Too short! Could’ve listened to you talk about him all night! Just caught his hour long phone conversation last week talking about Diver Down! What a gem! I’m 51 and have very fond memories of playing Jump, Dance the Night Away, You Really Got Me, etc with my band during ‘84-‘86! What good times even though I know I wasn’t playing those solos quite right! The girls didn’t seem to care!😁

Absolutely echo my thoughts and feelings regarding Eddie Van Halen’s unparalleled creativity, uniqueness, contributions, impact, legacy and gifts to guitar aficionados, musicians, fans and the world. Truly inspiring and definitely no equal. Long live the KING!

Brilliant video Dave. I loved the Ronnie Montrose connection because I have always heard that comparison. I also think he has the Hendrix try or die attitude. But what gets me is when I hear his guitar playing in any VH song I just smile and shout "wow" where does that come from......? He truly is a god/master of his chosen instrument.

Eddie was the "Golden Bridge" between the 60s to 80s Players. He literally changed the path of guitar. As Aunt Ester used to say......"Gotta Love It !!" ⚡🎸🔥

Great episode Eddie is why I started playing guitar also.

I too have fond memories of my early guitar years and obsession with EVH. In my teens (and also today) I was literally spellbound by his playing

Yes...Edward is the King and he is the reason i have an ‘84 Kramer Pacer (I needed the floyd) and i still have that guitar to this day and it is my go to for VH style music...but Alex, Geddy and Neil are the reason i picked up the guitar!!!....love the “rants” Brewster!!!

Eddie’s playing always felt like somebody driving a sports car full speed on a twisty mountain road with no rails, tires squealing, dust flying, grinning ear to ear. Always on 11 and at the full limit!

I remember reading an article about him like 20 yrs ago, and it had a pic of his next to this giant cylinder type contraption that for my life I can't remember what it was or what it was for. I realized then that Eddie's sound is him himself. He creates on a whole other level.

It made it a lot easier for Eddie to cut and paste with scales and patterns and symmetrical forms because he was playing over single bass notes most of the time and had no fear of clashing with chords behind him. I love that!! Wild abandon!!!

Loved this! Dave - thank you for your constant inspiration! This has become basically the only i channel I watch! You’ve inspired me to pick the guitar back up after 15 years of hardly any playing. I can’t say enough!

THANKS i could listen,read,watch Eddie all day.I remember many quotes from eddie over the years.He said Ted Nugent played his rig once expecting to sound like Van Halen but no he sounded like Ted.Another time he said when he plays its like falling down the stairs but its ok as long as you land on your feet.

Really cool discussion on Van Halen. Never be afraid of uploading too many Van Halen videos ;)

Brilliant video David. I think you’re so right about the Montrose influence. Bet it was no coincidence that Sammy was picked.

13:55 I remember reading Edward saying he would remove the tolex covering from his 4x12 cabs so they could "breathe more"

For decades I have that cassette bootleg Monsters of Rock 84 performance in Sweden. Man, Cream's Sitting On Top Of The World (in fact live at the forum 1968) cover Eddie does in his solo moment is one of the best in my mind.

Another great vid on the best channel on KZfaq. Thanks David! Randy was my Eddie, but I've always loved Eddie too. I mean, how could you grow up in the 80's and NOT be influenced by Eddie in some way shape or form. Cheers!

Budgie and Trower!! Great choices, certainly my influences. Hard to imagine Mr. Roth singing them though. 😳😉

Your comment at 13:05 about Eddie being "almost like a child" is spot on. You could even see it in his eyes and his smile or his playfulness on stage. It permeated som many things, and IMHO it gives one the curiosity to keep experimenting and pushing boundaries.

That record over your right shoulder is a complete MASTERPIECE.

