so straight forward - no ego, just generous thorough clear instruction - fantastic.

You're playing is so fluid and effortless. EVH is in my opinion the most innovative rock guitar player ever. And you sir have some fearsome chops.

Though I’m 62 and lived through the VH movement in 70s and 80s and play this stuff with my eyes closed, I still learn something from his instruction!

Mean streets intro. A very valuable lesson to give away for free. Great job.

You Da' Man. You nail his tone and the nuance of his technique. I have seen a bunch of Eddie lessons on youtube and your tone and technique the closest I have seen. Thank for the lesson, you earned another subscriber.

The tones are remarkably close to the recordings... never seen or heard a EVH lesson so freaking real or spot on.. 👍

Amazing. I could never imagine that awesome tapping part from LWAN was that easy, nailed it in 3 minutes. Thanks a lot man.

Been watching lesson vids on KZfaq for so many years Many go too slow! Others too fast and the rest the instructors are in need of some serious lessons starting with how to even tune their guitar But you my man are a born natural at playing and how to give lessons! Perfection! Subscribed and am excited about taking my skills to the next level using your instruction! Thank you!

Really amazing stuff brother from tone to technique it was spot on, informative and well done. You obviously know what you're talkin' a boat.

The best instruction video I've ever seen.

Thanks for the tapping techniques including harmonic tapping.

Much more Van Halen content here: bit.ly/35cbXIH

Seriously excellent vid man, thank you.

Everyone compliments you on your talent but me because talent is a gift. I compliment you on your hard work that you obviously invested in or you wouldn't be the great guitarist that you are.

This dude is humble and that makes him a Gladiator... You kick total ass... Ya just made me go grab my axe and jam... He is the main reason I pick up up guitar... Six months later after my first couple of lessons. I was jamming 5 keg parties and boy did that helped me land some beautiful gals... thanks Eddie.. and I appreciate your help in finally playing them licks the correct way

Wow thanks for sharing this man, since a long time I wanted to learn some van halen harmonics stuff and this definetely helps.

This dude is the most Canadian sounding guy I’ve ever heard. No doubt. Great guitar work too!

Thank You UptempoMusicLessons for U/L this Video, You are friggin' AWESOME!

your videos are great, you explain everything so well, and you are an awesome guitar player. I am glad I found your channel on here.

You are very very good! True talent... ty for sharing!

Thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos. I am very grateful.

Thank you for mentioning the pedals and their settings. Good vibe.

Outstanding video tutorial, subscribed!

You make it look so easy! Too bad for me, it’s not. Eddie’s unique style is so elusive. You captured his essence. Thank you!

I've been trying to do tapping and EVH tricks for years, but my sound was always weak and uneven. I just recently realized, and I've NEVER heard anyone mention it, that he probably uses a compressor to bring up the weak notes and bring down the louder notes, basically evening out the volume of everything. I also noticed you have a Compressor-Sustainer in your set up there, so am I right in assuming this is a huge part of being able to successfully play this stuff? If so, then isn't the compressor pedal just as important as those other three you mentioned? Thanks sir, great lesson and subscribed.

So much respect and appreciation for tone-through-technique. Your instruction is a perfect combination of straightforward efficiency and attention to detail. Outstanding.

Rest in peace eddie... thank you for the upload

Your tone is amazing!!! Wow!!!

thanks for the info,,you nailed his sound n the songs

I know you've been givin props plenty of times and this video is a little older but I gotta say, dude, thank you so much! I've seen lots of 'how to shred like EVH' vids but then all they do is shred full speed and say ok, there ya go. But you slow down and explain so well, thanks sir. New subscriber.

🤘true to the art. You keep it simple in explaining, and demonstrate it well. Kudos

Outstanding video tutorial, subscribed!!! have a blessed Christmas

I just found this video - just awesome! Many thanks! 🤘

Beautiful playing. Thank you for your expertise.

You're a fantastic player with great ears and great hands ! A pleasure to look at and to hear ! Thank you !

I have that same color/year Peavey Wolfgang! Almost a collectors item now! Love it.

F'ing killer man! Great job!

10:03 mean street intro lesson. 🙏🏽

Brother I got chills when I heard you played.

Tremolo picking is the most difficult yet easiest intermediate stuff.

Well done, thank you!

Thank you, these are great!

Very good lesson with gear explaination. Thank you!

Just found you today, and you are really amazing. Great player and instructor.

Thanks for the lesson RIP Eddie

Awesome thanks

Excellent, well explained and sound as beautiful as Eddie. I wish to do what you do!.

Great video thanks

i enjoyed this vid... comprehensive...but good explanation. Thanks

Wanting to learn guitar and Van Halen is one my favorite bands so this was really nice. Good job

That EVH tremolo picking is insane. How does he do that? Lot's of wrist action but precise its crazy. Thx for sharing.

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent !

Great tone.

Just started seeing your videos,and I love em! Like the comment before me...they are straight ahead,no bull,no showin off,and to the point. Great Job man. Keep em comin

I miss my Peavey Wolfgang Special ☹️. Nice playing man...you rock! Thanks for the tips! Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen

What a superb post. Thank you. Instant subscribe.

Amazing most of this was 40+ yrs ago. I heard tapes he did in the mid 70s of licks/riffs he would whip out much later. I was 16 when VH1 dropped and quit guitar for a month. The "experts" were certain it was all studio magic and black boxes. It was not until Spanish Fly most were convinced Ed was the real deal.

