(10-06-2020, 04:17 PM)Jagsfan4life9/28/82 Wrote: RIP, Eddie. You turned the guitar world upside down with your innovative playing.

So much this. My best friend in my high school years and I thought we were decent guitar players. He loved Jimmy Page's works and had a Les Paul, I thought Eric Clapton was the best living guitarist (RIP Jimi Hendrix) and owned a Stratocaster. We jammed together, did reasonable versions of blues based rock and roll standards. Nearly a year after we graduated he called, wanted me to come over. I thought he wanted to jam, when I got to his apartment and started to unload my guitar and amp, he said "You won't be needing those", and motioned me inside. I went in, he put an album on his turntable and played Eruption. 

It blew my [BLEEP] mind. And sent me on a much more achievable career path.

RIP Eddie Van Halen.

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