Right, they had totally different characters. Randy looked like an angel.

@@vinasel96 Agree 100%. And any half-way serious guitar player knows they had two TOTALLY different playing styles. Randy was known for incorporating classical music scales and arpeggios into his solos which was a distinct difference from Eddie's signature sound and innovative techniques, such as tapping, whammy bar dives, and harmonics. Two of the greatest guitarists in the biz but worlds apart in style.

LOl. That is NOT true. Randy despised Van Halen.

For real, eddie was just jealous narcissist, alcoholic, and coke head.

But word is rhoads taped a photo of eddie's face on his wah pedal so when he stomped on it, he was smashing eddie's face hahaha so fantastic

highly skilled and talented, No comparing them is apples to apples, two guitar players Randy more educated and Ed chasing tone. Randy brought more to metal,, Ed changed things for rock.

Yes Randy seems to be the innovator of neo classical metal....Sorry Yngwie fans@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

@@user-qw7dn1et8d Yngwie fans should look for their seat at the kids table.... Ritchie and Uli were bringing classical into hard rock and metal, Rainbow did help user that in But Randy was bringing in a style of playing guitar classical guitar playing...and his writing was more advanced

My favorite Randy moment is his solo on Mr. Crowley...Get rid of Ozzy's manic depressive whining vocals and its just about perfect@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle

Well said ... I came here to write nearly the same thing. I am a huge fan of both for different reasons.

Agreed. I'm only now getting back into playing music again and learning more than ever that EVH was the best guitarist (instrumental inovator) ever. He turned it into a completely different instrument. It made different music. But he was a shockingly hateful guy. Unpleasant and absolutely self absorbed. But I still love watching that kid play music with his brother and know that love is genuine. Talent and virtue are present mostly in inverse proportions.

Yes, as good as Eddie is, he can be a real ass at times.

Wan Falen

I don't hear a similarity.

Which shows that it wasn't all Dave or even Sammy

Randy was meh

Yeah, Eddie had been finished since Women and Children first. The alcohol stole his creativity. I don’t know where you’d rate him during Van Hagar, mediocre? Wolfgang will destroy his dads limits if he stays sober. Randy wouldn’t have that problem. I wish I’d known he had been drinking for so long. I met him after a show in 78/79? He had that accent that sounded like a fat tongue. No, he was wasted.

Very good point !

says no one who plays guitar and actually listened to Fair Warning and his incredible virtuosity and tone going forward- most pros mention how incredible Ed's playing was on Fair Warning- those that are real players and not typing nonsense@@scottsharp3356

@automatoncollectives7237 Really?! Thats a great way to put it. Where's your portfolio because Wes all love to hear what an amazing badass you are.

Finally, someone who loves all guitarists just like me! Thanks for commenting this bro! Your right, there’s no better guitarist, all unique!

@batlevi2247 Sorry, but evh is heads above the rest

Gtfoh any real player knows Randy's stuff was way more intricate than evh! Rhodes was the guitarist amongst the 2 and it wasn't close

Evh was a joke in metalland

@@jimb7816 evh a joke anywhere on the planet just shows stupidity and jealousy. I think the idiotic metal heads shaking their head up and down knocked their marbles loose

Not really. There's two players who did most of these changes to the approach, namely, Ronnie Montrose and Tom Scholz. Without them there wouldn't have been an Eddie or Randy.

@@apollomemories7399 There would be no Van Halen without Montrose and Scholz?😜😜🤣🤣Those guys could play but that don't mean there would be no Eddie or Randy. Eddy's demo(Songs from 1st album} was floating around probably a little before Boston's first album came out. Eddie did like Montrose and Clapton, but he does not remotely sound like them.

@@apollomemories7399 Ronnie and Tom have zero impact on Ed and Randy

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle You reckon EVH came up with all that all by himself with zero reference to all the innovators who came before him? How did you arrive at such a conclusion?

@@attilathehun0 For some reason my first reply zapped into thin air. Scholz had a demo tape in `75, ''Mother's Milk'. Clapton hasn't anything to do with this. EVH copied bits and pieces from a whole load of other guys and was a frankenstein.

two all time great players but think of the incredible confluence of events to get those guys to be where they were with their talents, to grow up in the same area, one born in the hospital the other died at. Incredible time to be alive. There is better of course there is, but at the level of these guys it really comes down to preference. We can tell Randy was a better player than George Lynch...and his peers. Randy also had a brother who played drums and was an incredible rhythm player He did not even learn lead playing until he was 13. Randy was a naturally gifted melody writer and his solos demonstrated that especially his scratch solos on DOAM. But his rhythms are incredibly underappreciated the fills on DOAM the album are amazing given how little time they had to write and rehearse it

@@davidmack4185 Randy is also more melodic and had a deeper knowledge of the instrument....

