Ive been smoking cigarettes for 30 yrs,and have had asthma all my life.Recenctly ive been diagnosed with emphysema/copd and still wasnt enough to quit. But since the day Eddie died I haven’t had a single cigarette. Im finally finished,and its my way of honoring Ed. RIP EVH
Can honestly say the first time in my life I have ever been moved to tears by the passing of someone I didn't know personally and that I've never met. I feel I've lost a childhood friend. RIP EVH.
I feel you. It's like part of my youth has just gone. I have been listening to Van Halen since I was 14 and I am now 53. When I first heard I went to RUclips and started watching Eddie work his magic. Found myself crying for the loss of such a genius.
Ditto. Couldn't agree more. A lot of famous people, musicians, actors, etc. have passed in these last few years. NONE of them moved me. But when I heard that EVH passed, I literally pulled my truck to the side of the road in disbelief and sadness. You nailed the feeling- "like I had lost a childhood best friend". If you haven seen the "What it Means to be American" interview from the Smithsonian, do watch it. It was very well done. Sad and tough to watch but its a must for any EVH fan. Rest in Peace Ed, we all miss you man.
Came here to make the same comment. His legacy will live on and so will his guitars! I dont think people really understand who died here. This was EVH he is literally as big and important than almost any other guitarist or musician you can put him next to. He stands shoulder to shoulder with all of them living or dead.
@@BRO77TX Fuckin' right brother . There is only one G.O.A.T. His name is EDWARD LODEWIJK VAN HALEN , and he shall forever hold the title and sit on his throne atop the mountain . R.I.P. EVH , you will never be forgotten .
Man, Eddie was not only a shredding God, he was basically an engineer. Maybe he didn't have a PhD in electrical engineering on paper but hell if he didn't grasp all the concepts of electronics and how magnetic pickups work, how potentiometers work, how power supplies work, how vacuum tubes work, how speakers operate, how the physics of harmonics work, how sound can be manipulated with tone controls, all the electronics and physics behind it all...... he was a master of his complete domain. No joke. And those guitars, besides having the monster EVH tone, are absolutely beautiful to look at. RIP Eddie. You pushed the boundaries of playing guitar beyond anyone's wildest imaginations and you brought along with it your own electronics for your own sound. You'll never be forgotten.
@@calsurf21 Eddie said when he got his very first amplifier, it wasn't loud enough for him even though he had every knob turned all the way up. So he went to a local electronics store and asked what he needed to make an amplifier make more power. The guy at the shop told him he needed a variable power transformer to boost the voltage up from the 120 volts in the standard household electrical supply in North America. So he bought a cheap used one, plugged it into his amp, cranked it up, and that was the genesis of the EVH sound! Eddie said when the movie Spinal Tap came out he laughed when they said they go to 11 because he'd been going to 15 already for years lol!
@@joe6096 Dude your story is bullshit, no point saying i'm funny. You're the one posting misinformation. You want schooled? OK son... EVH had a Marshall 100W SLP. It was FAR too loud to be used, was always causing complaints and no matter what he did, it was too loud. He purchased a second one used and when he plugged it in, it didn't come on properly. After a while once it warmed up, it was operating but quieter. It was set for UK 220v not USA 110v. Lucky because the opposite in UK would result in a blown Marshall... So he went to an electronics place and asked if anyone made anything to control the voltage to the amp, industrial even. Then they suggested the Variac. So EVH would have the amp at 110V and run it a bit lower from 80V upwards. Resulted in slightly lower volumes but a saggy/spongey type feel from the amp with ability to still distort. There's a lot more to that era EVH signal chain than this though but it's defo a part of it.
Best part of Eddie's playing is the happiness he exuded, the smile that he had while playing- which let us all in on the fun & the wonder of rock music!!
The GREATEST guitarist of all time! Eddie Van Halen was addicted to smoking. Addiction is understandable and with work can be overcome. Over the years it is apparent how it affected his health, voice and life. While we're missing him and celebrating how he touched our lives, let's also learn from his smoking addiction and how it took him away from us way to soon. RIP Eddie Van Halen. Thank you for the memories.
Crazy. I bought a Standard 3 weeks ago. And now Ed is gone. The guitar is crazy good quality. I've owned most everything and my go-to's are a '82 LP Custom and a handful of Fenders - namely strat's and tele's. The EVH stands up to and surpasses some of these. I'm blown away. This is the entry level Wolfgang and I picked it up for $380 used at Guitar Center. Next is a Stealth and a Bumble Bee striped series. Rest easy Ed. Always in my heart.
You were, always have been, and always will be my Hero Eddie. You were the one that got me into music, and you were the one that made me pick up the guitar. Thank you for everything you have done. I love you and miss you Eddie. Rest In Peace.❤🎸🤟🏻
I was fortunate enough to have met Ed at NAMM 96 at the first unveiling of the Wolfgang. Along with my Peavey rep, we spent a little over an hour with him while he was getting ready to show the guitars to about 50 different dealers from across the country at the Peavey booth. He was such a humble guy and super nice. I did notice that he went thru almost a full pack of cigarettes in that short amount of time. If you’re a smoker, use this as a reason to quit now. It might add years to your life! R.I.P. Ed! You’re gone but you’ll never be forgotten. Thanks for all the great music and innovations! You were one of a kind!
@@markhawksford785 The guy invented an entire vocabulary and language on guitar that never existed and advanced the instrument about as far as it can go. He's also largely responsible for much of the major technical evolution of the electric guitar over the last 40 plus years. He's done enough.
I'm glad most people are pointing out the dangers of smoking. Seeing Eddie smoking in this video immediately made me think that it led to his death. Patrick Swayze was another chain smoker than got cancer and died way too young. It's not worth it.
Unfortunately, those damned cigarettes did lead him to an untimely death. It's a very, very sad truth. I hope some people learn from Eddie's passing, which is an immense loss for any avid music lover.
I'm not; he wouldn't have been who he was without doing what he did--ditto for all the others mentioned. Why don't you 'efficiency experts' leave the art to the artists and get on with your own lives?
