“He was like, ‘Come on down to rehearsals.’ I’ll never forget it. I was blown away”: John 5 on the time he got to watch Van Halen at an intimate reunion rehearsal – and played through Eddie Van Halen’s guitar rig

John 5 has reflected on the time he got to watch Van Halen at an intimate rehearsal as they prepared for their reunion tour with David Lee Roth.  

Fresh from getting a tour of Joe Satriani’s modded EVH Frankenstein, YouTuber Jeremy White sat down with John 5 to discuss his Mötley Crüe duties and upcoming solo tour.

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