. He might be able to play it if he ever meets Brian, but he’s never ever be able to play it at home like this one
I was fortunate to have that exact guitar in my studio for a couple weeks about 20 years ago. The Bass player in my band at the time is very good friends with Kevin, they grew up together. It was a joy for sure.
@@dylannnnnnnnn I have some pics with it, unable to post them here. It was fun to have, though I cannot play that tapping technique that well, just a little! Kevin came to the studio a few times over the years, nice guy! I just realized that my account pic is me with the guitar, D'oh!
2020 was a hard year for a lot of people but when Eddie Van Halen died it crushed me. I was addicted to Van Halen in middle school. I mean a borderline unhealthy addiction. I would have cried after opening that case.
Unbelievable he’s been gone for a year today. I would probably have cried if I held that guitar. Thanks for the wonderful video. And thank you for everything King Edward.
Ed was a very generous man. he gave away a lot of guitars and amps. Ed was a good man, the world is a lesser place without him. Oh, and he was one hell of musician.
so van halen is my favorite band of all time, and when eddie passed i legit cried all day, because van halen means so much to me. and seeing that guitar pop out of that case made me tear up a little. thank you for paying homage to the king.
Having worked a head and neck cancer ward, it just made it worse to not only know he was gone but to understand what he probably suffered through in the process. RIP Eddie.
@@zgmacd the original neck for it was broken and got replaced but when Stevie passed they put back on the original neck so that’s why you couldn’t play it
@@connertaggart8403 actually the replacement is the one that was snapped. The one Martinez had swapped on it from "Scotch". The original was just worn down and had been swapped about a month before the speaker accident. The neck SRV used for the last few months of his life was a replacement from fender. Martinez then put the original back on it. I live in Austin and have seen the guitar a million times. Neck is still playable just not going to be easy nor fun as it's worn down to ruler width levels 🙃
Yeah. I heard you gain permanent +5 to dex and charisma for just equipping it. Female mobs attack on discovery, though. And you have to fight them off with a stick.
@@joshuagibson2520 When I first heard Stevie's cover of Little Wing, I didn't realize that it WASN'T Hendrix at first. But then Stevie's unmistakable sound broke through and I realized I was listening to something altogether different. And than before I knew it, he morphed back into Jimi. SRV was truly one of a kind.
@@kingzriot976 I was waiting to hear the intro to Mean Street, favorite song off my favorite album. I would have taken D.O.A or House of Pain as a second choice, but...I'm the One works too, so props to Tyler for that.
How awesome is that! I was expecting a gold light to shine out when he opened the case like that scene from Pulp Fiction when Vincent opened Marsellus' briefcase.
thou play thy van halen shall become thy van halen, the power of eddie van halen is unable to be recreated, hence making him the last of his kind. legendary powers that he humbly lends to us if we choose to use it.
Any kind of EVH guitar or replica has some sort of magic inside it. I played on an EVH franken replica at my local music store and it felt... otherworldly playing on it.
I know it's strange but as a guitarist losing Eddie Van Halen has hit me rather hard. I've never met the man but yet I miss him. The world definitely feels different without his energy.
"Do you want to play Van Halen's guitar?" is in the same category of questions as "Do you want to breathe?" Heck, I've barely ever touched steel string guitars to say nothing of electrics but I'd still jump at the chance to strum a few chords on that relic.
I always remember that interview EVH did with that MTV guy where he is walking thru the studio and Ed says ... it's music THEORY man not music law so why not experiment... Many of EVH experiments turned out really well!
Proof that you do not need a $5000 guitar to make history, change the world and influence almost EVERYONE after you who picks up a guitar to play rock music. A $200 guitar with a proper setup and modded to your taste can do all that, the rest is practice, dedication and talent.
You buy that 5000$ guitar when you run out of ideas. Eddie couldnt even bought what he was looking for, he litteraly needed to build his own guitar. I`m on EVH binge and on the brink to stop playing. This man was litteraly God of Music.
Man. You have the most iconic piece of history in your lap right there. The Clapton guitar was cool, but THE Edward Van Halen 5150 piece? That thing changed rock music forever! The feather in your cap would be to play his original Frankenstrat! THIS, though is truly awesome! Thank you for this video!
If I had the opportunity to play Eddie's original guitar, first I would cry for a few minutes for having that honor... second, I would hug the guitar for a few minutes and be thankful for having the privilege of touching his guitar, and only then I would play something... dude, you have the best life! Thanks for sharing!
Can't believe Eddie is no more with us now. You have inspired us so much sir. People like you deservingly go to heaven to give rock pleasure to God. Rest in peace sir.
Fun fact! The octave drop in Eruption was created with an Echoplex delay, and rather than turning a knob, he actually had to hold his hand against the running tape to physically slow it down. And that Echoplex was mounted in an old bomb shell, too! Super jealous about getting to play an actual Eddie guitar, you TOTALLY did it justice!
@@bobjones2041 Apparently Ted Templeton heard it and was like, "Were recording that thing, that's amazing." And Ed was like, "you mean my warmup exercise?"
@@bobjones2041 Fromt what I understand he worked on and refined it into an actual piece constantly saying, "what would be cool to do?" There's an old interview with John Sykes where he talks about the Echoplex trick, saying, "Eddie wasn't the first to do it, but by the time he did it, people forgot about it and he made it fresh and cool again."
Willie Nelson's "Trigger" has to rank right up there as one of the most famous guitars in the world. I was fortunate enough to touch it during a set change when he played a festival in my area. It carried a palpable pulse.
Man You did EVH proud! Thank you for sharing your talent with us and also thank you too Got to have Rock and Roll company for letting you have a chance to play one of our Hero's guitar. Much Love and Respect!
@@briangray6476 nope. Can we all just stop with the "the tone us in the hands" bullshit? I 100% guarantee you that if Tyler plugged into Deadie van Helen's exact rig, he would sound so insanely similar to deadward himself but of course it wouldn't be exact but very very close. The tone comes from the guitar, pickups, amp, and speakers.
@@kitten-whisperer but technique and gear are only part of it, the feel and touch one has with their guitar does in fact have a part as well in the sound....you could play note for note like Eddie but if you dont have the touch you will never have that true "sound" of Eddie, because Eddie did things off of pure feel, not because of machines....
@JJM dude, language is just a tool to convey our thoughts and emotions. Are you actually having trouble understanding what his comment meant, or are you just bored and being an ass? You are dissecting his comment to an embarrassing degree.
@@jestaman3356 fr, his comment came off very disrespectful and disregarding to someone still grieving and thinking of Eddie, we're all still thinking of him I think
@@matthashobbies Yeah it was pretty cringe to read both of his comments. Super disrespectful for many reasons... happy I'm not the only one who thought his comments were completely uncalled for and inappropriate. edit: checked out your channel. you are a great guitarist dude, keep it up!! \m/
Love Van Halen not only for their music per se, but also for what they brought to the table. EVH's Piano-like approach to the guitar has flourished in so many ways!, beautiful Yvette Young's music from Covet comes to mind.
Man, I'm not jealous, I'm not envious, I'm just happy to see one of his stage used guitars displayed one more time by capable hands. I'm also happy it got to be you. Great video and keep it up.
I have only been playing for about 16 months. I don’t even play electric I just enjoy the way you do things. And I found much joy in watching you be able to play this iconic piece of American rock history. I actually watched a video of him on some talk show going in depth the history of this guitar. I found the story to be very cool and inspiring. I find it so inspiring to see the torch still burn so to speak. Thanks for sharing this with us!
I've watched your channel for a long while now and I gotta say your truly an inspiration of determination to make what you love what you do! keep it up Tyler you deserve to play these legends!
I’ve always though that the most iconic guitar ever is Willie Nelson’s Trigger, that guitar has been used since 1969 and is really the only guitar Willie plays and to add to that all the famous signatures it has collected over the years. That thing is like Thor’s hammer lol can’t have one without the other.
That’s a very nice example of Eddie’s many Kramer back up guitars! I’m surprised you got a hold of something like this! I’m happy to see you holding an EVH guitar
That wasn't a back up? It was used heavily on the 5150 tour. As in likely the first choice. 🤷 If you mean back up to the very first Frankenstrat, then yea. That's a given though. I mean, it's a Kramer so it's obvious it's not the original.
@@JC-11111 Eddie mainly played the 5150 guitar every show. I thought he had a different main backup guitar like the 918V etc. I didn’t know it was mainly used. I thought it was just one of his backup guitars that Eddie played on certain songs
This was definitely a backup guitar to The 5150. Maybe even further back as I want to remember The 1984 guitar and Steinberger were backups. I’ve been digging around since watching this video and I have found only two pics with this guitar. One is pictured here in Tyler’s video where Eddie is wearing black n white. The other is a cover of “Young Guitar” July 1986 where it looks like this guitar. EVERYTHING ELSE just about, is The 5150. The Frankenstrat is a whole other period. Pretty much all the DLR era even in the Jump video with a different neck (Kramer classic “beak”).
@@GrumpyMJK Here’s the 1986 tour guitar lineup... Kramer 5150 - main guitar Steinberger GL2T- summer nights, get up and MAIN BACKUP Kramer 1984- “Good Enough alternate tuning” Kramer beretta “pointy headstocks” - “piano guitars” Ed had lots of guitars on the 86’ “5150” tour, and FOUR of them had “space tape” stickers. The 5150, 1984, 918V, and 1986. The 5150 and 1984 were his main pacer style guitars with banana headstocks, and the 918V and 1986 were 2 of SEVERAL Beretta guitars that had pointy headstocks.. Between 86 and 88 (according to live video and Zeke Clark) Ed broke a string TWICE.. and both times he immediately changed to the steinberger.. which should be also dubbed THE BACKUP GUITAR. The pointy headstocks and the 1984 were not used as backups. Ed wanted to play the song 5150 on the Kramer 5150 for obvious reasons, and due to the live singing requirements of that song at the time, (Sammy got better at singing it on future tours and just sang it in standard tuning) they played the song 1 full step down.. After the song Get Up, the (beat up) steinberger and 5150 went backstage to be re-tuned. So for the finale of Als drum solo and the song Dreams, Ed needed SOME guitar to play. That’s where the Baretta “pointy headstock” guitars come in... Anytime you see Ed playing a pointy headstock Kramer, he is playing the end of Alex’s solo OR the solo from Dreams (from the MANY pics I’ve seen of Ed playing these guitars, I’ve only seen ONE that has evidence of him playing “5150” due to finger positioning) (maybe he tried playing 5150 on one once..) but these pointy headstock guitars should be dubbed the PIANO guitars. Ed even through one on for the “Why Can’t This Be Love” music video just for fun.. The particular guitar up for auction is the “ Kramer 1986”. Sometime after the tour Ed gave this guitar to MICHAELS bass tech Kevin Dugan.. and sometime after, the guitar was stolen and the person who stole it, ripped off the stickers, and started sanding the paint off.. the guitar was found at some point and half the guitar was repainted. It was then resigned by Ed and he double dated it. 86’ & 95’. Kevin sold it many years ago with Edwards permission. The current owner is a different owner. ( For the record, the middle picture is not Ed holding the guitar.. just a random person/fan) So what we have here is one of several berettas that was used for “Dreams” a handful of times.. not “the most famous guitar in the world that all the Van Halen songs were played on” (This little thing I copied and pasted was from a Van Halen historian who has dived very very deep into the Van Halen history. His name is Chris Hubbard and he’ll tell you anything about Van Halen and he has done hours and weeks of research and builds exact EVH guitar replicas)
Always love to hear you play and ripping on that stupidly famous Kramer the way you did was so pleasing, you do it justice and that's high high compliment!
