10 Awesome Facts About Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat That You (Probably) Didn't Know!

Edward Van Halen was an absolutely legend, Dagan&favourite guitarist as well as his, and may others &Ed&original homemade guitar, affectionately called the &didn&only change the way people played and performed music, but changed the way guitars were built entirely! The entire music landscape was changed by one legendary man, and one legendary guitar! Find out 10 interesting facts about Eddie Van Halen&Frankenstein Guitar as Dagan delves deep into the history of this iconic axe. Do you know why the pickup was slanted? Or how about how he got the pieces of wood in the first place, and what&up with that Quarter screwed into the body?! Find out all this and more in this video! 0:00 Intro 0:51 Why This Guitar Is So Special 3:10 FACT 1 - The Body Was A Factory 'Second' 4:34 FACT 2 - The Guitar Wasn&Always Striped 5:37 FACT 3 - The Black & White Guitar Is The Same As The Red One 6:58 FACT 4 - At One Point It Has A Telecaster Pickup In It 8:13 FACT 5 - It Only Has One &Control 8:54 FACT 6 - What Was The 1971 Quarter Coin For? 14:41 FACT 7 - At One Point The Pickguard Was Cut Out From A Vinyl Record 15:59 FACT 8 - Why Was The Humbucker Pickup Slanted 17:36 FACT 9 - It Originally Had A Gibson Logo On The Headstock 18:27 FACT 10 - How Eddie Helped Create The Floyd Rose Tremolo! #GuitarFacts __________________________________________________________ Subscribe to PMTVUK: Find us on social media: