It has the distinct sound that has been crafted throughout the years by the ingenuous "tone seeker" ed van halen. there is not now nor will there ever be another guitar with such a distinct unmistakable sound.

Being that it is an exact replica of the infamous Frankenstrat it has everything to look and sound like van halen.

Definitely NOT for an amateur. Difficult to play well, but when you accomplish it there is no sound like it.

Compare the 2 pictures of original and new. you will not be able to tell which is which, EVH couldn't

Considering there are only 300 being offered to the public 25,000 is not a steal, but for this guitar that price is to be expected.

Made by Fender, even though i am a die hard Gibson man all my dealings with Fender have been more than pleasant.

This is the most recognizable guitar in rock and roll history, buying it would make you the owner of a piece of history as well as the owner of a kick ass guitar.

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c'mon man its eddie's guitar. He is a GUITAR GOD and with the sound this thing makes its not hard to see why.

It comes in the coolest case ever (to match the coolest guitar) with lots of fun little goodies like a dvd on the making of the guitar and some hand signed pictures

the neck shape is awesome its a nice thin c and theres only one knob and there are no switches the only thing to really get hung up on is the floyd rose and if your used to it then its completely worth it

hahaha its eddie van halen's $25,000 guitar, what do you think. its absolutely 100% an exact copy of the real thing

if your not a van halen fan and you haven't played this guitar then you just don't understand. I first saw it just before it was on sale and i thought it was crazy to spend that kind of cash on a replica but when you play it, it finally clicks and it all makes sense.

fender is very easy to deal with, i mean they've been building guitars since the beginning

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME seriously i did not have the cash for this guitar but after i played it i had to have it so i went home put a for sale sign on my corvette and 2 days later had my very own frankenstein and i have been in love ever since

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Ed's Sound.

Only One Pickup, only a volume knob.

How can you screw up a single pickup, a volume knob and a floyd rose?

Fender always builds well

This is not a guitar for playing. It is a piece of art. If you buy this, stick it on your wall and let it rot, because it's value is going everywhere but down.

Its Fender.

Personally, this guitar has no appeal to me. It looks cool, sounds cool, but I really dont like wall art, and if i didnt use it as a piece of art, i wouldnt play it anyway, because the neck is WAY to small for me (i have big hands).

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Well, I've seen it, but from what people that have jammed on it (veterans), tell me there is much better for far less as far as quality goes.

the most useful features??? What can I say? The Great Price?? Eddies Personal signature? For 25 G's He could have invested in a sharpie and signed them.

I'll give it the benefit of the doubt, how hard could it be with all of the different pickups, knobs, dials, and switches it offers.

not really crazy about the look.

Not at all to me. It's way overpriced. But if you look at it from the collecters view it is worth the price to them. Some pay millions for a wall painting. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would not think any one was nuts for purchasing this guitar.

don't own.

Not much to say there. I felt no urge to have to get it.

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This is a collectors item, more of a piece of art than a musical instrument. you could build 2 dozen "frankenstrat" replicas for the cost. That said, it sounds good, the duncan humbucker has a nice EVH tone..duh..lol

Well... The volume knob marked tone is a stroke of genius. lol

About as straight forward as a guitar gets. No switches and 1 knob.

as strange as it sounds, a replica of a guitar that looks like it was put together by a drunk high school kid..(well....) somehow, exudes class. Remember this is "THE" guitar many male and many females over 30 worshiped. I can still remember playing my VH I cassette of eruption on my "boombox" w/my bandanna and mullet.. Joanie did love Chachi you know? The guitar feels substantial in your hands, be that the actual guitar or the aura surrounding it, I'm not sure.

Well, this is subjective. If these really all sold out in 15minutes than 25,000 was too low a price and anyone that got one at that price got a great value. Obviously, no the components and even the workmanship are not worth 25G but if the market wants these as bad as it appears they do a 25G frankenstrat is a better investment than most.

As a strat owner I had a couple dealing (well the store i bought from did) w/Fender's warranty and it was always quick and easy.

the "I want it" factor is huge. But 25G is past the point of impulse buy for about 99.5 of the population. This is a purchase for the collector or the wealthy.

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I played this thing for an hour and it was just staggering to me to hold it in my hands. Everything I did from hp's to harmonics was amazing to see how it responded. I haven't played VH stuff in a while but how could you not? I sat there in the middle of the store and didn't care if I was a dork or not because it brought back my teenage years and worth my humility. Besides VH music still rocks. To my surprises a bunch of dudes surrounded me and we started passing it back and forth riffing VH. It was a blast. This guitar represented something mystical to me as a kid. It was an emotional trip and what was even cooler is that the guitar kicked serious ass!

Every detail astounding!!!

Played like a gem. Screamed!

Perfect replica. Felt like it was Eddie's that I was holding. Unbelievable detail. I couldn't help but to just stare at this magnificent work. Like holding the Holy Grail at the sake of being corny. Who cares, it made my day!

Man if I had silly money to throw around I'd buy 3 one for each room of my house. But seriously it's a down payment on a house, a new car, plastic surgery for my wife. I'm so tempted becuase of what it represents but shelling out that much dough right now is not practical.

Yes! I want it but I can't have it! Not yet, bummer man.