I wonder if they will add a forum here on the fnder forums to cover Eddie Van Halen's EVH products. I know that Eddie owns EVH but I know that Fender is contracted to make the EVH 5150 amps. Not sure if Fender does anything as far as building or supplying for the EVH Wolfgang guitar. Maybe someone else here knows???

just curious


hotrod

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2008 BC Rich Assassin neck thru(fun toy)
Peavey 5150 212 combo (early model) FREAKIN CRUNCH MONSTER!

The Wolfgang is produced in the Jackson custom shop which is owned by Fender, as Eddie has a few friends there and that is where he wanted it made. I am a big Eddie fan and also of the EBMM EVH and Peavey Wolfgangs which are the only guitars I ever owned in 30 years besides Fender Teles and Strats though I really dont play style wise like Eddie I love those axes.

If you are looking for places to talk about those guitars I would recomend www.vhlinks and a great site with the greatest collection of Wolfs and EBMM EVHs plus a ton of info is www.rockandrollweekend which is run by Geoff Knapp who is a Guru on these axes.

If I could help you out with anything just shoot me an Email.

EVH's best friend is EVH ego. Where would he be with out Roth or Hagar as front men?

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cvilleira I know you say that one a lot and there is no denying that both guys were top notch frontmen and I loved the band with both singers but I dont think either one of them had any impact on Eddie turning the guitar world on its $@!.

Listen to playing before 1978 and after. The after all stems directly from Vanhalen, it was not Dave or Sammy winning every playing award that existed or sending a million guys running to copy or try to figure out what the hell he was doing. These are all just plain facts. And and as deadly as the guys lead playing is his rhythm playing is just as complicated just like another guy who set the world on its $@! about 13 years before him named Hendrix.

I will be the first to admit Eddie has really hurt his self image besides the fact of having substance abuse problems that probably extended deeper and harder than we would imagine. He also made himself seem very difficult to work with from being a band mate or business partner. To finally viewed as being somewhat greedy.

I just hope now that he is sober and has a new marriage he can get back to doing what he does best -playing guitar and making music. I came out of my down with Eddie phase and have gone back to thinking of the guy who always looked like a kid that could play guitar like few in this world ever could. The next move is Eddies.

You Really got me now, Jamie's crying, Running with Devil, Ice cream man, Hot for teacher, Jump, I am not taking any thing away from Van Halen as a group. I just think Van Halen himself gets to much credit for what they accomplished. Heck MTV pioneers with there pop rock videos an a lot of catchy lyrics. ( Music ) You would have to wonder if Eruption would have ever been produced if not for the popularity already raised by the group.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

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If Starcaster can have a discussion page, then Fender should add EVH, Charvell, Guild, Martin, Gretch, De Armond, and Jackson to the mix.

Just my opinion...or they should at least add a discussion board to their respective websites.

RK

If they do, they are probably going to wait until they get all the proper copyrights and clearances on the Red background with some white (and a couple black) stripes in different directions because Eddie invented red backgrounds, white stripes, and black stripes and will sue you if you don't....because red backgrounds, white and black stripes never existed until EVH invented them

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If they cannot get his OK, then fender should stop production of his guitars.

RK

I just jokingly meant as far as an EVH forum and why we haven't seen one yet here...

Any guitar that hits mass production probably has all that legal stuff paid for, I mean thats essentially part of the higher price is on some signature items is paying for, the legal department fees for rights, clearances, permissions, etc.

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I am a little confused here with your post my friend....I believe that Eruption was what got this album noticed. I remember when it was released the local station where I grew up WCMF was all over Eruption. They played that and then Running With the Devil...considering it was on their first album I think you might be mistaken on the popularity already raised part...not sharp shooting you just not sure of your context.
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With out Running with the devil and Jamies cry'in selling the album, eruption would not have gotten the play. There was another song on there that was big forget the name right now. It was the self title album.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

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It was around the time that he sobered up that the band started going to crap. When all he wanted to do was party he wasn't micro-managing the band and stirring up trouble and kicking people out and they made millions that way. Dave may have been a little out there but Sammy didn't deserve the treatment he got after Eddie sobered up and Gary didn't deserve to be dicked around either. That carrot dangling episode was NOT cool. IMO Eddie getting sober killed the band. He turned into a control freak. He may have turned the guitar world upside down with his innovations and talent but a guitarist with no vocal ability does not constitute a one man band IMO.

My 2¢.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

He screwed Anthony and put Wolfgang in his spot. I am glad he did Van Halen best is behind them and Chickenfoot

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Oh with what he did to Anthony made me realise Eddie was the cause for a lot of trouble as that was just wrong. But anyone who has seen the clip from the 07 NAMM show could see a guy totally wasted out of his mind who had no idea where he even was and who could not even play the intros to a few of his own songs. Cvilleira you are usually always on the mark but you are going to have to brush up on your VH history, Eruption is right before You Really Got Me on the album and is what sent that album into the hemisphere as nothing like that was ever heard before and it was done live in one take, as Ed says he always hears a mistake in there and could of done it better.

I think there were huge ego clashes with Ed and Dave but Dave never hid his ego. And outside of AC/DC I cant think of another band in rock history that changed lead singers and became bigger than what they were before.

Hi straycat I can honestly say I don't remember the last time I listened to VH I did listen to them back in the days of tapes in the cars and the chicks like them and all but I was never a big fan. I was more of a Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, Tull, Manfred Mann, Def Leppard, Cheap Truck Ect. Ect.
Van Halen for some reason has always remided me of the big hair band 80's stuff that the chicks ogled over. MTV rock music you no? I have there first album they made and thats it no cds on the shelfs . I don't think?

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

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