One of Eddie Van Halen’s iconic “Frankenstrat” guitar — which the rocker gifted to late Mountain guitarist Leslie West — is set to hit the auction block Sunday. The “Kramer Striker/Ripley Rosewood Fingerboard Frankenstrat Solid Body Electric Guitar” — one of an arsenal of custom-made guitars that Eddie Van Halen …
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Fans have been mourning the death of Eddie Van Halen by streaming and buying his band’s music en masse — so much so that two of their albums have already returned to the charts. Van Halen‘s self-titled debut, which ranks 27th on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 100 Best Debut …
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There has been an outpouring of love for Eddie Van Halen ever since the news arrived Tuesday that the guitarist had died from cancer at 65. Many musicians have taken to the internet to pay tribute, from Flea to John Mayer — and now Pete Townshend. “I was once asked …
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