wikipedia - 09 Oct 2020
The Frankenstrat, also known as the "Frankenstein", is a guitar created by Eddie Van Halen. Its name is a portmanteau of Frankenstein, the fictional doctor who combined body parts to create a monster, and the Fender Stratocaster, an electric guitar made by Fender. A copy of the Frankenstrat is housed in the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[1]
Ultimate Guitar - 11 Dec 2024
'It Was Completely Out of Tune': Gene Simmons Speaks Up on Trying Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat, Explains Why Only Eddie Could Really Play It ...
Guitar World - 25 Sep 2024
“The guitar I wanted to play did not exist. What I wanted was a cross between a Gibson and a Fender”: New Eddie Van Halen documentary traces the guitar journey that led him to create the Frankenstein – and it's narrated by the man himself ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 25 Sep 2024
“I asked if I could take six strings off and try it and he goes, ‘If you buy it, you can do whatever you want’”: A new Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein ...
Guitar World - 08 Jul 2024
“It's my mod on Frankenstein. Eddie's gonna come back and kill me!” Joe Satriani fears Eddie Van Halen will haunt him for what he’s done to his Frankenstein design ...
GuitarPlayer.com - 15 May 2024
“That guitar went through a lot of different phases and changes... I kept changing it because I was tired of people copying my guitar”: Eddie Van Halen on Frankenstein, and why he never apologized for modding ...
Guitar World - 13 Sep 2024
“It must have taken two weeks of tweaking to wrestle that thing to the point where it would stay in tune”: Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable ...
Guitar.com - 09 Jul 2024
“Eddie's gonna come back and kill me!” Joe Satriani reveals he's modded his EVH Frankenstein to suit his needs for Van Halen tour ...