What kind of neck is on the Frankenstrat?
He has replaced the neck with a Rosewood fretboard Boogie Bodies/Charvel neck that came installed on his Charvel ‘Star’ guitar, removed the pinstripes, and replaced the pickguard with a white 8-hole single ply pickguard from Charvel, which houses 2 additional single coil pickups.
What radius neck did Eddie Van Halen use?
Neck
| Neck Material | Birdseye Maple |
|---|---|
| Scale Length | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12″ (305 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | AA Birdseye Maple |
| Number of Frets | 21 |
Where is the original Evh Frankenstrat?
A copy of the Frankenstrat is housed in the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
What frets did Evh use?
Neck
| Neck Material | Quartersawn Maple |
|---|---|
| Scale Length | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Ebony |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
What kind of frets did Evh use?
The body was a basic Fender Stratocaster (with CBS style headstock) maple neck and fingerboard, with Schaller tuning pegs and Gibson Jumbo frets. Once he had compiled the main elements of the guitar together, he added a Fender vintage tremolo system from his 1957 Fender Stratocaster4.
How many frets did Evh use?
22
Neck
| Neck Material | Quartersawn Maple |
|---|---|
| Scale Length | 25.5″ (648 mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Maple |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
What kind of frets did Eddie Van Halen use?
VAN HALEN The stainless-steel frets were a major breakthrough because of the amount of playing and bending that I do. I have to get my guitars refretted every couple of months. On the whole tour, the frets were great. They didn’t wear out.
What pickup was in the first ‘Frankenstrat’?
Today we’re talking about the pickup in the first “Frankenstrat” yep, the VH-1 guitar that broke sooo much ground tone wise. Are ya ready for this? It was a vintage PAF he yanked out of a vintage Gibson ES-335!
Did Wayne Charvel build Eddie Van Halen’s first Frankenstrat?
Strangely enough, according to some sources 3, Ed purchased the guitar neck at a discount with a large knot in the wood as he believed it would perform better. Wayne Charvel was crucial in assisting Eddie Van Halen with building his first Frankenstrat, along with other guitars.
Did Eddie Van Halen put a humbucker on his first Frankenstrat?
Although Eddie had already tried placing a humbucker on his Fender Stratocaster, the guitar still did not sound to his liking. Eddie’s first Frankenstrat came out of a combined frustration with his previous main guitars. Photo courtesy https://projectevh.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/70719-frankensteinearlyblackandwhite.jpg
How much did Ed Sheeran’s Frankenstrat cost?
Indeed Ed made his Frankenstrat using parts famously from Wayne Charvel’s shop using spare parts that were available, namely Boogie Bodies parts. It was done on the cheap, with the total cost of the body and neck coming to $130US at the time, relatively cheaply done.