Jambands

Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Electric Guitar Estimated to Sell for $2-3 Million at Auction

Fans of Eddie Van Halen will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a historic instrument from the legendary virtuoso guitarist’s collection. The musician’s esteemed 1982 Kramer electric guitar will ...
Guitar World on MSN

Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction

Eddie Van Halen’s famed ‘Kramer Ad’ electric guitar has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever be sold at auction, ...
Metal Injection

Guitar Used By EDDIE VAN HALEN To Jam With BLACK SABBATH To Be Auctioned

The EVH signature guitar came from a UK guitar shop and was played during the jam session of the century. “We played some of the Sabbath stuff for him,” Iommi continued. “One of his favorites was ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Electric Guitar Expected to Fetch $2M-3M at Sotheby’s Auction

A previous Sotheby’s sale for a guitar owned by Van Halen — that one on display in the band’s “Hot for Teacher” music video — netted $3,932,000 in April 2023. By Chris Gardner A piece of rock history ...
loudwire

Eddie Van Halen Road-Worn Kramer Guitar Expected to Fetch $2-3 Million at Auction

Another guitar previously owned by Eddie Van Halen — and later, Mick Mars — is expected to fetch big bucks (multiple millions) when it goes up for auction this year. The Kramer guitar in question is ...

Carl Verheyen on the time Eddie Van Halen borrowed – and nearly destroyed – his Les Paul

Eddie Van Halen may be best known for his Frankenstein Strat — a guitar hat married Les Paul tonality with Stratocaster ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein Guitar

Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen in Amsterdam in 1955, he forever redefined rock guitar playing and subsequently reinvented the whole damn thing. Now widely copied, his legendary guitar formed from a ...