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GET TO KNOW—AND LEARN TO PLAY LIKE—EDDIE VAN HALEN :
San Francisco—Bursting out of Los Angeles in the late '70s,
Eddie Van Halen and his eponymous band lit the fuse for an explosion of hard rock, heavy metal, and glam. Amid the band's bombastic attack, Eddie's unbelievable guitar pyrotechnics instantly elevated him to an icon and made him the most imitated guitarist since Jimi Hendrix. Now, Backbeat Books is excited to present
Eddie Van Halen: Know the Man, Play the Music, from the new Fretmaster series that tells the story of musicians, their bands, and their playing.
Kicking off with the group's beginning, this book recounts each step of the band's career, from the Sunset Strip to the US Festival and Monsters of Rock tour. The text pores over Eddie's guitar style in expert detail, from Roth-era classics like Women & Children First and Fair Warning through the “Van Hagar” years and right up to the 2004 reunion tour. Captivating vintage photos accompany an album-by-album critical analysis of the band's music and Eddie's playing.
Getting down to the business of learning his style, the “Playing like Eddie” section features lessons on tapping, harmonics, rhythm, and other essential elements straight from the Van Halen trick bag. All of the exercises are presented in standard notation and tablature. To leave nothing in doubt, the included 32-track CD features all of the exercises, complete with backing tracks for play-along thrills. In addition, the book is conveniently spiral-bound so it lays flat on a table or music stand so readers can look at the exercises while they wail away on their guitars.
Beyond the music, the authors devote an entire section on Eddie's equipment, including his amps, guitars, pickups, effects, and custom-made gear. Insider tips reveal how Eddie searched for (and found) his distinctive sound, from taking a chisel and soldering iron to a vintage Strat to dipping his pickups in wax and monkeying with his amp voltage to achieve his “brown sound.”
Malcolm Dome has been writing, broadcasting, and commentating on rock and metal music since 1979. He lives in London.
Rod Fogg became guitar-obsessed as a teenager and now plays and teaches in and around London. He has several CDs out on Jazznik.
Backbeat Books publishes books for people who are passionate about music, whether as performers or avid fans.
Based in San Francisco, Backbeat Books is an imprint of the Music Player Network, a division of CMP Media, LLC.
Eddie Van Halen: Know the Man, Play the Music By Malcolm Dome & Rod Fogg Price: $24.95 Format: Trade Paper with CD, 106 pp, B&W photos, 8-1/2 x 11
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www.backbeatbooks.com.
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