I agree completely with that .i believe also that Eddie's rhythm playing was a aspect of his playing thats been under-rated forsure .your right they both were legendary and they both inspired millions of young teens to pick up the guitar for the first time .i think Eddie focused more on his tone and sound from his amps and guitars more so than his songwriting .think Randy had a better knowledge of music theory that go's into creating compositions through phrasing and structures more so than Eddie but im not gonna sit here and claim Eddie Van Halen wasn't the one that set the world a blaze first with the releasing of their debut album cause they did and his playing was at the center of their music .i saw them both play live and think Randy was the better live player but his unbelievable stage presence was a huge take away from his life proformances also

All excellent and valid points from all of you. Two legends who were both great in their respective styles and approach to the instrument.

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle was going to say the same, EVH was more like patterns not scales, his swinging rhythm parts were great though

Randy was determined to leave the rock scene and get into classical music. Randy was a pure musician. Eddie, while being one of the greats, let his ego get in the way destroying a band in their height of fame. Many of interviews over the years uncovered eddies true personality. Not a guy I’d have a beer with and more like the guy I’d crack a beer bottle over his head.

I guess that settles it.

Same here, plus I think his playing was much more melodic, and I don't know if Eddie ever harmonized any solos.

Well…it’s certainly getting deep now…

@@MrChopsticktech I think that came from Gary Moore. Randy liked Gary's playing.

I agree. I liked Van Halen but Randy's 2 albums with Ozzy inspired me to pick up the Guitar at age 12

I still can’t believe their gone🤕❤️

Here here. Amen to that. Loved them both!

Add Uli Roth, Micheal Schenker Ritchie Blackmore

And Brian May

I remember that. Ace never even spoke about at the time

@@Drummerjeffkazee Eddie talked trash about Ace, saying something like "How could anyone see that guy as an influence," Ace was always chill. I really wish all these guys would just admit there was a mutual respect, they all did so much tor guitar playing in general . . . made the world a better place.

I think maybe due to the alcohol, drugs and adulation, Eddie became pretty protective of his "brand". Understandable when you look at it all unfolding from his perspective. I mean, within a year or two of VH1 dropping, we all had a strat with humbuckers and were tapping like mad. He was probably feeling ripped off and worried about losing his hard-earned status. I agree that he could have exhibited more class when talking about Randy Rhoads, it seemed he really had trouble giving credit where it was due. By the time Blizzard of Ozz came out I had pretty much lost interest in Van Halen's tunes. Not Eddie's playing, but the band as a whole. Always been way more of a Rhoads head myself 🤘

Who cares?

⁠@@MrZardoz777Ace and all of kiss are at the bottom of the pile of talent-less garage bands. The public for some reason loved Kiss and the System (music payola ) brainwashed through repetition (radio) a lot not all consumers . Bad makeup and hair do not mask the lack of musical talent . This is all just my opinion as record and concert ticket sales are the actual votes and Kiss wins on a consistent basis 😮 i as a struggling musician (guitarist,musician) am on the final chapter of a book i never intended to write . After 50 plus years of playing guitar i have to admit i am not a rock star i am not a overnight sensation . I am however a decent self taught self employed guitarist. I am a true legend in my own mind in my own time.🎉❤😮😊🎉😊.

What about little guitars and spanish fly by eddie? They both dabbled in lots of different things

@@kenshii9d147 Randy was always a classical guy, classicay trained, he was much deeper into it.

@agirotto1 i feel ya. If only randy was still alive. Alot more to grow and evolve

Plus Ozzy was already a legend and I think it would be a lot more fun to play with him than David Lee Roth.

​@@MrChopsticktechi think both would be very hard to work with. Just how they both act today. I think David was difficult after wctf. And ozzy was difficult the minute Randy sign on .

Agreed, and that (classical influenced hard rock/ metal) was the product of Randy playing with Ozzy. Randy had the musical knowledge to fit into any situation, so doing his homework about Ozzy (Sabbath up to that point) he realized minor key power chord riffs with a flatted 5th preference was prevalent, so that just REALLY allowed him to exploit alot of his classical guitar technique's and tonality (Minor, diminished, harmonic minor, etc). If Randy had teamed up with say Stewart Copeland and Sting, he would have been just as good and effective imo, albeit more jazzy.

