Description
Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their guitarist, Eddie Van Halen.
From 1974 to 1985, Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen, his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and bassist Michael Anthony.Upon its release in 1978, the band’s self-titled debut album reached No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 10 million copies in the United States, achieving a Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). By 1982, the band had released four more albums: Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), and Diver Down (1982), all of which have been certified multi-platinum. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was among the most commercially successful rock acts.The album 1984, released in the eponymous year, was a commercial success with U.S. sales of 10 million copies and four successful singles. Its lead single, “Jump”, was the band’s only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1985, Roth left the band to embark on a solo career and was replaced by former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar, the group released four U.S. number-one, multi-platinum albums over the course of 11 years: 5150 in 1986, OU812 in 1988, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in 1991, and Balance in 1995. The group released a double-platinum live album, Live: Right Here, Right Now, in 1993. Hagar left the band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band’s first greatest hits collection, Best Of – Volume I.
On October 6, 2020, Wolfgang announced on his Twitter account that Eddie had died from cancer. Which continues to sadden all guitarists and fans of Van Halen, what a loss, we miss you Edward.
here is my collection of Van Halen tones created with Neural DSP Petrucci
i love this band so much! , so i couldnt wait to create a tone pack with these wonderful sounding plugins!
here is the tones you can look forward to playing these songs with, just add striped EVH guitar and youre ready, although any superstrat will work as well!
Eruption
You Really Got Me
Hot For Teacher
Unchained
Panama
Best Of Both Worlds
audio demos here to show you what i can do!
You will need the above mentioned Neural DSP product to receive and import the tones we provide.
Supplied via instant download link in .xml files upon purchase so you can drop into your amp sim and enjoy!
The music of Van Halen is available to buy and stream from all the best retailers and music services. The track and album names and images are the property of the band, these are just my tones made to play along.
