The tale begins way back in 1967, when Van Halen purchased his first-ever guitar – a $40 Teisco Del Rey – at the age of 12. Over the next decade, Eddie would embark on a journey of six-string ...

When recording his guitar parts, Schon used his black 1977 Gibson Les Paul, an instrument that he used for much of Escape and Journey's subsequent tour. The guitar fetched $250,000 at auction in 2021.