Hold up, Randy is on youtube playing the blues, he grew up playing the blues, Jazz and classical But towards the end he was really into classical guitar and that came through on Diary of a Masterpiece

@@andyhayes7828 Randy started off playing the blues and jazz. there is an youtube video of the audio of him jamming the blues at 15

Eddie couldn't play actual blues if he tried. And no, Ice Cream Man isn't blues.

Eddie was heavily influenced by flamenco guitarists actually and fast blues playing. It was the flamenco players that first started tapping (on flamenco guitars!) although they didn't call it that and it wasn't done often because of the low volume! They just considered it legato playing! They were also known for their fast tremolo picking (with fingers) and melodic shredding! You can hear the flamenco influence on Eruption, Spanish fly and Little Guitars and some of his solos in his earlier works!

makes sense based on how they learned....

Hell yes

Randy was very technical he just knew more about theory...

I prefer the music that Randy wrote more than the music of Van Halen

Randy was an innovator, too. Saying it was all theory is a ridiculous take. Mr Crowley was assuredly very classically influenced but you take many other songs of his and you would be hard pressed to say it's all about theory. Geez guy, your ignorance is showing.

@@christebo7305 people should watch The original charvel gang doc...it pains a pic of how Randy changed the fortunes of Grover Jackson with a cocktail napkin and 12 hours of his time nearly 43 years ago

@@christebo7305 Point to the part where I said Randy was all theory? Calling Eddie an innovator doesn't mean that Randy wasn't a trailblazer himself. You either read too much into my comment or too little. But your ignorance is definitely on full display. Geez man, if you're going to play "I know more about Randy than you do", you may want to play it with someone who hasn't idolized both guitarist for forty years.

And Yngwie attended the induction of Randy Rhoads into Hollywood's Rockwalk in 2004. Yngwie met Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne there for the first time.

That was cool that he went. What’s funny is that the vintage young Yngwie might have made the whole who’s the best argument pretty moot at that time. It was so damn different and unique and really no bones in your face technically. I remember being a kid and hearing Marching Out and my reaction was silence.

What Randy would be if youtube and cellphones existed back then..... Two all time great players Randy ofcourse setting the path on the Crazy Train

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle i don'think it would have made him better if that's your point, think about it, people have it now and all they are is technical players, for one thing people would have copied him, he would have had access to tons of lessons, sometimes limitations are good, perhaps you meant he would be bigger though? i could agree on that..

ah yes, the much overlooked 16th note swing, people play those parts wrong all the time..

You actually didn't miss anything. Hendrix had more ideas than these two combined ever had. Just one single example of that would the track (the relatively unknown) Peace In Mississippi instrumental, recorded on 24th Oct 1968 and as found on the 2015 reissue of The Jimi Hendrix Experience 'purple' 4CD box set. Enjoy!

@@apollomemories7399 Hendrix did not ...he is a B leaguer who simply came earlier on in history. As a guy once told me: if your first exposure to guitar heroes were Randy and Ed, it is much tougher to appreciate a guy like Jimi, who just did not have that talent.

he never said that, he said he used licks people associate with Ed during his spotlight solo because he felt the kids in the audience wanted flash. Randy was his own guy.

​@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle He definitely was his own guy. He took the techniques he learned from helping his students learn the EVH material and incorporated it into his playing; but his style was very distinct. I personally found even his solo spot in Suicide Solution was still uniquely him even if he did incorporate some EVH style passages. EVH's style is more bluesy while Randy came from a more classically influenced direction.

Sammy is a chode. A complete narcissist. It's always about Sammy, always will be about him. According to Sammy there were countless stories about so many musicians being a jerk, hard to work with etc. No, it's the conceited Sammy Hagar that is the common denominator every time there is conflict. Sammy still talks sh*t about Eddie, Alex and Dave today.

Personally, I'd have forced Sammy Hagar out of the Sammy Hagar Band just because he was Sammy Hagar. What a prized jerk that tool was. He was in love with himself and his hairdresser. Just effin' ghastly.

I don't blame Eddie for kicking Sammy out of the band --- just listen to songs like "Can't Stop Loving You" and "Big Fat Money" and it's painfully obvious that Sambo is an awful vocalist and lyricist --- Van Halen lost all their mojo with Sammy and he shoulda been booted out after the OU812 album

@@fredwerza3478 Indeed. But, surely their lowest ebb was that Cherone guy? What were they thinking? As Frank Zappa so coyly named it,..."Cocaine decisions".

