Frankenstein (guitar)

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Frankenstein, also known as "Frankie", is a guitar created by Eddie Van Halen. Frankenstein was 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. An early version of a superstrat, the guitar was made from a Northern Ash Stratocaster body, with pickup routing which Van Halen modified to fit a Gibson PAF humbucking pickup in the bridge position. The guitar has a maple neck and fretboard, chrome hardware and was painted with a white over black design. This gave the appearance of a white guitar with black stripes. Later, red was painted over the original black and white. This now gave the appearance of a red guitar but was, in fact, just a third color sprayed over the original design. It has a standard six-string setup and a Floyd Rose tremolo. In April 2019, the Metropolitan Museum of Art displayed Frankenstein as part of the "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll" exhibit. A copy...

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