EDDIE VAN HALEN MINI-DOCUMENTARY: The Early Guitars In His Own Words | The Journey to Frankenstein

Edward Van Halen received his first guitar, a $40 Teisco Del Rey, in 1967 at age 12. Over the next 10 years he would go on a journey, learning more and more about what he wanted and needed from a guitar. After working his way through Les Pauls, Stratocasters and Destroyers, the culmination of that search for the perfect instrument was the creation of something all his own - the immortal Frankenstein guitar. It recently placed number 3 in Billboard's list of the most iconic guitars of all time: https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-... This mini-documentary, narrated entirely by Edward himself, featuring some previously unheard audio, traces the story of his early guitars, leading up to him creating a legend. Special thanks for this episode go to Steve Rosen, who has graciously allowed some of his fantastic interview audio with Edward to be used here. This couldn't have been done without Steve's help, and I would recommend anyone to buy his book "Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen". Details for buying it can be found here: Hardback - https://tinyurl.com/562bncn9 Audiobook - https://tinyurl.com/4wjs26yh I would especially recommend the audiobook version, as I think it's quite simply the greatest collection of Edward Van Halen audio available anywhere. Required listening for all fans. Please also check out Steve's youtube channel for more interviews in full here:    / @steveroseninterviews   Special thanks as well to Chris Gill, who also kindly provided me with some interview audio, and, as an absolute authority on this subject, was extremely helpful to me when it came to fact-checking. Please check out more of Chris' interviews with Edward in his book with Brad Tolinski, "Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen" - a core text on the subject and the book that made me want to start documenting Edward's life. It can be ordered here: Hardback - https://tinyurl.com/zx8x39ws Audiobook - https://tinyurl.com/5x5c7zkv Jas Obrecht's interviews with Edward in 1978-1980 were also essential in making this video, so please buy his fantastic book, "Talking Guitar" for more of these in full. It's available here: https://tinyurl.com/w29tpxp2 Please also take a look at his youtube channel to hear more of his illuminating conversations with Edward. You can find it here:    / @talkingguitarjasobrecht   I'd also like to say thanks to Allen Garber, whose photo of the White Destroyer I borrowed (sorry Allen!), and whose research and tracking down of photos on the subject has also proved invaluable. Shout out too, for Mill's Custom Guitars, whose videos I borrowed for the Frankenstein building sections. You can find them here:    / @millscustomguitars1   Soundtrack music was by the Mini Vandals. Check them out here:    / @theminivandals1840   Further thanks for help and research to: Dave & Dave Unchained podcast (   / @davedaveunchained-avanhale5446  ) Adam Roach (   / @adguitar7  ) themightyvanhalen.net vanhalengear.com groundguitar.com