In 2007, Eddie Van Halen and the master builders of the Fender Custom Shop in Corona, Calif., joined forces to bring you EVH® brand guitars, amps and musical products, beginning with a most eagerly awaited musical event: the unveiling of a very special 300-instrument limited edition run of the Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein™ replica guitar — an astoundingly and painstakingly accurate rendition of what is widely regarded as the world’s most recognizable electric guitar.

This red, black and white striped ash-body guitar features a bolt-on maple neck, and was put through an astounding aging process to replicate the effects of the explosive years Eddie Van Halen spent on the road with the original. No effort was spared to mirror every last scratch, ding and cigarette burn; Fender designers even scoured the land for 1971 quarters (that’s the right year), just like the original he at one time stuck under the original tremolo bridge. While Eddie no longer uses the quarter for that purpose, it’s still one of the guitar’s most recognizable appointments, and still adorns Ed’s baby, as well as each and every Frankenstein replica guitar.

The guitar also has a Seymour Duncan® Custom Shop EVH® humbucking pickup, with a single master volume knob (that says “Tone”) mounted on a single-ply partial black pickguard, identical to the original. Other features include Schaller® tuners, aged chrome hardware, and a limited edition, fully “relic-ed” EVH® road case. Leaving no stone unturned, the guitar is complete with a non-functional three-way switch and single-coil pickup that occupy two of the three pickup routs.

A phenomenally crafted piece of rock history—of guitar history, period&mdash, the Frankeinstein™ Replicat Tribute model re-evokes the awestruck wonder and sheer thrill you experienced the first time you saw, heard and felt the incredible musical power of Eddie Van Halen.