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- Wolfgang Van Halen's band Mammoth released a new song called 'The End' featuring guitar parts recorded with Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein guitar.
- Wolfgang used the Frankenstein guitar to create the song's main tapping and slap guitar sections, continuing his late father's guitar legacy.
- 'The End' includes a tapping riff reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen’s signature style, and its video likely references Van Halen’s 'Hot for Teacher'.
- Wolfgang explained, 'my right hand is popping two separate strings' while 'my left hand is filling in the percussive rhythm,' showing precise technique.
- Mammoth plans to support the new music with a U.S. Tour this year, including headlining dates and shows with Seether and Creed, sustaining the band’s momentum.
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Wolfgang Van Halen played dad Eddie's Frankenstein guitar on new Mammoth song, 'The End'
BMG Wolfgang Van Halen‘s new song with his band Mammoth, “The End,” will probably remind you of Eddie Van Halen with its tapping guitar riff. Fittingly, Wolf recorded the part with his late father’s signature Frankenstein guitar. “Fun fact, I recorded the main tapping of the song, and the slap part with the Frankenstein!” Wolf shares in a social media post. “Makes me feel closer to Pop that such an important part of his history can live with min…
Wolfgang Van Halen Used Eddie's Frankenstein Guitar on New Song
Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed that he used his late father Eddie Van Halen‘s iconic Frankenstein guitar, aka the Frankenstrat, to record parts on his new Mammoth song “The End.” The intro to Wolfgang’s one-off single sounds eerily reminiscent to Eddie’s guitar tapping — one of his signature techniques — as heard on Van Halen hits like “Hot for Teacher.” Not only does Wolfgang emulate that tapping perfectly, but he even used Eddie’s legendary r…
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