@@johncharleson8733 So you're basically saying that without the cigarettes he wouldn't have been the same Eddie Van Halen that we all loved? Mate, what the hell are you talking about? Were you drunk when you wrote that comment? I sincerely hope so.
I hope his gear is continued to be made. EVH gear be it amps or guitars are very quality pieces of equipment. EVH was right, and he didn't overprice his stuff. He never forgot where he came from
Bought his line of guitar and it's awesome. Felt like a muscle car of guitars. Thank you for everything you did, gave and sharing the joy of rock n roll. Rest in peace eddie
People don't smoke! its a terrible way to go and if a loved one is addicted please do everything you can to help them quit! I have lost so many dear friends and family my uncle was chubby lovable man when he died he was 72lbs! still traumatized from seeing him like that! rip everyone
My grandmother passed from cancer when I was 12yrs old... I worried about my mom and told her to stop smoking, she never did! Fast forward to 43yrs old....sitting holding my mothers hand, back in the same heart breaking situation I remembered as a kid. On 7-21-2013 @ 530a, the woman that watch me take my first breath....I watched take her last. CANCER IS PURE EVIL
@@frenchbulldogdad1003 OMG I am so sorry I can only Imagine!! she was only 43?? thats how old I am taken way too young! makes me sick that government demonizes weed yet prescribe narcotics opioids that will kill you! cigarettes killed 480,000 last year the only deaths attributed to weeb was driving or operating equipment under influence ! the sheer hypocrisy from government makes me sick!!! its all the pharmaceutical and big tobacco money and lobbyist at work! no one cares for a life when your worth more sick and dying .. my condolence to you cheers from Salt Lake City!! stay safe!
@MegaJdizzle27 You can do it put a picture of a Evh or even better a loved one that died from smoking related cancer and turn it into a cigarette case that way every time you feel the urge you see what you have lost already because of it! Then slowly ease it off with vaping its such a difficult addiction too stop do it for your health but more importantly for your 👪 family just imagine the pain your family would indure seeing like I saw my 72lbs uncle before he died just heart wrenching ! Cheers from Salt Lake City take care brother
Eddie the Wolfgang will last forever. People will buy more of them and hold onto them forever. You all did a great job on this guitar. If it had a rosewood board I’d probably buy one. RIP Eddie, your gear will last the test of time.
Eddie Van Halen was in that very small group of players who will leave their legacy to the later generations of guitarists out there. One of the pioneers who had their own signature style and sound, developing it, and taking it further, inspiring anybody to pick up the guitar. Thank you for all the great music and inspiring guitar playing. You will not be forgotten. RIP EVH
I'm a happy owner of a white cream wolfgang series...almost 9 years of satisfactions...really comfortable action,great sound in distorsion...it is a bomb!thank you ed for giving us this little gem and for letting me pick up a guitar many years ago...you'll always be in my heart...
He is beyond right I learned too I loved. Adored The sound of a certain pedal But with (barring guitar) the right amp and knowing what you’re doing That’s key Either a player or not You’ll get it But like Hendrix above all and Page Contributions are waaay much more than a hit song with a catchy melody Mofo Hendrix Slept Slept He slept at ladyland What’s ur dedication? You are not above a sound You are not above your instrument Eddie V Thank you
I like the way you process. It is artful, If I am allowed to use that word. Wouldn't know the first thing about what the experts consider "art". To me its Eddie and Randy, Blackmore and Young, the list go's on and on.
I don't even play guitar but this video just sold me on the Wolfgang... You can sense that this thing really is the culmination of Eddie's years of 'tone-chasing' and experience. I wonder how critics view this guitar? - I want one!
RIP EVH!!!! You taught me well how to play the Guitar. You will always be in a special place in my heart!!!!! I am still having trouble accepting you are gone, RIP and Thank You for all the music you created and happiness you brought to the world. We will all miss you
I've never been someone who shows a lot of emotion, but man, Eddie's passing broke me down. Brought so much to the table guitar wise, inspired me AND everyone who I've idolised as a teen. It's so sad that someone with such raw talent is lost to time, never to be heard live again. People always name dozens of names, but in reality, only a couple truly changed the game, and Eddie is one of the very few. It's like a part of my youth just went away. On the other hand, gotta be grateful for everything that he left behind, including all the artists that picked up an instrument due to him! Rest in Peace Eddie.
The Wolfgang Special is a very user friendly guitar, and is just great. Eddie built them to last, and last they will, just like Ed himself!!! He may be gone, and of course, that makes all of us sad. Part of my youth died along with Eddie. But he will never be forgotten! Long live the King!
Aw man... I have been binge watching EVH videos, old live clips etc... for a few months now. I saw this video back in 2012 and I loved to hear him talk, his passion for the guitar. Then the news broke... Who else had a feeling some months ago that something major was gonna come to an end in early October 2020? Godamn Eddie... you were the coolest dude. Thank you for all your amazing music.
.....I have both the EVH black & white stripes strat & a 1998 Peavey Wolfgang gold top. Both guitars are still with me & I've had them for years. You can tell these guitars were designed/built by a musician for a musician. EVH is legend & owning his guitar is like owning a piece of that legend. With much love & respect...RIP EVH - Your legend is now immortal.
Eddie had other guitars and companies he worked with before Fender but you can see how passionate he is about the Wolfgang and it says so much about eddie as not only a guitar player but as a craftsman
From hacking a chunk out of his Ibanez and bringing Frankenstrat to life....to this. He was constantly being innovative. Gear wise and obviously with his playing. Love ya Eddie. We will all miss you.
I'm assuming this is around 2010 and he was still smoking...insanity. I remember he said he thinks he got tongue cancer from putting metal picks in his mouth (yeah right...eyeroll). My dad has smoked for 50 years and tried to stop a few years ago and said he got colitis from quitting and then started smoking again and the colitis went away. So in his crazy justification he said that (eyeroll) smoking is helping him cure colitis. It's amazing how people will justify something that's killing them. RIP Eddie, gone too soon.
