The guitar was fitted with the black headstock neck which was originally on the Van Halen II guitar, and had a Fender-style tremolo installed on it. In 2007 Eddie wrote “This is the Shit” on the back of the guitars’ neck, as a sort of a joke to distinguish it from the EVH/Fender Custom Shop replica made to look and sound exactly like the Frankenstein. 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He would boil the strings so they would stretch and he used that set for the night. Eddie used this guitar specifically because of the TransTrem system, on songs such as ‘Get Up’ and ‘Summer Nights’ for the 5150 album released in 1986. – Peavey (.09 -.42) The individual costs were $50 for the body, and $80 for the neck2. *Most of this info was taken from a forum post by Christopher Michael – who is supposedly Chris Merren (Eddie’s former tech). $2.99 shipping. or Best Offer +$35.85 shipping. Picture courtesy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ_trn4jCeQ. Eddie saw that Alex was getting better and better, so he decided to switch to an electric guitar instead. The new Music Man EVH featured basswood body (sometime with 1/8″ maple cap) shaped very differently than anything Eddie played before. Especially the It is possible that he played some other guitars during those three years, but we haven’t been able to found anything that would implicate that. A year later (1980), Eddie installed a locking-nut and the Floyd Rose tremolo – to help keep the guitar in tune during live shows. disassembling. 11 watching. Around 1982 he installed a Kramer neck, with the logo sanded down. 62 watchers. It was never delivered - probably because Jimi died shortly after. – 1989 Soldano SLO-100 Its name is a portmanteau of Frankenstein, the fictional doctor who combined body parts to create a monster, and the Fender Stratocaster, an electric guitar made by Fender. These start at $1199US, not very cheap, but worth it if you are keen on one. This created the black stripes, which soon became a sort of a trademark of Eddie’s. If the person in question ever ends up reading this article, please contact us and we’ll give you proper credits. Eddie supposedly used this configuration on the first album, then removed the dummy box on the second, and came back to it on the third (and the rest that followed). Although Eddie had already tried placing a humbucker on his Fender Stratocaster, the guitar still did not sound to his liking. All Guitars for Sale Pickup, Custom Paint Any Color You Can Think Up. Something went wrong. The new guitar was heavily based on the Frankenstrat, and featured the same red finish with black and white stripes. What would you do then? Eddie used the Destroyer on the first album on “You Really Got Me”, and some other songs that didn’t require tremolo. He also removed a big chunk of wood from the body using a chainsaw, which made the guitar look like some sort of a crossover between a Flying V and an Explorer. In the 2000s the old neck was put back to the guitar. For the second album and the following tour Eddie made another guitar, similar to the first one. Asked Questions About Our Kits: Ed Roman Responds !!!! A: Simple, I will two step the product from Gtr, Install & Align Brass Inserts In Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Q:   Limited Quantity, Kramer USA Neckplate See more ideas about Guitar, Electric guitar parts and Guitar pickups. Although the original Frankenstrat had this pickup installed, it would change over the years, this was the original pickup used. Body Kits) This Is, By Far, The Best Way To Do A I apologise for that, and will fix it shortly. These early models also had Gotoh 90 degree tuners. By 1984 Kramer switched to Seymour Duncan JB zebra pickups, and started putting M6 Schallers tuning pegs on the Beretta models. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. neck choices, Seymour Duncan Proprietary Black/Back Home ( Log Out /  What would you do then? EVH Guitar Frankenstrat Inspired CUSTOM FRANKENSTEIN Inspired 1980s Super Strat. He initially bought a pair of drums when he came to the US, but during the time he was working around neighborhood delivering paper in order to pay for the drum set, his brother Alex would sneak into his room and practice himself.