Frankenstrat guitar
E655078
The Frankenstrat guitar is Eddie Van Halen’s iconic, heavily modified Strat-style electric guitar, famous for its distinctive red, black, and white striped finish and innovative hot-rodded design that shaped modern rock guitar tone.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
custom guitar
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electric guitar ⓘ signature instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Frankenstein
NERFINISHED
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Frankenstrat NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCreationPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedBand | Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBrand |
EVH
NERFINISHED
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Fender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | Fender Stratocaster style ⓘ |
| bodyType | solid body ⓘ |
| bridgePickupOrigin | Gibson PAF humbucker ⓘ |
| bridgePickupPosition | bridge ⓘ |
| bridgePickupType | humbucker ⓘ |
| bridgeType |
Floyd Rose locking tremolo (later configuration)
NERFINISHED
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vintage-style tremolo (early configuration) ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | parts guitar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Eddie Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic rock guitar ⓘ |
| designGoal | combine Gibson humbucker tone with Fender scale and feel ⓘ |
| electronics |
dummy pickup selector switch at some stages
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single volume control ⓘ |
| famousOwner | Eddie Van Halen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fingerboardMaterial | maple ⓘ |
| finishColor | red ⓘ |
| finishPattern | black and white stripes ⓘ |
| influence | modern hot-rodded superstrat designs ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ shred guitar ⓘ |
| inspiredProduct |
EVH Frankenstein replica
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EVH Striped Series guitars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neckConstruction | bolt-on neck ⓘ |
| neckProfile | thin neck profile ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
DIY modifications
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Stratocaster-style body ⓘ cigarette burns on headstock ⓘ mismatched hardware ⓘ non-standard pickup routing ⓘ red black and white striped finish ⓘ reflective pickguard pieces at one stage ⓘ single humbucker pickup configuration ⓘ single volume knob labeled tone ⓘ |
| originalBodyManufacturer | Boogie Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNeckManufacturer | Boogie Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pickupConfiguration | H ⓘ |
| scaleLength | 25.5 inch ⓘ |
| tuningHardware | locking nut (later modification) ⓘ |
| usedOnAlbum |
Van Halen
NERFINISHED
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Van Halen II NERFINISHED ⓘ Women and Children First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnTour | Van Halen early tours ⓘ |
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