Pete Townshend of The Who was doing his famous windmill onstage once and actually impaled his hand on his whammy bar-clean through the palm of his hand...and was so out of it he hardly felt it and pulled it out and carried on playing!
I don't know if you were using a signature amp or what, but the tone that was coming out of that guitar was giving me chills beyond belief. It was utter perfection. My gosh does it look like you're having fun too man. I absolutely love it.
Kevin Duggan is actually Michael Anthony's bass tech. This particular guitar was made by Kramer guitars in their Neptune New Jersey factory. The person that actually built that guitar was their artist relations luthier Billy Connolly.
Look at how the bridge is mounted on the other side. It seems to be touching the end of the cavity (mounted very forward, towards the neck). This is so that it only bends down - loosening the strings.
I think that Eddie would be thrilled to see you so excited about his guitar. He was such a great guy, and it’s hard to believe that he’s gone. I’m so glad that we are still able to enjoy his music. Keep on rockin’ for Eddie. ♥️
I love Van Halen, don't get me wrong. But Queen is more well known around the world and the Red Special is Brian's almost exclusive guitar. Do the math.
That is a replica of one of the most famous guitars in the world.....that was played on tour by Ed. Dweezil Zappa owns what is probably THE most famous guitar...the guitar that was set on fire by Jimi Hendrix(Jimi gave it to Dweezil's dad Frank) Dweezil found it in pieces at his dad's house and reassembled it.....😉👍
Tyler, I think that you're gratitude and humility is just awesome! I can't think of a more deserving guitarist than you to get a chance to play the EVH ax. You did it justice and Eddie is up there smiling down on you and you're appreciation for his playing. He must be telling Hendrix and the rest of our gone but never forgotten to check this guy out, he's studied us enough to tell the world how we did our thing. There's a short story by Stephen King called "You know they've got a hell of a band" that imagines Janis and Jimi, Morrison etc..in the afterlife where the show never stops. Eddie just joined being that the story is at least 15 or 20 years old but it kept occuring in to me that he'd be proud to have you playing his guitar as it was his nature to appreciate true fans like you. Another thing, you really jam! I've seen enough of your videos to know that already but I feel it needs to be mentioned. I have a white pick from the 5150 tour (monsters of rock in Miami 88) with gold leaf signature but I've played with it so you have to read it at an angle so the indentations are visible. Still one of my prized possessions, I wanted some of the mojo to wear off. I don't know about that but some of the gold leaf wore off, that much I know! The picking edge is rounded now. I keep it with a few others but needless to say it's gotta be the coolest one. I really felt for you on this one thinking, be careful man. Anytime the tremelo arm made audible contact with the body I was thinking, you break it you buy it ! You're fine so don't worry. Someone would loan you the billion dollars right? Get it from Beato 😂 Peace bro, keep em comin'🎸🎶☮️🙏
Thank you for grinding away all these years, the youtube algorithm I'm sure is stressful to stay on top of, your content is definitely appreciated! And congratulations on the historic moment and opportunity!
![Van Halen - Eruption (Live at the Tokyo Dome 2013) [PROSHOT]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2-H2laU7sQU/mqdefault.jpg)
thank you for your support over the years. this was a dream come true.
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Is it Brian May's Guitar
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Awesome can't wait
Thats awesome man. I wanna start making videos but i have no recording equipment at all
Hey my dad just died yesterday from cancer and he liked eddie since there first record and he got me into Van Halen and I’ve listen to them my hole life I was building my own guitar but I didn’t get done in time but seeing this video today meant a lot to me and I think my dad is trying to tell me something
“Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.” - Eddie Van Halen.
Eddie was a true musician. R.I.P.
There are no more rockstars :s
what a legend.
Jesus Christ died for your sinsss
@@jesuslovesyou2616 Maybe don't drag out your s like a serpent, not a good look to other fanatics like you
@@jesuslovesyou2616 when did jesus get into this conversation
"What is wrong with you, It is just a piece of wood..." - Eddie Van Halen
Tommy Emmanuel said something like that too apparently.
Technically yes, but no
@@kardesh9840 Eddie wanted to say that You have to look at the guitar and your playing through children eyes. That way everything is possible and there is no rules.
Eddie even tried to play slide slide on nylon, just to see what will happen. Idk how that went lol, but You got the point. Cheers 🍻🍻
@@kenz2756 Yes he did. He is that type of character. They try it all, if you destroy the guitar or gear, you will simply get another one.. That is that awesome rare mindset. I have it also, that is why i understand them all, but i value and nurse my guitars, i do not have milions like them.. Yet :) If i broke my 64Strat or my RG... Idk... I would die.... They just get another... No empathy for gear and guitars, that is them. No rules. That is why history will always remember those people. Inventor mindset.
@@hetjamesfield4473 Slide on nylon actually sounds good. I tried it before in open g and it sounds like a regular steel string, unless you hit open strings.
How is this man so calm? I would literally be in tears.
Me to bro it be like touching greatness
Me too
Absolutely crying.
