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[[Image:EVH frankenstrat.jpg|thumb|Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat.]] |
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The '''Frankenstrat''' is the famous guitar used by [[Eddie Van Halen]] from the hard rock band [[Van Halen]]. |
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==Overview of the Frankenstrat== |
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Proposed Revision: ""'''raw data such as the un'''tabulated results of surveys or questionnaires,written or recorded notes of laboratory and field research, experiments or observations '''which have not been published in a peer reviewed source , <s>experimental results by the person(s) actually involved in the research</s>;" |
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The Frankenstrat is an Ash Stratocaster body with a routing that Eddie made to fit in a Gibson PAF humbucking bridge pickup [http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/eddie-van-halen/jan-00/4788], with a single coil neck pickup. The neck pickup was simply for decoration and was never actually wired with the humbucker, due to Eddie's inability to wire the switch properly. It has a maple neck, silver hardware, and red, black, and white stripes. It is a six string guitar with [[Floyd Rose]] tremolo. |
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*Some sources, such as a peer reviewed article in scientific journal, may contain both primary source material (ie. the authors' original experimental results presented in a table or graph)) and secondary source material. Typically, the secondary source material will appear in the article's introduction which will contain a literature review of studies related to the subject of the stdy and in a concluding section where the authors discussion, synthesize and intepret the results of the study. Because both the presentation of data and the introduction and discussion are peer reviewed, such articles are highly valued sources [[WP:V]]. |
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==Building the Frankenstrat== |
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*Reliable, published secondary sources are the most preferred sources for Wikipedia articles. Primary sources that have been published by a reliable source may also be used in Wikipedia, but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them. For that reason, anyone—without specialist knowledge—who reads the primary source should be able to verify that the Wikipedia passage agrees with the primary source. Any ''interpretation'' of primary source material requires a reliable secondary source for that interpretation. |
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===Buying the Body and Neck=== |
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Eddie Van Halen bought the Frankenstrat's ash body and maple neck for a total of $130. Both of these parts were from a store called Boogie Bodies, which sold Charvel-made body and necks. The body of the guitar was a "second," called so because it was not cosmetically pleasing. In Van Halen's case, the body had a knot in the wood. He bought it for $50 anyway because he believed it would perform fine. The maple neck of the guitar cost him $80. |
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===Step 1=== |
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*All interpretive claims, analyses, or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary source, and must not reflect any original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors. |
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Eddie got hold of a PAF (Patent Applied For) pickup from his [[Gibson ES-335]]. He had the idea to dip the pickup in paraffin wax to reduce microphonic feedback, a technique that has since been employed by major guitar manufacturers such as Gibson. |
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===Step 2=== |
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Van Halen painted the guitar black and let it out to dry. After it was dry he put masking tape on it,painted over it in white. Years later, he put more tape on and painted the guitar red then when it was dry he removed the tape. |
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===Step 3=== |
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After the body was dry, he attached the neck and attached the tuning keys to the headstock of the guitar. |
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===Step 4=== |
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This change reflects that the process of publishing results in a peer reviewed source involves (1) synthesis and analysis in theform of choosing what results should be reported and how, and in most cases involves tabulations and tables and the like representing the synthesis of the investigator, and (2) publication after peer review demonstrates both a higher degree of reliability and notability. |
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Van Halen got rid of both tone control [[potentiometers]] (pots) and wired up the pickups in a simple circuit, due largely to his limited knowledge of electrical circuitry. Van Halen famously used a knob reading 'tone' on the volume control spot. He then put the strings on the guitar and used a vinyl record he cut up to use as a pickguard to cover the controls. He also added a stock Fender tremolo system. |
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==Future Upgrades== |
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:I found it surprising (and potentially misleading) that peer-published experimental results are considered a primary source. IMO, peer-published that contain experimental results and also the analysis of such are clearly secondary sources. I think your change makes sense. [[User:Lawrencekhoo|LK]] ([[User talk:Lawrencekhoo|talk]]) 02:42, 11 October 2008 (UTC) |
