Piano Guidance
Piano Guidance
Photo: Bezalel Thilojan
A black humbucker replaces the cream one from 1980. The neck previously on the RUDE guitar is put on the Frankenstrat.
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Learn More »Eddie Van Halen’s primary instrument from 1977 to 1983, known by such common monikers as ‘Frankenstrat’, ‘Frankenstein’, or, simply, ‘Ed’s Baby’, is perhaps the most iconic and valuable electric guitar in modern history. It is the guitar most associated with Eddie Van Halen through his career, particularly in his early years, only rivaled by the Kramer 5150 and his later ‘Wolfgang’ models. Unlike the latter contenders, the Frankenstrat was a true experiment that Ed personally modified and incrementally improved constantly over its 6 year use as his primary guitar, and even beyond its permanent retirement. Neck swaps, pickup swaps, and bridge swaps were common, and sometimes even occured on a day-to-day basis. This page is a collection of all history of the guitar, accepted/established and theorized alike, from its first days in Van Halen’s LA club gigs to its final live show on May 29, 1983 at Van Halen’s legendary ‘US Festival’ concert. To better understand the complex history of the guitar, this article features a prelude to briefly cover at the major changes throughout it’s life. A majority of this information is an updated version of the legendary VH links article, originally authored by ‘jimi11580’ in March 2011, and contributed to by other seasoned Van Halen guitar experts of the time. Much of the knowledge put forward in this thread has evolved in the time since it’s original publication – a decade, as of the writing of this article – but it is important to credit the groundbreaking work that was done by its author and the other contributors in the context of when it was written. ‘Jimi’ has continued his search to uncover the history of the guitar in the years since his VH links thread, and has contributed major portions of the information to this article as well, along with Don Ward, Logan Schenk, and countless others who have contributed to the public discourse.
A chord is two or more different notes played at the same time. Most instruments (e.g., saxophone, trumpet, trombone, human voice) can only play...
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One of the greatest examples is their song “Black Swan.” The song almost sounds like a Daft Punk song with heavy effects and autotune on vocals....
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The piano is one of the most difficult and rewarding instruments to learn; not only do you have to learn to read notes and translate them to the...
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What is natural piano playing? The sort of improvisation that can be done in any style is sometimes referred to as 'natural' piano playing. Many...
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That's right, even the Beatles wrote some 2 chord songs. You can use just 2 chords to play “Tomorrow Never Knows,” “Paperback Writer,” “Don't Let...
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✔ Unlike many other instruments, the piano is bulky and cannot be easily transported. Piano is a bulky instrument. It is not easy to carry and it...
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