@@yaimavol Glad I quit smoking in my 20's then. Don't miss it at all. It sucks because my dad is 67 and he has even started talking about leaving me his stuff when he dies. He thinks he won't be here much longer, I hope he's wrong.
My father died of emphysema. Used to smoke a lot and started an early age. He quit but it was already too late. I have no memory of him smoking cuz he already quit by the time that I was born. Decades of heavy smoking damaged his lungs. Weird thing is I had asthma I've never smoked in my life. I wouldn't wish not being able to breathe on anybody. smoker say stupid things like you have to die of something. I wouldn't wish cancer or emphysema on anybody. My dad couldn't play with me as a kid because he couldn't breathe
I'm not particularly into metal or hard rock especially, but for some reason i was gravitated towards buying an EVH WG guitar after reading a few things online. As a lefty in the UK I had to settle for the Mexican made "Special" stealth, the black one (no USA made to be seen here anywhere) Fuck me people, buy this bastard instrument by hook or by crook . When it's in your hands you just seriously forget it's there, it is so comfortable . Thank you, EVH and the guys for this beautiful thing.
Eddie I have liked you since your first album and you are doing great things with making quality guitars. I enjoyed what I heard and saw on the last tour BUT please do yourself a favor and put away the cigarettes. I quit 25 years ago and I have the energy of 17 year. Quitting was about the toughest thing I've ever done which is a good reason to stop and never start up again. I'd like you to be around for a long time. I'll probably pick up one of your newer Wolfgang guitars and see how it compares with the Peavey version. Keep on Rockin !!!
This is a really good point about the Cancer Sticks-Edward is a really smart fellow and should know that his friends and fans would listen to him about quiting-my friends have used the vapor-type cigarettes-and it appears to have saved their lives.I have been fortunate in that I have a biology degree and know like everyone else-that tongue cancer is not from putting his Guitar Pick in his mouth during *Eruption* no matter what they are made of. I have a EVH Wolfgang-Sunburst-Love it Best!
Love these old comments supporting vaping as a good alternative to smoking. The medical community and most of intelligent society now knows that vaping is also bad for your health. Talk to pulmonologists.
I've played the Music Man, Peavey Wolfgang & the new Fender EVH, Without a doubt the Peavey USA models felt the best with the raw maple neck.. Just about all the new EVH guitars I've come across had the fret ends sticking out sharp & felt like $#!+..
file down those sharp frets I use those wal mart nail file combo blocks buy , the different grain colored kind just put tape on the wood , then file off those sharp fret edges
He was cut short. But he did leave his mark on this earth that will live forever. Not just rock n roll, but the likes of the worlds greatest musicians.
@@MAshire3 What doesn't give us cancer these days? I smoke. Been doing it for 20 years. I know its bad for me. I am well aware of it. I enjoy it. Period.
Still very much a Peavey man. I love my 6505 Plus!!! However, I'm glad that Fender picked up the 5150 line. Still a very good amp. I just happen to like the Peavey tone more
I used to work for Celestion, I had always hoped he would walk through the door. Other massive players visited, but a suprise visit from Ed was the dream.
“Tail piece”.... wow. My dad and I use that same lingo til this day! 😂. All my other friend call it “trem” . I’m 34 and the pops is 66. I actually haven’t used the term “tail piece” in years... man... that brings back memories though 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍. Some younger guitar friends of mine do not know the term “tail piece” 😂🤦♂️
WOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING/TALENTED GUITARIST. MAY HE BE PLAYING AMONGST THE ANGELS FOREVER!!!! WOLFGANG VAN HALEN YOU ARE ONE BLESSED MAN TO CALL HIM POP!!!! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES EVH 🌟🎸🎤🤟😇😎
1:57 That IS true, I own two 5150's 50 W/15 W and ohh my goodness with this boys you don't even need an overdrive, if you need more gain you just dial the gain up to 7 and there you go nice sweet spot notes are clear with sustain and picking attack. Just trust EDDIE, I mean just look at him... he even didn't bother in wearing fancy clothes for that meeting, what he is telling is just plain simple and as straight forward as he can be... he's just like "here I am guys you wanted to talk with me about the guitar here I am" He didn't prepared anything is just him entering a room telling us "this is my guitar, this is my amp, this is my gear and I am proud of it, just try it... pick a guitar, plug it straight to the amp, and let your ears judge"
Congressional medal? No. Those are for military heros who earned them through outstanding bravery. I for one am grateful to each one of them. Thank you to all veterans.
I don't listen to old sayings or bullshit politics these guys are my inspirations and their advice & wisdom of music is wat i listen to any other Rock Gods like Eddie deserve to be recognised more
I'm quite certain Ed knew about his throat cancer at this point, but here he was smoking away. It sucks, because it didn't have to happen. Smoking and drinking (both of which Ed did in copious amounts) causes throat, tongue and mouth cancers.
Incomudro yup, my dad had the same voice and the exact same cancer. Playing guitar with a cig in my mouth for 25 years, I figure it’s just a matter of time for me too.
some years ago i met eddie's road manager,that was almost like meeting eddie himself,how cool was that? i could barely talk to him but i managed to have a good conversation with him
I saw that. I'm trying to quit right now. Having a hard time. But yeah I saw that. And he blamed his cancer on using metal picks and putting them in his mouth. He got killed by tobacco.
@@tonyiacomi4822 I stopped smoking weed to take care of my lungs. I miss it. I was using a water pipe with ice cubes in it and essential oils sometimes. Lol. I smoke a bowl a day but after many years that can't be good.
Great video! Liked very much. I want one...one day I'll buy one! Eddie was a genius!Glad to have seen him perform live on the stage with his awesome and unique guitar! Rest in Peace, Eddie. You were a part of my life and of more than a million more on this planet. We miss you and love you, Eddie! EvH forever! ♥
Eddie was the inspiration for me to get into music in the first place. As born2riff mentioned, it's sad to see that he was ALWAYS smoking. I love his sound and what he brought to my life and so sad to see of his passing. RIP Eddie
Rest in Peace, to the Guitar Hero you will live in our hearts forever. lots of comfort to your family 💖 Thank you for your music. Angels are enjoying your music now.