I was in tears watching it thinking about it
Such a drama queen
The frankenstrat is the ultimate guitar. Everyone wants their hands on it, but it will forever be Eddie’s.
RIP.
Simp
@@coledeucher502 I’m just a van halen superfan.
@@coledeucher502 why man just.. why. How is that in anyway shape or form being a simp.
Frankie is the one...but that one is Wolfie's, as it should be.
@@coledeucher502 what lol
Tyler: I can't go any higher than this
Tyler in two months: PLAYING JIMI HENDRIX'S FAVORITE STRAT
The asshole Hendrix estate: No... I don't think we will
@@cakenbolls442 they arent assholes for not letting an annoying youtuber play it
@@breezecam1099 somebody doesn’t like Tyler yet is still watching him. Hmm
EVH >>>> JH
I think hendrix was left handed, so that would put a damper on it
Tyler: "I can't do any better than this guitar. I've peaked."
Gotta Have Rock And Roll: "So we have this Jimi Hendrix strat..."
1 year later: so ehm, we got this 13.7 billion year old 4 dimensional guitar from god himself
@@jarnovanderzee2469 so...Jimi Hendrix?
@@chrisj1319 you mean Buckleys telecaster 😉
How about les Paul's les paul wouldn't the be the peak 🤔
@@James.E90 whos buckley
Please tell me it was greasy and smelled like stale beer and cigarettes. Please tell me Tyler.
I’m pretty sure
@Tiger Woods *sniff
Yes,!!..and smells like 5.00000000.dollars......DooooooooooooD .. ! ....
@@lenose7640 *licks
@@GuitarBeastKing "Thanks", Mr. Party Pooper! 😖
This guy is gonna play the Red Special soon if he continues with these
there is one and only RS and i guesss he will have a try when Brian give up guitar
Frankenstrat is more special imo
@@mn-mq6ml yea I mean the main thing is Brian May is not dead. I think it is a little more special to play a guitar that a dead legend used...
I’m sure that Brian will never ever give his guitar away. He might be able to play it if he ever meets Brian, but he’s never ever be able to play it at home like this one
Nah Brian would never give is guitar to someone else like that without meeting them in person
I was fortunate to have that exact guitar in my studio for a couple weeks about 20 years ago. The Bass player in my band at the time is very good friends with Kevin, they grew up together. It was a joy for sure.
I'm so jelly
Damn, that’s so cool.
@@larvaedadindex I would include a photo, but not sure it is possible in RUclips comments.
@@scawley101 I feel honoured to even speak to a person that held such greatness haha
@@dylannnnnnnnn I have some pics with it, unable to post them here. It was fun to have, though I cannot play that tapping technique that well, just a little! Kevin came to the studio a few times over the years, nice guy! I just realized that my account pic is me with the guitar, D'oh!
Eddie would be laughing at us all for making such a big deal out of this 😂
Absolutely - and that's a big part of why it's a big deal.
@@FT-64 That's deep.
@@TheEchelon lol
Probably but that's one of the reasons why he's such a legend
True
I hope that that guitar gets purchased by someone who will play it instead of just sticking it onto some wall. It deserves to be played.
it will 99.99% be hanged as a display
id be scared to mess it up
Auction closed on 24th with 0 bids so yeah, kinda sad.
@@getout467 how much were they asking?
@@ponderingypanda minimum bid was 400k i think
2020 was a hard year for a lot of people but when Eddie Van Halen died it crushed me. I was addicted to Van Halen in middle school. I mean a borderline unhealthy addiction. I would have cried after opening that case.
So was I. That was got me into music.
Same here brother!!! Eddie and I share the same birthday!! 1/26/55 & 1/26/87
Jesus Christ died for your sinsss
@@jesuslovesyou2616 - Yes He did! But what has THAT got to do with THIS?! SO random...
@@FoiledByFame It has to do with everything, if he is your God, then he must be your God in every dimension of life.
Words don’t describe how jealous I am to see him play that guitar
Oh my. I saw the picture and was like "what the duck?" Did I comment already? How? Lol jk but nice picture
Man, we miss him:(
@@benp3321 we all do :(
Can we just appreciate Tyler’s EVH style playing and tone
Terrific playing, not a tone of the playing imo
@@Frazer227 it’s a bit too fuzzy I think
The tone sucked
@@cooper2616 most fuzz tones do to me tbh
@@thef4lsepr0phet Yea, I don't really like them either.
Unbelievable he’s been gone for a year today. I would probably have cried if I held that guitar. Thanks for the wonderful video. And thank you for everything King Edward.
didn't need to hold it. cried anyway
@@monabale8263 ya I’m still processing it as well.
EVH would be so proud. :)
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020.
He Would be more than proud but EVH is still happy and still the best rock and roll guitarist 🤘
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@@aIt-girl Hey.
Please Tyler has NOTHING on EVH watch Tyler play live and try to tell anyone EVH would be proud. It’s one thing to sound good in the studio
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Still hard to accept that Eddie is gone 😢 seeing you pull it out of the case gave me goosebumps. RIP EVH you will never be forgotten.
i cried at the moment
I forgot as soon as it happened. He wasn't that great of a guitarist I could name better.
I wish he sucked so I could agree, because I cherish you :’(
I also got goosebumps, and also shed a tear. Really emotional video for me. Nice work Tyler.
@@faceachenz8441 yes, evh is the reason why i pick up my guitar and addicted to it, when i saw this video i remember him and i remember how i start.
This was legit emotional to watch.
Ed was a very generous man. he gave away a lot of guitars and amps. Ed was a good man, the world is a lesser place without him. Oh, and he was one hell of musician.
