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EVH Frankenstein Humbucker now shipping

March 18, 2009 9 Comments

Eddie Van Halen’s new pickup is in stock & shipping now at Van Halen Store.

The legendary humbucking pickup from the guitar that changed everything.

Think of it as a brand-new version of the original Frankenstein’s battle-worn pickup, wound to the exact original specs and built to fit in any humbucking-pickup-equipped guitar. One of the most famous humbuckers of all time is now available at a competitive price and serves as a great upgrade and alternative to the popular crop of cliché replacement humbuckers.

$199.99 $139.95
SAVE $60 off the list price!

Your search is over. Now you can get that EVH tone you’ve been looking for the best price on the planet, guaranteed.

Click here to order now!

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Erick

Hey guys,
Anyone ever tried this? I’m thinking of buying. Got a lot of SD’s in my guitars. I’m hoping this will give me ‘the sound’.
Karl

It will take a lot more than one pickup to give you ‘the sound’.
http://www.501stlegion.org skutch

What I can’t figure out is the wire. It looks like it has a connector on the end instead of the 4-wire conductor.
Erick

I know Karl, I know
Karl

I’ve got a Steve Vai humbucker in my Strat at the moment. Might swap it out for one of these just out of interest.
Nate

So this isn’t the PAF replica right? This is the Frankenstrat pickup after the Floyd Rose Was installed? This one compensated for the tone differences from standard trem to Floyd Rose trem?
EDWARDisTHEbest

Nate,
It’s essentially a duplicate of whatever pup is currently in Franky, minus the wear and tear.

Also I’m surprised, that’s really not too crazy of a price as far as artist merch. goes
pushtoshove

I know its kinda asking a lot …but if you can find an early( 83′ or older ) PAF Pumbucker…you can find them if you look , Even if the pickup is a Di Marzio or a EMG it’s ok because the older ones have loose copper ( Time and heat loosens the wire )and aged wire…The older the better because the copper in the pickups eventually gets oxidized and it mellows the tone
ikethebird

Do we have to dip this in wax?