EVH Frankenstrat
Eddie Van Halen's legendary homemade guitar. A Charvel/Strat-style body with a single Gibson PAF humbucker in the bridge, Floyd Rose tremolo, and the iconic red/black/white striped paint job. Built for speed, dive bombs, and the 'brown sound.'
Field notes on the EVH Frankenstrat
All field notes →P-90 Pickups and Overdrive: Why the Middle Pickup Acts Like Neither a Single-Coil Nor a Humbucker
P-90 pickups occupy an output level and tonal territory that overdrive pedals weren't designed around. Here's how each major circuit type interacts with the P-90's specific character, and the settings that work where the standard advice doesn't.
TS808 vs. Klon vs. RAT: Which Overdrive Works Best With Humbuckers?
The three classic overdrive circuits behave very differently when driven by a humbucker instead of a single-coil. Same amp, same guitar volume, three completely different gain-staging problems. Here's which one works, which one doesn't, and how to adjust the ones that need help.
Tremolo Arm Techniques: Glide, Flutter, and Dive-Bomb on Different Bridge Systems
How to use the tremolo arm for glide, flutter, and dive-bomb techniques, and what your bridge system can and can't do. Practical mechanics for Jazzmaster, synchronized Strat, and Floyd Rose.