to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

[Hot _Grits]

...I've got a question:

what was the weight like? -apparently the frankies are very closely matched to the weight of the original, and I've never read anything conclusive about the weight of Ed's guitar. I even forgot to ask him about it when I met him.

So if you played one at NAMM, let me know...

 

[tone?]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Dude that is my question as well for both is home mades.

The Franky AND the 5150.

I have heard that the Franky was quite a brick and the 5150 is like a feather. Which leads me to believe the latter was made of Basswood.

 

[devastone]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

The original was made of hard ash, so it would be pretty heavy.

I think Kramer used alder for the bodies in the 5150's day, pretty sure Ibanez was the only company using basswood then (I can't guarantee this statement).

 

[BloodRose]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

I cant afford to look at one...

 

[astrozombie]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

me neither, but boy do i wanna!

 

[Binnerscot]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Yeah, the original was a bit heavier than average. It was a Boogie Body brand strat replacement body in Swamp Ash. The Fender replica should have a good amount of weight to it for a strat, much like the Hamer Chaparrals in the late 80s/early 90s. They were one peice Honduras Mahogany, but heavy as can be imagined.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

...I've got a question:

what was the weight like? -apparently the frankies are very closely matched to the weight of the original, and I've never read anything conclusive about the weight of Ed's guitar. I even forgot to ask him about it when I met him.

So if you played one at NAMM, let me know...

Didn´t play it at NAMM but at Fender Europe in Düsseldorf, but the weight of this instrument is slightly above average for a strat, I´d guess around 8.5 /9 pound-ish

 

[tone?]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Fender Dusseldorf??!!

crap i was there like a month ago!!!

And i asked people here,, "what good Music stores are in Dusseldorf!"

so are they made of heavy north ash or swamp ash??

 

[WhoFan]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Fender Dusseldorf??!!

crap i was there like a month ago!!!

And i asked people here,, "what good Music stores are in Dusseldorf!"

so are they made of heavy north ash or swamp ash??

Northern hard Ash... Not Swamp Ash

 

[heem6]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

I have always read Swamp Ash, but I'd say it's closer in tone to Northern Hard Ash.

 

[Zerberus]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Fender Dusseldorf??!!

crap i was there like a month ago!!!

And i asked people here,, "what good Music stores are in Dusseldorf!"

so are they made of heavy north ash or swamp ash??

Fender Düsseldorf is not a store, but the HQ for eurpean distribution, and therefore is not "open to the public"

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Didn´t play it at NAMM but at Fender Europe in Düsseldorf, but the weight of this instrument is slightly above average for a strat, I´d guess around 8.5 /9 pound-ish

Aha, we have a winner! -thanks for that.

 

[tone?]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

Fender Düsseldorf is not a store, but the HQ for eurpean distribution, and therefore is not "open to the public"

yeah Zerb, but you would have been nice enough and said, "hey man, since your gonna be in town, stop on by and i will let you in since i know some people, we can also have a beer together as SD forum buddies"

right?:smokin:

 

[MikeRocker]

Re: to anyone who has played the Fender/evh frankenstein...

So if you played one at NAMM, let me know...

That sucker was behind glass at NAMM, you better believe that they weren't letting just any old dirtbag handle it!