If the 300 guitars sold for 25 grand each then imagine how much they are worth now? 50.000$ if not more due to his passing from this world to the next

Thank you again Eddie !! You changed my life xox

Stop smoking for Eddie

King Edward

@@raulduke6105 Or for yourself

@BJB I haven't shed any tears.. but i miss that guy. It's like a part of my childhood is gone, or something? I sorta feel guilty that I find his words and his commission more meaningful now that he's gone.

@BJB yep. Music has become a parody of itself, ever since kurt cobain hit the scene. but people misunderstood what he was saying, and now it's even worse than anyone ever thought it could be. Kurt, "although his sound is an acquired taste" could still play guitar, as well as a few others of that time ie. Billy corgan. they may not have been the best, but by comparison today , main stream music is virtually talentless. Music sucks so bad today, that I am forced to listen to bands that for their time, were not taken seriously ie loverboy and night ranger , because even though their songs are cheesy, they still had good guitar riffs and solos. That's how desperate I've become. I hope eddie's death brings back real talent. Even rap is a parody of itself, as well as country. I once made a joke as a kid in the very early 90s, and said, music is so good now, that wouldn't be weird if music got so bad that it was thought of as cool in the future? I never thought it would actually happen. I'm disgusted, especially when you think of how much hard work musicians used to put in their songs. Please bring back good music.

I don’t weep for any celebrities, but he was an exception: he symbolizes my youth. A smiling jumping rocker that enjoyed what he did and he and his music were infectious. When he passed, it felt like my youth had officially passed from a young kid to an old man. RIP, Eddie. I smile because you happened.

Right with you bud. No musicians death has effected me like this has. He was my reason for following my musical path.

I came home that day and immediately learned Eruption, then Im the One and tonight, Jamies Cryin. Im devoting 1 month to learning all of Van Halen 1! It took about 5 days of pondering Eddies passing but on Monday night I actually burst into tears for 15 minutes. Eddie inspired me to start playing guitar in 1985. Its not just his ability, and the music that Van Halen gave me,... that I love, .. but its also all of the lifetime of memories of bands and band members Ive played with, and people and places that, being a guitar player, ... Ive done, gone, met, and seen.

So true...

This was the norm. We love you Edddie RIP

@@MISTERMOODYHYADD I somehow don't think this was 'the norm.' There's plenty of interviews before and after where Eddie appears in a much better state of health. When you say 'norm' are you referring to his constant battle with alcohol and drug addiction?

@@MrDemoncrusher Yes, norm as in his constant battle with Rx and Drink. So yes, it was the norm for Eddie. The word "constant" was a good choice of words. EVH...nobody has been as innovative, influential and contributed to RnR since Jimi Hendrix.

I think this is when most of his teeth were gone.

@sabbracadabra yeah, and much, much more now after Eddie's passing.

Oh hello foota lmao

@mike derocco most people said? So we still don't really know whether he was cool or not. Heresay

@mike derocco fuck you tough guy

@mike derocco do you knkw the guy? No. Then don't be a dickhead.

Duh 🙄 he’s the king of rock

frabber yep that’s me

He named his son Wolfgang because he used to play classical music and it's his favourite kind of music and Mozart was his favourite composer.

Dean Marino Dean "you are worthy".

Well, as far as guitar playing and guitars are concerned, your "soul" is worth NOTHING compared to Eddie's.

Yup that's how they're born.

Normally I’d agree, but seeing as it’s a replica of someone else’s guitar it just seems right to have it as exact as possible to how theirs is, wear and tear and all

@ So I'm assuming Eddies soul is worth more than your's?

Best comment I've read. People always want to be someone else's and forget they own their own identity.

Second to no one, fuck Jimi Hendrix.

+Skedaren yes the only two worth studying and watching.both very difficult to figure out.both geniuses.

Hendrix was green grapes didn't get a chance to ripe. Eddie second to none,

+lemongrass5150 Funny you'd say that, because Eddie wrote his best stuff when he was still green grapes as well.

Third is malmsteen in influence and inovation of style

You do realize its only been like 5 years since the last record

man i wish too....sad part is that its to late now....we can use Eddies life as a reminder for us to do what we got to do while we're still around ....let bygons be bygons and let relationships thrive.

@@mdub2000 There is a great line from the song "Standing outside a broken phone booth with the correct change in my hand" stating "If I die before I learn to speak. Can money pay for all those days I was wide awake, but yet still half asleep"

why did he have radiation in his mouth? mouth cancer or something?

Deadpool williams He has tongue cancer from either smoking and or metal picks

@@legatomisterioso7 you can get cancer from metal picks? what kind of metal

Deadpool williams He held brass and copper picks with his tongue

Interesting...i thought he sounded fine

Time and place and this isn't it

It’s possible that that “pollution” excited his genius. He used them to write. I would be surprised if the first 8 records he made were written on blow.

Some people call it “pollution” others call it “partying “. Some just party harder than others. 👊🏻

David Gilmour had the shiny black solid acrylic pick guard custom-made for his black Strat. The edges have a convex rounded bevel. These are so cool and a company makes them.

