Eddie had replaced the original Floyd Rose with a newer model that intoned correctly.By then it had become what I think of as the “classic” Frankenstrat. As it turned out, this guitar is probably more of a tribute than a replica, though it does have some accurate details.īecause the guitar went through numerous configurations, I decided to try to recreate the guitar as it was in 1982. But, I already felt like I was teetering on the edge of obsession at times, so I limited myself on just how exact I was going to get. With this project, one can go pretty deep reproducing every last nick and scratch and some people do. Here’s the real deal at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2019.įor this guitar, my goal was to make a reasonable replica that was also playable. 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 “ The Frankenstrat 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.
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