What is Eddie Van Halen's greatest guitar riff?

[I Coulda Hada VH]

Let's hear 'em.

[seenbad]

Wow....talk about the impossible answer to give. You're going to make a poll on this based on feedback right?

Riff, not solo?

...ugh. Unchained I guess, but man....

[I Coulda Hada VH]

Wow....talk about the impossible answer to give. You're going to make a poll on this based on feedback right?

Riff, not solo?

...ugh. Unchained I guess, but man....

Yeah, this won't be an easy one for a lot of us. I do expect to see a lot of votes for Unchained.

[ScottyBHarris]

5150 intro riff

[seenbad]

Yeah, this won't be an easy one for a lot of us. I do expect to see a lot of votes for Unchained.

It's just iconic. How could you not?

But man, panama, 5150, HOP, on fire, ....like most of VH1, most of 1984 and at least half of both 5150 and F.W. could make the list.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

The riff from Somebody Get Me A Doctor doesn't suck.

[seenbad]

LOL. No, it does not.

I remember listening to a bedroom recording of that Ed did when he was making it probably on a cassette tape.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

I guess ATBL and Unchained are probably his two most iconic opening riffs.

[James in New York]

Definitely all the riffs already mentioned, plus will never forget hearing the Hang Em High opening riff for the first time...unbridled intensity!

[Little Intruder]

Damn Cuda, couldn't you have made it a little easier?

I'm gonna have to think about this before I answer. Hmm...

[ZORBA5150]

Mean Street

[Brett]

Yeah, there’s no way to answer this.

[fudd]

Neworld.


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[MeWiseKnobs]

That one riff that shows up in that “Main Squeeze” outtake from WACF. Shows up at exactly 1 minute into the recording. Fuckin’ A…

[Darkness]

UFB chorus riff