To record "Women and Children First", Van Halen borrowed a Destroyer from the then-unknown Chris Holmes.[10]. Here’s Mark in his shop when I picked up my assembled guitar. . The guitarist originally used the Fender tremolo system from his 1958 Fender Stratocaster, adding the Floyd Rose later. It took quite a bit of applying graphite and sanding to get it looking alright…it’s easy to over-do it. You placed the humbucker directly to the body, right? I wanted mine to look like the original as much as possible, so decided to sand, bash and trash it up a bit. I know these pictures don’t show it too well, so please check the final step for all the templates! It was buried with Dimebag Darrell of Pantera in a Kiss Kasket,[6] who had asked for a Charvel Art Series replica before they were released; Van Halen was said to have presented the original guitar at his funeral. Miscellaneous Guitar Service Diagrams (Non-Stratocaster®/Non-Telecaster®), Fender Paramount Acoustic Guitar Service Manuals. Note: Most of our older guitar parts lists, wiring diagrams and switching control function diagrams predate formatting which would allow us to make them available on this page as PDF files. “The Frankenstrat was [Eddie] Van Halen’s attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physical attributes and tremolo bar functionality of a Fender Stratocaster. Things like small screws can easily get confusing if you don’t label and take photos right away. ( Log Out /  After the stain, I applied a couple coats of lacquer sanding sealer, which helps the top coats adhere to the body. It was nicknamed the "Shark" because the chunk he cut out was serrated, resembling shark teeth. In April 2019 the original red, black and white Frankenstrat guitar was put on display at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Play It Loud – Instruments of Rock and Roll exhibit.” – Wikipedia. If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page, we may still be able to furnish you with a "hard" copy from our archive.
So first, spray the undercoat.

It is unknown if this is the original, a replica prototype, one of the replica models or a custom-built guitar.[12]. I should say too, I'm mostly a fingerstyle player with flats, so I think my palm-muted pick technique (especially on rounds) has a lot of room for improvement. Van Halen removed a large chunk of the wood with a hacksaw, giving it an open-jaws shape. plug this in to ebay: strat body bad neck takeoff here's a sample of what's on offer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf8M68rW5ZQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_boxHaw0o, Basswood Loaded Strat Body Sunburst Bad Neck Takeoff 3lbs 14 8OZS | eBay, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. I used plain masking tape for this step, which measured 18mm wide. How can I find out when my American-made instrument was manufactured? Another potential rat hole is trying to reproduce the exact widths of the stripes because they vary. Since I planned to age the guitar there are some places where bare wood shows through, so I stained it golden oak to give it a more aged look. Obviously the quality of the parts will be pretty questionable due to that price (a legitimate franky replica should cost around $700-800 in parts and materials), but as you said, if it's for your son and he's just starting out, it would be a cool project to do together.

There were also 1971 quarters from the Philadelphia mint, but they’re missing the D mint mark to the right of George’s pony tail. I told myself I was going to start assembling the parts over the course of time so as to not shock the bank account or … ( Log Out /  thanks again!! Although this was officially the first guitar for me to begin all the way back in Year 9 woodwork, it was the 5th for me to complete.Why did I wait so long? Re-tape according to the template provided, and now spray red (not too thickly, as Eddie painted it thinly, showing sections of black and white through the red), After all paint is dry, tape removed etc, feel free to relic/bash up the guitar, and give a clear coat (I did, but Eddie did not), What’s up again? Taking the tape off was like opening presents on Christmas morning. Kramer Guitars was the first company endorsed by Van Halen in 1983, when it built a Frankenstrat replica, and during this time he replaced the original Frankenstrat neck with a Kramer neck which first seen on "Jump" music video. Spraying too thick will cause runs and drying issues, so slow and steady ‘dustings’ of colour will help build a stable coat of paint. I’m just getting started .Order all the parts and such.I know Edward used the standard start. For the band's 2012 tour, Van Halen used a variant of the Frankenstrat with the black-and-white capped-bridge pickup from his Wolfgang models, a maple Wolfgang neck with a black headstock and a Wolfgang-style volume knob. What follows is a tutorial on how I completed the replication of the paint job, parts and other minor details! For this guitar, my goal was to make a reasonable replica that was also playable. a mere six weeks after beginning the repairs, however, and it was completely transformed from a standard red & white strat, into a Van Halen Frankenstrat (left-handed, of course!) Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Indeed Ed made his Frankenstrat using parts famously from Wayne Charvel’s shop using spare parts that were available, namely Boogie Bodies parts. This is not a precision exercise, however if you wish to copy exactly what is on the original, I have drawn as closely as possible in my templates. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. for some reason, my ISP has deleted my original website. , I am happy with the final outcome of this guitar! Back White Layer The individual costs were $50 for the body, and $80 for the neck 2. The Frankenstrat has gone through a number of necks over the years, and its bridge has evolved from the 1958 Fender tremolo to original Floyd Rose bridges (with and without fine tuners). It was made from a Northern Ash Stratocaster body, with pickup routing which he modified to fit a Gibson PAF humbucking bridge pickup. 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster® LH, 50th Anniversary American Stratocaster® LH, 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster®, American Deluxe Fat Stratocaster® HSS with Deluxe Locking Tremolo™, American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS (Upgrade 2005), American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS with Deluxe Locking Tremelo™ (Upgrade 2005), American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS with Deluxe Locking Tremelo™ (Upgrade 2004), American Deluxe Stratocaster® LH (Upgrade 2004), American Deluxe Stratocaster® (Upgrade 2004), 50th Anniversary American Series Stratocaster®, American Stratocaster® HH HT (Upgrade 2005), Deluxe Double Fat Stratocaster® HH with Floyd Rose®, Deluxe Double Fat Stratocaster® with Floyd Rose®, Deluxe Fat Stratocaster® HSS with Floyd Rose®, Eric Clapton Stratocaster® (Upgrade 2004), Eric Clapton Stratocaster® (Upgrade 2001), Highway 1™ Showmaster® HSS with Floyd Rose®, Highway 1™ Stratocaster® HSS (Upgrade 2005), Highway 1™ Stratocaster® LH (Upgrade 2005), Standard Fat Stratocaster® HSS with Floyd Rose®, Stratocaster® Special HH with Floyd Rose®, Stratocaster® Special HSS with Floyd Rose®. Because the guitar went through numerous configurations, I decided to try to recreate the guitar as it was in 1982. EVH also sells a Frankenstrat replica pickup, wired (supposedly) to the same specs as Van Halen's original PAF.

