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 →How to Get Lincoln Brewster's Lead Tone on the Line 6 Helix
Build Lincoln Brewster's bright, mid-forward Strat-into-Plexi worship lead tone on the Helix — exact amp model, EQ shape, drive stack, and snapshot layout for cutting rock-worship leads.
P-90 Pickups and Overdrive: Why the Middle Pickup Acts Like Neither a Single-Coil Nor a Humbucker
P-90s sit between single-coils and humbuckers, and overdrive pedals were designed around neither. How the TS808, Klon and RAT each react, and the settings that work where the standard advice does not.
TS808 vs. Klon vs. RAT: Which Overdrive Works Best With Humbuckers?
Same amp, same guitar volume, three different gain-staging problems. Which of the three classic overdrives works with humbuckers, which one fights you, and the adjustments that fix the other two.