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Birthname

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Eddie was born in the Netherlands so at birth his surname was with a small ‘v’. Only after arriving in the US was his surname changed to a capital ‘V’. His entry in the population register of Amsterdam Are there any strong arguments to list his birth name with a capital ‘V’ anyway? It is not about the spelling of his surname in the rest of the article.

More info: van (Dutch)

Egel Reaction? 12:57, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

History of tapping

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The current section on tapping (essentially) credits Steve Hackett with invention of the tapping technique. However, this contradicts the much more thorough account in the specific article, which is backed with a number of solid sources. The current texts of the EVH article largely results from a series of edits in 2019 that first added Hackett (probably correctly) as a direct influence on EVH, and then removed as unsourced the references for earlier users of the technique. It would be good if someone better knowledgeable of the history of guitar techniques revised the section, which now gives a distorted view of a much older innovation (in a sense going back at least to Niccolo Paganini on the violin and several players on the guitar). Stca74 (talk) 12:13, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Guitar bought by his dad

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https://www.tumblr.com/vanhalenrising/117910974048/jan-van-halen-takes-his-sons-instrument-shopping In 1969, so Ed would have been 14. After the Teisco since he had that one for the Broken Combs. 2600:1700:1C64:8240:5DC5:5022:6134:4982 (talk) 07:06, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.groundguitar.com/eddie-van-halen-guitars-and-gear/eddie-van-halens-1969-gibson-les-paul-goldtop/ 2600:1700:1C64:8240:5DC5:5022:6134:4982 (talk) 07:30, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discrepancy

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Rolling Stone stated that Eddie played piano and Alex sax in the Broken Combs https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eddie-van-halen-tribute-1081034/ The wikipedia article currently states that Eddie played guitar. Please double check. Also other facts about their early bands seem twisted or missing. Trojan Rubber Company? Genesis (not the UK one) > Mammoth > Van Halen progression? 108.204.18.240 (talk) 08:47, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]