But I'm having a hard time finding parts that match the exact same specs as Frankenstein. I was only after a simple 1970’s style Stratocaster headstock, so it was easy enough to get a photo of one, enlarge to the correct size and trace onto the headstock.
Sanding back a coat of paint due to an error would mean starting again, as the multiple layers of binding and tape create unique patterns. There's always eBay and I've seen a few places on the internet that offer body parts too. The wider tape is 24mm, while the thin green tape is actually car detailing pinstriping tape, which measures 6mm. GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES AND TOOLS. Does your fretting hand touch the fingerboard when you play.
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October 8, 2020


Templates are available again But this guitar should not look so clean and untouched… It should look like it has been on tour for 10 years!, so, out with the 1200grit sandpaper, and get to making it look worn down and bashed up again!

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. There are three different limited-edition versions of this release. Back Original 5 out of 5 stars In 1984 he was given the "Hot for Teacher" guitar (seen in the song's video clip), and began appearing in Kramer advertisements. It was done on the cheap, with the total cost of the body and neck coming to $130US at the time, relatively cheaply done. Eddie added pin striping, which he later removed before the red coat. For my project, I used blue painter’s tape.

To record "Women and Children First", Van Halen borrowed a Destroyer from the then-unknown Chris Holmes.[10]. Here’s Mark in his shop when I picked up my assembled guitar. . The guitarist originally used the Fender tremolo system from his 1958 Fender Stratocaster, adding the Floyd Rose later. It took quite a bit of applying graphite and sanding to get it looking alright…it’s easy to over-do it. You placed the humbucker directly to the body, right? I wanted mine to look like the original as much as possible, so decided to sand, bash and trash it up a bit. I know these pictures don’t show it too well, so please check the final step for all the templates! It was buried with Dimebag Darrell of Pantera in a Kiss Kasket,[6] who had asked for a Charvel Art Series replica before they were released; Van Halen was said to have presented the original guitar at his funeral. Miscellaneous Guitar Service Diagrams (Non-Stratocaster®/Non-Telecaster®), Fender Paramount Acoustic Guitar Service Manuals. Note: Most of our older guitar parts lists, wiring diagrams and switching control function diagrams predate formatting which would allow us to make them available on this page as PDF files. “The Frankenstrat was [Eddie] Van Halen’s attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physical attributes and tremolo bar functionality of a Fender Stratocaster. Things like small screws can easily get confusing if you don’t label and take photos right away. ( Log Out /  After the stain, I applied a couple coats of lacquer sanding sealer, which helps the top coats adhere to the body. It was nicknamed the "Shark" because the chunk he cut out was serrated, resembling shark teeth. In April 2019 the original red, black and white Frankenstrat guitar was put on display at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the Play It Loud – Instruments of Rock and Roll exhibit.” – Wikipedia. If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page, we may still be able to furnish you with a "hard" copy from our archive.
So first, spray the undercoat.