You just have to imagine how invincible he must have felt for most of his adult life. I mean he was a god from the time he was a young adult. He just thought, "Fuck it, I'm Eddie Van Halen, I can have a cigarette [or ten] anytime I like." I mean why shouldn't he think that way? He was a young man who owned the world; it would happen to many of us if we were put in that situation. Sad that it finally caught up with him, as these things usually do.
@@backstage4035 Well, mouth and esophageal cancer would suggest that cigs had a LOT to do with it; he even continued smoking while he had cancer as far as I know. But you’re right, it goes along with what I said about him feeling invincible. That hard living lifestyle caught up with him in the end.
@@backstage4035 Nah, the things he died from were related mostly to smoking and drinking. His heart probably didn't have many years left in it either with all the stimulants he'd done, they would have gotten him eventually too. Sad for his family, and I'm sad as a fan. The smoking was something I never had any interest in emulating, thankfully, because he was the closest thing I had to a teenage idol.
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Ive been smoking cigarettes for 30 yrs,and have had asthma all my life.Recenctly ive been diagnosed with emphysema/copd and still wasnt enough to quit.
But since the day Eddie died I haven’t had a single cigarette. Im finally finished,and its my way of honoring Ed.
RIP EVH
wow buddy!!! very cool!
Fuck man...prayers ur way. 🕇
I'm glad you learned your lesson, mate.
Better late than never.
Badass, mate. Keep it up - I'm rooting for you.
Praying you can stay stopped, Boogie. That’s an amazing way to honor our hero. God bless.
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Can honestly say the first time in my life I have ever been moved to tears by the passing of someone I didn't know personally and that I've never met.
I feel I've lost a childhood friend. RIP EVH.
100% exactly how I feel. There's literally no one behind him to pick up the torch - it's a dead end. RIP EVH.
I feel you. It's like part of my youth has just gone. I have been listening to Van Halen since I was 14 and I am now 53. When I first heard I went to RUclips and started watching Eddie work his magic. Found myself crying for the loss of such a genius.
Roxanne Daniel yeah but to be played by who? EVH was so unique and I don’t see ANYONE like him nowadays.
Ditto. Couldn't agree more. A lot of famous people, musicians, actors, etc. have passed in these last few years. NONE of them moved me. But when I heard that EVH passed, I literally pulled my truck to the side of the road in disbelief and sadness. You nailed the feeling- "like I had lost a childhood best friend". If you haven seen the "What it Means to be American" interview from the Smithsonian, do watch it. It was very well done. Sad and tough to watch but its a must for any EVH fan. Rest in Peace Ed, we all miss you man.
Here's that interview if you're interested.
ruclips.net/video/SAOOSzJyEIc/видео.html
The bit where he said “I want it to outlive me” made me sad. But the wolfgang is a classic guitar. Amazing instrument
Was thinking the same thing....
What really made me sad was seeing him smoking that cigarette and knowing that's what killed him. In fact it makes me a little mad, too.
Came here to make the same comment. His legacy will live on and so will his guitars! I dont think people really understand who died here. This was EVH he is literally as big and important than almost any other guitarist or musician you can put him next to. He stands shoulder to shoulder with all of them living or dead.
@@chrisknowlton9460 I am quitting because of him, I am currently 29 started at 19. I hope we can all reach 65 with how things are going...
@@Chikimefuiki Good, do quit, this will benefit you tremendeously! Coming from a former RN. Good luck and all the best!
Rip Eddie. EVH was one of the most badass and innovative guitarists ever.
Not ONE of...THE most badass and innovative guitarist ever!!
BY HIS OWN ADDMISSION DRIVEN TO THE POINT OF OCD... HE LITERALLY LIVED HIS GUITAR 24/7.
Anyone alive who smokes . Drop the cigarette !
@@BRO77TX Fuckin' right brother . There is only one G.O.A.T. His name is EDWARD LODEWIJK VAN HALEN , and he shall forever hold the title and sit on his throne atop the mountain . R.I.P. EVH , you will never be forgotten .
He supplied the soundtrack to our youth. Your legacy remains. Forever loved on various levels. Rock on EVH.
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@@SoapinTrucker wm.
Indeed Shannon, watch The Wild Life (1985) he did some cool music in that movie. Take care♫.
Unparralled excellence
RIP
Agreed
Man, Eddie was not only a shredding God, he was basically an engineer. Maybe he didn't have a PhD in electrical engineering on paper but hell if he didn't grasp all the concepts of electronics and how magnetic pickups work, how potentiometers work, how power supplies work, how vacuum tubes work, how speakers operate, how the physics of harmonics work, how sound can be manipulated with tone controls, all the electronics and physics behind it all...... he was a master of his complete domain. No joke. And those guitars, besides having the monster EVH tone, are absolutely beautiful to look at. RIP Eddie. You pushed the boundaries of playing guitar beyond anyone's wildest imaginations and you brought along with it your own electronics for your own sound. You'll never be forgotten.
@@calsurf21 Eddie said when he got his very first amplifier, it wasn't loud enough for him even though he had every knob turned all the way up. So he went to a local electronics store and asked what he needed to make an amplifier make more power. The guy at the shop told him he needed a variable power transformer to boost the voltage up from the 120 volts in the standard household electrical supply in North America. So he bought a cheap used one, plugged it into his amp, cranked it up, and that was the genesis of the EVH sound! Eddie said when the movie Spinal Tap came out he laughed when they said they go to 11 because he'd been going to 15 already for years lol!
Wow! Some of you people are pretty mean! Thanks Eddie for your contribitions as a player and innovator.
@@joe6096 You've got that story all wrong fella.
@@nephilim55 Lol you’re funny
@@joe6096 Dude your story is bullshit, no point saying i'm funny. You're the one posting misinformation.
You want schooled? OK son...
EVH had a Marshall 100W SLP. It was FAR too loud to be used, was always causing complaints and no matter what he did, it was too loud. He purchased a second one used and when he plugged it in, it didn't come on properly. After a while once it warmed up, it was operating but quieter. It was set for UK 220v not USA 110v. Lucky because the opposite in UK would result in a blown Marshall...