@@fredwerza3478 you make a fair point, like Sammy as a person, but i agree that after ou812 there were not really any great/hit/catchy songs from 'Van Hagar' . Roth era had many classics. Hagar had 3 .

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Both are great guitar players.

I agree they did not dislike each other. A lot of people think he was going to surpass Ed, but we will never know, sadly. The growth between BOO and DOAM is insane

never has a guy been so highly regarded or as influential with that limited body of work, him making the top 25 of all time great players for a back mag like Rolling Stone is impressive.

Overrated🥹

Everyone's overrated to someone...

⁠jokes...

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Hold on there, not so fast. That Rolling Stone isn't worth toilet paper. Any major dude will tell you Tommy Bolin tanked him in that respect.

You’re right, all the guitar nerds are more concerned with sweep arpeggios/technique over style & most have learned from KZfaq, so they all sound the same. Plus, they all have the same processed/digital tone, which is awful!

Don't forget WARREN TORCH DEMARTINI, He had his own aggressive, crunchy, scratchy sound. Warren is a guitar god absolute LEGEND....... Lynch and Demartini were asassins on guitar. Where does the time go😮😮😮. Peace..........

Such an awesum comment! Eddie Van Halen & Randy Rhoadz, were both true originalz, with their own seperate stylez. Playerz afterward, started imitating & getting really technical, @ da xpense of emotional nvolvement/feeling, n da playing. LOVED Van Halen. Came 2 Randy, later, BUTT wuz curious about him. I prefer his blending of Classical n2 Hard Rock, 2 Yngwiez. LOVE Yngwie.... Itz just Randy wuz VERY tasteful & didn't overdo it. Wish he had mo time 2 dvelop. He wuz probably da kick n da azz, Eddie Van Halen needed, 2 keep progressing. Eddie had Allan Holdsworth, azz nspiration, after Randy passed, BUTT Holdsworth, wuz n an ntirely different genre 2 EVH & so Eddiez feet, were not held 2 da flame, so 2 speak. I wish I could make a practical bet, dat Eddie woulda progressed azz a Guitar player, way mo than he did, if Randy had of stayed around. Still - ERUPTION...... WHUT A BLAST!

@@tommcdonough6086 They played more Ratt videos on MTV than Dokken. Saw both groups live, Dokken opened for Loverboy, and Lynch did not disappoint. But they seemed lifeless at times during that concert. Burnout? Fatigued? Fighting? Perhaps all three things. Ratt was their Reach For The Sky. The concert was too damn quick. Can't remember if they opened for someone. The only question I have is the fact that the police never had any roadblocks to check if someone was unfit to drive. They always had those cones set up after a Van Halen concert, but not Ratt, or Dokken. I guess it depended on what city it was. I saw all three in different cities. My favorite Demartini album was Invasion Of Your Privacy. Ratt played I think none of those songs at the concert. Mostly first album, and Reach For The Sky. lol! The time did go, about as fast as that Ratt concert!

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You are more than welcome. The pleasure is all mine love your videos and insight

two all time great heroes, but the title is absolutely misleading, they did not NOT get along, they just never hung out and we creating differnet career paths to get to the top. Ed was a rock a star who indulged in excess, randy was a reluctant rock star who decided to focus on getting better

Legends & Myths now eh cheers

​@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Not entirely correct....yes Ed had substance abuse issues. But you talk to ANYONE who knew him and from the man himself. He never loved the "rock star" thing and was probably as reluctant to wear that tag as Randy. Both guys were 100% true musicians 1st above & beyond the rest of that rock star crap.

@@justingibson508 but which guy deliberately decided not to indulge in excess and get more serious ?

George is part of the holy trinity but he is a notch below.....great player, just not Randy nor Ed The tone on Tooth and Nail sounded like it was recorded in a garage

I suspect Lynch wrote parts of at least one RR solo. RR loved him some GL back in the day. Can you imagine hearing those jam tapes?

I was thinking the same recently about George, If he stays healthy he will be around for awhile.

Don't forget Warren TORCH Demartini, he was one of the best of that era. Warren and George were both assassins on guitar. Warren is my favorite guitarist of all time next to EDDIE. Peace...........

I'm pretty sure that Michael Schenker influenced them all and Michael is still alive and performing.

Thanks so much, great pleasure!!

Van Halen is one of the top selling bands of all time I think he’s much more than just noises.

