It may not display this or other websites correctly. I have the franky pickup in my Charvel Star and its an excellent pickup. Add to cart. See how Sweetwater goes to great lengths to give you the very best online guitar buying experience. I should add a couple things.. 1995-2022 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. I use my bridge pups mostly for soloing and melodic lines and the Tone Zone, which Ive used in several of my other guitars for quite a few years now, has great attack which, to me, really makes the notes jump out with added bite. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Old thread bump/UPDATE, because clearly by the number of responses this got, people need to know.. ! Haha So I had this Wolfgang pup sitting around Iemmello shared top honors for having the most revenue units and sales in the Weichert sales region. Overall, it was my same impression the first time.. Sweetwater's 2-year Total Confidence Coverage Warranty gives you extra peace of mind at no extra cost. I have used the EVH Frankenstein pickup extensively in a Northern Ash bodied Franky replica and to me it is the BEST pickup for EVH type tones - it's mid heavy, with a darker high end and high output. Aldrich would be my second recommendation. And truthfully I think EVH has put his name on some really good products. Which are very loose in this pickup. Mar 1, 2022 #2 The Frankenstein is Duncan's wind for the last pickup that was in his Franke guitar. You must log in or register to reply here. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Other unconventional modifications included a non-functioning neck pickup and a dummy selector switch jammed into the middle pickup position, a strip of double-sided masking tape for holding picks, large screw eyes in lieu of strap buttons, and a distinctive black and white (and later red, black, and white) paint job with bicycle reflectors. Hudson Regional Hospital is located at 55 Meadowlands Pkwy, Secaucus. It seems too smooth on the bass strings. WebEVH FRANKENSTEIN HUMBUCKER PICKUP EDWARD VAN HALEN 0222136000 MADE IN THE USA. the main difference is that the frankenstein is a bit more mids scooped vs the wolfgang (not saying that the frankenstein is a scooped sounding pickup), regarding the overall tone part for part (highs-mids-lows) the frankenstein has the highs shining a bit more but in the overall sound that came out of my rig the wolfgang was a bit brighter as it has more high mids and less lows. If this is your first visit, be sure to It's got more clarity, drive and tone than any other of my guitars and my Franky equipped Hm strat and Les Paul with EMGs were at the top of that list for awhile.. Theres just something off on the EVH peavey pickups that I dont like. Sounds like I would dig the Frankie since it has all those mids. Honestly, I wish they offered an exchange because I would easily swap the Wolfgang for another Frankenstein.. The Striped Series Frankie is teeming with classic Van Halen aesthetics, but most importantly, it provides killer tone and lightning-fast playability. Unity Bank now provides financial services to retail, corporate and small business customers in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Ocean, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. As you move up the fretboard where youre more likely to bend notes, the fretboard flattens out to a 16" radius, which allows you to more easily bend notes, effectively offering you extra fretboard space so youre less likely to run off the edge. Practice cures most tone issues - John Suhr. Oh mansorry to hearthat's my FAVORITE pickup in the world that pickup is amazing, you dont have it wired out of phase with another pickup do you?? Opens in a new window or tab. I dont own a guitar with them in it now and dont plan on getting a pickup again in the future. DiMarzio Super Distortion vs SD JB or SH-5, Ocean blue Les Paul and a lady drummer (video). It has this high mid thing going on and these singing lead tones that I have not heard in another pickup. I am guessing you like a more vintage hottrodded sound if that pickup isn't doing it for you go the simple route, a JB with Alnico II mag in it. Leads dont sound thin.. Dimarzio has being saying similar things in their literature about certain pickups. Superhuman chops aside, Eddie forged his unmistakable sound through incessant tinkering with guitar parts and pickups. Interestingly, all my other 3 guitars have medium output Alnico II pickups (Duncan Custom Custom, EVH Frankenstein, Duncan CS Frankenstein) in different woods, and I love them all, but on the Wolfgang I'd like to try something powerful in the bridge, but "cleaner" and open, and as mentioned before, a crispy low output neck Dropped the DiMarzios in as is. My Les Paul is the leading online community and marketplace for Les Paul guitar fans. I plan using a dremel lol. JB ?? It makes sense, as the other EVH branded pickups are high output of Dimarzio DNA (wolfgangs) or Duncan DNA (the current "frankie" pickup). No mods. I don't find that my PV EVH in my wolfgang pups sound like my JB. I really cant compare it to any other pickup.. Totally different spec-wise.. Solidbody Electric Guitar with Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 1 Humbucking Pickup, and EVH-branded Floyd Rose with D-Tuna - Red/Black/White, This guitar is in stock and is currently acclimating to the climate inside our warehouse before we can complete our, EVH Striped Series Frankenstein Relic - Red/Black/White, Music background: Played many fun & odd places my whole life. This pickup sits right at Fair Warning style tone.. Its fat, chunky, got tons of mids and just sounds great.. Old thread bump/UPDATE, because clearly by the number of responses this got, people need to know.. ! The dislike towards the newer wave of guitar players. (800) 222-4700. Re: EVH Frankenstein pickup vs EVH Wolfgang pickup. It doesnt like lower tunings than that, but it can handle Drop D flat perfect.. Its not low output either.. Its definitely a medium output pickup reading 14kohm DC resistance.. Im pretty sure its a degaussed Alnico 2 magnet so its very dynamic which works great for me since I'm very expressive with my pick hand going from hard playing to