Pete Thorn — who was handpicked by 6-string legends Steve Vai and Joe Satriani as their touring guitarist — talks about and plays some of the techniques that made Eddie Van Halen the GOAT to many guitarists. Check out the EVH Striped Series Frankenstein relic electric guitar today at Sweetwater! ? https://sweetwater.sjv.io/RGDBB9
Chapters:
00:00 — Intro
01:00 — The Story Behind Pete’s “Eruption” Video Series
06:50 — “Panama”: That’s Not a Rock Chord!
09:00 — “Jamie’s Cryin’” — Not Just Power Chords
10:16 — “Beautiful Girls” and That Van Halen Brothers’ Swing
12:53 — “I’m the One”
13:51 — Edward’s Open-string Pull-offs, Licks, and Runs
18:45 — “Women in Love...” and Voice Leading
20:31 — “Drop Dead Legs” and Natural Harmonics
27:35 — “Light up the Sky” and Blackmore’s Influence
29:36 — Van Halen’s B String Tuning
31:05 — EVH’s Signature Pick Scrape and Hand Slide Combination
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