@CRoo-zu5ij Said no one ever except you. They did both made some of the greatest music ever

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Nice

My friend you are dead right, true story.

He Eddie wanted to listen to the whole album to see if Thee Randy Rhodes had ripped off anything else from him did he buy the other ozzy record and scan it for any suspicious guitar solos ?

@@jamie-iy5tl some people prefer Eddie over Randy and others prefer Randy over Eddie .it's just whatever you think think .forget about the records.but I saw both live Eddie 3 times Randy 1 time and IMO Randy was the much better live player .and it's kinda wild that everyone that saw both seems to feel the same way .seriously I've yet to hear even one person that saw both say Eddie was the better "Live" performer .not that someone that had might have it's just I've yet to here someone say it publicly

This channel's Terry Kilgore video shows randy resnick ripped off bt harvey mandel, who got ripped off by Chris Holmes and Terry Kilgore.. who the were all reipped off bt Ed. @@jamie-iy5tl

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Glenn Campbell could play virtually anything in a variety of styles (of course, nor necessarily heavy metal) and simply wasn't show-offy about it. He'd been a very successful session guy in the 60's. Rhinestones optional.

Excellent point. Steve Lukather also mentioned that Campbell was a huge influence on his playing, and was “mesmerized” by his playing, and tried to learn from him as much as he could.

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Ed had his bad moments

Many thanks! I read somewhere that Eddie learned how to keep his guitar in tune without a locking nut for his tremolo from Jeff Beck. Jeff Beck had showed him.

think about it at the same ages, Ed was writing shorter flashier poppier songs 3 minutes in length. Randy was more prog and writing longer songs with solos that fit within the song no matter where they went, think of Revelation, great solo at the end of the song. As George Lynch implied Randy simply had a greater level of knowledge than others, he said Randy's reservoir of knowledge was incredibly deep

@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle ​Spot on. They were on different trajectories. Eddie became a rock star; Randy was still a musician. Doesn't get mentioned much but Randy stepped out of his comfort zone from QR to revive Ozzy (Ozzy was not getting DOAM and BOO without Randy and Bob Daisley), grew musically, excelled and was set to continue to do so (was he quitting the Osborne deal after the BOO tour to study Classical at UCLA?). Whereas Eddie never had to stretch until Roth left the band, and he had to work with Sam. The gaping difference sonically between Van Roth and Van Hagar screams how much Eddie relied on the singer in the band. Dave and Sam never get their dues regarding how important they were to VH. When Ed tried to make it his own show with Cherone, it all fell apart. George is underrated reckon. Kept getting better, wrote great songs and still kills it now at about 70. Instantly recognizable sound.

I'm pretty sure a few tricks EVH used to stay in tune (tried to at least) with the old Fender bridge prior to the FR tremolo. One was a "brass nut" then applied a "dry graphite lube" on the nut. And the trick with the bridge was adding an additional "springs" or different springs altogether that had a heavier or lighter tensions to them. Now, IDK if the knowledge & tricks to this setup came from Jeff Beck, Fender, another guitarist or not, maybe it did. I could see Beck showing Eddie a few of his own tricks. Or if Eddie figured it out on his own just knowing Eddie was always tinkering around with his gear trying to invent something new to create a better sound & evolve the world of guitar. 🤔. +Peace Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friends+ 🤘😜🤘

Well put..

Because Randy was basically a more versatile player. He had a much wider musical palette and knew what a nice sounding acoustic guitar could also do.

As a fan of both and guitar player who copies both, Ed did it first, sorry not sorry, Randy did it best.

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@karsguitarchannel6088 sorry, I though Kar was maybe the name of your first band or something along thise lines. My bad, but my comment stands, only I'm asking you for your - Kar's - music and personal experiences in that scene. I'm sure you have loads of both that you could share. [I thought you were Shawn because I probably wasnt paying close enough attention - but when you spoke about your playing and showed pics of Shawn twice it's a bit of an understandable mistake]. Love the channel mate.

I do have videos of me playing the Sunset strip clubs and will post some of that someday but right now I am releasing my 3 solo albums on my KZfaq channel. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qs-Yhdaqrp3FZqs.html

Agreed can someone write a song....a lot of guys have chops, who can do other people's stuff. But write me a good song.

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Interesting, thanks for posting that but I believe to this day he got the right guitarists. Zakk was a Black Sabbath fan and I was not. Sabbath is a good band and I saw them with Ozzy in the late 70's.

my man why you posting this multiple times.....

