Offered Here: Edward Van Halen 1991 Lot of 2 Black & Tortoise Guitar Picks With COA
Item Details: Two authentic Edward Van Halen guitar picks from the 1991 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (F.U.C.K.) era. This lot includes one black and white "WORK IT HONEY" guitar pick and one black and white "YOU WANKER" guitar pick. Both items feature the rounded VH logo on one side, paired with Edward’s printed signature and the "F.U.C.K." album acronym stamped underneath on the reverse.
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.
Edward Van Halen reshaped rock guitar after the band's 1978 debut, where the instrumental "Eruption" popularized two-handed tapping and set a new technical standard for a generation of players. Released in 1991, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge was the band's third studio album with vocalist Sammy Hagar and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, and the video for "Right Now" took Video of the Year at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
Condition: Very good
SKU: RZC2038