Eddie and the slide
Eddie and the slide

Does Eddie use a slide in "I'll Wait"? I always thought that was a whammy + slide combo coming out of the solo. Then I was listening carefully and was wondering if he was using it periodically throughout the solo. I know he used it on Dirty Movies and Could this be Magic.
Eddie Van Halen doesn't use a slide in "I'll Wait," though it’s easy to understand why you might think so, especially given the fluid, smooth quality of some of his playing on that track. In "I'll Wait," from 1984, most of what you're hearing is Eddie’s use of the whammy bar and his impeccable phrasing and technique. The solo and transitions make extensive use of the whammy bar to create pitch bends and slides, which can give the impression of a slide being used at times. Geometry Dash