I really enjoy your videos. I like the way you analyze and appreciate all aspects of the instrument and those players which have inspired people to pick one up and just try. For me, it was immediate addiction at 17 years old. I turn 51 tomorrow 😂. Thank you👍👍👍👍

I'll admit EVH was my inspiration to start and still continue to play guitar along with Randy Rhoads of course 32yrs strong! Thanks Dave for the inspiring videos!!! 👍

People seems to forget that he's an amazing rhythm player to.

this Episode was nothing short of incredible and excellent!!! Stay well, healthy and groovy!! Your lessons rule Dude!!!

Eddie was the MAN!!! his playing was the first to show me to focus more on the rhythm not just the solo. Such a big inspiration to me, I named my son after him.

I'm from the UK and sadly grew up with limited exposure to Van Halen, yet when I bought the Best Of album back on 1996 I was spellbound. EVH has been the King to me ever since.

Also read somewhere he loved Richie Blackmore until he slighted him, a typical Blackmore thing to do. Great lesson and nice work on that solo! Thank you for this.

Hi David, here´s Michael from Germany. I am going a little bit "0ff topic", but it has to be said: Man, I can hardly tell how happy I am to finally land on your Channel...!!! Feels like I am now arrived, like I coming home. It's always a very personal thing, right? I have seen so many fantastic Guys who share their talent and teach how to play guitar. But here I find everything I never ever would have dreamed of. I really dig your approach and the way you explain and show how things should've been played. Big big Thumbs Up, Man! And Thanks! (Can't believe how happy I am...). Best greetings from Germany. Michael

I think his Rhythm playing is severely underrated!

Great video! For influences, there is another aspect: piano. Edward and Alex played piano at school when they were kids, and Edward has said that on keys, his guy is Debussy. I think that might (?) have formed his love of suspended chords, and possibly his openness to symmetric scales. (That said, I don't hear the whole tone scale anywhere, so maybe I'm stretching this too far)

This is the first “Rants” that I’ve tuned in for...it was cool so I think I’ll check out some previous episodes.

Bingo! Yep, I hear a lot of Montrose in EVH's attack. Eddie has mentioned Ronnie's influence in several interviews. Cool nod to Vittorio Camardese (he's like Django and EVH in one); he was tapping as far back as the mid-60's. Don't forget Roy Smeck from the mid 1920's. Thanks David!

Dave Brewster - the Bob Ross of guitar.

Liked how you showed the bit of Ain’t Talkin Bout Love and just switching like Keef did on Satisfaction. This is the riff that really turned me on to Van Halen as a band. I was on holiday with my mates family in Weston Super Mare when I was fourteen, for information. Thanks for this. An observation of mine, building on what you said is a lot of engineers are musicians or specifically guitarists, which links in the sense of natural tinkerers. I am all three engineer, guitarist (shite) and tinkerer, and was one of those who broke clocks as a child “fixing”them, and finds the workings of music fascinating. Thanks for posting and keep plucking.

I hope he is OK. Would be great to hear from him and Alex. Van Halen for me is my youth year's, Discovery! Rushing around everywhere sideways. Giggling all the time, Bikes, cars and a girl. No distractions or commitments. Easy, One day at a time but with the throttle at a sensibly wide open happening. Educational!

Hey! I had a white Kramer striker. Around '85-'86, it had 3 little toggle switches! My main one was an '82 Ibanez destroyer II. Identical to Adrian Smith's red one.

Hi from England Dave, great video and insights. I’m 61 now and I still listen to VH 1 today, usually in my truck through the Bluetooth connection on my phone, although I still have the vinyl copy safely tucked away 🤘.

Dave - EVH is the sole reason I started playing guitar as well. Prior to hearing the first VH album I was kind of interested in playing keyboards because I was enamored with sounds you could get from a synthesizer. I first heard songs from that first VH album in 7th grade on my high school’s radio station during lunch. The first time hearing Eruption I didn’t even know what what was going but it sounded so cool that I couldn’t get enough of it. I ended up going out and buying VH1 and Cheap Trick’s Live at Budokan albums at the same time. They were the first albums I ever bought with my own money. My parents had a decent stereo and I used to crank the VH album so loud that you could hear it 2 blocks away! Neighbors called the cops on me a few times because of that album! In any event , I started to get the itch to play guitar and finally got one when I was a sophomore. My journey with the guitar officially started. I’m 56 now, still play, and I still have that first, albeit very worn, VH album!

