NAMM 2019 VIDEO: Michael Anthony on Peavey, new projects and Van Halen's future
Bass legend comments on VH reunion rumours
NAMM 2019: As a monster meet-and-greet queue grew ever longer, Van Halen and Chickenfoot bass legend Michael Anthony was backstage at the Peavey booth, and happy to discuss a variety of topics.
We got the lowdown on his signature Peavey VB-MA amp head, future plans with Sammy Hagar supergroups The Circle and Chickenfoot, and of course, whether there's any truth to those Van Halen reunion rumours...
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