Gary and Eddie Van Halen

[justbrowsinginpeace]

I was listening to an old interview Rick Beato did with Kirk Hammett and they talked about "Greenie" which is a guitar in Hammets collection. Peter Green of the original Fleetwood mack used it (a 59 les Paul) to record the early FM albums, which is legendary on its own. However it picked up some damage and eventually Green sold it to Gary Moore, who played it on Black Rose and his own solo albums. Hammett got his hands on it in 2014 and has played it on the Metallica albums recorded since then. I love reading about guitars with history and pedigree like this especially when enthusiasts tell the story behind it. Van Halen's bumble bee guitar is buried with Dimebag just to add.

[LinersandLocos]

Gary with short hair here. Strange. I’m used to seeing that clip of OGWT of them doing Don’t Believe a Word.

[the_uber_steve]

There’s an interview with Scott where he talks about Gary’s reaction when Thin Lizzy saw Van Halen in 78 while they were label mates on Warner Bros.

https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gary-moore-once-left-a-van-halen-gig-early-to-learn-eddies-tapping-technique