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Mar 31, 2014 - Legend has it that Eddie Van Halen painted his Frankenstrat guitar (also known as The Frankenstein) with the iconic red/black/white color. Now, 15 years later, I have decided to strip it back, as it was simply sitting in a cupboard doing nothing, and proceed to convert it into a frankenstrat! Here you see the guitar being stripped, with the assistance of an orbital sander. Once it is all stripped back and smoothed with a finer sandpaper, an undercoat primer is applied. Dec 12, 2017 - EVH STRIPE JOBS When OLP began releasing its guitars in 2002 with the licensed Ernie Ball body and headstock designs, I was one of many.
Hey all, I'm back with another custom build guitar thread. This one is a bit more involved For those who didn't see the last one, here's This time, the aim is to build an exact replica of one of the most famous guitars in rock history.
The black, white and red 'Frankenstrat' famously created and used by Eddie Van Halen. I shall post more pictures and possibly a how-to as I go.
Frankenstrat Templates
There are many replicas and copies of this iconic guitar, most notably the Fender official replica, retailing for a cool $25,000. Most come close, however most (including the official replica) are not 100% accurate in some way. There are some amazing builds on halen.com, where I've been trawling for inspiration and I have a massive library of official shots as reference. I don't have a budget for this build, and I want to get the best parts, which might mean it takes longer to complete, but then, I'm in no rush and I want to get it as close to the original as possible without spending stupid money. I only currently have the neck. It's taken 4 weeks to get here from the USA Bought on musikraft.com for $320, it's made to the exact specification of the original Boogie Bodies neck used on the current Frankenstrat.
2 piece birdseye maple neck with no finish (ignore the bit in the pic that says shellac finish, I ordered it unsealed because I want to relic it). It is considered the most accurate neck for this type of replica, however there are a few other alternatives if you search around.
Most notably you can order a neck from Warmouth, divebombinc and K&Eguitars, which are all American suppliers. Here is the spec for those interested. Update: When I ordered this neck there was no option for the mounting holes to be drilled, although they've since added this feature. Bit of a challenge, as now I have to drill and thread the neck which could go horribly wrong. This step isn't exactly in the manual, but I've heard people use graphite powder to dirty up the fretboard. I don't have that, but I do have a pencil!