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For Eddie Van Halen, seminal rock star, inventor, and experimenter, innovation stems from necessity. In , he created the hybrid black-and-white guitar that combined parts from a Fender and a Gibson, transforming the instrument to develop the sound he wanted and needed. Today, he uses an EVH Wolfgang, also a product of constant reinvention and experimentation, named after his son. Replicas of both guitars along with an amplifier will be donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History , joining the original Frankenstein 2, which Van Halen donated in He spoke with Smithsonian.

As a psychotherapist , my theory regarding popular music in general and guitar solos in particular is that they allow us to feel and express cathartically a wider range of emotions than we are allowed to feel or express in society. Rock concerts are our society's condoned way of blowing off steam. I look at guitar solos the same way I look at magic tricks and jokes: there are set-ups that lead the audience in one direction and then the magician or comedian goes someplace unexpected. Amusement is your brain's way of reconciling your expectation with reality. Here is a visual analogy: there was a brilliant meme going around last year that read, "There's a time and place for decaf coffee!

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