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Apologies ancient Desk top, when I went back I did not see a few of my posts. As the kids say.... "My Bad" {:

Sorry about the duplicate postings... old Desk Top with slow arse internet.

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You are very welcome, great pleasure!

there is no right answer, but there are wrong ones and Randy or Ed being the best is not a wrong one. Two all time greats who rose above their peers

Really? It takes at least 6 months, usually around 9 to make a decent guitar. I don't think Eddy was doing that. Besides, every decent pro player was tinkering about with modifications and tweaking and EVH was by no means any kind of leader in that field. He'd used up all his chops by the second album, afterwhich he bored me to death. I can't think that the likes of Jump, Panama, Why Can't This Be Love, When It's Love etc ad infinitum, were anything to get excited about and nothing more than teenage girl's radio favourites. By 1981's Fair Warning, in the UK, had anyone the temerity to walk into a friend's house carrying a new Van Halen album, they'd have been laughed all the way back home.

@@apollomemories7399 Looks like you’ve listened to quite a bit and are knowledgeable of Eddie’s music. From the very first album forward, you hear one note and you know it’s Eddie. Randy, as exceptional as he was, never produced anything close to that effect. Putting aside the obvious (his stellar worldwide professional success as a player), Eddie’s lesser-known successes (his technical innovations, insights, and inventions), all coming one player alone, is unmatched.

@@scottstedeford7575 I'm more of an appreciator rather than a 'fanboy' per se. It's plain silly to take 'sides' on an issue so subjective. I think it's a fair observation to say that Randy didn't quite ever get to EVH's stature for the good reason that because EVH was the band leader and everything else was behind him. Whereas, Ozzy's band did not operate at all on that level. But, I always wondered... if you take away EVH's box of tricks, what are you left with? He was no Jimi Hendrix, who could have strangled a solo out of a one-string broom handle. In fact, I never heard EVH without the trick boxes, so it's nigh on impossible to gauge in terms of 'natural ability' - yes, I'm aware it's a worn out cliche - and compare against other real talents that preceded such as Del Bronham (of Stray) and Gary Moore. Tbh, I think it's a mistake to not consider real guitar instrument makers/innovators such as Andy Manson and Gordon Smith. These people aren't credited because they don't flounce about upon a stage. Suffice to say, without them and the likes, there simply wouldn't have been any EVH.

@@apollomemories7399 I agree that taking a side (this guy strangles a solo, these other guys are true innovators) would be completely subjective. You can make a case that one’s personal preference in music is always correct because there is no accounting for taste - it’s in the mind of the beholder. A fair objective observation, however, must rely on facts that stand on their own outside of personal preference, would you not agree? And a cumulation of objective facts could lead to a fair ranking, even in a field so subjective as music, would you not also agree? So, we could take any number of players and stack up objective facts to see who cumulates the most hits in different categories, not to designate one as better than the other but to classify one as more unique or influential than others. If Eddie only flopped around on stage, or was just better at flopping than others, he wouldn’t deserve much mention. But if he was an outstanding flopper plus a technical master of the instrument it might move the needle. But if he was a master flopper, master player, master technician, inventor (D-Tuna), innovator (wax coated pickup coils), master of insight (string cross tension affects intonation), guitar and amp builder, had an unmistakeable and instantly identifiable sound, influenced generations of guitarists even outside of his genre, defined an entire decade in history just with his style and music, generated an interest in playing guitar that propelled sales of the instrument never before seen, and many other things, then we can objectively elevate him above others without offending subjective tastes. The “box of tricks” argument has been made again and again. But some of his most memorable songs and solos include none of his so-called tricks (tapping, whammy dives, etc.). For example, listen to “Right Now,” one his biggest and lasting hits. The solo (and entire rhythm playing, for that matter) contains none of the “tricks,” yet is one his most inspired, memorable, and briefest of solos.

