Our buddy said OK he could call his Mom when we got there and arrange rides for after the show. We told him we were going to see Black Sabbath and Van Halen and he said oh wow, you can't miss that I will drive you there. The Cop asked us where we were going and if we needed a ride or to call someone. The cops and fire department came and put it out eventually. We pulled over and stood by the side of the freeway and watched our buddy's Mom's car burn up. The next thing you know the car was in flames in the back.
#EDDIE VAN HALEN PATENTS WINDOWS#
An ember flew into the back of the wagon and we didn't notice it but the car just kept getting more and more smoky so we kept rolling the windows down more and more which just fanned the flames.
We were smoking weed to get ready for the concert and had the windows rolled down part way to try to keep from reeking out the car. We were driving up the freeway to go see the show and had 4 of us in our buddy's Mom's Datsun Station wagon he borrowed from her. When I was a Sophomore in college (1978) me and some buddies got tickets to see Black Sabbath with Van Halen opening. It's been no secret that Eddie has suffered from cancer for years now, but still, you kind of forget about that, until the day comes. I've been lucky enough to not have lost too many idols in the past, but with the passing of Neil Peart and Eddie - two of my top 5 musicians and music idols of all time, it's been a real blow. It's been a tough year so far, as far as my heroes dying goes. He made 80's superstrats what they are today, he made hot-rodded/modified Marshalls what the are today, hell, he even made the Peavey 5150 what it is today - which in turn spawned a whole slew of metal amps. There are, and have been, many much more advanced guitar players since Eddie started - but few are as fun to listen to as Eddie, and most of them (in hard-rock and metal) stand on the shoulders of greats like Eddie, either through his playing and style, or gear used. He mastered the the technique of blending lead and rhythm into one, in a tight yet loose-feeling way. It sounded out of this world, like nothing else I had heard.Īfter listening to Eddie play guitar (on/off) for decades, I've come to love his dynamics and touch, as well as his rhythm playing. I remember having played guitar for probably a year, when a friend of mine (who had been playing for the same time) threw on Van Halen 1 on a cassette, and we listened to Eruption.
Paul ‘Unk’ Unkert.One of the greats, that completely re-defined guitar, and spawned a new class of guitar players, as well as gear. It was my last project for Ed and Kramer. Unkert’s accompanying letter of 4/13/05 details the guitar’s history: “The ‘Hot For Teacher’ Van Halen was built by me at the Kramer Green Grove Road Plant in Neptune, NJ around 1982-1985/ #CO176. The straight jacket and white gloves worn by Van Halen in the video. Original case with tour and Warner Brothers tags. Poplar double-cut “Strat” style body, the top routed for a single double-coil Seymour Duncan humbucker pickup, volume control, Floyd Rose bridge with whammy bar, unvarnished 22 fret maple bolt-on neck (stamped “UNK” on heel) with Kramer sticker on headstock, unvarnished body and headstock spray painted with Van Halen’s characteristic black and white abstract stripe design on a red ground, rear routed for the Floyd Rose’s three springs and stop, no pick guard or rear cover (as designed), screw holes on the back for Eddie Van Halen’s patented flip-up rest (for playing the guitar horizontally.
The legendary “Hot for Teacher” stage used and filmed guitar, custom made by Paul Unkert of Kramer Guitars for Eddie Van Halen, including important innovations customized for Eddie’s evolving guitar technique. Sotheby’s: Eddie Van Halen – One of the most iconic guitars of the MTV era as played by the most influential guitarist of his generation.
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