What is this eddie?

[5150Clown]

Took this photo at the HardRock in Atlanta. What's the deal with this guitar. Does anyone know? Not even the staff knew anything about this.

[bueno bob]

Probably something he just dug out of the closet and donated...

...rough guess...

[5150Clown]

That's what I figured. He probably was asked and the bastard probably reached down in his dumpster and dug this shit up. Then said "here...take that shit away MF!" And ofcourse the HardRock restaurant executives kissed his ass and thanked him.

[bueno bob]

Yeah...a while back I was at Hard Rock LV, and at least Ritchie Blackmore had enough decency to actually donate one of his REAL Strats...

Ed's a fag.

[col5150]

follow this link for a huge evh guitar gallery

www.vintagekramer.com/5150f.htm

it looks a bit like a kramer ripley, but with extra nobs on

[BigDaddyD]

That is a Ripley and is a very cool, extremely rare guitar.

[5150Clown]

Thanks for the link. I've seen that before. They told me they used to have a Frankie, but it was taken down? They took me to where it was and I was getting all excited, but unfortunatly, it was gone. Oh well....someday.

[Noodles]

Originally posted by BigDaddyD
That is a Ripley and is a very cool, extremely rare guitar.

BAM. That's it exactly. One of the original prototypes made for EVH by The Talented Mr. Ripley. unfinished, used for studiowork 1983 - 88. OHHH JIMMMAYY!

"piece o junk he had in his closet" ... probably that, too. oh to visit the attic above 5150 on the Big Rock Howdy Doody Mountain...

[Nitro Express]

Yup. It's a Ripley. Ed had several different kinds of them. The six little knobs allow you to pan each string left or right in the stereo spectrum. Eddie recorded a song called "Ripley" but it never made it on an album. Notice how the model pictured is real simular to the Wolfgang shape. You plug the guitar into two amplifiers.

[DLRdelight!]

I think he used it on some 1984 tracks because there is a magazine that i have where it is about the album and there is a picture with him using it

[Panamark]

Ugly.

[Panamark]

Ugly guitar.

If I was Ed, I would have donated it too...

[Matt White]

Unfortunately, like EVH's talent, this guitar is in retirement.

[Panamark]

Looks like something one of those woodwork enthusiasts would
knock up in their garage.. "Electric Guitar"

[Sgt Schultz]

There is also a guitar at the Universal City Hard Rock Cafe that I wish I had taken a picture of. It isn't on the site mentioned above. It isn't in the main area. You have to go outside around the side and into an "annex" that sells merchandise and up on the wall is a striped Eddie guitar that has several different colos, orange and blue if i remember correctly...........

[DrGrafenberg]

I love the fact that it's over the Exit/Toilet door.
Eddie Van Halen= it's all over leave/career down the pan
;)

[rustoffa]

Notice how long the neck is?

[BigDaddyD]

I believe he used a Kramer/Ripley on Top Jimmy. Kramer put out s Ripley series designed by Ripley, but this is one of his own. They are extremely rare and cu$tom made. This looks like a later one. I wouldn't be surprised if this was made prior to his Ernie ball since the shape is similiar. Many companies went after EVH when he left Kramer. He almost went with Steinberger, because he loves their guitars, but thought they sounded a little sterile.

[hard rock]

eddie must have been hard up for cash and he did not want to part with one of his "real guitars" so he probably sold this one for ah maybe 2 bucks

[Northern Girl]

Who is Eddie Van Halen?

[Sarge's Little Helper]

Who is Eddie Van Halen?

Eddie Van Heiniken is one quarter member of the group Sham and the Chirellas. He is a lying, two-faced prick who spends most of his time in 5150 bent over so that his bitch brother Alex can lick his asshole clean.

[Northern Girl]

Oh yeah, I've heard of him.

Someone said he died
but I know Ed didn't go to heaven