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The Frankenstrat was so popular by 1979 that Edward was tired of people trying to copy his guitar. So his solution was to pull the vinyl pinstripes that he had added to the guitar and cover it with masking tape and spray red over it. This created the red, white, and black. The Frankenstrat has gone through many necks over the years. He also replaced the bridge back and forth between the '57 Fender tremolo to the original gold Floyd, and the current Floyd. The quarter came from a neck change that required him to place the Floyd in a new position. The bridge didn't want to sit on the body so the quarter was put in place to let the bridge sit flush to the body. The original PAF has long since been replaced. |
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==Variants== |
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==How to deal with insertion of irrelevant material== |
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===Kramers=== |
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I just left a comment agreeing with your comments over at [[WT:NOR#Comments:Proposal and Rationale revised]] about how a single phrase such as 'directly refers to the subject of the article' creates more problems than it solves. Coincidentally, in an article I'm editing, I'm facing another situation that you also mentioned, where in an article about A, the valid observation that A is related to B is followed by many invalid observations that B did lots of bad things. |
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Kramer was the first official company that Eddie endorsed. It started in 1983, when they built a Frankenstein replica for him. He also replaced his original Frankenstein neck with a Kramer neck. Later, in 1984, Edward was presented with the "Hot for Teacher" guitar (as seen in the video clip for "Hot for Teacher"), and started advertising for Kramer. |
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The most famous Kramer that Edward had was the "5150", which he built in the Kramer factory. It is widely thought that this guitar was made out of a Kramer Baretta body, but it was actually made out of Prototype Pacer Body. |
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Specifically, the article about the [[Community Reinvestment Act]] correctly observes that like other 'prime' loans, the CRA loans were re-packaged by [[Fannie Mae]] and [[Freddie Mac]] into securities. I have to continually fight to fend off insertion of material about how Fannie and Freddie increased risk, and contributed to the [[sub-prime mortgage crisis]]. I wonder if you know of an guidelines I can use to help my arguments? [[User:Lawrencekhoo|LK]] ([[User talk:Lawrencekhoo|talk]]) 02:42, 11 October 2008 (UTC) |
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This guitar was used from the 1984 tour, through to the OU812 tour, and was last used in the recording for "Judgement Day". It is now retired. |
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===Charvel Hybrid VH2 a.k.a. Bumblebee=== |
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Van Halen made another Frankenstrat, this time black and yellow. It was buried with [[Dimebag Darrell]] of [[Pantera]], who had asked for a replica Frankenstrat before being shot in 2004. |
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===The Ibanez Destroyer a.k.a. Shark=== |
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This was a dual humbucker guitar with a radical design made from an [[Ibanez]] Destroyer. Eddie cut a huge chunk of the wood out with a hacksaw, making it look different. It was used in the videos for "Runnin' With the Devil" and "You Really Got Me" and included a toggle switch. However, because Eddie removed the chunk of wood, he destroyed the sound of the guitar. He was very upset and tried to obtain another, but unfortunately Ibanez had recently been sued for stealing Gibson's "Explorer" model, and as such the Destroyer was discontinued. So ended the "The Shark". |
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===Fender and Charvel=== |
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Charvel made a signature model EVH called the "Charvel EVH Art Series Guitar" that sported one pickup, a Floyd Rose locking tremolo, a custom wound pickup, and could be ordered in either black and white; black, white, and red; or black and yellow. The guitars are not reliced like the original Frankenstrat, but share a similar neck profile. |
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Fender has recently sold 300 replicas of the original Frankenstrat, scratches and all, for $25,000 and is the parent company to Eddie Van Halen's EVH brand. The Fenders are only the black, red, and white. |
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==Sources== |
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*[http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/rock_chronicles/rock_chronicles_1980s_wayne_charvel.html Wayne Charvel Interview] |
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[[Category:Fender electric guitars]] |
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Revision as of 03:06, 11 October 2008
The Frankenstrat is the famous guitar used by Eddie Van Halen from the hard rock band Van Halen.
Overview of the Frankenstrat
The Frankenstrat is an Ash Stratocaster body with a routing that Eddie made to fit in a Gibson PAF humbucking bridge pickup [1], with a single coil neck pickup. The neck pickup was simply for decoration and was never actually wired with the humbucker, due to Eddie's inability to wire the switch properly. It has a maple neck, silver hardware, and red, black, and white stripes. It is a six string guitar with Floyd Rose tremolo.
