evh guitar

[14yr_old_vh_boy]

how much do u rekon evh frankenstien guitar iz worth i rekshon its worth 1 to 2 mil

[DLR7884]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to go ahead and move this....

DLR7884
Away we go.

[DrMaddVibe]

The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by DLR7884
Yeah, I'm gonna have to go ahead and move this....

DLR7884
Away we go.

roflmao! what? you are not going to guess how much it is worth? i reckon $7 billion. $30 bucks if the drunk fucking signed it.

[Don Corleone]

Actually the valuations alot less than that. The most recent one of what is believed to be the Frankie was put at 150,000 USD upwards. The reason for this is that Ed has fucked on so much with that guitar, that no one is really sure what is the original guitar anymore.

[GAR]

I would say if he kept the original "Frankie" version 1980-83 intact, with the larger Fender headstocked neck (whatever make that neck is) it could possibly reach $2 to $3 mil.

That's the classic Frankie people desire most, the most requested one - with that Red Rhodes "Velvet Hammer" in the neck position, a switch in the middle, a black Gibson in the bridge, the quarter, the musty-rusty Floyd, and whatever else is stuffed under the pickguard besides the Volume potentiometer.

Anvil Case, too, please - in as-is used condition. Even if the latches are trashed.

Five rumors on its' existence:

1. The 80-83 Frankie had red paint added because Ed loathed seeing copies of his B&W paint scheme on other guitars. So he added more tape and sprayed the red on. This was then sold to Mick Mars in 1986.

2. The 78-80 B&W Frankie was retired as a favored instrument and a duplicate was built for touring (the 80-83 design), but the stripes weren't close enough so Ed added the red and this was then sold to Mick Mars in 1986.

3. The 80-83 Frankie *IS* the true 78-80 as Ed has led us to believe, with the red added to thwart copycats. However, after Ed joined up with Kramer in New Jersey and spending several weeks there between Feb to May of 83, he assembled several guitars from the stacks of necks and bodies he took home. Before his shop renovated into a recording studio there are several photos around illustrating stacks of these necks and bodies, and of these EVH sold Mick Mars a dupe in 1986.

4. Ed sold Mick Mars the original 78-83, truly resprayed, one-of-a-kind Frankie Original Flavor© to Mick Mars in 1986.

5. Ed still has the original Frankie no matter what, except it exists between the parts of several guitars in his stash and doesn't want them fucked with because he "likes 'em the way they are, don't fuck with 'em, okay?"

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[GAR]

- and if it ain't a Velvet Hammer single coil in the neck position, it's the one with vulcanized fiberboard bobbin pieces colored red. Not black spray painted red, the fiber is red.

[Don Corleone]

Originally posted by GAR
I would say if he kept the original "Frankie" version 1980-83 intact, with the larger Fender headstocked neck (whatever make that neck is) it could possibly reach $2 to $3 mil.

That's very true. If the Frankie that Ed has still is the orginal body, then you still have the following things missing

1. The Original neck. The Frankie's now sporting an EVH Charvel Art Series neck, the original is meant to be in 5150 somewhere (but so are around 10 albums worth of material)

2. The original pick up. Rumoured to have found it's way into the 5150 guitar, then broke one night when a string caught on the whindings.

These are 2 key things which will dramitically reduce the sale value.

[Big Troubles]

yeah but with all that said, it still aint worth 3 beans if Edward doesn't come over and play it himself after a nice 12 step program of course. whats the use of an original Frankie if it aint gonna sound like anything he played on the boots or VH1?

[GAR]

Originally posted by Don Corleone
That's very true. If the Frankie that Ed has still is the orginal body, then you still have the following things missing

1. The Original neck. The Frankie's now sporting an EVH Charvel Art Series neck, the original is meant to be in 5150 somewhere (but so are around 10 albums worth of material)

2. The original pick up. Rumoured to have found it's way into the 5150 guitar, then broke one night when a string caught on the whindings.

These are 2 key things which will dramitically reduce the sale value.

WRONG! Busted pickups never stopped EVH before, and which Frankie are we talking about that has an EVH Art Series neck on?

Because I have yet to see the "original" or one close to it photoed with an Art Series neck.

Maybe you're thinking of one of those 5150 Kramer bodies, which is actually more like the paint scheme the RWB-colored Art Series Frankie is based on.

[m4dm4x]

This one I pick up in the mid 80's from an old stage manager that worked in the business. I keep it locked up!

[Don Corleone]

Originally posted by GAR
WRONG! Busted pickups never stopped EVH before, and which Frankie are we talking about that has an EVH Art Series neck on?

Gar we could spend the next 3 weeks disagreeing and trading EVH stories on this, as there are that bloody many about what happened to the Frankie (the one about the pickup was an EVH comment from a guitar mag circa 1990). The original pick up was meant to at one time found its way into the Bumble Bee guitar for a few shows.

As for which Frankie we are talking about, it would be what appears to be the 80 - 83 Frankie that now has the Charvel neck.

[GAR]

Yeah but which neck?

That body's had like 5 necks on it that I've seen in pics over the years.

Charvel pre-CBS style
Charvel Explorer
Ibanez CBS style
Kramer pointy
Kramer hockey-stick

[Soul Reaper]

Originally posted by m4dm4x
This one I pick up in the mid 80's from an old stage manager that worked in the business. I keep it locked up!

nice!

are you sure that's EVH's actual guitar?

or am I mistaking it for a copy?

[Don Corleone]

Originally posted by GAR
Yeah but which neck?

That body's had like 5 necks on it that I've seen in pics over the years.

What it's got at the minute is the Charvel EVH Art Series style (the smaller Strat Style header stock).

http://www.charvel.com/models/evh/red_white_black.php

The links one of there production runs, but it gives you an idea. But I know exactly what your saying and I totally agree with you.