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Offered Here: Van Halen 1986 Sammy & Edward Signed & Personalized 8 x 10 Photo To Zeke Clark With COA
Item Details: Get ready to rock your collection with the ultimate 1986 Van Halen double-feature! This awesome 8x10 color photo captures the iconic duo of Sammy Hagar and Edward Van Halen, and it is double-signed and personalized directly to their legendary guitar tech, Zeke Clark. Written boldly in white marker, Sammy inscribed "To Zeke You are #1," while Eddie added his own stamp of approval with "Zeke you are the best." While the photo has naturally lost a bit of its color vibrancy over the decades—giving it a beautifully authentic, vintage vibe—the autographs remain sharp, bold, and loud. Complete with a Certificate of Authenticity, this rare insider piece is the perfect tribute to the powerhouse 5150 era and is ready to take center stage on your wall.
Provenance/Authenticity: Randall "Zeke" Clark is a renowned luthier and legendary guitar/amp technician who got his start in the San Francisco music scene in the 70s, working with various A-list artists until moving to LA in the 80s, where he worked for Eddie Van Halen.
From 1985 to 1993, he served as Edward Van Halen’s lead guitar and amp tech, transitioning to the crew with Sammy Hagar to maintain the band's gear through the monumental 5150, OU812, and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge eras.
Beyond his historic tenure as the custodian of Eddie's tone, Clark's elite five-decade career includes building, repairing, and maintaining specialized gear for iconic artists such as Prince, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Heart, Poison, and others. This curated selection of items offers collectors a unique and direct connection to rock history through the hands of a master craftsman who shaped the sound of guitar royalty.
This item was personally handled, vetted, and released by Zeke Clark, ensuring its authenticity and rock-history provenance. Zeke Clark utilizes an Official Personal Signature Stamp to validate and inventory documents and artifacts released directly from his private estate. This item comes with his personal ink-imprinted signature stamp on the certificate of authenticity, which serves as his legally binding, authorized mark of verification and carries the full weight of a hand-signed signature. Also comes with a Roger Epperson (REAL) Letter of Authenticity.
Sammy Hagar's arrival as Van Halen's lead singer in 1985, following David Lee Roth's departure, began a new chapter for one of hard rock's most commercially successful bands. The 1986 album 5150 became Van Halen's first record to top the Billboard 200, and the Hagar lineup went on to reach No. 1 with each of its four studio albums. Throughout this period, Edward Van Halen's two-handed tapping technique and inventive approach to tone, first heard on the band's 1978 debut, continued to shape rock guitar playing.
Condition: Good with fading due to age, minor wear.
SKU: RZC2099