EVH Striped Series Frankie, Red Black & White Relic

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.

Neck

• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
• Headstock: Licensed Fender® Stratocaster®
• Neck Construction: Bolt-On with Graphite Reinforcement
• Neck Finish: Oiled
• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape: EVH® Modified "C" Backshape
• Neck Thickness: .790" at 3rd fret & .825" at 12th fret
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut Material: Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
• Nut Width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• String Nut: Floyd Rose® R3 Locking
• Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
• Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mount Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel

Body

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

Hardware

• Bridge: EVH®-Branded Floyd Rose® Locking Tremolo with EVH® D-Tuna®
• Control Knobs: Parchment Stratocaster®-Style Skirt (Labeled "Tone")
• Hardware Finish: Chrome Relic
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Standard
• Pickguard: Black Custom Frankie
• Pickup Covers: Black
• Strap Buttons: Oversized
• String Trees: Floyd Rose® Retainer Bar
• Strings: EVH® Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Tremolo Arm: Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking
• Tremolo Block: Brass
• Tuning Machines: EVH®-Branded Gotoh®

Electronics

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