How Charvel spawned a custom shop revolution – and became the premier guitar maker in the age of shredders

Wayne Charvel's namesake brand started life as a small parts and repair facility and ended up building guitars played by the ...
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Van Halen was never just heavy metal, and that was their greatest trick

Van Halen borrowed heavy metal’s volume and image, but blues, pop harmonies, swing, funk, and California joy made the band ...
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Wayne Charvel, luthier who built guitars for Eddie Van Halen and inspired the Superstrat, has died

The revered guitar builder was one of the most influential modders and makers of his time, and sparked the custom shop ...

The story of Van Halen’s 1984, and the end of the David Lee Roth era

Creative differences led to Roth’s departure the following year, but 1984 found the band firing on all cylinders, as Eddie ...