In today's episode of "Exclusively Van Halen," we celebrated Alex Van Halen's birthday! Drop a comment to send him your best wishes. 🎉 #AlexVanHalen #ExclusiveVanHalen #VanHalen #EddieVanHalen #EvhGear #KramerGuitars #johnnybeaneTV
It’s alive…still needs some final setup/fret love and a few minor adjustments, but assembly and wiring is done on the #annihilator #oneoff #guitar. This beauty sports an alder body, maple neck w/ an ebony fingerboard & 22 6100 frets, a @jalen_guitar #fairwarning pickup, an OFR fully upgraded with an @futone 37mm #brass #bigblock and purple #titanium hardware a black @evhgear #dtuna and an @analysisplusproaudio #qijack. Tone monster! Shown here w an Annihilator in #beachfade finish w a blue Ti package. These will be in display at the @nmguitarshow 3/26, but you could make the purple one YOURS now and I’ll ship it after the show! DM me for details! jhaleguitars.com (at Los Angeles/Hollywood California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqFCZX5OibB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
“The drill on the “Poundcake” was a complete fluke/creative accident. We were playing, and I always like to play in the control room because I hate wearing headphones. Ken Deanne, who was my maintenance tech for my studio at the time, happened to be replacing a piece of outboard gear behind me while we were playing. He left the drill laying right in front of me as he was going to grab a replacement piece of gear. As I am sure you know, a guitar pickup is very similar to a microphone. I happened to grab the drill, and by sheer luck it was in the same key as the song. So I asked Alex to start “Poundcake” again from the beginning, and I used the drill over the pickup and scraped it on the strings for the intro. I also used it for a second or two during the song’s solo. It’s just one of those funny unplanned things that happen every so often. Since it was on the record, I ended up using the same drill every time we played the song live.” EVHgear interview Aug 2015.
So uh, yeah. Things just kinda happened lately and sure enough, the guitar is now done. Er...whoops! XD
Anywho, yeah, this has been a lifelong dream of mine to own my very own EVH Frankenstrat style guitar. And for under a $1,000 no less! If I would have done anything differently, then I would change the tuning heads to locking ones as at present, it tends to lose tuning rather frequently-which can be a nuisance.
Another thing would be to replace the nut from a plastic one to something along the lines of Tusq as plastic nuts don't stay in tune all that well imo. Other than these, I am very happy!
(Because I know people are gonna be pissed off with me for not replicating it exactly like Eddie’s original, listen in and listen close. Who gives a shit! Yes, I know that it doesn't look exactly like Eddie's. That was the whole point. It was done on a budget of under $1,000 or £765. If you don't like it, then tough. It's my build so therefore I don't care what you think.)
Now that’s a set up I can get behind! Repost from @gabe.jimenez87 • Workin on some tones for a surprise…….. gonna be dropping soon…🤐🤐 Dont let this little handsome 😈 fool you… this @evhgear lunchbox rippppppppps!!!! The cleans are amazing too!!!!! #rockandroll #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #evh #evhgear #badcatamps #fender #fenderstratocaster #gibsondaily #gibson #gibsonlespaul #blackstar #blackstaramps #wilsoneffects #strymon #backtothefuture #bugera #gearporn #templeaudio #musician #musicianofinstagram #theswitchlock https://www.instagram.com/p/CTRufIjLkr8/?utm_medium=tumblr
Prepare to rock with "Exclusively Van Halen," your ultimate destination for all things Van Halen! Tune in live every Tuesday at 8 PM Eastern on YouTube for an electrifying dive into the band's legendary music, iconic guitars, and fantastic trivia. Connect with our passionate Van Halen community and win epic prizes, including guitar picks! Don't miss out on this unforgettable experience! #ExclusivelyVanHalen #EddieVanHalen #AlexVanHalen #DavidLeeRoth #SammyHagar #VanHalen #EVHGear #KramerGuitars #JohnnyBeaneTV #WolfgangVanHalen #MammothWVH #joesatriani
Counting the days until I get this. Might not be this color but because I need a much more comfortable guitar to play while sitting in my wheelchair. I’m getting excited about it because playing guitar is something that not everyone thought I would be able to do. It’s not perfect and it never will be. And I don’t expect to be a female Eddie Van Halen, Richie Sambora, Mick Mars, DJ Ashba or any of the other guitarists that I have loved for years. I just know that it’s something that I can do and need to do for myself!
"PANDEMONIUM IN THE PIT TOUR" in U.S.A @claustrofobia_official @gravespell ADHD Entertainment presents "Pandemonium In The Pit Tour" featuring Claustrofobia (Brazil) and Gravespell dates for the tour are below: Fri 05/10/19 Lancaster, CA - @American Legion Post 311 Sun 05/12/19 Bend, OR - ThirdStreet Bend Mon 05/13/19 Portland, OR - High Water Mark Lounge Tue 05/14/19 Medford, OR - Johnny B's Wed 05/15/19 Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp Thu 05/16/19 Reno, NV - SheasTavern Reno Fri 05/17/19 Salt Lake City, UT - The Loading Dock Sat 05/18/19 Gallup, NM - Juggernaut Music Sun 05/19/19 Tucson, AZ - House of Bards Mon 05/20/19 Phoenix, AZ - Joe's Grotto Tue 05/21/19 San Diego, CA - The Merrow Wed 05/22/19 Fullerton, CA - The Slidebar Rock N Roll Kitchen Thu 05/23/19 Los Angeles, CA - The Lexington @adhdentertainment562 | @evhgear | @officialjacksonguitars | @emgpickups #claustrofobia #claustrophobia #claustrofobia_official #gravespell #adhdentertainment #americantour #metalmaloka #westcoast #touring #metalordie #jacksonitsinmyblood #evhgears #emgpickups #ontheroad #hittheroad #californiametalscene #arizonametal #oregonmetal #utahmetal #nevadametal #gigs #metalordie https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7A5ozJQLPz-qmwV914glLKeHuM4HATABxnqw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=huq4wyxfi0ze