Amen
@DESCENDING Never forget that one!
I believe he's has given Jerry Cantrell equipment in the past
i believe he told jerry cantrell “when you’re famous everyone just gives you things. it should be the other way around”
yeah he gave Jerry cantrell a fucking garage full of stuff, including a goldtop ernie ball evh music man
so van halen is my favorite band of all time, and when eddie passed i legit cried all day, because van halen means so much to me. and seeing that guitar pop out of that case made me tear up a little. thank you for paying homage to the king.
Having worked a head and neck cancer ward, it just made it worse to not only know he was gone but to understand what he probably suffered through in the process. RIP Eddie.
Me too, I understand what you said, happens to me too.
you really did justice to that guitar when you played it
Now you have to play Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar with his 13 gauge strings
Sadly number one is pretty much unplayable without a neck replacement.
@@exhoost_fume4646 how do you know this? I was really hoping this video was going to be #1
@@zgmacd the original neck for it was broken and got replaced but when Stevie passed they put back on the original neck so that’s why you couldn’t play it
@@connertaggart8403 actually the replacement is the one that was snapped. The one Martinez had swapped on it from "Scotch". The original was just worn down and had been swapped about a month before the speaker accident. The neck SRV used for the last few months of his life was a replacement from fender. Martinez then put the original back on it. I live in Austin and have seen the guitar a million times. Neck is still playable just not going to be easy nor fun as it's worn down to ruler width levels 🙃
You can’t play it because it’s handing in the Smithsonian Museum in D.C. If I could post a pic of it I would.
Tyler, your guitar skills have ascended by 500% for just touching the Frakenstrat. I am envious.
That’s not the frankenstrat though is it?
That's not the Frankenstrat, it's a Kramer from the 1980's designed after the Frankenstrat.
@@brentcollinsmusic I got a little to ahead of myself. That Kramer really brought the fanboy out of me haha
@@wolfpac1970 I see. Thank ye
Yeah. I heard you gain permanent +5 to dex and charisma for just equipping it.
Female mobs attack on discovery, though. And you have to fight them off with a stick.
R.I.P Eddie, your guitar tone will forever remind me of sunny weekends as a kid in the 80"s, they were the best times of my life. Cheers brother.
This guy gonna play SRV's guitar in the future and I'm calling it right now.
We can only hope.
@Peter Martins right on. Stevie is under rated and forgot about outside of us blues hounds. Idc what anyone says, he's better than Hendrix.
@@joshuagibson2520 No Hendrix, No Stevie. At least, not how we know him.
@@brettadkins4698 I can't argue with that. Very true.
@@joshuagibson2520 When I first heard Stevie's cover of Little Wing, I didn't realize that it WASN'T Hendrix at first. But then Stevie's unmistakable sound broke through and I realized I was listening to something altogether different. And than before I knew it, he morphed back into Jimi. SRV was truly one of a kind.
You seamlessly covered everything anybody would want to hear on Eddie's Guitar.
Exactly! This is what makes Tyler's channel stand out from the rest. He walks the walk.
I was waiting for him to play the intro to women in love, hot for teacher and Mean street. 😪
Drop dead legs is one of my favorites I would have liked to hear but I’m not gonna complain
@@kingzriot976 I was waiting to hear the intro to Mean Street, favorite song off my favorite album. I would have taken D.O.A or House of Pain as a second choice, but...I'm the One works too, so props to Tyler for that.
How awesome is that! I was expecting a gold light to shine out when he opened the case like that scene from Pulp Fiction when Vincent opened Marsellus' briefcase.
RIP EDDIE
He is still the screensaver on my phone ever since I heard the sad news
I see you're a man of culture as well
My screensaver is cliff burton since I got the phone.
@@cheersbro7347 my man
I still have him as my Lock Screen and the frankenstrat stripes as my home screen
Same 😂 my lock screen, A painting of eddie
Best EVH tone I’ve ever heard. Honestly didn’t think it would sound exactly like him.
I’m sure using his actual guitar helps but he also knows a lot about Eddies techniques
thou play thy van halen shall become thy van halen, the power of eddie van halen is unable to be recreated, hence making him the last of his kind. legendary powers that he humbly lends to us if we choose to use it.
Any kind of EVH guitar or replica has some sort of magic inside it. I played on an EVH franken replica at my local music store and it felt... otherworldly playing on it.
I know it's strange but as a guitarist losing Eddie Van Halen has hit me rather hard. I've never met the man but yet I miss him. The world definitely feels different without his energy.
Same!
I feel the same buddy!
Agreed...
I feel the same way about SRV and Neil Peart. 😢
@@michaelvanbuskirk8845 most definitely. Very talented and very missed musical legends
What an honor that is! That is a marvel of an instrument. Such an immense opportunity that must have been to have been able to hold it and play it.
"Do you want to play Van Halen's guitar?" is in the same category of questions as "Do you want to breathe?"
Heck, I've barely ever touched steel string guitars to say nothing of electrics but I'd still jump at the chance to strum a few chords on that relic.
Is it just me, or can you feel a piece of Eddie's soul coming out of that guitar?
Word brother...I agree
Just you
for sure
It’s magical how you can feel that even from here 😭
I always remember that interview EVH did with that MTV guy where he is walking thru the studio and Ed says ... it's music THEORY man not music law so why not experiment... Many of EVH experiments turned out really well!
Wow what a moment. Thank you.
Proof that you do not need a $5000 guitar to make history, change the world and influence almost EVERYONE after you who picks up a guitar to play rock music. A $200 guitar with a proper setup and modded to your taste can do all that, the rest is practice, dedication and talent.
