Eddie Van Halen Broken Guitar Given to Friend W/Letter of Provenance - This broken electric guitar is now a fascinating art piece with a wonderful story. This guitar was given to a friend by one of the greatest guitar players to ever live, Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the main songwriter and guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen which he co-founded in 1972, and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest guitar players in rock history. He is known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard. This guitar comes with a letter of provenance which states in part, "I was gifted this guitar in 2014. As it was broken, he said that it would fit me perfectly as I practically couldn't play the guitar."