Pete Thorn on Eddie Van Halen and His Playing Technique

Pete Thorn — who was handpicked by 6-string legends Steve Vai and Joe Satriani as their touring guitarist — talks about and plays some of the techniques that made Eddie Van Halen the GOAT to many guitarists. Check out the EVH Striped Series Frankenstein relic electric guitar today at Sweetwater! 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/RGDBB9 Chapters: 00:00 — Intro 01:00 — The Story Behind Pete’s “Eruption” Video Series 06:50 — “Panama”: That’s Not a Rock Chord! 09:00 — “Jamie’s Cryin’” — Not Just Power Chords 10:16 — “Beautiful Girls” and That Van Halen Brothers’ Swing 12:53 — “I’m the One” 13:51 — Edward’s Open-string Pull-offs, Licks, and Runs 18:45 — “Women in Love...” and Voice Leading 20:31 — “Drop Dead Legs” and Natural Harmonics 27:35 — “Light up the Sky” and Blackmore’s Influence 29:36 — Van Halen’s B String Tuning 31:05 — EVH’s Signature Pick Scrape and Hand Slide Combination Subscribe and follow for the latest gear news and giveaways! 👉    / @sweetwater   After you watch, visit Sweetwater.com today for all your music instrument and pro audio needs! 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/shop If you like the gear that Pete Thorn is playing in the video, then check out his gear below 👉 Suhr Pete Thorn Custom HSS electric guitar 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ra196R Suhr PT15 15-watt 3-channel tube amplifier head 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/POqeLQ Visit DealZone for the best deals on demos, bundles, B-stock, and more 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Dealzone_Demos Shop used gear 👉 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Gear-Exchange The cameras powering Sweetwater 👉    • The Cameras Powering Sweetwater’s Content ...   For more from Sweetwater, follow us: Facebook:   / sweetwater   Twitter:   / sweetwatersound   Instagram:   / sweetwatersound   TikTok:   / sweetwatersound   #EddieVanHalen #PeteThorn #EVH