Is the New EVH Pickup ‘the’ Pickup?
The Edward Van Halen and Fender-backed “EVH” brand will soon be selling what they’re calling the EVH Frankenstein Humbucker – which implies that it’s a copy of “the” pickup in Ed’s first and main axe for many years, the Frankenstein, aka Frankie. That’s the guitar that was white with black stripes and then had red painted over it. But is it a replica of “that pickup” – which implies “that early VH sound” – or not? The short answer: sort of. Here’s the skinny. First the blurb, as printed on many e-commerce guitar sites: “The Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Humbucker brings you the powerful guitar tone from Eddie’s legendary guitar! The Frankenstein humbucker is the legendary pickup from the guitar that changed music as you knew it. An all-new take on the original Frankenstein’s battle-worn pickup you’ve been craving since your youth. Built and wound to the original specs, Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein is built to fit in any guitar equipped with a humbucker slot. This famous humbucker is a
