2021年10月4日 · As the catalyst and prototype for the “super Strat,” the most popular electric guitar design to emerge since the Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster designs of the Fifties, Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein was indeed a monster of a guitar.

2020年8月27日 · But over the course of his career with Van Halen, he's painted that trademark pattern on numerous guitars, including those he designed, built by hand, rewired, re-engineered and destroyed...

Eddie Van Halen’s primary instrument from 1977 to 1983, known by such common monikers as ‘Frankenstrat’, ‘Frankenstein’, or, simply, ‘Ed’s Baby’, is perhaps the most iconic and valuable electric guitar in modern history.

The Frankenstrat, also known as "Frankie", is a guitar created by Eddie Van Halen. Its name is a portmanteau of Frankenstein, the fictional doctor who created a monster by combining body parts of the recently deceased, and the Stratocaster, a model of electric guitar made by Fender.

2014年3月31日 · Legend has it that Eddie Van Halen painted his Frankenstrat guitar (also known as The Frankenstein) with the iconic red/black/white color scheme sometime in early 1979. We’ve just figured out that it was almost certainly the last week of March when he painted it.

2022年6月28日 · Much has been said about one of the most famous guitars in rock history – Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat, which made its first appearance on the cover of Van Halen's classic self-titled debut (utilizing white and black colors, before a paintjob added red to the equation), and would eventually touch off a craze of other guitarists assembling ...

2024年9月30日 · Detailed Look at Each Guitar. Each of the six guitars mentioned has its own story and contribution to Van Halen’s history. The Frankenstrat, for example, is one of Eddie’s most famous creations, known for its red and white stripes and homemade humbucker pickup.This guitar was instrumental in the early days of Van Halen, appearing on the band’s …

Sometime in 1977, Eddie decided to once again modify the guitar. He repainted the body partially, adding strips of tape over it, and painting the rest with a white spray can. Removing the tape, of course, revealed the old black finish, and left black stripes across the body.

Eddie Talks Guitars: 1979″ (from the “Van Halen Tapes 1978-82”) By: Jas Obrecht. This, chronologically looking, third paint job is the one that the Frankenstrat is today known for. It was a result of the same method that Eddie used the first time – adding lines of tape over the body, and painting the exposed parts with a red spray can.

2014年10月22日 · It was a combination of his three main guitars that he used before becoming famous: the Gibson Les Paul; Fender Stratocaster and Gibson ES-335. Indeed, Eddie is quoted in an interview as stating: “I combined the four elements (that was wanted) into the Frankenstein” 1.