So he went to an electronics place and asked if anyone made anything to control the voltage to the amp, industrial even. Then they suggested the Variac. So EVH would have the amp at 110V and run it a bit lower from 80V upwards. Resulted in slightly lower volumes but a saggy/spongey type feel from the amp with ability to still distort.
There's a lot more to that era EVH signal chain than this though but it's defo a part of it.
He was a musical genius. To be able to play like he did and create his own guitar with the sound he wanted is pure genius.
Rest In Peace, Ed. I’m not done crying yet.
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Me either
You didn't even know him. Don't be a cringey loser all your life.
Victor Rockefeller your asshole misses the cucumber.
Pathetic
It’s been a month and 10 days and I’m still incredibly sad. You will never be forgotten, Ed.
Best part of Eddie's playing is the happiness he exuded, the smile that he had while playing- which let us all in on the fun & the wonder of rock music!!
You nailed it, that smile was infectious
The GREATEST guitarist of all time! Eddie Van Halen was addicted to smoking. Addiction is understandable and with work can be overcome. Over the years it is apparent how it affected his health, voice and life. While we're missing him and celebrating how he touched our lives, let's also learn from his smoking addiction and how it took him away from us way to soon. RIP Eddie Van Halen. Thank you for the memories.
The Wolfgang guitar survived you, Edward, but your guitar playing will never die.
“The Wolfgang better out live me “ RIP EVH
Crazy. I bought a Standard 3 weeks ago. And now Ed is gone.
The guitar is crazy good quality. I've owned most everything and my go-to's are a '82 LP Custom and a handful of Fenders - namely strat's and tele's. The EVH stands up to and surpasses some of these. I'm blown away. This is the entry level Wolfgang and I picked it up for $380 used at Guitar Center. Next is a Stealth and a Bumble Bee striped series. Rest easy Ed. Always in my heart.
i bought the original one in around 1998 i believe. vintage gold. great guitar.
I bet these will sell like hot cakes now. RIP Eddie, you were a genius and inspired us all.
Glad i got mine months ago
Dylan Rutherford how do u like it?
B F i love it, favorite guitar ever. Gunna be main one for rest of my life
Not expensive either, thanks Eddie!
Price will get jacked up. Wolfgang's are 1300 right now. 5150 100 watt head is 3500. Let's see.
You were, always have been, and always will be my Hero Eddie. You were the one that got me into music, and you were the one that made me pick up the guitar. Thank you for everything you have done. I love you and miss you Eddie. Rest In Peace.❤🎸🤟🏻
I was fortunate enough to have met Ed at NAMM 96 at the first unveiling of the Wolfgang. Along with my Peavey rep, we spent a little over an hour with him while he was getting ready to show the guitars to about 50 different dealers from across the country at the Peavey booth. He was such a humble guy and super nice. I did notice that he went thru almost a full pack of cigarettes in that short amount of time. If you’re a smoker, use this as a reason to quit now. It might add years to your life! R.I.P. Ed! You’re gone but you’ll never be forgotten. Thanks for all the great music and innovations! You were one of a kind!
R.I.P. Eddy Van Mozart... We Love You ❤
Wow! Some of you people are pretty mean! Thanks Eddie for your contribitions as a player and innovator.
Garegh62 he's stopped both of those things now.
Joe Konehead I agree
mark hawksford he’s 65, give the rock legend a break
@@markhawksford785 The guy invented an entire vocabulary and language on guitar that never existed and advanced the instrument about as far as it can go. He's also largely responsible for much of the major technical evolution of the electric guitar over the last 40 plus years. He's done enough.
@Sam Beckett yes they will be running with the devil
I'm glad most people are pointing out the dangers of smoking. Seeing Eddie smoking in this video immediately made me think that it led to his death. Patrick Swayze was another chain smoker than got cancer and died way too young. It's not worth it.
Unfortunately, those damned cigarettes did lead him to an untimely death.
It's a very, very sad truth.
I hope some people learn from Eddie's passing, which is an immense loss for any avid music lover.
Yule Brenner
I'm not; he wouldn't have been who he was without doing what he did--ditto for all the others mentioned.
Why don't you 'efficiency experts' leave the art to the artists and get on with your own lives?
@@johncharleson8733 So you're basically saying that without the cigarettes he wouldn't have been the same Eddie Van Halen that we all loved?
Mate, what the hell are you talking about? Were you drunk when you wrote that comment?
I sincerely hope so.
You can hear his voice is strained
Eddie not only left us great memories and songs. But, he also left us an incredible guitar just like Les Paul.
Eddie gave us such an amazing gift. He is deeply missed.
I hope his gear is continued to be made. EVH gear be it amps or guitars are very quality pieces of equipment. EVH was right, and he didn't overprice his stuff. He never forgot where he came from
Bought his line of guitar and it's awesome. Felt like a muscle car of guitars. Thank you for everything you did, gave and sharing the joy of rock n roll. Rest in peace eddie
“I’m doin 275 on stage, the wheel bearing better not go out” A TRUE LEGEND, King Eddie
EVH was one of the greatest musicians of all time. He was a musical genius. Rock on Eddie Van Halen, you'll always be with us.
People don't smoke! its a terrible way to go and if a loved one is addicted please do everything you can to help them quit! I have lost so many dear friends and family my uncle was chubby lovable man when he died he was 72lbs! still traumatized from seeing him like that! rip everyone
Waiting until I make it to 70, then all bets are off. It certainly will take major years off your life if you start in your youth.
My grandmother passed from cancer when I was 12yrs old... I worried about my mom and told her to stop smoking, she never did! Fast forward to 43yrs old....sitting holding my mothers hand, back in the same heart breaking situation I remembered as a kid. On 7-21-2013 @ 530a, the woman that watch me take my first breath....I watched take her last. CANCER IS PURE EVIL
@@frenchbulldogdad1003 OMG I am so sorry I can only Imagine!! she was only 43?? thats how old I am taken way too young! makes me sick that government demonizes weed yet prescribe narcotics opioids that will kill you! cigarettes killed 480,000 last year the only deaths attributed to weeb was driving or operating equipment under influence ! the sheer hypocrisy from government makes me sick!!! its all the pharmaceutical and big tobacco money and lobbyist at work! no one cares for a life when your worth more sick and dying .. my condolence to you cheers from Salt Lake City!! stay safe!
