![]() He equipped the Frankenstrat with a PAF ("patent applied for") pickup removed from his Gibson ES-335, potting the pickup in paraffin wax to reduce microphonic feedback. The guitarist originally used the Fender tremolo system from his 1961 Fender Stratocaster, adding the Floyd Rose later. Luthier Donny Ward concluded that Ellsworth, who was primarily a furniture maker, was in no position to mass-produce the first 100-body order from Charvel, and so received help from the Schecter guitar factory in the San Fernando Valley. The $80 neck had jumbo fret wire, and its truss rod was adjustable at the heel. Van Halen was able to purchase the factory second body at a discount price of $50 due to a knot in the wood. Van Halen bought the Frankenstrat's northern ash body and maple neck (which was a factory reject) for $130 from Wayne Charvel and Lynn Ellsworth, who sold Boogie Body bodies and necks. A copy of the Frankenstrat is housed in the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. In April 2019, the Metropolitan Museum of Art displayed the Frankenstrat guitar as part of the "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll" exhibit. It has a standard six-string setup and a Floyd Rose tremolo. The guitar has a maple neck and fretboard, chrome hardware, and was painted with a black-and-white striped design, then black and white stripes on a red background. An early version of a Superstrat, the guitar was made from a Northern Ash Stratocaster body, with pickup routing which Van Halen modified to fit a Gibson PAF humbucking pickup in the bridge position. The Frankenstrat was Van Halen's attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physical attributes and tremolo bar functionality of a Fender Stratocaster. Its name is a portmanteau of Frankenstein, the fictional doctor who created a monster by combining body parts of the recently deceased, and the Stratocaster, a model of electric guitar made by Fender. The Frankenstrat, also known as " Frankie", is a guitar created by Eddie Van Halen. The original Fender bridge and tremolo system has been replaced with a Floyd Rose tremolo system, which also required a new neck, fitted with a matched Floyd Rose locking nut. An adhesive strip on the lower bout was used to store spare picks. The volume control was functional, though capped with a knob labeled "TONE". A fragment of the original pickguard remains under the control bank. The bridge slot contains the only working pickup, a slightly misaligned Gibson PAF humbucker with black plastic bobbins. ![]() The top two pickups have been replaced with non-functional electronics: the center one with a selector switch and the upper one with a red single-coil pickup. ![]() This photo shows the guitar in its final state, with red-over-white-over-black paint job. Versatile, toneful, and powerful enough for Edward Van Halen.Ĭontrols: Gain, 3-band EQ, volume, presenceĭimensions: 10.25" (26 cm) x 29.75" (75.5 cm) x 11.5" (29.Van Halen modified the Frankenstrat several times. The condition is good, but there is some tolex wear on some spots. Truly roadworthy, EVH amp heads feature no-compromise construction promising peak performance for years to come. The 5150III amp head's flexible feature set allows creation of tones from clean to crunch to full-out distortion, inspiring limitless artistic expression. Very limited and only built in 2004. The original EVH shoes are included in the sale as an extra present -) The EVH 5150 II Amp was developed to meet the exacting specifications of Edward Van Halen, one of the true living legends of rock guitar.
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