@@scottstedeford7575 Need you list other subjective scenarios? No need really as I'm sure we both got that bit immediately. But, I could not be less impressed in "rankings" as they flutter in the wind and totally fickle. I'm not entirely (and never have been) sure about this guys credibilty. Firstly, by no means was he the first guy to tinker about with guitars and their mechanics. Hendrix did all that working with an ex-royal navy tech guy who made a load of pedal devices. Secondly, his band churned out some of the most turgid nonsense I've ever heard, ultimatley very immature with "Hot For Teacher" and such. Realistically in terms of actual artistic integrity combined with his not unsurmountable technical ability his act and entire gambit was pretty much over by the second album. Thereafter, it was more of the same with diminishing returns. Unfortunately, he didn't possess the gumption to put a bad boy to bed, so to speak and should have closed shop with that particular group when DL Roth left. Hager subsequently lost quite a bit of credibility. The less said about the Cherone period the better. I've checked out "Right Now", track 9 on their 9th album. What about it? It's not in the least bit special and so unspectacular that I didn't notice the guitsr solo for the relentless whack-whack over dramatic drums. I also can't be doing with that assorted body of chorus support with shouty call and response. Released during a February, which is "low season" and virtually anything if played enough on radio has a chance of making it as the competition is so low. I think we're at polar opposites of the spectrum in terms of musical maturity and good taste. And I really have to whack this straight back into your court with your utter nonsense with your belief that he was responsible for "sales of the instrument never before seen.". You forgot the caveat to that... "since The Beatles in 1964." Nothing and nobody ever came close to the explosion caused by The Beatles. Swiftly followed by The Rolling Stones and The Kinks.

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Vincent?

Impelliteri? How about Guy Man Dude? 😂

That album Slip Of The Tongue by Whitesnake sure kicked your a## like a couple bottles of Jack Daniels! Steve Vai was possessed!

​@jeanluc1313 I hear ya; "Classify Vinnie Vincent with guitar giants like Eddy, Rhoads & Malmsteen? God forbid!" I just like his unique choppy style of shredding & heavy rhythm he contributed to KISS ("Not for the innocent"; DAYUM!) and the few gems he cranked out with VVI; Boyz are gonna Rock, Ashes to ashes & Twisted. O.K.; He's not Class A, but surely Class B like Chris Holms of W.A.S.P., and his style makes the songs.

Hi Keni, great to see you! Hope you're doing great!!! Have an awesome day 🎸

@@karsguitarchannel6088 keep up the great work

Big thanks, great pleasure!! 🎸

What a ridiculous statement to make. In the world?! What world do you live in? Is it the size of your bedroom? You really need to get out more and educate yourself.

That's the dif between Randy and Eddie, the notes mattered as much as the speed to Randy.

Nah, Ed was a master at his own brand of blues. Kinda soulful and with excellent intonation.

Ed was a real asshat back in the 80’s and that is often very much overlooked.

Thank you 🎸✌

As far as the two handed tap technique, Ritchie Blackmore was doing it long before Eddie ever picked up a guitar. Those are the facts, Eddie enhanced it and took it to another level... But in my opinion it was just flash ya know smoke and mirrors 😂

@@atomovedin3970 I hear you. A lot of guys did occasional "taps" here and there. Nobody that I'm aware of made it a big part of their vocabulary apart from Harvey Mandel - who Eddie got it from and to a lesser extent Steve Hackett of Genesis. But yeah, Billy Gibbons, Ace Frehley and even the guy in Ram Jam are amongst the many that would do an occasional tap. Hendrix would tap on the side of the neck and do other things to get weird sounds as well. I don't hear any tapping on DP "Made in Japan" and I saw Blackmore with Rainbow in 1982 and DP in 1987 and he didn't do any tapping.

I like your 'guitarists of a certain style'. SRV is far more influential to me than Eddie or any of those rock players. I'm sure thousands of people were inspired to learn guitar after hearing SRV, eve after 33 years without him (my daughter's birthday is 3 days before he died). If EVH is someone's hero, that's fine. But when I read crap like 'Eddie was the best player on the planet, no one will ever be as influential as he is, ever', I think that's going overboard.

The feel of a song like Riviera Paradise or Lenny is just a completely different vibe but, in my opinion, produced by no less of a guitarist in SRV…@@MrChopsticktech

The cold hard fact is NOBODY has been more influential than Edward Van Halen in over 45 years since VH1 graced our ears! not a single person...he literally changed everything. @@MrChopsticktech

they did not NOT get along, they just were not friends. Two all time A leaguers

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle huh?

@@RicardoIsTheGoatBaby they did not not get along, they never interacted much

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle k Still my favorite players anyways

Randy said the kids preferred flash in the spotlight solo, and he used some of the licks associated with Ed, Ed did not invent anything. Was Ed jealous when he completely made up a quote that Randy never said saying he learned everything from him? Ed comes across as insecure, whereas Randy was very complimentary of Ed in that guitar seminar. People could easily think the finger tapping was flash. It is not an insult. Showing off techique does not make someone a great songwriter.