Great video as always, very interesting to hear your thoughts. I first heard VH1 on an early Sony Walkman and was never the same again.... 😮🎸💥

KING EDWARD - The greatest of all time. WELL DONE, Dave!

Great lesson again Dave. I always thought Ace Fraley ....Shock Me on the KISS Alive 2 album for the inspiration for Eruption

I think I've learned more from Eddie than any other guitarist.

Great video Dave, very entertaining and I'm always really interested in Eddie's tone and the stories. I might pick up that book as well. I'm The One, for me, is the greatest example of his early virtuosity.

Absolutely love your videos on Eddie. You’re a first class gentleman. Thank you so much, sir!!

Oh man, that Star Wars poster, I had that as wallpaper in my room as a boy! Memories!!

echoing the other comments - great 'tangential' video. enjoyed the mentions of the phase 90 + montrose impact. early tapping influence was eye opening. looking forward to whats next

Van Halen & Jimi Hendrix made me want to play. 12/13 yrs old...

Great video as always! I have an original "Script" MXR Phase 90 that my dad bought new in 1974. I also have the EVH Phase 90. Setting the "Script" all the way down will get you the that VH I & II sound. The EVH Phase you have to turn a shade below 9 O'clock to get the same sweep. Both are great pedals. As for the scale runs, Eddie said it best that it doesn't matter whst you play as long as you finish on a correct tone. "Soloing is like falling down stairs and landing on your feet." - EVH

I remember hearing Eddie on the radio and being blown away. He wasn't my biggest influence, but definitely impacted me, especially through the Sammy Hagar years (don't judge...)

Secret influence: Steve Hackett as a possible influence for the tapping. Ed is a big fan of Peter Gabriel so makes sense he would be familiar with early Genesis stuff. He may have even seen Genesis live.

*SOMEBODY GET ME A DOCTOR 's gtr solo imo, goes down as a fine example of the EVH ......

Eddie is definitely the reason I started to play but oddly enough, I spent way more time studying Randy Rhoads licks because I didn't have a guitar with a whammy bar until years later. I don't know what algorithm sorcery started recommending this channel to me, but Late Night Lessons has been a great discovery and my go-to quarantine binge-watch.

Great video David! All hail King Edward!!

"Light up the sky" is one of my favorite VH tunes.

Such a great look at Eddie’s tone and influences. Love your style, David, thanks for the amazing content!

I like your conversation around the 'On Fire' solo, where you are talking about how Ed mixes up scales, and a lot of guitarists wouldn't venture into that land when approaching that type of solo. I think I read somewhere (years ago) that Ed states he has patterns for his fingers, not patterns for the neck. So when coming to soloing, he relied upon certain patterns that fitted what he wanted his fingers to do, and not necessarily in any specific key or position. The 'On Fire' solo seems to fit that thinking.

As usual Brewster, very cool , you’ve inspired me to get a MXR phaser pedal now !!! Now, how about a rant on Gary Richrath !? I know I won’t shut up about it ! LOL , I would like to here another players take on him ! 🤟🏼🎸

Oh yeah man ,...The arpeggiated Am Ain’t Talkn’ intro E, C, B, C single note part has a Flanger kick in not a phaser. I liked the video man.

Always love the super chill vibes your videos have. And the always-cool effortless shred you bust out for examples is a cool juxtaposition to that. Subbed from now on.

Just like in the movie "Highlander"...There Can Only Be One!...That would be Edward Van Halen! Loved the rant! Even his line of 100 watt amps are simply the best!

Love your series’s David. The new camera looks great. Only it seems there is a orange wash going on maybe a tint adjustment? Minor detail but for the sake of trying to give helpful feedback I thought I’d mention. Thanks David!

