EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Replica Electric Guitar

EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Replica Electric Guitar Black/White/Red


Sale Price: $25,000.00

Early '80s Van Halen heaven, down to every last detail.

For the first time, an official, by-the-numbers, Eddie Van Halen approved replica has been made of the guitar that Eddie played at the height of his band's popularity. There is no doubt that Frankenstein, as it is known, is one of the most recognizable guitars in rock 'n' roll history. Luthier Chip Ellis has recreated every stripe, every fret, every screw hole.

Not only are the ash body, maple bolt-on neck, and Schaller tuning machines exact in their materials and specifications, but the electronic wiring, unique as it is, has been replicated with almost frightening precision. Seymour Duncan gave the pickups, both functioning and cosmetic, the same treatment Eddie gave them, right down to the wax dipping! You won't get any closer to Eddie's famous "brown" sound with any other guitar. Eddie went so far as to say that this replica feels and sounds even better than the original.

Have you seen Junior's grades?
Chip Ellis admits that he may have gotten into this more than anyone should. Made in Corona, California this guitar has been through a 2-stage aging process. It was relic-ed after being given the original black and white paint job, seen on the original Van Halen tour, and relic-ed again after the red paint was added!

Everybody Wants Some
Eddie is a self-proclaimed "tone chaser," and was constantly experimenting with his guitars. He recalls a time he had taken his guitar apart 30 minutes before a show, and when reassembled, he couldn't get the Floyd Rose tremolo to sit flush against the body. He asked for a quarter, which he drilled a hole through, and then screwed it onto Frankenstein so he could jam the edge of it under the bridge. He later fixed the bridge, but the 1971 quarter remains. You'll find a 1971 quarter screwed to your Frankenstein replica, as well.

Eddie and the band bought road reflectors at a truck stop and stuck them on the back of Frankenstein so that at the end of the show, when the blazing Van Halen emblem came down, Eddie could reflect beams of light out over the crowd. Although the company that made them is no longer in business, you'll find nearly identical road reflectors on the back of your Frankenstein replica.

You'll also find matching cigarette burns, rust spots and every nick, chip and worn spot, just like Eddie's. This guitar matches the looks, feel and sound of Frankenstein. The maple neck features an authentic EVH broken-in matched feel. When Eddie first saw the replica, it was so much like his original that he had to write something on the back of his guitar's neck so he would be sure he could tell them apart. Sorry, we can't repeat what he wrote here, but we can offer you this amazing opportunity to own a legitimate piece of music history.

EVH© and the EVH© logo are registered trademarks of ELVH, Inc. The unique striped design of the guitar is a copyright (2001) of ELVH, Inc. The unique headstock and body designs of this guitar are trademarks of FMIC. All rights reserved.

EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Replica Electric Guitar Features:

* Body: Ash
* Neck: Maple bolt-on
* Tuning Machines: Schaller
* Fingerboard: Maple w/12" 16" compound radius
* Frets: 21 Jumbo (Dunlop® 6100)
* Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan® Custom Shop EVH
* Middle pickup: None
* Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan® Custom Shop EVH
* Controls: Master Volume
* Bridge: Floyd Rose® Original Tremolo
* Pickup Switching: 3-way
* Hardware: Aged Chrome
* Strings: GHS .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046
* Pickguard: One-ply black
* Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
* Width at Nut: 1-5/8" (41.2 mm)

EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Replica Electric Guitar Includes:

* Aged Anvil VH Case, Signed 8X10, Note from EVH, Signed Certificate, The Making Of DVD, Limited VH/EVH Picks

Panama! Order your EVH-approved Frankenstein replica today.