U are correct sir
You buy that 5000$ guitar when you run out of ideas. Eddie couldnt even bought what he was looking for, he litteraly needed to build his own guitar. I`m on EVH binge and on the brink to stop playing. This man was litteraly God of Music.
@Fuzz Tone no doubt he invented shit and perfect shit that was already a thing he wasn’t a guitar legend he was a guitar god of his time!
Crazy how the tone is 1:1. Literally perfect.
Man. You have the most iconic piece of history in your lap right there. The Clapton guitar was cool, but THE Edward Van Halen 5150 piece? That thing changed rock music forever! The feather in your cap would be to play his original Frankenstrat! THIS, though is truly awesome! Thank you for this video!
"Mom can we get some Unchained?"
"We have Unchained at home"
Unchained at home: 13:36
Lol
I didn’t know a single guitar could make me cheese so much from just the sound, never less the immaculate playing
Dude your so chill. I’d be pretty emotional just being in the same room as that thing
We want Almighty Lil Wayne's Guitar next time🙌🙌🎸
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But will he be able to channel Lil Wayne's incomparable licks and skills? ???
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If I had the opportunity to play Eddie's original guitar, first I would cry for a few minutes for having that honor... second, I would hug the guitar for a few minutes and be thankful for having the privilege of touching his guitar, and only then I would play something... dude, you have the best life! Thanks for sharing!
Can't believe Eddie is no more with us now. You have inspired us so much sir. People like you deservingly go to heaven to give rock pleasure to God. Rest in peace sir.
Valerie Bertinelli said she was finding it difficult to live in a world without Eddie Van Halen. I was thinking, “I hear you Val, I hear you.”
Dude I cannot tell you how many times I've watched this frickin video - it gives me chills hearin you absolutely shred on it
I’m waiting for the day you get lil Wayne’s guitar that he played that insane solo on
Lmao! 😂
😂😂😂😂
You're expecting too much , no billionaire will ever be able to get that guitar , it's legendary
Savage
Stevie T tripped and knew why when this comment was left.
Fun fact! The octave drop in Eruption was created with an Echoplex delay, and rather than turning a knob, he actually had to hold his hand against the running tape to physically slow it down. And that Echoplex was mounted in an old bomb shell, too! Super jealous about getting to play an actual Eddie guitar, you TOTALLY did it justice!
That's odd cuz legend has it Eruption was Ed warming up in the studio, and Ed never intended it to be put on the album
@@bobjones2041 Apparently Ted Templeton heard it and was like, "Were recording that thing, that's amazing." And Ed was like, "you mean my warmup exercise?"
@@obsessedwithguitars3157 do, but, Ed slowed down tapes and stuff during his warmup?
@@bobjones2041 Fromt what I understand he worked on and refined it into an actual piece constantly saying, "what would be cool to do?" There's an old interview with John Sykes where he talks about the Echoplex trick, saying, "Eddie wasn't the first to do it, but by the time he did it, people forgot about it and he made it fresh and cool again."
@@obsessedwithguitars3157 I find Eruption and his live solos to be Ed's least interesting work
Willie Nelson's "Trigger" has to rank right up there as one of the most famous guitars in the world. I was fortunate enough to touch it during a set change when he played a festival in my area. It carried a palpable pulse.
That is pretty freaking cool. For me it would be SRVs number one.
Didn’t wolfgang say many times this isn’t a special guitar, it was a personal gift from eddie to the person who’s selling it?
These guys trying to make a buck!!!
RIP Edward Van Halen
1955-2020
This is by far my favorite Music is Win video yet.
Man You did EVH proud!
Thank you for sharing your talent with us and also thank you too Got to have Rock and Roll company for letting you have a chance to play one of our Hero's guitar. Much Love and Respect!
Looks like Eddie's signature sound wasn't just guitar only, but his amps played a huge part.
And van halen's hands as well
I think his sound was in his fingers.
There's a Rick Beato video about the amp sound
@@briangray6476 nope. Can we all just stop with the "the tone us in the hands" bullshit? I 100% guarantee you that if Tyler plugged into Deadie van Helen's exact rig, he would sound so insanely similar to deadward himself but of course it wouldn't be exact but very very close. The tone comes from the guitar, pickups, amp, and speakers.
@@kitten-whisperer but technique and gear are only part of it, the feel and touch one has with their guitar does in fact have a part as well in the sound....you could play note for note like Eddie but if you dont have the touch you will never have that true "sound" of Eddie, because Eddie did things off of pure feel, not because of machines....
Hes going to be shredding on Prince's purple guitar soon
Yes,!,,,,DoooooooooD..!....so cool..that purple guitar should be drop D'd..and played at 11...😯
I believe I would cry... honestly
it was nice to hear that guitar again. i am happy you got to feel the joy you did while playing it. man, that's awesome!
I really didn’t think I would cry, man I miss Eddie
@JJM That means literally nothing. You can miss someone who you never knew personally.
Beautiful to hear the SOUND coming from the tool he hammered on. I also was touched friend, wiped a few tears off my eyes. :(
@JJM dude, language is just a tool to convey our thoughts and emotions. Are you actually having trouble understanding what his comment meant, or are you just bored and being an ass? You are dissecting his comment to an embarrassing degree.
@@jestaman3356 fr, his comment came off very disrespectful and disregarding to someone still grieving and thinking of Eddie, we're all still thinking of him I think
@@matthashobbies Yeah it was pretty cringe to read both of his comments. Super disrespectful for many reasons... happy I'm not the only one who thought his comments were completely uncalled for and inappropriate.
edit: checked out your channel. you are a great guitarist dude, keep it up!! \m/
It is awesome to see this on trending, rock is truly coming back, R.I.P. EVH 🥺🤘
Love Van Halen not only for their music per se, but also for what they brought to the table. EVH's Piano-like approach to the guitar has flourished in so many ways!, beautiful Yvette Young's music from Covet comes to mind.