8:31 Black Sabbath Tomorrow's Dream and Budgie In For The Kill HAD to be chosen Edward !! And have you heard their cover of KISS All The Way? Ed's solo is blistering

What an amazing breakdown. Loved how you knitted together two of my all-time favorite bands in Van Halen and Pink Floyd. Such a fantastic breakdown. Thanks for sharing!

Like you I had a stack of magazines featuring Eddie interviews and I read them over and over! Na4

Great video, as always! Keep 'em coming!

Dave, have you read Renoff’s book? He talks about Harvey “The Snake” Mandel being the reason why Ed taps. If I remember correctly, George Lynch was w Ed the night they saw Mandel.

I enjoy your modest yet highly informed approach. Enlightening. Thanks!

When I hear Uli Jon Roth play Sails of Charon (1977), I find it impossible to believe that Ed didn't absorb that. Also Harvey Mandel (2:40 into 'Fish Walk' 1973) and Ollie Halsall from Patto (0:50 into Loud Green Song 1972) both seem to have elements of their playing that Ed could have well been influenced by.

Its so nice when someone gives credits to the player that inspired him....Its that deeper connection we all feel when we hear the music of those people that made us grab the guitar... Great episode Dave...Straight from the heart..!!

It’s the complete package with Eddie - chops, swagger, and above all else, groove. No one can swing like him and no one falls down the stairs with more style.

Great video as always my man. Please please do complete how to play “on Fire” and “Sinner’s Swing” and “I’m the One” those three songs by far are Eddie’s best most inventive pure shred songs! You can do it! I believe in you! 😄👍🏼💪🏼

It really shows that you’re a huge EVH fan (like me), as this episode was - if possible - even more interesting than the previous ones!

Excellent, great job covering EVH, look forward to more videos.

Even Eddie is not a jazz fusion player, but listen to his timing, he definitely got jazz fusion vibe in his playing. “Drop dead legs” outro solo is soooo Holdsworth-ish

Awesome rant!...now you know you have to do a Randy Rhoads...enjoy and learn so much from your channel, thank you so much.

A video on Eddie Van Halen= stop everything I'm doing and watch

I love discussing this stuff and I'm grateful for your doing it. 🤙

Love the insight of the phaser. I have one but never use it, think I will try it out now.

Dude, that was awesome. Great talk, great content, I was just reminiscing the other day about the first time I heard VH on the radio. To this day NO ONE (imho) has had a bigger impact on the music scene and more importantly the electric guitar than EVH. He literally reinvented it. I just subscribed to your channel, looking forward to more discussions. Great job!

Awesome video! I love the story that Eddie's marshall was recorded in the vocal booth at sunset sound where Jim Morrison recorded all his vocals for the doors, up until 5150 was built. Also, do you agree with Phil X that "I'm the one" is underrated gem from VH1, and that no one else can swing like Eddie? I love "Little Dreamer", especially the solo. When you listen to it, it actually sounds like a hint of what direction his playing would take later on, when they recorded 1984. I was a little late to the VH game, not until after HS graduation, but I did get to see them play the Forum on the balance tour.

I absorbed all the stuff he done with Brian May, I used to play it on the record player on repeat while I slept hoping it would seep in :-) His clean on the edge of feedback and the total control blew my mind forever!!

Same story for me, definitely the reason I picked up the guitar and took it seriously. I went in a completely different direction, but I still love and enjoy those first 4 albums. Nearly flawless, imo.

I also read all those guitar mag interviews with EVH in the 80s (I think I still have the mags!). From what I remember reading is that Clapton’s influence on EVH had a lot to do with Clapton’s tone EVH specifically citing Clapton’s tone on the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton album as being hugely influential. Eddie has also stated in the past that he loved Hendrix but he just didn’t like the Strat tones on Jimi’s albums.

