Widely regarded as the most recognizable electric guitar ever, Eddie Van Halen's iconic and revered Frankenstein™ guitar now comes your way with a price tag the everyday musician can afford in the form of the EVH® Striped Series Frankenstein™ "Frankie."

Sporting Eddie's famed red with white-and-black-striped paint job and a worn-in reliced look, the all-new Frankie features a basswood Stratocaster®-style body paired to a graphite-reinforced quartersawn maple neck. An oiled finish on the back of the neck allows for hours of playing comfort, while the 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets was designed for fast and furious playing styles.

Routed for an HSS pickup configuration just like Eddie's original, Frankie features an EVH Wolfgang® humbucking bridge pickup with a dummy Strat® neck pickup and a dummy five-way blade housed in the middle position.

A sturdy and dependable EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and Floyd Rose locking nut work in tandem for precise tuning even with extreme changes in pitch, while the EVH D-Tuna® retunes to drop-D and back with strict accuracy at the flick of a finger.

Other unique features include a white skirted Strat-style single volume control knob (labeled "tone"), custom black pickguard, reliced chrome hardware, standard strap buttons and EVH neck plate.

FEATURES
  • 25.5" scale length
  • Basswood Strat®-style body
  • Graphite-reinforced bolt-on quartersawn maple neck with an oiled finish on the back and licensed Fender® Strat natural headstock
  • 12"-16" compound radius maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets and black dot inlays
  • Direct mount EVH® Wolfgang® humbucking bridge pickup, dummy Strat neck pickup and a dummy five-way blade housed in the middle pickup position
  • EVH-branded Floyd Rose® locking trem and locking nut
  • EVH D-Tuna®
  • Skirted Strat-style volume knob that reads "tone"
  • EVH-branded neck plate and standard strap buttons
  • Black custom Frankie pickguard
  • Available in a reliced Red with Black and White Stripes finish with reliced chrome hardware
General     SERIES Striped Series ORIENTATION Right-Hand COLOR Red with Black Stripes Relic COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MX     Neck HEADSTOCK Licensed Fender® Stratocaster® NECK MATERIAL Quartersawn Maple NECK FINISH Oiled NECK SHAPE EVH® Modified "C" Backshape NECK CONSTRUCTION Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement NECK THICKNESS .790" at 3rd fret & .825" at 12th fret FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Maple POSITION INLAYS Black Dot NUMBER OF FRETS 22 TRUSS ROD Two-Way Adjustable TRUSS ROD NUT Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel STRING NUT Floyd Rose® R3 Locking NUT WIDTH 1.6875" (42.86 mm) NUT MATERIAL Floyd Rose® R3 Locking     Body BODY Basswood BODY FINISH Satin Lacquer BODY SHAPE Stratocaster® BODY MATERIAL Basswood     Hardware BRIDGE EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna® TREMOLO BLOCK Brass PICKGUARD Black Custom Frankie PICKUP COVERS Black CONTROL KNOBS Parchment Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Labeled "Tone") HARDWARE FINISH Chrome Relic TUNING MACHINES EVH®-Branded Gotoh® STRING TREES Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar STRINGS EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges) TREMOLO ARM Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking NECK PLATE 4-Bolt Standard STRAP BUTTONS Oversized     Electronics BRIDGE PICKUP Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking MIDDLE PICKUP N/A NECK PICKUP Dummy Strat® Pickup PICKUP CONFIGURATION HSS CONTROLS Volume SWITCHING Dummy Five-Way Blade     Measurements DIMENSIONS 4.50x15.20x42.10 IN SHIPPING WEIGHT 11.45 LB FRET SIZE Jumbo SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (64.77 cm) SHIPPING LENGTH 42.10 IN SHIPPING HEIGHT 4.50 IN SHIPPING WIDTH 15.20 IN     Accessories INCLUDED ACCESSORIES Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual TRUSS ROD WRENCH 2.5 mm Hex     Miscellaneous COMMODITY CODE 9207901000

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Striped Series Frankie
Finish
  • Black Stripe
Categories
Pickup Configuration
  • H
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Body Shape
  • S-Style
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Color Family
  • Red
Artist
  • Eddie Van Halen
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Locking Tremolo Bridge
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Finish Features
  • Relic
Wood Top Style
  • Opaque
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 22

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