@@ezragonzalez8936 No, I was 43yrs old..... she was 67yrs when she passed. Sorry if my message is confusing.
@MegaJdizzle27 You can do it put a picture of a Evh or even better a loved one that died from smoking related cancer and turn it into a cigarette case that way every time you feel the urge you see what you have lost already because of it! Then slowly ease it off with vaping its such a difficult addiction too stop do it for your health but more importantly for your 👪 family just imagine the pain your family would indure seeing like I saw my 72lbs uncle before he died just heart wrenching ! Cheers from Salt Lake City take care brother
Eddie the Wolfgang will last forever. People will buy more of them and hold onto them forever. You all did a great job on this guitar. If it had a rosewood board I’d probably buy one. RIP Eddie, your gear will last the test of time.
SN95 Mustang Garage play something with an ebony or maple board...
Eddie Van Halen was in that very small group of players who will leave their legacy to the later generations of guitarists out there. One of the pioneers who had their own signature style and sound, developing it, and taking it further, inspiring anybody to pick up the guitar. Thank you for all the great music and inspiring guitar playing. You will not be forgotten.
RIP EVH
I am so blessed too have my beautiful Wolfgang!!!! Thank you Eddie you are such a GENIUS 🎸🎹🎤🎧...RIP Now Eddie 😪😔 We Love You 💙💔💛☮️🙏✝️
Scrapped the Fender for the Wolfgang, will never return. Thanks again Eddie.
I'm a happy owner of a white cream wolfgang series...almost 9 years of satisfactions...really comfortable action,great sound in distorsion...it is a bomb!thank you ed for giving us this little gem and for letting me pick up a guitar many years ago...you'll always be in my heart...
He is beyond right
I learned too
I loved. Adored
The sound of a certain pedal
But with (barring guitar) the right amp and knowing what you’re doing
That’s key
Either a player or not
You’ll get it
But like Hendrix above all and Page
Contributions are waaay much more than a hit song with a catchy melody
Mofo Hendrix Slept
Slept
He slept at ladyland
What’s ur dedication?
You are not above a sound
You are not above your instrument
Eddie V
Thank you
I had a seizure reading this
I like the way you process. It is artful, If I am allowed to use that word. Wouldn't know the first thing about what the experts consider "art". To me its Eddie and Randy, Blackmore and Young, the list go's on and on.
I don't even play guitar but this video just sold me on the Wolfgang... You can sense that this thing really is the culmination of Eddie's years of 'tone-chasing' and experience. I wonder how critics view this guitar? - I want one!
I love eVh man RIP to a music legend
RIP EVH!!!! You taught me well how to play the Guitar. You will always be in a special place in my heart!!!!! I am still having trouble accepting you are gone, RIP and Thank You for all the music you created and happiness you brought to the world. We will all miss you
i got a Wolfgang used off CL because it was a lefty and a good price. all around comfortable to play and that sucker screams when it wants to.
I've never been someone who shows a lot of emotion, but man, Eddie's passing broke me down. Brought so much to the table guitar wise, inspired me AND everyone who I've idolised as a teen. It's so sad that someone with such raw talent is lost to time, never to be heard live again. People always name dozens of names, but in reality, only a couple truly changed the game, and Eddie is one of the very few. It's like a part of my youth just went away. On the other hand, gotta be grateful for everything that he left behind, including all the artists that picked up an instrument due to him! Rest in Peace Eddie.
Eddie looks great here!
The Wolfgang Special is a very user friendly guitar, and is just great. Eddie built them to last, and last they will, just like Ed himself!!! He may be gone, and of course, that makes all of us sad. Part of my youth died along with Eddie. But he will never be forgotten! Long live the King!
I bought one when they 1st came out. Eddie was right on about this guitar I have many guitars but the stealth is the one I play the most. Thx EVH
Aw man... I have been binge watching EVH videos, old live clips etc... for a few months now. I saw this video back in 2012 and I loved to hear him talk, his passion for the guitar.
Then the news broke... Who else had a feeling some months ago that something major was gonna come to an end in early October 2020? Godamn Eddie... you were the coolest dude. Thank you for all your amazing music.
The VH background music is too loud compared to Eddie’s talking.
.....I have both the EVH black & white stripes strat & a 1998 Peavey Wolfgang gold top. Both guitars are still with me & I've had them for years. You can tell these guitars were designed/built by a musician for a musician. EVH is legend & owning his guitar is like owning a piece of that legend. With much love & respect...RIP EVH - Your legend is now immortal.
He's hard enough to understand without the music soundtrack. We know he does music. Shut it off! He might say something worth hearing!
the fuck is your profile pic dude
Eddie had other guitars and companies he worked with before Fender but you can see how passionate he is about the Wolfgang and it says so much about eddie as not only a guitar player but as a craftsman
You can hear it in his voice, he was fighting it.
WHile smoking
Reminds me of a recording of Babe Ruth at the end of his life.
Yeah, he was fighting it with more cigarettes.
The dude survived cancer once just and kept right on smoking.
Van Halen, synonymous with the 80's. Rest in peace EVH. ♡
We are going to miss him badly. RIP.
From hacking a chunk out of his Ibanez and bringing Frankenstrat to life....to this. He was constantly being innovative. Gear wise and obviously with his playing. Love ya Eddie. We will all miss you.
I'm assuming this is around 2010 and he was still smoking...insanity. I remember he said he thinks he got tongue cancer from putting metal picks in his mouth (yeah right...eyeroll). My dad has smoked for 50 years and tried to stop a few years ago and said he got colitis from quitting and then started smoking again and the colitis went away. So in his crazy justification he said that (eyeroll) smoking is helping him cure colitis. It's amazing how people will justify something that's killing them. RIP Eddie, gone too soon.
