GUITAR SHOWCASE 2023: Finger tapping, also known at two-hand tapping, is an exciting technique which has been used by a number of guitarists over the years. The origins of this technique is often ...

Two-hand tapping is one of Eddie Van Halen’s most iconic and enduring electric guitar innovations, but – as he acknowledged himself – it wasn’t something he invented from the ground-up. Instead, the ...

Guitarist Harvey Mandel wants credit for helping to bring two-handed tapping into rock guitar’s repertoire. Not only does he claim to have been performing the technique on electric guitar several ...

The legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65. One of the most influential guitarists of the modern age, Van Halen was known for his mastery of the two-handed tapping technique and for ...

I first scouted out Scott Stenten for this column late last fall, when the chilly weather cost me three solid evenings wandering around midtown and the East Village looking for musicians, who ...

The legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65. One of the most influential guitarists of the modern age, Van Halen was known for his mastery of the two-handed tapping technique and for ...

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