I'm a rock guitarist (and sell and repair guitars at a shop as a job) and Eddie is my biggest influence. He is the reason i play music and i ripped off 80% of his playing and tone. I couldn't sleep when i first heard the main riff from Unchained at age 16 (10 years ago). Same thing with Mean Street, Runnin' With the Devil and many others. Van Halen was one of the things that had the biggest impact on my life. This is a total shocker.