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Little Guitars
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Wikipedia article
'"Little Guitars"' is a song performed by Van Halen. It was included on their album 'Diver Down'.
The song is notable for its intro, an acoustic flamenco-style solo by Eddie Van Halen. This was accomplished by using his right hand to pick a single-note trill on the high E string. He then used his left hand to play the melody on the A and D strings using hammer-ons and pull-offs.
In addition to the intro, the song is also notable for the mini-Les Paul guitar (the so-called "little guitar") that Edward used for the main track. This is the only Van Halen recording that the guitar was used for. The mini-Les Paul was made by Nashville luthier David Petschulat, and was pitched and sold to Eddie during a tour stop in Nashville, Tennessee. Eddie purchased a second mini-LP guitar that was then built to slightly different specs; the first being a honey-sunburst with mini-humbuckers, and the second being dark wine-red with a thicker body and full-size humbuckers.David Petschulat - 2015
Chuck Klosterman of Vulture.com ranked it the 18th-best Van Halen song, writing "Nothing is heavy, everything is edifying a comprehensive success."
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Category:Van Halen songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Ted Templeman
Category:1982 songs
Category:Songs written by Michael Anthony (musician)
Category:Songs written by David Lee Roth
Category:Songs written by Alex Van Halen
Category:Songs written by Eddie Van Halen
Category:1982 singles
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:American hard rock songs
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