EVH
How To Build Your Own EVH Guitar
Here’s a page we’ve set aside, always under construction, that we can use to host useful information, links or photographs of people’s DIY replica Eddie Van Halen guitars.
So far we’ve got a collection of:
– Parts Lists
– Useful Links
– Photo Gallery
– Videos
for you to use!
Part Lists
Body: Stratocaster Neck: Standard Bridge Type: Fender vintage tremolo Copper Shielding: 2 feet Tape Type: 3/4 Inch (Big Black Stripes) 1/8 Inch (Smaller Stripes |
Body: Neck: Standard Bridge Type: Floyd Rose (original) Copper Shielding: 2 feet Tape Type: |
Useful Links
EddieVanHalen.com | dedicated section on their forum for building a replica of any of Ed’s guitars |
Guitar Attack | excellent tutorial for building a VH1 frankenstrat |
5150 Project Guitar | excellent tutorial for building a 5150 |
Warmoth.com | excellent custom parts |
VintageKramer.com | vintage Kramer guitars, great resources for reference |
SpaceTape.com | get the authentic space tape “5150” writing for your 5150 replicas |
Painting Guitars | our guide for painting / re-spraying, with info on making a Frankie |
Legendary Tones | how to get the brown sound from your equipment |
Seymour Duncan | SD custom shop for ’78 (E.V.H.) humbucker to get it tone perfect |
AmpTone | info on using a Variac |
Witnesses of EVH’s Marshall | detailed information on the magic marshall’s components |
Mean Street Guitars | guitars built like Eddie’s that you can paint to make a good replica |
Kramer | here you can buy a new Kramer 1984 (5150 replica), and paint it like a 5150 |
Brown Sound Tribute | fan site with lots of useful information |
eBay items UK | a dedicated page for finding EVH items from the UK eBay site |
Van Halen Guitars | Scott Smith’s incredible collection of replica’s of Ed’s guitars |
PaintYourOwnGuitar.com | make a replica finish of a Frankie or 5150 with spray cans |
RockStarGuitars.com | the neck Ed used on his Frankie n the Jump video is for sale |
Vintage Strat Trem | bridge routing diagram for a vintage fender strat tremelo for VH1 frankie |
Mr. 5150 | useful page with information on EVH’s setup |
Jfrocks.com | now you’ve built the Frankie, this site will teach you how to rock out on it! |
Project Guitar | a great resource of information for building a guitar, all aspects |
Pictures
Finished bulding your own replica? Send us the pictures and we’ll post them here!
Russ Cudney | Russ Cudney | Russ Cudney | Russ Cudney |
Jason King | Jason King | Jason King | Jason King | |
Jason King |
Videos
Jason King
…if you have something useful, share it with everyone by commenting below!
Just to note, the 5150 had Gotoh 6 in a line tuners and not schallers as stated above, and the tape sizes are, 3/16″, 1/4″, 1/8″, 1/2″, 1/16″ and 3/4″ if anyone wants a picture of the tape layout go to
http://www.rookscastle.com/props/5150/5150.html
cheers
just a few pics from not quite finished franky body, missed a few stripes though:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=22278&id=1839192950&l=0e17046a9f
Guys..please take pics of your fantastic instrument with a ‘plain, uncluttered background’, eg. not outside.
A white wall or well lit simple background will make the instruments look sooo much better!
(and I’ll be able to see and appreciate more detail too!)
Cheers!
yeah i built a different version of the frankenstrat red white & black strat trem floyd nut 1997 quarter different pickup
im building my VH1 replica right now. this site really helps
how to you paint the frankenstrat?
what color is the guitar guitar ?
than what color after than what color?
please write back asap! thank you! very curious thank you!
Where can I find an unfinished ash stratocaster body?