Randy was better

What about dimeback?

Rudy Escobar I meant Dimebag

lemongrass5150 I respect your comment man, but in my mind Eddie Van Halen is #2 Brian May is #1

lemongrass5150 dead or Alive

Wait he was on meth???

He also said of the bottle, 'I gave up my marriage for this, don't make me give this up.' 🥃 That's sad. The amazing thing is Eddie lived and took big exciting chances with gusto, whether for things good or bad. He was like Hendrix a bit that way. Unstoppable.

@@michaelkunt he was doing tons of coke bought off the street. At the time in California the coke was being cut with Meth, so he got strung out on both. With the meth the beinges would last for days and to come down you would have to drink huge sums of booze. So he was either tweaking his brains out or in a stumbling drunk.

@@iceWaterProductions1 the amount of meth you do at night is the amount of alcohol you have to drink the next morning to "get back right"

Dimebag Dio Kilmister fuck her!! get the guitar, at least guitars never break your heart and never make you angry

Time for a new girlfriend.

“beat up piece of shit” right then I’d a kick her ass to the curb! Put yourself first brother!!!

The funny thing is that guitar probably cost Eddie about $200 to build and it retails for almost 20 grand now.

My friend will make you a real deal frankenstein for $1200. His first one sounds amazing!

Who owns it now?

I agree. Fair Warning is Eddie and the band at their darkest and sleaziest with a real fuck you attitude.

well my baby's on the corner and she's lookin' so fine / one and one together and it blows my mind / man needs love to live -- I'm the livin' proof / catch that smile and I hit the roof ..

The first record changed music forever.

Hang Em High is just Stellar ! Absolutely hooked on it

@@ocan1033 We'd double-check, butcha keep on walkin...I'm in Love...Once over...I'm Overdonnnnne

Anaël Gomes Correct. In fact it was 1963 the start of the Red Special's construction and completed in 1965.

Brian, and his dad built it.

Anaël Gomes he did Jim and his father made it out of a table

Bob Glenn A table and I thought I remember them saying a fireplace mantle or something ( I could be wrong).

May built a guitar from a wood table and made frets, etc. Eddie assembled some guitar parts. What is amazing is that the sloppy mess he made could still be used for his amazing playing. What is more amazing is that he learned from messing with parts, how to get all these manufacturers to build excellent EVH guitars. The Fender EVH guitars available right now are probably the best value on the market. Even the Mex ones.

good luck

There's a great vid by a kid that built one on a budget of 300 then built another one without. He did an excellent job on both. Will use his vids as a template along with some pictures I found on the net. I have pictures of the body with all the scratches and dings and dents. Gonna blow it up to the actual size of the guitar and use it to trace on the body. Gonna be a lot of work but should be fun.

mammo8369 🤦‍♂️

And Ace Frehley of KISS was also modding his own guitars, Joe Walsh, Jimmy frickin Page!! I mean come one someone is just a bit full of himself lol

He’s much more than just drunk here. I believe he was mixing alcohol with methadone and something else. There’s a killer doc on the Tube and it chronicles his drug abuse phases. If the time frame is right I believe that is what he was using.

@mike derocco No doubt. Look how many times he runs his hands through his hair. That's a sure sign he's jacked up pretty good. And the schoolboy giggles when there's really nothing funny. Just his way of dealing with the buzz.

If you actually knew the history behind electric guitars and recognized all the leaps foreword in sound and style, you would appreciate the Frankenstein a lot more. It is legendary to a lot of Guitar fanatics because it gives them more meaning to their music. something to inspire them. and to be inspired by a legend is one of the greatest feelings you can have as a musician. That is the purpose of the Frankenstein. that guy changed how guitar was played. no one even knew the definition of "shredding" until that guy walked on stage. not only did he change how guitar was played, but also how they were made. and also how effects were made and used. he was one of if not the first to use heavy distortion. and this was before we had all those fancy Preset Amp effects and everything, he designed his own pedalboard, and pieced together his own guitar. and showed us that all it takes is the person holding that guitar to make that sound. that mortal men really can do things that computers and sound effects can't. this guy made those sounds with his bare hands and own two feet without any assistance from a computer driven amp effect, or automatic distortions of any kind. it wasn't until he did these things that people instantly wanted to make those kinds of sounds. so guitar and amp manufacturers immediately set out to try and replicate eddie's sounds. to have them available for other guitarists. there is nothing wrong with looking up to Eddie or his Frankenstein. in fact it's one of the coolest things you can get inspiration from. and you may think It's "trash" wich honestly that's what it's supposed to look like. but we think it adds character. like battle scars on a gladiators helmet. maybe people just like things to look all prettied up, and fancy these days. but pretty or fancy things cannot ever be described as badass. badass, means rough around the edges, ugly, mean, and tough. and the Frankenstein's image is a perfect example of that. so Fuck off, Non-believer!

Believe on you fool.

whatever. I find your lack of passion boring, and uninteresting.

