Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein 1 Pickguard Vinyl

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Eddie van halen frankenstein 1 pickguard vinyl. This provides a lot of high end definition perfect for eddie s tapping techniques. The color scheme shown applies to seymour duncan. Channel the tone of eddie van halen s long time workhorse the epic and eccentric frankenstein guitar with pickups wound to its exact specifications. Limited to 1 000 pieces this special rendition of the classic frankenstein model is a direct replacement for any guitar equipped with humbucking pickups.

The frankenstrat also known as the frankenstein is a guitar created by eddie van halen 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 a copy of the frankenstrat is housed in the national museum of american history part of the smithsonian institution in washington d c. Official eddie van halen guitar pickups evh frankenstein pickups humbucker pickups. A quarter from 1971 nearly 50 years ago is tough to find. Eddie van halen on the making of his frankenstein replica guitar.

Updated 4 5 19 with several fantastic photos of ed s frankenstein guitar and two videos below. The original van halen wiring. These items are original for the official evh store. Captured in crystal clear 1080p hd is the greatest guitar player in the world eddie van halen discussing his most iconic guitar the frankenstrat.

Eddie van halen announced on social media my 1978 touring rig and original frankenstein guitar are on display in new york at the metropolitan museum of art s play it loud instruments of rock roll exhibit the exhibit opens to the public on april 8th. To get close to eddie s tone use a strat with a bridge humbucker wiring it to a single 500k audio volume pot as shown in fig. Diagram courtesy of seymour duncan. Frankenstein humbucker guitar pickup chrome.