In 2007-2008, the long awaited Van Halen reunion with David Lee Roth finally came to fruition and spiked the desirability of the Charvel EVH Art Series Tour Guitars played on DLR classics such as Cradle Will Rock and I’ll Wait.eBay auction winners would also receive a professional photo of Eddie playing the guitar on stage, along with an Edward Van Halen signed COA, and some occasional case candy.‘evhguitarshop’ then sold the freshly autographed “tour guitars” in a custom EVH case through eBay auctions, with opening bids of $5150.The “tour guitars” in 2004 were featured on songs such as Up For Breakfast, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Top of The World, Unchained, and Why Can’t This Be Love.Charvel USA and EVH then also produced a run of limited edition replicas of the (3) original designs, under the same Charvel EVH Art Series name, and started with higher sequential serial numbers than the “tour guitars”.Each guitar was hand striped by Edward Van Halen with a one-of-one unique design and were serial numbered on the neck plate from 001 – 300.There were (3) Initial Color Combinations: WHITE & Black (tribute to the ’78 Van Halen I guitar), BLACK & Yellow (tribute to ’79 Bumblebee from Van Halen II), and of course a RED with White & Black (tribute to the iconic ‘Frankenstein’).

Edward Van Halen first introduced his custom designed EVH Art Series guitars during the Van Halen Summer Tour 2004 reunion with Sammy Hagar as part of Charvel’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.Since 1978, countless fans have copied Eddie’s art, but starting in 2004 a limited number of them were finally able to own it. He is equally famous for both his innovative finger-tapping style of playing, along with his uniquely striped hand built guitars. Eddie Van Halen is without a doubt one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time.

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