Building the Frankenstrat
Buying the Body and Neck
Eddie Van Halen bought the Frankenstrat's ash body and maple neck for a total of $130. Both of these parts were from a store called Boogie Bodies, which sold Charvel-made body and necks. The body of the guitar was a "second," called so because it was not cosmetically pleasing. In Van Halen's case, the body had a knot in the wood. He bought it for $50 anyway because he believed it would perform fine. The maple neck of the guitar cost him $80.
Step 1
Eddie got hold of a PAF (Patent Applied For) pickup from his Gibson ES-335. He had the idea to dip the pickup in paraffin wax to reduce microphonic feedback, a technique that has since been employed by major guitar manufacturers such as Gibson.
Step 2
Van Halen painted the guitar black and let it out to dry. After it was dry he put masking tape on it,painted over it in white. Years later, he put more tape on and painted the guitar red then when it was dry he removed the tape.
Step 3
After the body was dry, he attached the neck and attached the tuning keys to the headstock of the guitar.
Step 4
Van Halen got rid of both tone control potentiometers (pots) and wired up the pickups in a simple circuit, due largely to his limited knowledge of electrical circuitry. Van Halen famously used a knob reading 'tone' on the volume control spot. He then put the strings on the guitar and used a vinyl record he cut up to use as a pickguard to cover the controls. He also added a stock Fender tremolo system.
Future Upgrades
The Frankenstrat was so popular by 1979 that Edward was tired of people trying to copy his guitar. So his solution was to pull the vinyl pinstripes that he had added to the guitar and cover it with masking tape and spray red over it. This created the red, white, and black. The Frankenstrat has gone through many necks over the years. He also replaced the bridge back and forth between the '57 Fender tremolo to the original gold Floyd, and the current Floyd. The quarter came from a neck change that required him to place the Floyd in a new position. The bridge didn't want to sit on the body so the quarter was put in place to let the bridge sit flush to the body. The original PAF has long since been replaced.
Variants
Kramers
Kramer was the first official company that Eddie endorsed. It started in 1983, when they built a Frankenstein replica for him. He also replaced his original Frankenstein neck with a Kramer neck. Later, in 1984, Edward was presented with the "Hot for Teacher" guitar (as seen in the video clip for "Hot for Teacher"), and started advertising for Kramer.
The most famous Kramer that Edward had was the "5150", which he built in the Kramer factory. It is widely thought that this guitar was made out of a Kramer Baretta body, but it was actually made out of Prototype Pacer Body. This guitar was used from the 1984 tour, through to the OU812 tour, and was last used in the recording for "Judgement Day". It is now retired.
Charvel Hybrid VH2 a.k.a. Bumblebee
Van Halen made another Frankenstrat, this time black and yellow. It was buried with Dimebag Darrell of Pantera, who had asked for a replica Frankenstrat before being shot in 2004.
The Ibanez Destroyer a.k.a. Shark
This was a dual humbucker guitar with a radical design made from an Ibanez Destroyer. Eddie cut a huge chunk of the wood out with a hacksaw, making it look different. It was used in the videos for "Runnin' With the Devil" and "You Really Got Me" and included a toggle switch. However, because Eddie removed the chunk of wood, he destroyed the sound of the guitar. He was very upset and tried to obtain another, but unfortunately Ibanez had recently been sued for stealing Gibson's "Explorer" model, and as such the Destroyer was discontinued. So ended the "The Shark".
Fender and Charvel
Charvel made a signature model EVH called the "Charvel EVH Art Series Guitar" that sported one pickup, a Floyd Rose locking tremolo, a custom wound pickup, and could be ordered in either black and white; black, white, and red; or black and yellow. The guitars are not reliced like the original Frankenstrat, but share a similar neck profile.
Fender has recently sold 300 replicas of the original Frankenstrat, scratches and all, for $25,000 and is the parent company to Eddie Van Halen's EVH brand. The Fenders are only the black, red, and white.