EVH® Frankenstein Relic® Series, Maple Fingerboard, White 5108005576

There are very few guitars out there that are as famous as Eddie Van Halen's favorite 6-string sidekick, lovingly known as "Frankenstein." This guitar was Eddie's attempt to combine the sound of a classic single-cut solid body guitar with the physical attributes and tremolo bar functionality of a Fender Stratocaster. The EVH Frankenstein "Frankie" Series is a civilian variant of Eddie Van Halen's iconic red, black, and white Frankenstrat guitar - complete with a worn-in relic'd finish.

Built from a solid chunk of basswood, this solid-body electric guitar growls with the best of them, while exhibiting rock-solid mids that can cut through a manic rhythm section with ease. A direct-mount Wolfgang humbucker nails Eddie's classic tone, especially when you use it to push a high gain amp.

Equipped with a svelte quartersawn maple neck and fast-playing compound-radius relic'd maple fingerboard, this guitar is born to shred.Intentionally positioned against the body, the dive-bomb-only D-Tuna-equipped Floyd Rose lets you mimic Eddie's signature trem work with ease, along with giving you instant access to Drop D tuning. The EVH Frankenstein Series models are teeming with classic Van Halen vibe, but most importantly, it provides killer tone and lightning-fast playability.

Neck

HEADSTOCK

Stratocaster®

NECK MATERIAL

Bolt-On Quartersawn Maple

NECK FINISH

Heavy Relic® Lacquer

NECK SHAPE

EVH® Modified "C" Backshape

NECK CONSTRUCTION

4-Bolt Standard

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Maple

POSITION INLAYS

Black Dot

SIDE DOTS

Black

NUMBER OF FRETS

22

TRUSS ROD

Dual-Action with Wheel

TRUSS ROD NUT

Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel

STRING NUT

Floyd Rose® Locking

NUT WIDTH

1.69" (43 mm)

NUT MATERIAL

Floyd Rose® Locking

Body

BODY

Basswood

BODY FINISH

Lacquer

BODY SHAPE

Stratocaster®

BODY MATERIAL

Basswood

Hardware

BRIDGE

EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®

BRIDGE MOUNTING

2-Point Modern

TREMOLO BLOCK

Brass

PICKGUARD

Custom EVH Frankenstein Control Guard

PICKUP COVERS

Black

CONTROL KNOBS

White Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Labeled "Tone")

HARDWARE FINISH

Aged Chrome

TUNING MACHINES

EVH®-Branded Gotoh®

STRING TREES

Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar

STRINGS

EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)

TREMOLO ARM

Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking

STRAP BUTTONS

Oversized

Electronics

BRIDGE PICKUP

EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking

PICKUP CONFIGURATION

HS

CONTROLS

Master Volume

SWITCHING

None

POTENTIOMETERS

500k Low Friction EVH/Bourns