more controlled. I'm not feeling it. Pickups Duncan SH-4 JB vs. EVH pickups (all of them) hbucker Jul 8, 2012 hbucker Senior Member Joined Oct 15, 2007 Messages 4,024 Reaction score 1,690 Jul 8, 2012 #1 I'm familiar with the Music Man DiMarzios and the PV Wolfgang pickups. The Wolfgang, ( in the EVH) is about 13.6 Kohms and the Frankenstrat, (in the Ibanez) is about 14.25 Talk with your fellow tone freaks on the web's liveliest (and friendliest!) The14-story building located in the Palisades Cliffs overlooking the Hudson River recorded eight new sales in a recent six-week period, according to developer Skyline Development Group. Benefit from a comfortable quartersawn maple neck and fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard. Which of the two would be brighter sounding. To achieve his signature tone, Eddie paid particular attention to different pickup windings. Not sure how It compared to the new Wolfgang pickups but the old Peavey ones seemed to be super hot. Hudson Regional Hospital hosted 25 pre-selected Secaucus High School students who have shown an interest in pursuing careers in healthcare for its first annual Guitar "feel". It makes sense, as the other EVH branded pickups are high output of Dimarzio DNA (wolfgangs) or Duncan DNA (the current "frankie" pickup). I have an old Charvel model 1A that I am thinking of putting in dual hums as it has a bathtub route under the singles. Superhuman chops aside, Eddie forged his unmistakable sound through incessant tinkering with guitar parts and pickups. The high strings are almost piercing, and the lower strings don't have the clarity that I'm used to with my Wolfgang. The 36th has more sparkle, much better cleans, though. All are welcome, from seasoned pros to absolute beginners. Haha I'm very familiar with the JB pickups, they are very mid-range heavy with smooth highs and, according to some, what Eddie sporadically used on some of his guitars in the 80's when SD sent some to him, but that's just a rumor. The Frankenstein definitely creates more distortion than the neck single but volume wise its pretty close.. This brand-new version of the Frankenstein pickup is wound to the exact specifications as the original. And Id have to echo what Kelly says in that the 36th model has better cleans especially for my style of playing. Both doctors are bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Which also rules, btw. The EVH special has vintage frets while the frankenstein appears to have Jumbo frets. To start viewing messages, EVH Wolfgang Pickup - Differences between models?? YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. So the Frankenstein is the pickup they were putting in the Charvel Art guitars, and the Wolfgang pickups come stock in the new Wolfies, right? No wonder Eddie's guitars now use a 250kohm tone pot. The Striped Series Frankie endeavors to be a spot-on cosmetic duplicate of Eddies original, and it shows DIY aesthetic and all. This now has that, but tone wise it's on a different level.. The strat I have the Frankenstein in is hum bridge-single coil in the neck setup.. The guitar I tried it in has a Rosewood fretboard which I dont think is a good match. It doesn't drive the way I'm used to when digging into the strings. I have a Wolfgang USA and it's a great guitar. JavaScript is disabled. Cool review man. Not sure how It compared to the new Wolfgang pickups but the old Peavey ones seemed to be super hot. I always thought they were ki In December, the bank opened a branch in Lakewood in Ocean County. The Super 70 that would have come in it is a cool pickup, but doesnt sound like the Destroyer / shark, especially the first album. Overall, Im hoping I can find a home for it in one of my builds, but I pulled it out of the guitar I had it in as its just not what I was looking for.. The facility features the abstract landscape oil paintings of Bergen County artist Sol Zaretsky of Teaneck. The Franky isn't what was first in that guitar.. Its the pickup that ended up in there.. One of the guys from Seymour Duncan who was in on the build of these Evh leaked some details (the Franky is made by Seymour. Both are good. The EVH 78 is 8.9 K I think and the Franky pu is 13+K so it is quite a bit hotter. Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. $292.99. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. and yes, its different from a WG. No project is too big or small, so give us a call today and let's talk gear! Great review Endtime I have one in a MIJ Charvel SC1. So when I want the chunk and power it responds to my harder attack.. Tech experts from Seymour Duncan are regularly on this forum, and are clearly labeled as employees of Seymour Duncan. I have the 36th/at1 combo in my prs. I didnt originally catch what you meant by modding but yes, I had to do some grinding to the corners of the metal base to fit the new pup into the cavity. Included in the burst of activity was one of the most significant sales to date at the building, a spectacular three-bedroom penthouse home with private outdoor space that sold for a record $2 million. North Bergen condominium records eight new sales. Its also got a very BRIGHT high end. I had another band rehearsal tonight, and I'm just not feeling it. the evh frankenstein that is EVH branded but made by duncan is one of my favorites. I put a custom custom then a JB in my MIM wolfgang and it just sounded weak to me which just didn't make sense to me. Ever try a dean Michael schrenker? Maybe you would like a Wolfgang better. Originally Posted by JesusCrisp The Wolfgang pickup is pretty much a Dimarzio Air Zone tonewise from what I've heard and read. I have the Air Zone Maybe I need higher output or a different magnet? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. This guitar was Eddie's attempt to combine the sound of a classic single-cut solidbody guitar with the physical attributes and tremolo bar functionality of a Fender Stratocaster. Interesting that you didn't need to mod the baseplates. It makes sense, there are a lot of pickups out there marketing themselves as the VHI pickup. The Striped Series Frankie is as close to the real thing as youre going to find at this price. 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