Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen onstage in 2007 Background information Birth name Edward Lodewijk van Halen Also known as EVH Born (1955-01-26) January 26, 1955 (age 60) Nijmegen, Netherlands Origin Pasadena, California, U.S. Genres Hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, synth rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, producer, arranger Instruments Guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass guitar, drums, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer Years active 1971–present Labels Warner Bros. Associated acts Van Halen, Steve Vai, Michael Jackson, Sammy Hagar, Brian May, LL Cool J Website van-halen.com Notable instruments Frankenstrat Kramer 5150 Baretta Charvel VH II Ernie Ball Music Man EVH model Peavey EVH Wolfgang Ibanez "Shark" Destroyer Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch-born American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. He is considered to be one of the world's greatest guitarists, and one of the most influential rock guitarists of the 20th century. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Van Halen number seventy in the list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. In 2012, he was voted in a Guitar World magazine reader's poll as the number one of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" over Brian May of Queen (number two) and Alex Lifeson of Rush (number three).