Sad truth is if you've smoked that long and quit, the tissues in your lung harden and it can be worse than not quitting.
@@yaimavol Glad I quit smoking in my 20's then. Don't miss it at all. It sucks because my dad is 67 and he has even started talking about leaving me his stuff when he dies. He thinks he won't be here much longer, I hope he's wrong.
@@craigharrison5406 Vitamin D3 is the most important supplement to fight cancer. He needs to be popping 2000 mgs a day.
@@yaimavol Ya I got him on those and multivitamins
My father died of emphysema. Used to smoke a lot and started an early age. He quit but it was already too late. I have no memory of him smoking cuz he already quit by the time that I was born. Decades of heavy smoking damaged his lungs. Weird thing is I had asthma I've never smoked in my life. I wouldn't wish not being able to breathe on anybody. smoker say stupid things like you have to die of something. I wouldn't wish cancer or emphysema on anybody. My dad couldn't play with me as a kid because he couldn't breathe
I'm not particularly into metal or hard rock especially, but for some reason i was gravitated towards buying an EVH WG guitar after reading a few things online. As a lefty in the UK I had to settle for the Mexican made "Special" stealth, the black one (no USA made to be seen here anywhere)
Fuck me people, buy this bastard instrument by hook or by crook . When it's in your hands you just seriously forget it's there, it is so comfortable . Thank you, EVH and the guys for this beautiful thing.
Incredibly talented& was sooo handsome!!!💔
That shit eating grin my mom called it. So cute.
Eddie you have changed the way Guitar playing is! Thats Extremely cool!!
Eddie I have liked you since your first album and you are doing great things with making quality guitars. I enjoyed what I heard and saw on the last tour BUT please do yourself a favor and put away the cigarettes. I quit 25 years ago and I have the energy of 17 year. Quitting was about the toughest thing I've ever done which is a good reason to stop and never start up again. I'd like you to be around for a long time. I'll probably pick up one of your newer Wolfgang guitars and see how it compares with the Peavey version. Keep on Rockin !!!
RIP you legend. Thank you for everything.
It's still hard to believe that he's gone, and that Van Halen is no more. His music, memory and great guitar gear lives on.
please stop smoking ,Eddie!!!! We need you around as long as possible!
Greg Inman a little late he is fighting cancer again
I came here to post this. His cancer returned? God damnit.... 😢
Nor his voice is the same, due to cigarettes and problems with cancer, maybe
=(
@@anthonyherron2242 😔
This is a really good point about the Cancer Sticks-Edward is a really smart fellow and should know that his friends and fans would listen to him about quiting-my friends have used the vapor-type cigarettes-and it appears to have saved their lives.I have been fortunate in that I have a biology degree and know like everyone else-that tongue cancer is not from putting his Guitar Pick in his mouth during *Eruption* no matter what they are made of. I have a EVH Wolfgang-Sunburst-Love it Best!
Love these old comments supporting vaping as a good alternative to smoking. The medical community and most of intelligent society now knows that vaping is also bad for your health. Talk to pulmonologists.
Totally affected by his loss. I didnt realize how much he contributed to the soundtrack of my life. EVH lives on through his son, WVH! Forever a fan
I've played the Music Man, Peavey Wolfgang & the new Fender EVH, Without a doubt the Peavey USA models felt the best with the raw maple neck.. Just about all the new EVH guitars I've come across had the fret ends sticking out sharp & felt like $#!+..
file down those sharp frets I use those wal mart nail file combo blocks buy , the different grain colored kind just put tape on the wood , then file off those sharp fret edges
He was cut short. But he did leave his mark on this earth that will live forever. Not just rock n roll, but the likes of the worlds greatest musicians.
Anyone alive who smokes . Drop the cigarette !
Why?
MAShire3 you’re joking right?
Liam 17 dead serious. Why? Because it will give us cancer?
@@MAshire3 What doesn't give us cancer these days? I smoke. Been doing it for 20 years. I know its bad for me. I am well aware of it. I enjoy it. Period.
Jeremy Santos that’s what I’m getting at, the fuck does it matter if you smoke or not, only get one life live it how you want and send it
This has been, and will always be, one of my favorite RUclips clips. RIP Ed.
Still very much a Peavey man. I love my 6505 Plus!!! However, I'm glad that Fender picked up the 5150 line. Still a very good amp. I just happen to like the Peavey tone more
I used to work for Celestion, I had always hoped he would walk through the door.
Other massive players visited, but a suprise visit from Ed was the dream.
“Tail piece”.... wow. My dad and I use that same lingo til this day! 😂. All my other friend call it “trem” . I’m 34 and the pops is 66. I actually haven’t used the term “tail piece” in years... man... that brings back memories though 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍. Some younger guitar friends of mine do not know the term “tail piece” 😂🤦♂️
That was/is fantastic!!! It makes you forget about buy anything else in life but one of those guitars! What a legend... 👏👏👏👏
Damn, tragic loss...... just dont smoke, just dont do it!
RIP Eddie.
WOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING/TALENTED GUITARIST. MAY HE BE PLAYING AMONGST THE ANGELS FOREVER!!!! WOLFGANG VAN HALEN YOU ARE ONE BLESSED MAN TO CALL HIM POP!!!! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES EVH 🌟🎸🎤🤟😇😎
no distortion pedal? No shit! He's playing a 5150! It's not exactly a twin reverb.
What does this mean?
@@jarnokoivula1370 It means the overdrive is built into a channel of the amp.....
YEAH, REALLY!!! Lol. WTH???
Twins are best amp i ever played. Made it stereo with Celestians too 🙌
Yeah now but he played a hot rodded Marshall on the early albums. I'm sure everyone knows that.
1:57 That IS true, I own two 5150's 50 W/15 W and ohh my goodness with this boys you don't even need an overdrive, if you need more gain you just dial the gain up to 7 and there you go nice sweet spot notes are clear with sustain and picking attack. Just trust EDDIE, I mean just look at him... he even didn't bother in wearing fancy clothes for that meeting, what he is telling is just plain simple and as straight forward as he can be... he's just like "here I am guys you wanted to talk with me about the guitar here I am" He didn't prepared anything is just him entering a room telling us "this is my guitar, this is my amp, this is my gear and I am proud of it, just try it... pick a guitar, plug it straight to the amp, and let your ears judge"
Everyone that grew up on VAN HALEN, has to agree that we lost a great guitarist
He is definitely a genius and so entertaining and even in very serious way.
