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Diamondjimi's Frankenstein Replica
Well here it is...
I decided earlier this year to build a EVH Frankie replica. I figured if Fender could, I could seeing as I've
built EVH replica's in the past.(A '78 white and black stripe & a '79 black and yellow "Bumblebee')
Fender's Frankie for 25k or build my own. Hmm, tough call there...
I bought an Adler body and a 22 fret birdseye Maple neck from a guy on Kijiji for $150 (a steal)
Acquired a mid 80's Original Floyd Rose in a swap with a guy off Craigslist.(also swapped him a late 80's
DiMarzio X2N for a Dimarzio "Norton" in case I decided to use it for this project) .I opted instead to use my
trusty old '84 Gibson PAF I pulled from one of my guitars.
For the neck I "pulled" the small frets, stripped the finish off down to natural wood and rubbed on gunstock
oil. This neck has 22 frets ,unlike Ed's (21). Don't care, this one is for me.
I slapped in new Duncan jumbo's.(Still need to be properly crowned at the moment) . For the "relicing" on
the neck I used cigarette ashes (my secret weapon
) rubbed in and wiped as desired.
Tuners are Schaller "mini's" (used Ebay $ 40)
For the body : I gave the unfinished body a generous coat of Sand and Seal to provent the finish paint from
absorbing into the wood. For the stripes I used 3 sizes of 3M painters tape. I took painstakin efforts to line
them up perfect. (99% there).For referrence I used as many pics of the original as I could as well as high res.
pics of Fender's replica.
The relfectors are identical to the original (or at least identical to Fenders) purcased @ Canadian Tire
store.You name it they have it...
For the colours I used Krylon spray bombs. 5 coats black/4 coats white/ 3 coats of red. Many prefer
Duplicolor brand, but who cares. This stuff worked awesome for me with the right amount of time to cure
before relicing.
Anyway here's some pics of the process...
I decided earlier this year to build a EVH Frankie replica. I figured if Fender could, I could seeing as I've
built EVH replica's in the past.(A '78 white and black stripe & a '79 black and yellow "Bumblebee')
Fender's Frankie for 25k or build my own. Hmm, tough call there...
I bought an Adler body and a 22 fret birdseye Maple neck from a guy on Kijiji for $150 (a steal)
Acquired a mid 80's Original Floyd Rose in a swap with a guy off Craigslist.(also swapped him a late 80's
DiMarzio X2N for a Dimarzio "Norton" in case I decided to use it for this project) .I opted instead to use my
trusty old '84 Gibson PAF I pulled from one of my guitars.
For the neck I "pulled" the small frets, stripped the finish off down to natural wood and rubbed on gunstock
oil. This neck has 22 frets ,unlike Ed's (21). Don't care, this one is for me.
I slapped in new Duncan jumbo's.(Still need to be properly crowned at the moment) . For the "relicing" on
the neck I used cigarette ashes (my secret weapon
) rubbed in and wiped as desired. Tuners are Schaller "mini's" (used Ebay $ 40)
For the body : I gave the unfinished body a generous coat of Sand and Seal to provent the finish paint from
absorbing into the wood. For the stripes I used 3 sizes of 3M painters tape. I took painstakin efforts to line
them up perfect. (99% there).For referrence I used as many pics of the original as I could as well as high res.
pics of Fender's replica.
The relfectors are identical to the original (or at least identical to Fenders) purcased @ Canadian Tire
store.You name it they have it...
For the colours I used Krylon spray bombs. 5 coats black/4 coats white/ 3 coats of red. Many prefer
Duplicolor brand, but who cares. This stuff worked awesome for me with the right amount of time to cure
before relicing.
Anyway here's some pics of the process...
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