Franky's Arrive!

[stevoc]

No no. What I meant is that you can make excellent music and get great tone with a guitar like eddie's. A parts mutt. You dont need a $10000 guitar.

I understand....I was trying to be funny. No such luck!

[MountainDog]

I think eddie mentions these reflectors in the GW article. He's saying something like at the end of the show, he used to hold up the guitar over his head to cover his eyes from the blinding overhead stage lights and at that time he thought about the reflectors-idea. The reflectors would reflect off the light and look super cool. Something like that... Maybe I will go back and re-read the article.

Here's the article (click on the links, put the mouse on the lower right corner, then click the 'expand to regular size' icon):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/FrankieGuitar.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/MountainDog/FrankieGuitarpage2.jpg

[Joe_Steeler]

And Eddie didnt pay $25,000 for his guitar either.

Yeah but some schmuck with too much money will!! :ROTF:

I got your original message.

[Mario8672]

The pole pieces don't line up with the strings. :S

[Robert Burns]

i'd like to know how they rusted the pickup and other metal parts.

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Oh... that the waiting period in the Shipping department ! Natural
Rust with time..!:ROTF:

[Robert Burns]

I understand....I was trying to be funny. No such luck!

Right ...look at Brian May's axe he built with his dad... another $200
legendary axe!

[Robert Burns]

Rumors are that, apart from Jimmy Page's Original LP, Eddie's original Frankie is the only other guitar that's gonna fetch more than a million dollars. ...if it was ever auctioned.

I thought Jimi's "Burnt" strat fetched $600K about 14 years ago?
Heck it may be worth 1.3 million now?

[sully]

hm. and anyone who buys one won't complain about the massive fucking gap in the neck pocket.

...makes ya think, doesn't it?

[JACKSONFREAK]

+3

These "vintage" guitars are silly. If you want to be like EVH, then make your own mutt, don't buy a $25k replica.

You mean like these? the R/W/B is an amaizing lil monster too.

[emperor_black]

I thought Jimi's "Burnt" strat fetched $600K about 14 years ago?
Heck it may be worth 1.3 million now?

hmm... no. It seems the "buzz" over Jimi's strat is over. Jimi's estate is not planning on selling it. At least that's the decision as of now. I dont know who it is who was trying to get over a million for it, but when it did not get anywhere close to a million, that's the decision. Too bad. Many thought it would be the most expensive.

other "expensive" strats... Mark Knopfler (sp?) strat and David Gilmour's strat. No clue how much they will sell for if auctioned. Eric Clapton's blackie fetched $950,000 if I am not wrong. Stevie Ray's strat fetched almost $700,000.

[Slashaxl]

Looks very well worked through, and looks very nice indeed!

[busdriver]

When I look at the iron chippings sticking on the pickup magnets I really wonder if this guitar can be played at all or if the electronics are a total short circuit.

[SEAN RAF]

Hats off to the forensic detail on this, but, like a few others here, it's just not my cup of tea.

I never really got the 'mojo' thing.

[sk8boardbob2]

If the Dean from Hell was to be sold I'm sure it would fetch alot of money considering the passing of Dime.

[Sunbane]

I like the style of Frankie. I've always enjoyed the parts mutt thing, and I like gritty home made graphics...but...when I see the state this thing is in...ugh!

If I found that in a pawn shop...I wouldn't want to touch it from fear of catching some nasty disease...like lepra...or the black plague. It looks absolutely disgusting.