evhfan
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on the frankenstrat replica...
i completely agree w/ DJ on this...who would buy a guitar that was replicated only from pics...
i don't know if you guys picked up the recent GW with EVH on the cover but in the CD that comes w/ it there's an 18 minute vid of matt bruck interviewing ed. in the video ed states how amazed he was by that guy chip creating the replicas from pics...chip was sititng right next to him when ed said this and agreed. in the article in the magazine chip says that he was given the original frankenstrat on numerous occasions and the replicas were based from studying the original...
in the NAMM video ed states again w/ chip in the room that these were built from pictures and he never gave them the original...noone disaggreed
(i'm not saying ed's lying here because he's said the same thing in both situations)... what the hell is the article saying then...
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I was laughing my ass off watching the NAMM vids, you can see how uneasy the Fender guys were as Ed was speaking just waiting for something screwed up while chain smoking in a building using his "superstar" status.
Why did he say that the guitar was made by pictures alone?!?!?!?!? No real sniffer is going to buy a reproduction guitar that was made with pictures as a guideline :?
The amp was made in 10 days?!?!?!? That freaking amp was on full display during his porno party
Fender has made a deeal with the devil to get their foot into the high gain door and man is it going to hurt when that door slams.
on the frankenstrat replica...
i completely agree w/ DJ on this...who would buy a guitar that was replicated only from pics...
i don't know if you guys picked up the recent GW with EVH on the cover but in the CD that comes w/ it there's an 18 minute vid of matt bruck interviewing ed. in the video ed states how amazed he was by that guy chip creating the replicas from pics...chip was sititng right next to him when ed said this and agreed. in the article in the magazine chip says that he was given the original frankenstrat on numerous occasions and the replicas were based from studying the original...
in the NAMM video ed states again w/ chip in the room that these were built from pictures and he never gave them the original...noone disaggreed
(i'm not saying ed's lying here because he's said the same thing in both situations)... what the hell is the article saying then...
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Yet, the new Guitar World has a long interview with the builder talking about how he had the original guitar in the shop for weeks, had disassembled and rebuilt it to get the most info, tested the pickups, etc., etc. etc... Of course, the guitar they came up with has the quarter off to the side and not holding up the Floyd. Why would I want a quarter screwed into the face of my guitar unless it was serving the intended purpose of holding up the Floyd?
Maybe, Uhm...., Ed forgot? Or maybe, he forgot to keep up the company line bullshit and told the truth that all Fender had was pictures to work with?
I look forward to seeing these on eBay in a year or so selling for a couple grand. HA!
Who knows... and once again, WHO CARES???
Steve
Digital Jams":e116b said:
Yet, the new Guitar World has a long interview with the builder talking about how he had the original guitar in the shop for weeks, had disassembled and rebuilt it to get the most info, tested the pickups, etc., etc. etc... Of course, the guitar they came up with has the quarter off to the side and not holding up the Floyd. Why would I want a quarter screwed into the face of my guitar unless it was serving the intended purpose of holding up the Floyd?
Maybe, Uhm...., Ed forgot? Or maybe, he forgot to keep up the company line bullshit and told the truth that all Fender had was pictures to work with?
I look forward to seeing these on eBay in a year or so selling for a couple grand. HA!
Who knows... and once again, WHO CARES???
Steve
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I know what you mean Steve, its a gut shot. Im more hurt and disappointed that the guy that made me pick up a guitar has ended up like he has but I choose to enjoy what he has done rather than dwell on what he has become or slag him for it, it hurts less that way...sah5150":51f47 said:
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That is why I said the Fender guys were looking uncomfortable when Ed kept saying pictures....Fender CS is a sniffer shop and no sniffer is going to buy a guitar that was fashioned by pictures. Well.....yeah the well off crowd that bought the JM100 Marshall will buy them and try and convince you it is the nuts on real Mccoy.
Frankie is famous for the hockey stick anyways
evhfan":fbfe8 said:
That is why I said the Fender guys were looking uncomfortable when Ed kept saying pictures....Fender CS is a sniffer shop and no sniffer is going to buy a guitar that was fashioned by pictures. Well.....yeah the well off crowd that bought the JM100 Marshall will buy them and try and convince you it is the nuts on real Mccoy.
Frankie is famous for the hockey stick anyways
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Hey this guy was a huge inspiration to me and really made me re-evaluate my commitment to guitar. I practiced my ass off after I saw him play... The other thing I was taken by was how much FUN he always seemed to be having. Now I realize he was always a miserable person...
