EVH "Frankie" Replica to be at NAMM

[Rupe]

A few weeks back a Fender sales rep told me to expect them to be priced "similar to the Blackies".

[Joe_Steeler]

Whilest there are 100 idiots snagging them as soon as they come out, FMIC will keep doing it and even raising the price.
I wonder how many of those 100 know how to even play the froggin thing.

[Bryan]

I cannot believe they're going to only make 100 of them and price them out of the everyman's reach.

This is so annoying. First Blackie, now this.

I mean what's the point? Some kind of rich man pissing contest?

"Look how much we can charge for a guitar! Whopeeee!!!"

$20K? I think I'd rather buy a new car with that kind of money rather than a guitar.....

[shreddermon]

Who's the dude in the video with EVH? He looks very familiar, but I can't place the name.

[surfreak]

He looks like David Johansen from the NY Dolls...

As for the guitar's price, I'd say somewhere in between the SRV replica and Blackie, i.e. around $ 20K. Wait and see...

[Shwayman11]

1971.

1978 actually

[ejs0614]

as if the torso / head wasn't bad enough - check out the EVH's "popeye" right forearm...hilarious...the whole photoshop job reminds me of the fitness guy...

[777]

Don't worry, if/when it comes out we'll all be bitchin about the price OR just another "cash grab" from another artist signature series............... (violin shoud stryped)

[vondran]

You can see a preview of the GuitarWorld DVD for that issue, including Eddie's Frankie replica, at the GW website. The direct link is

http://futurenet.vo.llnwd.net/o2/gw/0703-GW-Promo.mov

From what I can see there is no logo on the headstock, just cigarette burns. So will this be promoted as Charvel, Fender, or a new EVH brand?

[Joe_Steeler]

That more I look at that pic, the more it freaks me out.
Is it a joke?

[sonicsamurai]

it looks like they stuck his head on justin timberlake's body... badly..the heads a totally different skn tone to the rest of it fer chrissakes :P

[Joe_Steeler]

Told ya!! That bitch can rock.

[Shawn]

Be prepared to PAY out the arse.

He does look refreshed. Kind of a Katherine Harris look (inside Florida political joke).

Holy shit! He looks just like Katherine Harris!

[ProjectX]

Wow, it's about time! When I was at Fender headquarters 2 years ago, John Walker was collecting quarters for these guitars. Is it a 1977 quarter that's on Frankie?

1971.

[ejs0614]

photoshop extreme makeover...