It is unknown if this is the original, a replica prototype, one of the replica models or a custom-built guitar.[12]. I should say too, I'm mostly a fingerstyle player with flats, so I think my palm-muted pick technique (especially on rounds) has a lot of room for improvement. Van Halen removed a large chunk of the wood with a hacksaw, giving it an open-jaws shape. plug this in to ebay: strat body bad neck takeoff here's a sample of what's on offer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf8M68rW5ZQ, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_boxHaw0o, Basswood Loaded Strat Body Sunburst Bad Neck Takeoff 3lbs 14 8OZS | eBay, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. I used plain masking tape for this step, which measured 18mm wide. How can I find out when my American-made instrument was manufactured? Another potential rat hole is trying to reproduce the exact widths of the stripes because they vary. Since I planned to age the guitar there are some places where bare wood shows through, so I stained it golden oak to give it a more aged look. Obviously the quality of the parts will be pretty questionable due to that price (a legitimate franky replica should cost around $700-800 in parts and materials), but as you said, if it's for your son and he's just starting out, it would be a cool project to do together.

There were also 1971 quarters from the Philadelphia mint, but they’re missing the D mint mark to the right of George’s pony tail. I told myself I was going to start assembling the parts over the course of time so as to not shock the bank account or … ( Log Out /  thanks again!! Although this was officially the first guitar for me to begin all the way back in Year 9 woodwork, it was the 5th for me to complete.Why did I wait so long? Re-tape according to the template provided, and now spray red (not too thickly, as Eddie painted it thinly, showing sections of black and white through the red), After all paint is dry, tape removed etc, feel free to relic/bash up the guitar, and give a clear coat (I did, but Eddie did not), What’s up again? Taking the tape off was like opening presents on Christmas morning. Kramer Guitars was the first company endorsed by Van Halen in 1983, when it built a Frankenstrat replica, and during this time he replaced the original Frankenstrat neck with a Kramer neck which first seen on "Jump" music video. Spraying too thick will cause runs and drying issues, so slow and steady ‘dustings’ of colour will help build a stable coat of paint. I’m just getting started .Order all the parts and such.I know Edward used the standard start. For the band's 2012 tour, Van Halen used a variant of the Frankenstrat with the black-and-white capped-bridge pickup from his Wolfgang models, a maple Wolfgang neck with a black headstock and a Wolfgang-style volume knob. What follows is a tutorial on how I completed the replication of the paint job, parts and other minor details! For this guitar, my goal was to make a reasonable replica that was also playable. a mere six weeks after beginning the repairs, however, and it was completely transformed from a standard red & white strat, into a Van Halen Frankenstrat (left-handed, of course!) Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Indeed Ed made his Frankenstrat using parts famously from Wayne Charvel’s shop using spare parts that were available, namely Boogie Bodies parts. This is not a precision exercise, however if you wish to copy exactly what is on the original, I have drawn as closely as possible in my templates. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. for some reason, my ISP has deleted my original website. , I am happy with the final outcome of this guitar! Back White Layer The individual costs were $50 for the body, and $80 for the neck 2. The Frankenstrat has gone through a number of necks over the years, and its bridge has evolved from the 1958 Fender tremolo to original Floyd Rose bridges (with and without fine tuners). It was made from a Northern Ash Stratocaster body, with pickup routing which he modified to fit a Gibson PAF humbucking bridge pickup. 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster® LH, 50th Anniversary American Stratocaster® LH, 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster®, American Deluxe Fat Stratocaster® HSS with Deluxe Locking Tremolo™, American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS (Upgrade 2005), American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS with Deluxe Locking Tremelo™ (Upgrade 2005), American Deluxe Stratocaster® HSS with Deluxe Locking Tremelo™ (Upgrade 2004), American Deluxe Stratocaster® LH (Upgrade 2004), American Deluxe Stratocaster® (Upgrade 2004), 50th Anniversary American Series Stratocaster®, American Stratocaster® HH HT (Upgrade 2005), Deluxe Double Fat Stratocaster® HH with Floyd Rose®, Deluxe Double Fat Stratocaster® with Floyd Rose®, Deluxe Fat Stratocaster® HSS with Floyd Rose®, Eric Clapton Stratocaster® (Upgrade 2004), Eric Clapton Stratocaster® (Upgrade 2001), Highway 1™ Showmaster® HSS with Floyd Rose®, Highway 1™ Stratocaster® HSS (Upgrade 2005), Highway 1™ Stratocaster® LH (Upgrade 2005), Standard Fat Stratocaster® HSS with Floyd Rose®, Stratocaster® Special HH with Floyd Rose®, Stratocaster® Special HSS with Floyd Rose®. Because the guitar went through numerous configurations, I decided to try to recreate the guitar as it was in 1982. EVH also sells a Frankenstrat replica pickup, wired (supposedly) to the same specs as Van Halen's original PAF.

But I'm having a hard time finding parts that match the exact same specs as Frankenstein. I was only after a simple 1970’s style Stratocaster headstock, so it was easy enough to get a photo of one, enlarge to the correct size and trace onto the headstock.
Sanding back a coat of paint due to an error would mean starting again, as the multiple layers of binding and tape create unique patterns. There's always eBay and I've seen a few places on the internet that offer body parts too. The wider tape is 24mm, while the thin green tape is actually car detailing pinstriping tape, which measures 6mm. GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES AND TOOLS. Does your fretting hand touch the fingerboard when you play.

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