Man, I'm not jealous, I'm not envious, I'm just happy to see one of his stage used guitars displayed one more time by capable hands. I'm also happy it got to be you. Great video and keep it up.
I have only been playing for about 16 months. I don’t even play electric I just enjoy the way you do things. And I found much joy in watching you be able to play this iconic piece of American rock history. I actually watched a video of him on some talk show going in depth the history of this guitar. I found the story to be very cool and inspiring. I find it so inspiring to see the torch still burn so to speak.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
the influence Eddie is to all of us is second to none. We can all see it in your eyes Tyler. Amazing video
It is just amazing to see the love that you have for these idols and the whole genre , good job Tyler , You’ve earned it
Oh yeeeeaaahh (in James hetfield voice)
YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
Oooooohhh jeahhhhh
YEAEYYY-YEAAHHHHHH!
I've watched your channel for a long while now and I gotta say your truly an inspiration of determination to make what you love what you do! keep it up Tyler you deserve to play these legends!
Tyler: I cant pull up on the tremelo, but I can drop it a _little bit_
*Drops to a Zmajor4*
My favorite note
*Q*
Wow... what an honor.. to hold AND play that legendary guitar!
RIP Eddie... You are sorely missed!
I’ve always though that the most iconic guitar ever is Willie Nelson’s Trigger, that guitar has been used since 1969 and is really the only guitar Willie plays and to add to that all the famous signatures it has collected over the years. That thing is like Thor’s hammer lol can’t have one without the other.
That’s a very nice example of Eddie’s many Kramer back up guitars! I’m surprised you got a hold of something like this! I’m happy to see you holding an EVH guitar
That wasn't a back up? It was used heavily on the 5150 tour. As in likely the first choice. 🤷 If you mean back up to the very first Frankenstrat, then yea. That's a given though. I mean, it's a Kramer so it's obvious it's not the original.
@@JC-11111 Eddie mainly played the 5150 guitar every show. I thought he had a different main backup guitar like the 918V etc. I didn’t know it was mainly used. I thought it was just one of his backup guitars that Eddie played on certain songs
@@JC-11111 it’s a back up. The wear and scratches/relicing is no wear near as heavy as it is on this guitar compared to the main Kramer 5150.
This was definitely a backup guitar to The 5150. Maybe even further back as I want to remember The 1984 guitar and Steinberger were backups. I’ve been digging around since watching this video and I have found only two pics with this guitar. One is pictured here in Tyler’s video where Eddie is wearing black n white. The other is a cover of “Young Guitar” July 1986 where it looks like this guitar. EVERYTHING ELSE just about, is The 5150. The Frankenstrat is a whole other period. Pretty much all the DLR era even in the Jump video with a different neck (Kramer classic “beak”).
@@GrumpyMJK Here’s the 1986 tour guitar lineup...
Kramer 5150 - main guitar
Steinberger GL2T- summer nights, get up and MAIN BACKUP
Kramer 1984- “Good Enough alternate tuning”
Kramer beretta “pointy headstocks” - “piano guitars”
Ed had lots of guitars on the 86’ “5150” tour, and FOUR of them had “space tape” stickers.
The 5150, 1984, 918V, and 1986.
The 5150 and 1984 were his main pacer style guitars with banana headstocks, and the 918V and 1986 were 2 of SEVERAL Beretta guitars that had pointy headstocks..
Between 86 and 88 (according to live video and Zeke Clark) Ed broke a string TWICE.. and both times he immediately changed to the steinberger.. which should be also dubbed THE BACKUP GUITAR. The pointy headstocks and the 1984 were not used as backups.
Ed wanted to play the song 5150 on the Kramer 5150 for obvious reasons, and due to the live singing requirements of that song at the time, (Sammy got better at singing it on future tours and just sang it in standard tuning) they played the song 1 full step down..
After the song Get Up, the (beat up) steinberger and 5150 went backstage to be re-tuned. So for the finale of Als drum solo and the song Dreams, Ed needed SOME guitar to play. That’s where the Baretta “pointy headstock” guitars come in...
Anytime you see Ed playing a pointy headstock Kramer, he is playing the end of Alex’s solo OR the solo from Dreams (from the MANY pics I’ve seen of Ed playing these guitars, I’ve only seen ONE that has evidence of him playing “5150” due to finger positioning) (maybe he tried playing 5150 on one once..) but these pointy headstock guitars should be dubbed the PIANO guitars. Ed even through one on for the “Why Can’t This Be Love” music video just for fun..
The particular guitar up for auction is the “ Kramer 1986”.
Sometime after the tour Ed gave this guitar to MICHAELS bass tech Kevin Dugan.. and sometime after, the guitar was stolen and the person who stole it, ripped off the stickers, and started sanding the paint off.. the guitar was found at some point and half the guitar was repainted. It was then resigned by Ed and he double dated it. 86’ & 95’. Kevin sold it many years ago with Edwards permission. The current owner is a different owner.
( For the record, the middle picture is not Ed holding the guitar.. just a random person/fan)
So what we have here is one of several berettas that was used for “Dreams” a handful of times.. not “the most famous guitar in the world that all the Van Halen songs were played on”
(This little thing I copied and pasted was from a Van Halen historian who has dived very very deep into the Van Halen history. His name is Chris Hubbard and he’ll tell you anything about Van Halen and he has done hours and weeks of research and builds exact EVH guitar replicas)
Good job holding it together. Not sure I could have done the same. Eddie wrote the soundtrack of my entire youth. RIP. EVH forever.
I got literal goosebumps from watching this.
WOW, a trip through memory lane with lessons on top! This 57 year-old extremely novice drummer and VH fan thanks you...humbly...
What a lucky bastard i had chills for him when he opened that case 😎
Always love to hear you play and ripping on that stupidly famous Kramer the way you did was so pleasing, you do it justice and that's high high compliment!
My man had the chance to play 0 3 5 on Eddie's guitar and he didn't take it
“I think i see some blood on here” Charman ultra soft add comes on
😂😂‼️
bruh it came on as i read this 😂😂
Pete Townshend of The Who was doing his famous windmill onstage once and actually impaled his hand on his whammy bar-clean through the palm of his hand...and was so out of it he hardly felt it and pulled it out and carried on playing!
Mine did the same, but it was for bounty😂😂
“Quick! The Quicker Picker Upper!”
I don't know if you were using a signature amp or what, but the tone that was coming out of that guitar was giving me chills beyond belief. It was utter perfection. My gosh does it look like you're having fun too man. I absolutely love it.
Rest in peace Eddie, you're missed wholly in the music community and the world.
I always thought the pinch harmonic bend tap in the solo of dreams was one of the coolest most unique sounds ever. Eddie was such an innovator.
Kevin Duggan is actually Michael Anthony's bass tech. This particular guitar was made by Kramer guitars in their Neptune New Jersey factory. The person that actually built that guitar was their artist relations luthier Billy Connolly.
I swear Atomic Punk is such a slept on song
Came here from Instagram live
Lol same
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Look at how the bridge is mounted on the other side. It seems to be touching the end of the cavity (mounted very forward, towards the neck). This is so that it only bends down - loosening the strings.
I got goosebumps when seeing it
I got goosebumps when hearing it lol
Something tells me this has a high likelihood of ending up in Jim Irsay's collection. Dude has incredible collection of rock memorabilia.
Honestly one of my favorite videos you've ever made.
I think i would have cried having that guitar in my hands, with his recent passing
I think that Eddie would be thrilled to see you so excited about his guitar. He was such a great guy, and it’s hard to believe that he’s gone. I’m so glad that we are still able to enjoy his music. Keep on rockin’ for Eddie. ♥️
Tyler: "Playing the most famous guitar in the world"
Red Special: "Hold my golden strings"
ye lol
Brian is still alive... (well clapton abandoned his) i dont think he can borrow the original one. He gave his pink special to auction though.
The red special isn’t more famous than the EVH
I love Van Halen, don't get me wrong. But Queen is more well known around the world and the Red Special is Brian's almost exclusive guitar. Do the math.
@@alfonsovai ye
I knew it was gonna be Van Halen's guitar!!🤙Great video man!!
Getting chills as he plays Eruption lol
What an experience...very special!
That "I'm the One" riff - love it!!!
Right out of Insta Live... YEET
Hell yea
Same
“I’ve peaked for sure this time”
2 years later: Playing RR’s Les Paul
He was the only person on earth that could have battled agaisnt KING EDDY! We all wonder "WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?"
@sokin jon SRV has no right being compared to these gods lol.....
Apparently the rhoads family will never let anyone play them
@@thebannanaslugs2300 I meant playing a replica not one from the vault they’re in
@@jakelance6 what about Yngwie?
That is a replica of one of the most famous guitars in the world.....that was played on tour by Ed.
Dweezil Zappa owns what is probably THE most famous guitar...the guitar that was set on fire by Jimi Hendrix(Jimi gave it to Dweezil's dad Frank) Dweezil found it in pieces at his dad's house and reassembled it.....😉👍
Tyler, I think that you're gratitude and humility is just awesome! I can't think of a more deserving guitarist than you to get a chance to play the EVH ax. You did it justice and Eddie is up there smiling down on you and you're appreciation for his playing. He must be telling Hendrix and the rest of our gone but never forgotten to check this guy out, he's studied us enough to tell the world how we did our thing.
There's a short story by Stephen King called "You know they've got a hell of a band" that imagines Janis and Jimi, Morrison etc..in the afterlife where the show never stops. Eddie just joined being that the story is at least 15 or 20 years old but it kept occuring in to me that he'd be proud to have you playing his guitar as it was his nature to appreciate true fans like you.
Another thing, you really jam! I've seen enough of your videos to know that already but I feel it needs to be mentioned. I have a white pick from the 5150 tour (monsters of rock in Miami 88) with gold leaf signature but I've played with it so you have to read it at an angle so the indentations are visible. Still one of my prized possessions, I wanted some of the mojo to wear off. I don't know about that but some of the gold leaf wore off, that much I know! The picking edge is rounded now. I keep it with a few others but needless to say it's gotta be the coolest one.
I really felt for you on this one thinking, be careful man. Anytime the tremelo arm made audible contact with the body I was thinking, you break it you buy it ! You're fine so don't worry.
Someone would loan you the billion dollars right? Get it from Beato 😂
Peace bro, keep em comin'🎸🎶☮️🙏
It’s so weird hearing Eddies tone and sound with Tyler’s licks and guitar manorisms
Thank you for grinding away all these years, the youtube algorithm I'm sure is stressful to stay on top of, your content is definitely appreciated! And congratulations on the historic moment and opportunity!
I am not lying...
I literally just finished playing eruption and cathedral on my guitar before I watched this video
Rest in peace EVH 1955-2020