Captured in crystal clear, 1080p, HD, is the greatest guitar player in the world, Eddie Van Halen, discussing his most iconic guitar, the Frankenstrat.
When EVH, the amazing company Eddie sells his guitars under, made a line of replicas in November of 2006, and Guitar World magazine sat down with Matthew Bruck (who's been Eddie's guitar tech for SEVERAL years), and Chip Ellis (who is the Master Builder of EVH and has been working there since this video hit the internet), to discuss why the guitar is celebrated as an iconic piece of American culture, and why Eddie still loves it today, and the history he had originally building it.
I updated the video's colors, video quality, combined all 3 parts together, added a nice intro to the beginning, and hope you all enjoy it. NOTE: This video DOES NOT belong to me. It is purely for entertainment purposes, and all rights to this video belong to Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records, Showtime, EVH, Fender, Guitar World, Matthew Bruck, and Chip Ellis. Enjoy!
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen ( van HAY-lən, Dutch: [ˈɛtʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and one of the primary songwriters of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex Van Halen in 1972.
Van Halen is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history, and was well-known for popularizing the tapping guitar technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be play...
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