@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle Hi Dave, do you play guitar? Eddie did invent a lot! You need to STOP LYING! Who created the whole "Veriac" thing? Eddie did! Who created doing deep dives with the whammy bar that he could pull off and have his guitar still stay in tune without a lock nut? Eddie did! Randy couldn't do it! Who invented "distorted" hammer ons and pull offs? Who invented heavy, distorted fast playing with screaming emotion? Eddie did! So take your nonsense somewhere else! Dave! Their records prove what I'm saying! Van Halen's 1st record came out in 1978. Randy & Ozzy came out 2 YEARS LATER! In 1980! That tells you right there ( Historically "DATED" Proof ) that it was the one and only Edward Van Halen that knocked the guitar world on its a$$! If you thought you were hot hands behind guitar, back then all someone had to do is walk over to a radio play Eruption and say can you play this? And you were done! Eddie and NO OTHER GUITARIST SENT EVERY GUITARIST BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD BECAUSE THEY HAD A LOT MORE TO LEARN! Randy was just a quick understudy who produced a warmer sound than Eddie, as Eddie could hit sub-zero temperatures with his playing. Plain and simply stated by Randy nonetheless, "I do NOT want to be in competition with someone like that!" That's because Randy couldn't compete against Eddie! Nobody could! Eddie's sound was too wild for most people to even comprehend. Even to this very day, there's like one person other than "Wolfie" that can play Eddie's style so well that you wouldn't be able to tell if it's Eddie playing or this other guitarist named Harold Trucco. Here's Harold. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqdgo9WLmc6wnas.html So Dave, before you talk your foolish nonsense, grab a guitar and learn! Then you'll see and witness for yourself first hand who the greater Guitar God really is! I know because I have put this to the test! And being a HUGE Randy fan that I am, it's still Eddie that is KING!

I think it's absolutely wrong to call Eddie's playing "Just flash" because yes it looks cool but it also sounds amazing. Eddie's tone is brilliant and every note sounds tasty. And Eddie played effortlessly and made it look easy. Now I think Randy talked about his own solo and called it "Just flash" which he performed to impress the kids in 1979. He just played a bunch of fast licks to impress the kids, it didn't sound too musical. And Randy was honest about it. And musically Eddie Van Halen's Eruption sounds just perfect and seamless. And that's the difference. Love Randy, he did fantastic with Ozzy but Eddie was like Hendrix. He set everyone on fire in 1978!

@@karsguitarchannel6088 Randy did call Eddie's playing "Flash!" Randy's siblings even mention it in an interview. However, that was Randy's jealousy shinning through. I play guitar and can play both Randy's and Eddie's tunes, and I can tell you Eddie's playing was/is anything but "Flash!" The man was BRILLIANT, as hot liquified metal poured out of his fingertips! It was like he was melting notes together! So why would Randy be jealous of Eddie? Simple! Endorsements! Endorsements, equal hefty pay checks! I Love Randy's playing, but Eddie is still king!

Tapping is easy as hell...sounds awesome but it's not at all hard to do. I just remember Slash saying in an interview that he "wouldn't be caught dead with both hands on the neck" LOL

Eddie felt intimidated, otherwise why trash someone where Rhodes was comfortable with what he knew and honest about learning from others , Eddie not acknowledging learning from others is coming from inferiority complex . Same as the guy who always has to tell everyone what a great guy he is

Yes but nobody played like Eddie before Eddie. What he did with tapping sounded totally new.

@@karsguitarchannel6088 Many of the replies would beg to differ with that. If Eddie died when the band was called 'Mammoth' somebody else would probably get the credit.

George couldn't tell ya which bathroom to use these days. 😂

Who gives a F what george has to say. And evh turned green with envy after listening to B.O.O. and D.O.A.M.M. Guaranteed. I'll explain it to you and everyone else who doesn't have a clue. Anyone can go out and buy an instrument and learn how to play it. That doesn't mean you should be a musician. There was only one Mozart. It's like one in 100.000. You can't be taught to be a great musician. evh was not a great musician. R.R. was way better and evh knew it.

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@@user-rv3cm7hv3l ozzi first two album S. Are trash💩💩💩🤮🤮

​@@user-rv3cm7hv3l😂😂😂😂 I think if Ed was 'green with envy' he hid it really well...and then went on to record Mean Street, Cathedral, etc.

Sorry but we mentioned in the video that Randy showed kids how to play Van Halen riffs. Eddie used some classical music in Eruption before Randy.

I like it spot on!