***** So, I'm an inferior human being because I am a fan of Eddie Van Halen? hmm... that sure makes a lot of sense. you know, It's not like I literally think the guy can walk on water or anything. just because I consider him and his Frankenstein legends as far as guitars go. it's not like I made up my own religion for him and worship him in a church of EVH. I believe that people have their own styles and tastes, and I agree they don't have to be Eddie to be good on guitar. but their is nothing wrong with giving the guy credit for his talent skill on guitar. a lot of people listen to Eruption and wonder; "how does he do that?" and since it is like nothing they've ever heard before, they consider it fascinating and inspiring. there is nothing wrong with that. I am infuriated by the fact that you seem to think that being passionate about your music is stupid and foolish. I do not care whether or not you are a fan of of EVH, theres nothing wrong with not having interest in a certain artist. I'm not raging for that. But the fact that you are saying I am a fool for being fascinated by a certain guitarist such as Eddie Van Halen, and having a deep respect and appreciation for his work is nothing short of ignorant and unreasonably disrespectful. The fact that you think people should not be passionate about certain things, makes you seem like bitter assholes who don't get any enjoyment out of your lives. do you even have pulses? are you robots? do you appreciate anything besides food, water, shelter, and money? how boring and dull are you people in person? that is how your comments make you seem in my opinion. so hate on me all you want. But I do not see anything wrong with being a proud Van Halen fan.

I haven't yet seen anyone talk about wanting this guitar. The guitar is famous for the reasons stated in the video: here was a guitar that had a crazy unique paintjob, and looked like it was made from crap parts. But that isn't the only appealing thing. People started asking questions, and found out that Van Halen made this guitar himself, and with cheap-ass parts. It was all DIY, and that was why his tone was so new and different; nothing was stock. The guitar was 100% unique, made from bits and pieces here and there, and it sounded amazing. People who drop loads of money on this guitar miss the point entirely, and most of the commentors here are not those people, from what I've seen. The point was that you didn't need a multiple-thousand-dollar guitar to change the music world. The Frankenstrat isn't a guitar you want to own. It is a guitar that is legendary because it was made by the guitarist, for the guitarist, at home, cheaply, and it blew people's minds. The Red Special, Arm the Homeless, Jimi Hendrix's Strat, these aren't guitars we wish we owned. These are guitars that have earned their place in history. If you think that loving, respecting, or even worshiping a guitar means you want to own it, or appreciating a guitarist's talent means you want to copy them, then you missed the point completely.

..this was 8 years ago...

He had mouth cancer lol

Whenever EVH got really skinny, his face looks sucked in, you knew he was in trouble. He did a lot of coke (Valerie did too), and drank a ton, but his teeth say meth. When he puts on a few pounds and his face fills out, you know he's cleaned up, he's healthier.

Hahaha wtf!!!

Peter Gagnon Eddie MethHalen

LOL

Peter Gagnon i don't think he was ever a meth head ...... coke and drink i think was his poison

idrathernot Definitely was a meth head. Thankfully he survived it.

***** Ditto!

Who cares? You're boring.

When you reach his level of fame, and revolutionize an instrument, then I'll answer you

Back when this was shot, Eddie Van Halen was still drinking and he was recovering from tongue cancer due to him having smoked for many years. (Which as the others have pointed out is also the reason why he speaks the way he does, doctors had to removed a part of his tongue) A few months ater this was shot EVH cleaned up. www.guitarworld.com/sites/future.p2technology.com/files/imce-images/news-evhclose.jpg

I like how you believe your therapy qualifications make it somehow justified for you to call out drunks, for whatever reason you feel it necessary. I have a better qualification - I get drunk about twice a week and don't feel guilty about it. In my experience, he is most likely not drunk at all. However, why you feel you needed to mention this at all, and how you parade your so called authority as a therapist, makes me wonder if perhaps you should be seeking therapy? As you said, 'very sad'.

No one cares show off.

maddog76 awesome show of gifting Maddog... golf clap;)

C'mon man he's rich and a legend

Hi T okay fair enough, but if there was EVER a guitar to make meticulous duplicates of, it’s gotta be this one.

How is he a sellout? It's his guitar to use or hang on his wall to admire. Why is that your business?

@@whiteshell1 Amen. I do wish he would play it more though

Go f*** yourself man... Anyway why are you watching this??

Madrix999 well I heard there was this pile of shit guitar that was way overprices. way way overprices. a pile of junk worth at best 1000 for the body and pickups etc. all the scratches and reflectors I guess cost the rest of the shit loads of thousands of dollars. this guitar is not even close to as good as the ace epiphone for 1000. let alone the ace budokan les paul at 8000. and this guitar is prices so so so much and looks like shit. I thought it was a myth. maybe fantasy. but to see a pile of junk for that price. any one who buys this is high on meth.

you're a piece of shit, a big one

Madrix999 tell me this. the guitar like this that is 29 grand. is it worth it? it is a scratched up pile of crap. sure I get it. you love eddie. like I love ace. but if ace tried to sell a scratched up pile of shit for 29 grand I would tell ace to fuck off myself. the remake of this guitar. the real one. that is custom like this. is 29 grand. and worth 900.

You really dont know the concept of ''Home-made'' or ''Hand-crafted'', dont you???