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.

Specifications

• General Information:

  • Model Number: 5107900503
  • Series: Striped Series
  • Color: Red with Black Stripes Relic
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Orientation: Right-Hand

• Body:

  • Body Finish: Satin Lacquer
  • Body Shape: Stratocaster®
  • Body Material: Basswood

• Electronics:

  • Bridge Pickup: Direct Mount EVH® Wolfgang® Humbucking
  • Middle Pickup: N/A
  • Neck Pickup: Dummy Strat® Pickup
  • Pickup Color: Black
  • Controls: Volume
  • Pickup Switching: Dummy Five-Way Blade
  • Pickup Configuration: HSS

• Neck:

  • Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
  • Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
  • Neck Thickness: .790" at 3rd fret & .825" at 12th fret
  • Neck Finish: Oiled
  • Neck Shape: EVH® Modified "C" Backshape
  • Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
  • Fingerboard Material: Maple
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Fret Size: Jumbo
  • Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
  • Position Inlays: Black Dot
  • Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel
  • Truss Rod Wrench: 2.5 mm Hex
  • String Trees: Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
  • Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
  • Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard

• Hardware:

  • Bridge: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
  • Hardware Finish: Chrome Relic
  • Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
  • Tremolo Block: Brass
  • Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®
  • Pickguard: Black Custom Frankie
  • Control Knobs: Parchment Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Labeled "Tone")

• Miscellaneous:

  • Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
  • Strap Buttons: Oversized
  • Case/Gig Bag: Optional EVH® Striped Hardshell (p/n 022-6100-506); Optional EVH® Black Gig Bag (p/n 022-1512-006)

• Accessories:

  • Included Accessories: Tremolo Arm, Hex Keys & User Manual