This is a slap in the face big time! A paid sideman making less than Wolfgang who has only been playing bass for three months? Dave should just retire from singing Van Halen completely and not give those pricks the satisfaction.
Hopefully Dave's ego will keep him in check. I think there's more dignity in being a paramedic in NYC than being reduced to a hired hand in a band you played in central role in shaping.
I knew there was an angle to Eddie's invitation; and now he's making Dave look like the jerk. Fuckin' cutthroat Dutchmen!