I can do the, "have you seen junior's grades?!" part.

Awesome sound and technique

When Eddie first appeared every guitarist wanted to throw away their guitar...lol We never heard stuff like that. Thanks for the vid ...your great at playing this too!

Absolutely awesome lesson

Superb video, beautifully explained and played!! Also love the zappa t-shirt, he was a genius. Subbed!

You have nailed eddies tone perfectly. Great job.

Great job! Impressive and helpful!

Its really cool of you to do this kind of stuff. For all the idiots saying its a waste of time, you should be yourself and not copy Eddie, well it makes some people happy to be able to copy something they like and if you learn enough of other peoples styles, you can incorporate them into what just might become your own style. I don't know why people have to be rude and say stupid shit instead of just shutting up. And so what if you didn't know what album unchained was on, who cares??!! Some jerk mentioned a one trick pony who made the same album ten times, what an ads, Eddie was a pioneer and as much as I didn't care for it, he moved into keyboards also. Sorry about this rant, I've just seen so many stupid comments today from people who don't know anything about what they are speaking of. Thanks again for taking the time to do this. Just to really prove my point, I'd like to say that I'm not really into Eddies style to point of wanting to sound like him, I prefer styles like Andy LaRoque and George Lynch, but I like to learn a little of all styles and appreciate guys like you who take time to help others. End of rant.

amazing lesson... thank you

Pick Harmonic = Pinch Harmonic. Nitpicking here - Pinch harmonic seems to be the more common term, possibly because "pinching" is more descriptive of how the harmonic is achieved and you can play a pinch harmonic without a pick. Nice lesson, thanks.

Cool lesson! Those Peavey Wolfgang's rock!

sounds good bro

Excellent instructional video, thank you! Professional and straightforward. Can we see more of the 'Girl Gone Bad' solo please? Very helpful!

Dude love your playing and I'm just guessing that you are Canadian. I'm in Halifax you have a real Canadian twang. Take care eh! Thx

Great video and great playing!

"Unchained" is from the best guitar album ever: "Fair Warning"...Eddie's hatred for DLR comes out in the music...And it's actually a Phaser with a slow sweep...He later introduced his own pedal with an "Unchained" setting for this. But just like life; it's all about rhythm and timing.

You're awesome,I could listen to you play all day,thanks

Unchained ...Fair Warning was the album.

thanks for the video, i want to write a solo like van halen for my song and that will be the way to go!!!

Very informative video. Great help👍

Awesome lesson ...thanks

wow that's the precise guitar I have. So cool to see it with you doing awesome lesson

Dude you have done your homework! Thx for the lessons

Digging the harmonics lesson buddy!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Great work thanks a lot!

My Peavey Wolfgang is just like yours, Transparent Amber Flame maple. Mine is a stop tailpiece model from 1998. The best guitar I've ever owned. Great video!

How could there be any thumbs down? Haters, go pay for years of lessons to get this then, geez man. Dude you are an awesome teacher and obviously a fantastic guitarist. Thanks - TOES & THUMBS UP. God Bless EVH! \m/

I'm a bit late to the party but gotta say nice playing bro 👏😃!

This guy really rocks and although I do not (yet) play the guitar, I do play drums and piano and have been a die hard VH fan all my life. Since Eddie and Alex come from The Netherlands and (both?) started their musical careers playing the piano, there might be some possibilities for me in the not so near future to make some first steps trying to play the guitar. PS I just stumbled upon this guitar hero teacher today and hope I will find similar videos about another of my guitar heroes, Tom Morello (and I am very happy to see HIM perform again in NL with Prophets of Rage in just a few weeks. Now it is just a matter of hoping, “praying” and wishful thinking to see if VH will rock again in NL.

Such a good lesson

Ed never most likely clicked his flanger on and off during Unchained live however only the low-end notes had the effect on it.

Pick harmonics = Pinch harmonics Excellent lesson! Thank you!

awesome job!

great lessons. thank you.

Best instruction EVER! Great find. :0)

Totally awesome brodie!

Great job and Thank's, Subscribed cuz i need more and your sound is right-on. Do you know what pickup they use?

Thanks for the lesson!👍 Listening to you speak made me miss getting to go to camp in New Brunswick this summer due to the border closing. Hopefully next year.

thanks for the helpful lesson!

Great lesson, thanks

Wow great playing

Ive been playing longer than you are old and I thoroughly enjoyed that. That was very good. Im going to sit and go over that whole lesson. Broken hearted over the loss of ED . Been stealing his shtuff since 1978. I took lessons from Jesse Gress at Star Music in Allentown PA. He is currently playing with Todd Rundgren. I saw a go fund me for him. He is very sick with lung cancer. Please say a prayer for Jesse. He was one of the best guitarist nobody knows. He was the Editor for Melody maker I believe. I did the whole Clapton unplugged in NY book. It was spot on. one day the book was laying on the kitchen counter and on the top of it it said Transcribed by Jesse Gress. I had no idea. Search him on you tube and check him out . He was just so down to earth and kool .He would show you anything you wanted to see. If any of you guys has any spare coin, perhaps it could help a very ill good guy. RIP KING EDWARD We all miss you