FrankenStrat • Chip Ellis

[VAN HLN CA]

Had a chance to hang with him at 2nd Anaheim show and have to say he is a pretty cool cat.

We talked about his 300 custom built gems and now I want one more than ever. They are all distributed and I asked if he got one as a gift. He had to buy one, company cost at least.

He does have the prototype though and that must be priceless.

Can not wait to see it, maybe hold it?

Anyone here have a chance to play one of the 300 or buy one?

One guy bought 3 as an investment, shit I'd be happy with one. Probably would seal it and never play it so for now it's a dream.

[letsrock]

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[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by letsrock
My bumps, my bumps, my lovely lady bumps.

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[Diamondjimi]

Originally posted by letsrock
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Whew !

Good thing ya bumped this for us. Seeing as it was posted TODAY!
Threads tend to get away fast sometimes...

[indeedido]

I played one. It was funny because when I opened the case, it looked like a bigger piece of shit than I thought it would. However, it did play like a dream. It is a great, easy playing guitar with nice low action. Not worth that much ca$h, but a chance of a lifetime as I'm sure I'll never see one again.

[jhale667]

For $25k, it better play well...

[jhale667]

Of course, if I was a gazillionaire or something, I might buy one for the heck of it.



They are cool..

[letsrock]

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[VAN HLN CA]

letsrock,

bump and grind your open mind.

How much time did it take to bump the whole board? Is it some sexual thrill or do you just need to get outta the house?

[VAN HLN CA]

Originally posted by indeedido
I played one. It was funny because when I opened the case, it looked like a bigger piece of shit than I thought it would. However, it did play like a dream. It is a great, easy playing guitar with nice low action. Not worth that much ca$h, but a chance of a lifetime as I'm sure I'll never see one again.

What do you mean? Not accurate detail or just precise and true to the worn original.
Guitar Center here wont even let you touch them or display. You have to roll the dice and buy first.
Play through a EVH amp? Brown?

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by indeedido
I played one. It was funny because when I opened the case, it looked like a bigger piece of shit than I thought it would. However, it did play like a dream. It is a great, easy playing guitar with nice low action. Not worth that much ca$h, but a chance of a lifetime as I'm sure I'll never see one again.

I can just see someone telling people who don't know what a Frankenstrat is that they spent $25,000 on such a piece of shit with cheap truck stop reflectors on the back and no pickguard. LOL!

[jhale667]

Yeah, that's debated on the guitar boards too..and there is the irony of paying that much for a (not even exact?) replica of something someone built themselves from factory seconds and painted with spray cans...
But if I had the ridiculously disposable income, or was a hardcore collector maybe...
Still would kinda rather build one myself...would be more in the spirit of replicating the original to me, if that makes sense...

Not a stab at Fender or Chip Ellis at all I just like buildin' my own guitars...

[jhale667]

And I need a drill-press, dammit!

[letsrock]

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[chi-town324]

Originally posted by letsrock
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