# Eddie Van Halen - God speed **URL:** \ **Category:** Everything Else\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401 "2020-10-06T20:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brett66](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/brett66/32/92201_2.png) [@brett66](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brett66)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/1 "2020-10-06T20:07:43Z")
Eddie passed away today at 65. > **[Eddie Van Halen, grinning guitar god for a rock generation, dies at 65](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-10-06/eddie-van-halen-guitar-dies-65)** > > Eddie Van Halen, legendary lead guitarist for the wildly popular hard-rock band Van Halen, has died of cancer at 65. ---
**Author:** ![senna1a](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/senna1a/32/46992_2.png) [@senna1a](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/senna1a)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/2 "2020-10-06T20:11:24Z")
Rest In Pease… I grew up with Van Halen consistently in play. ---
**Author:** ![speed-racer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/speed-racer/32/115653_2.png) [@speed-racer](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/speed-racer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/3 "2020-10-06T20:23:43Z")
I’m from Pasadena and saw Van Halen play when they still did parties. We thought they were great but had no idea how great they would become! Sad day… ---
**Author:** ![stonefree1911](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/stonefree1911/32/92419_2.png) [@stonefree1911](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/stonefree1911)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/4 "2020-10-06T20:50:05Z")
He’s the very reason I picked up a guitar in HS. RIP Master. ---
**Author:** ![DrShaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/drshaw/32/14653_2.png) [@DrShaw](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/DrShaw)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/5 "2020-10-06T21:19:08Z")
I am a vocal cord cancer survivor after surgery and 33 radiation treatments. I know full well how much Eddie suffered, and I am so sorry he could not defeat his cancer. He’ll be remembered as a phenomenal guitarist and band member. My condolences to Valerie and others whose live he touched. EDIT: How arrogant I must seem. I made my post about me, not Eddie. I cannot ever know what Eddie went through and I was wrong to suggest that I do. He had 1/3 of his tongue removed, he battled throat cancer for years and he died of metastatic brain cancer. I apologize to any forum or family member if I have offended you or belittled your struggle with cancer. It was not my intent to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Baldy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/baldy/32/223847_2.png) [@Baldy](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Baldy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/6 "2020-10-06T21:30:11Z")
Sad day indeed ☹ ---
**Author:** ![brumtech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/brumtech/32/27935_2.png) [@brumtech](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brumtech)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/7 "2020-10-06T21:38:45Z")
RIP EVH Last year he attended a Tool concert with his son and they guy in front of them asked Eddie if he’d take a picture of him with the stage. Wolfgang thought it was hilarious that the guy didn’t recognize his father who was probably the most famous musician in the arena! ![Eddie-Van-Halen-and-Fan-at-Tool-Concert-10-21-19-via-Wolf-Van-Halen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/d/c/dc02ddfad2f931bcd711566872d5c4d8df5f0aa6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![owlsalum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@owlsalum](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/owlsalum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/8 "2020-10-06T22:45:15Z")
The great ones seem to die too young. RIP Eddie. Show em how to really play an axe in heaven. ---
**Author:** ![brumtech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/brumtech/32/27935_2.png) [@brumtech](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brumtech)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/9 "2020-10-06T23:24:48Z")
> **[Here's why Eddie Van Halen buried his iconic guitar with Dimebag Darrell](https://www.grunge.com/257596/heres-why-eddie-van-halen-buried-his-iconic-guitar-with-dimebag-darrell/)** > > Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell Abbott were phenomenal guitarists that the world was sad to let go. As it happens, they actually met just before Darrell's death. Dimebag Darrell made such an impression on Eddie Van Halen that Eddie insisted on... ---
**Author:** ![Jedi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/jedi/32/45790_2.png) [@Jedi](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Jedi)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/10 "2020-10-07T06:25:45Z")
Sigh. Thanks 2020. Again. Best commercial ever made: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/8/7/87d95fb34f36c7231e468a1f9bf65042413315ed.jpeg "1996 Nissan commercial "Toys" (Featuring the 300ZX and "Girl, you really got me now")") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXdFKcETEPg) ---
**Author:** ![mdiaz0429](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@mdiaz0429](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/mdiaz0429)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/11 "2020-10-07T11:45:31Z")
R.I.P. He was one of a very few major guitar influences in my music life. ---
**Author:** ![brumtech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/brumtech/32/27935_2.png) [@brumtech](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brumtech)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/12 "2020-10-07T12:02:49Z")
> **[In 1977, Ted Templeman Went to Check Out an Unknown Band from Pasadena and...](https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/van-halen-ted-templeman/)** > > In this exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, the Warner Bros producer recalls the thrills and terrors of recording Van Halen’s debut ---
**Author:** ![1cdfoley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/1cdfoley/32/101112_2.png) [@1cdfoley](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/1cdfoley)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/13 "2020-10-07T14:19:29Z")
RIP Eddie, one of the most amazing and dynamic guitarist that I have seen in my 76 years of kicking it with rock. I especially admired his persona, in part, because I thought it was rare good quality among the many greats. Chas ---
**Author:** ![badbeef](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/badbeef/32/142_2.png) [@badbeef](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/badbeef)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/14 "2020-10-07T19:09:40Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/9/4/94fa248b76123ce19d2ebf2af5e7f0d517e60d53.jpeg "A Few Brief and Wonderful Encounters with EVH. May He Rest in Peace.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2J49wmOtLo) ---
**Author:** ![kerosene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/kerosene/32/9084_2.png) [@kerosene](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/kerosene)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/15 "2020-10-07T20:42:56Z")
So this is likely over-the-top but maybe 5150 Studio should be dismantled and re-assembled at the Smithsonian? I’m not a big Van Halen fan but EVH was an important piece of Americana. ---
**Author:** ![scotte1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/scotte1/32/147_2.png) [@scotte1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/scotte1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/16 "2020-10-08T01:12:41Z")
A good read…thanks for sharing. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![badbeef](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/badbeef/32/142_2.png) [@badbeef](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/badbeef)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/17 "2020-10-11T15:34:17Z")
The title of this thread popped up again and I read it differently - yes, Eddie had God Speed! 🤘🏻 ---
**Author:** ![brumtech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/brumtech/32/27935_2.png) [@brumtech](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brumtech)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/18 "2020-10-11T18:40:20Z")
5 Eddie Van Halen Songs That Explain His Genius - [https://www.npr.org/2020/10/10/922252577/the-astonishing-techniques-that-made-eddie-van-halen-a-guitar-god](https://www.npr.org/2020/10/10/922252577/the-astonishing-techniques-that-made-eddie-van-halen-a-guitar-god) ---
**Author:** ![DuneKidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@DuneKidd](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/DuneKidd)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/eddie-van-halen-god-speed/19401/19 "2020-10-11T21:36:48Z")
> **[The guitar was designed by Eddie Van Halen, who died on Tuesday. Jack used it...](https://www.buzzfeed.com/evelinamedina/jack-white-snl-van-halen-tribute?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharecopy&sub=0_125744215#125744215)** > > The legendary guitarist died after having cancer for many years. He was 65. I thought this was apropos… a musician’s tribute honoring another musician…