One thing I learned about pedals from Eddie (and Brian May) is to use pedals in off label ways and positions in a pedal chain. I used to use a bass limiter as a sag inducer/overdrive. Almost no limiting but the level maxed. I always put chorus and flange before the gain stuff. The chorus sounds wilder and the flange gets really throaty.

Well a few things , Ed said , in an '80 interview in Guitar Player or World , 1 , he got the tapping technique from Billy Gibbons . He said although Billy only hit one note , he expanded on that plus the Jimmy Page hammer on and pull off . Which his version is actually just triples as from his piano days . In the same interview he says his Dad was his biggest influence and if you really listen to his songs you can hear the jazz , swing mode . Fast to slow . Last Eddie was not the first to mix scales , I know some people will get mad because of what I write next but eff off , Ace Frehley did it too . Listen to just about any song he wrote and it was always playing scales that fit in what he was doing , i.e. , if the band was playing in A pentatonic minor but just the power chord A/E/A he would play E major or A major, A minor , etc . You should kniw this Dave , you are a big fan of Ace's too . Ace was the one that got me started at 16 then boom , there was Ed and no turning back.

His DLR era rig is well known and frequently talked about. Rightfully so. But I rarely ever hear about his rig from the Sammy era. Basically all I know about it is his amps were changing frequently up until the 5150 came along, and he ran a w/d/w setup. I'd love to see an in depth video on effects, guitars, amps, etc.

You speak the total truth ,...awesome video man!!! His solos are just the iceing,..the tricky part of his unreal solo style,......but its really the riffs ,.....you hear him in every guitarist,....even if they wont admit it,.......EVH is the MAN.

I remember putting Vanhalen's first album on and listening to it and just thinking the world just changed. I was 15 at the time and heavily in to Ace Frehley and Ted Nugent. Ted Nugent's Double Live Gonzo influenced me just as much as Vanhalen's first album.

Have you ever listened to "Respect the wind"? Imo it's his masterpiece and its relatively unknown amongst guitar players

**GREAT 'DIVE' INTO THE PLETHORA OF 'LITTLE' THINGS THAT MAKE UP 'THE NAN' . GREAT JOB SIR !!! 👊😎🎸🎶👍

One of Eddie ' s early interviews he talked about seeing the live Genesis video on TV....1972 concert filmed in Belgium. Seeing Steve Hackett tap.

I have two words for everyone today: Jacob Deraps. Just an amazing player who does all the EVH you could ever want and more.

Phil X calls Eddie "the King of Swing" for a reason. What's odd is that some of what Eddie plays are simply the WRONG notes for the key or scale, but he's got such groove and confidence that it sounds effing awesome. It's weird. No one else in music can do that.

I used to have a theory that even though he never mentioned Hendrix ,you can actually hear the tremolo bar and feed back influence in guitar playing.

If you read the 80s interviews you know he was a really big fan of "Peter Gabriel-So" album.wouldn't that make it pretty simple to take a few steps back to Steve Hackett and Genesis? Because Steve Hackett used tapping on old Genesis albums.That's my conspiracy theory...

The tapping probably came from Harvey Mandel. George Lynch said he was at the same show Eddie attended and thought what Harvey was doing was amazing.

I agree with you completely about Ronnie Montrose being a big influence. I have the great fortune of being a young man just starting out on guitar when the first Montrose album came out. The sound / style so to speak I tried to build upon was that album and yea it's obvious to me Ed felt similar . Both first albums had the same producer ... Anyway Dave thanks again for your hard work / passion / Kool heart.

Watched the whole vid,...loved it.,.& your passion for Ed.....we would of been buddies for sure.

Cant forget that Ritchie Blackmore was a huge influence on Eddie as well.He claims that blackmore was influential on how he used the whammy bar.......one example i have heard eddie give is the song "flight of the rat" off of the deep purple "In Rock" album.......love your channel and thanks for what you do!!!!

Eddie was the best! Thanks for the video bro 🎸🎸👍 R.I.P. Eddie