They are different pickups.
EVH "Evenly Voiced Harmonics"
8.75k Alnico 2, long leg humbucker 2-conductor
'78 Model
9.0k, Alnico 2, short leg Trembucker, 4-conductor, plain enamel
EVH Frankenstein
14k, degaussed Alnico 5, poly
I don't know what you mean by Frankenstein Classic. The original Duncan EVH, which later became the '78 Model, had a lower DCR. Just the jump from humbucker to Trembucker could account for the DCR difference.
More BS it's “like which one is the right pickup for early Van Halen sound the Duncan 78 or the Evh Frankenstein Classic
Yeah, he used the JB at some point.Did EVH actually use hotter pickups later on?
You can get the 78 in normal spacing.. The EVH and the 78 are the same pickup. It got renamed to avoid Van Halen's lawyers.
The SD "Frankenstein" is the pickup SD build for the 25k clones and were never available to the public. Custom shop used to make something "close" but i can't recall the name. Different magnet was the main difference.
Fender then made "Frankenstein" pickup for sale and use in the $2K Frankie's they made
That's what I remember....
if you have an Alnico 2 humbucker in a Strat going into a Marshall style amp, you will practically find yourself tripping over it.
Did EVH actually use hotter pickups later on?