I'll always appreciate Ed for what he achieved and the inspiration to improve that he gave me, but now everytime I see him talk or hear about his latest porno soundtrack it just makes me sad. If I'd have told you EVH was going to do a porno soundtrack in 1984, you would have thought I'd lost my mind...
Steve
evhfan":f0210 said:
Hey this guy was a huge inspiration to me and really made me re-evaluate my commitment to guitar. I practiced my ass off after I saw him play... The other thing I was taken by was how much FUN he always seemed to be having. Now I realize he was always a miserable person...
I'll always appreciate Ed for what he achieved and the inspiration to improve that he gave me, but now everytime I see him talk or hear about his latest porno soundtrack it just makes me sad. If I'd have told you EVH was going to do a porno soundtrack in 1984, you would have thought I'd lost my mind...
Steve
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No shit......the quarter is way off and it was there for the Floyd!
Ugh........
Ugh........
evhfan
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actually i gotta tell you guys, i think the quarter is right...the earlier floyds were a bit larger and the end rested on the quarter but the later floyds were a bit shorter and didn't touch the quarter...if you look at the pics of frankenstrat in the late 80s and 90s the floyd didn't rest on the quarter.
Digital Jams":57f52 said:
actually i gotta tell you guys, i think the quarter is right...the earlier floyds were a bit larger and the end rested on the quarter but the later floyds were a bit shorter and didn't touch the quarter...if you look at the pics of frankenstrat in the late 80s and 90s the floyd didn't rest on the quarter.
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Its guys like you and me who grew up on Eddie, who understand the sheer wonder and amazement that his playing gave us and put us on our paths so to speak. Where others laugh and ridcule him, we're an amalgam of saddness, anger and dissapointment, like we would have for a friend that had everything and went down a similar road of self destruction....
Ive been absolutely gaga over other players but none of them ever captivated me with the magical , almost svengali like hold that Eddie did. Its a hard thing to explain to some but I know that you understand EXACTLY where I am coming from...
Nah, I dont think that you slag him, not even close compared to others....sah5150":84480 said:>|<>QBB<
Yeah, I guess I slag him alot on the boards... I guess I'm just so mad at him. He was my hero...
Steve
Its guys like you and me who grew up on Eddie, who understand the sheer wonder and amazement that his playing gave us and put us on our paths so to speak. Where others laugh and ridcule him, we're an amalgam of saddness, anger and dissapointment, like we would have for a friend that had everything and went down a similar road of self destruction....
Ive been absolutely gaga over other players but none of them ever captivated me with the magical , almost svengali like hold that Eddie did. Its a hard thing to explain to some but I know that you understand EXACTLY where I am coming from...
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I know, you are right, but in the mid-80s it also had a hockey stick headstock on it and this one has an old school Strat headstock. If you are going to do a replica from the glory days and you are gonna screw a quarter into it, why not get hold of some of the old NOS bridges and use the quarter to hold it up. You know what I'm saying? Hell, they say they had a manufacturer remake the single coil pickup covers out of stuff they no longer use as a special run for authenticity. You figure they could have handled the Floyd thing no?
Steve
evhfan":df9f4 said:
I know, you are right, but in the mid-80s it also had a hockey stick headstock on it and this one has an old school Strat headstock. If you are going to do a replica from the glory days and you are gonna screw a quarter into it, why not get hold of some of the old NOS bridges and use the quarter to hold it up. You know what I'm saying? Hell, they say they had a manufacturer remake the single coil pickup covers out of stuff they no longer use as a special run for authenticity. You figure they could have handled the Floyd thing no?
Steve
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Well said, Kage.
I'm that guy who felt compelled to stick up for Ed when the pics first started showing, and when the porn thing came about, and when...
well... you get the idea.
It hurts to see an "old friend" like Ed get worked over by a bunch of nameless never-were's on the internet, but I guess its a combination of Ed's well running dry and a whole new generation who didnt get to witness first hand what Ed really meant to you/me/us.
Such is life I suppose. I tend to just sit back and keep my mouth shut these days when the Ed threads get started. Your post inspired me to speak up. Good job, my friend.
STEEL KAGE":60651 said:
Well said, Kage.
I'm that guy who felt compelled to stick up for Ed when the pics first started showing, and when the porn thing came about, and when...
well... you get the idea.
It hurts to see an "old friend" like Ed get worked over by a bunch of nameless never-were's on the internet, but I guess its a combination of Ed's well running dry and a whole new generation who didnt get to witness first hand what Ed really meant to you/me/us.
Such is life I suppose. I tend to just sit back and keep my mouth shut these days when the Ed threads get started. Your post inspired me to speak up. Good job, my friend.