The EVH Striped Series Frankie is a tribute to (although not quite a re-creation 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 solidbody 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 British-voiced amp. Benefit from a comfortable quartersawn maple neck and fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard. Designed to his exact specifications and 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 Striped Series Frankie is teeming with classic Van Halen aesthetics, but most importantly, it provides killer tone and lightning-fast playability. This axe belongs in every Van Halen fan’s guitar collection.
Tech Specs
- GENERAL
- Number of Strings 6
- Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
- BODY
- Body Type Solidbody
- Body Shape Frankenstein
- Body Material Basswood
- Body Finish Satin Lacquer
- Color Red/Black/White
- NECK
- Neck Material Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape EVH Backshape
- Neck Joint Bolt-on
- Radius 12"-16" compound
- Fingerboard Material Maple
- Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
- Number of Frets 22, Jumbo Nickel
- Scale Length 25.5"
- Nut Width 1.6875"
- Nut Material Floyd Rose Locking
- HARDWARE
- Bridge/Tailpiece EVH Branded Floyd Rose Special Double-locking Tremolo with D-Tuna
- Tuners EVH Branded
- ELECTRONICS
- Neck Pickup Dummy Strat Single-coil
- Bridge Pickup Direct Mount Wolfgang Humbucker
- Controls 1 x master volume
- Switching Dummy 5-way blade pickup switch
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings EVH NPS, .009-.042
- Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately