If Eddie Van halen was never born, who would be the next Van Halen?

[Fusion1]

Discuss.

[stewiesguitar]

there wouldnt be a next van halen if he was never born. haha

[w00dsy]

is it Van Halen week? What's with all the threads?

[fuzztone]

Who's Eddie Van Halen?

[oneshowmaster]

Michael Hedges used tapping before Eddie. He was much better at it too.

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

There are plenty of alcoholic wasters around, why do we need a new one?

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

[O.G.T.V.]

Randy Rhoads. Even if he played as a famous guy for a short time, he inspired a lot of guitarrists and still does today. I prefer his playing to EVH. More feeling, better sound, and more skill cuz of the classical music and his influences mixing altogether. Hear Mr. Crowley, I Don't Know, and Goodbye To Romance so you will know.

[Sale83]

+1 for Randy

[blood5150]

Love Randy but he did not have better tone than EVH, or the same rhythm chops. Randy relied on power chords.... A lot.

[blood5150]

Oh...and the answer to this thread is Allan Holdsworth.

[pvwolfgang5150]

My first thought was George Lynch.

[guitarman3001]

Love Randy but he did not have better tone than EVH, or the same rhythm chops. Randy relied on power chords.... A lot.

yep. I learned how to play Dee and Diary of a Madman using all powerchords. It sounds kick ass!

[soundcreation]

john mayer

 

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[blood5150]

yep. I learned how to play Dee and Diary of a Madman using all powerchords. It sounds kick ass!

Luke.... you know it to be true.

[Gas Hed]

I'd say the guitar player for Spanish Fly.

[Virgman]

 

 

 

I didn't know Mayer played with Isaac Hayes? You have to hand it to Johnny Boy, he can play just about anything.

 

I think I'm becoming a Mayer fan.

 

When you crowd surf do chicks grab your crotch? Do guys grab your crotch?

[roygbiv]

Who's Eddie Van Halen?

 

 

 

winner.

[GCDEF]

Don't underestimate Van Halen's impact. Everything came together at the right time for that band. Van Halen changed the way guitar was played, but he couldn't have done it without the songs they had or without David Lee Roth, and they probably couldn't have done it if people weren't really sick of disco and most of the mainstream rock bands weren't really confused in the 70s.

 

The answer is I don't think anybody else would have / could have done what he did.

[kingsransom]

+1

[Jacksix]

If Jimi hadn't died, Van Halen wouldn't have been VAN HALEN. They would have just been another band. :poke:

-Jacksix

[Ferdinandstrat]

Bumblefoot.

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

I've often been thinking how things would've been if Shawn Lane had joined a major label artist or band in 1981-82, that might have stolen a lot of Malmsteen's thunder, even if it would've been too late to challenge Eddie's title as Lord of the Strings. At that time, he had evolved sufficiently as a musician so that he could craft some astonishing solos that were listenable as well as technically mindblowing.

[GCDEF]

If Jimi hadn't died, Van Halen wouldn't have been VAN HALEN. They would have just been another band. :poke: -Jacksix

 

 

That's just not true.

[GCDEF]

I've often been thinking how things would've been if Shawn Lane had joined a major label artist or band in 1981-82, that might have stolen a lot of Malmsteen's thunder, even if it would've been too late to challenge Eddie's title as Lord of the Strings. At that time, he had evolved sufficiently as a musician so that he could craft some astonishing solos that were listenable as well as technically mindblowing.

 

 

There were guitarists around that were technically better than Van Halen. Van Halen is the one that got noticed because as well as the chops, they had mainstream appeal, great songs a charismatic singer and they were fun to listen to. That band had the whole package and without their commercial appeal, who knows what guitar playing would be like today. One thing for certain is it wouldn't be the same.