I love his passion for music, guitars, equipment and his exploration of music. He deserves a Congressional medal.
I love it when people have found their calling.
This guitar will probably go to shit after he dies sadly.
Congressional medal? No.
Those are for military heros who earned them through outstanding bravery. I for one am grateful to each one of them. Thank you to all veterans.
He truly looked healthy here and the spiked hair cut was his best look.
Agree - he looks great here and I really loved that haircut on him.
I don't listen to old sayings or bullshit politics these guys are my inspirations and their advice & wisdom of music is wat i listen to any other Rock Gods like Eddie deserve to be recognised more
I'm quite certain Ed knew about his throat cancer at this point, but here he was smoking away.
It sucks, because it didn't have to happen.
Smoking and drinking (both of which Ed did in copious amounts) causes throat, tongue and mouth cancers.
Listen to his voice...my Dad died from lung cancer. He would reach for his pack of smokes while in the hospital...
Incomudro yup, my dad had the same voice and the exact same cancer. Playing guitar with a cig in my mouth for 25 years, I figure it’s just a matter of time for me too.
I heard he got tongue cancer from the copper pick he put in his mouth and it spread to his asophagus
@@fernandoramirez8297 He believed that.
@@fernandoramirez8297 crazy what denial will do to people.
I met Eddie's road manager years ago,that was as close to eddie as I was gonna get lol! Rest in eternal peace eddie
MAN! Thank God I quit smoking 36 years ago before I got really addictive. Every time that I see Eddie on this video in concert he has that cigarette.
I quit 37 years ago! Same time I became a vegetarian. Without question, the two best decisions I made in my life!
Nobody gives a fuck
some years ago i met eddie's road manager,that was almost like meeting eddie himself,how cool was that? i could barely talk to him but i managed to have a good conversation with him
I sold all my petals and racks and go straight amp. MARSHALL AND JACKSON
Eddie was a good friend and
I miss him very much also good to see Matty it's been years thanks for the video
He lived with a cigarette in his hand. That sucks they killed him.
Very sad. Psychics and alien contactees say that negative spirts feed on you when you smoke tobacco. It was engineered by a negative alien race.
I saw that. I'm trying to quit right now. Having a hard time. But yeah I saw that. And he blamed his cancer on using metal picks and putting them in his mouth. He got killed by tobacco.
@@tonyiacomi4822 I stopped smoking weed to take care of my lungs. I miss it. I was using a water pipe with ice cubes in it and essential oils sometimes. Lol. I smoke a bowl a day but after many years that can't be good.
@@TakeFlight I've heard that it sucks in the Djinn straight out of the Omega Vortex and charges your soul with negative omicrons.
Have you heard the story about the metal picks ed used.
He held one with his mouth
Great video! Liked very much.
I want one...one day I'll buy one! Eddie was a genius!Glad to have seen him perform live on the stage with his awesome and unique guitar! Rest in Peace, Eddie. You were a part of my life and of more than a million more on this planet. We miss you and love you, Eddie! EvH forever! ♥
He used a Boss Overdrive during the 90s. It's on a Rig rundown.
Those are killer guitars!!!
Probably a certain tone blend he was looking for.
If your watching in 2020 this hits close to home. ❤️ 😞 RIP Eddie
I like how they let him smoke in an area where they probably dont let anyone smoke. Who's going to tell him no?
Johnny Suade? Is that you? It's your brother Speedy.
@@eugeneolszewski6062 speedy?
One amp and one Guitar
I love that he smokes in his interviews! Classic Edward! RIP buddy!
Sad day for music...this to me is the day the music died...RIP Edward...
Eddie was the inspiration for me to get into music in the first place. As born2riff mentioned, it's sad to see that he was ALWAYS smoking. I love his sound and what he brought to my life and so sad to see of his passing. RIP Eddie
Man, what a relief when the music stopped. You could barely here the conversation.
it’s all in the fingers and your pick. thank you, eddy!
I've never seen Eddie without a smoke in his hand
He doesn't have one in his hand now.
Amazing man to leave a legacy of music, equipment and memories. My youth was Van Halen. RIP Eddie Van Halen
Mr. Edward Van Halen, the greatest rock and roll guitar salesman of all time!
Did you buy one?
Bulletproof guitar!! Wolfgang should be so proud.
With that voice Eddie should do some voice over animation work
For Yoda?
He could fill in for Marge Simpson.
Alex jones
Rest in Peace, to the Guitar Hero you will live in our hearts forever. lots of comfort to your family 💖 Thank you for your music. Angels are enjoying your music now.
You just have to imagine how invincible he must have felt for most of his adult life. I mean he was a god from the time he was a young adult. He just thought, "Fuck it, I'm Eddie Van Halen, I can have a cigarette [or ten] anytime I like." I mean why shouldn't he think that way? He was a young man who owned the world; it would happen to many of us if we were put in that situation. Sad that it finally caught up with him, as these things usually do.
Prob more to do with all the coke and speed than the cigs
@@backstage4035 Well, mouth and esophageal cancer would suggest that cigs had a LOT to do with it; he even continued smoking while he had cancer as far as I know. But you’re right, it goes along with what I said about him feeling invincible. That hard living lifestyle caught up with him in the end.
@@pdag4685 drugs make you feel awesome. It's no secret. Eddie lived at volume 11. Those who burn the the brightest, burn half as long.
Was this video really from 2012? I thought he had quit smoking by then
@@backstage4035 Nah, the things he died from were related mostly to smoking and drinking. His heart probably didn't have many years left in it either with all the stimulants he'd done, they would have gotten him eventually too. Sad for his family, and I'm sad as a fan. The smoking was something I never had any interest in emulating, thankfully, because he was the closest thing I had to a teenage idol.