I really need to find the right pickup for this guitar, because I'm loving the guitar. If I ever sold the Charvel, I'd take that pickup out first, its waaayy cool! JB ?? I have one in a MIJ Charvel SC1. Help us match you with the perfect, Striped Series Frankenstein Relic - Red/Black/White, Inspired by Eddie Van Halens iconic Frankenstrat, A spot-on cosmetic duplicate of Eddies original with worn-in relicd finish, Basswood body delivers a warm, growling tone with rock-solid mids, Direct-mount bridge humbucker exhibits Eddie Van Halens classic tone, Oil-finished, graphite-reinforced, quartersawn maple neck offers comfort, plus added snap and sustain, EVH-branded Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo facilitates effortless dive-bombs, D-Tuna retunes the guitar to Drop D and back with a flick of your finger, EVH-branded neck plate and standard strap buttons, EVH Branded Floyd Rose Special Double-locking Tremolo with D-Tuna, Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time, Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department. The 78 doesn't sound thin at all with a Floyd. Practice cures most tone issues - John Suhr. 57 Classic and Classic Plus opinions for hard rock? Hudson Regional Hospital is located at 55 Meadowlands Pkwy, Secaucus. You are using an out of date browser. Haven't tried the Rebel Yell.. Only tried the Painkiller set and each of these Evh pups smoke the painkiller.. 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. i havent tried the frankie pup enough to give a good comparison but what others have said, little brighter, little tighter than a cc sounds about right, The 78 might sound thin with a Floyd Rose thats why I think the Custom Custom will make up for that. Kramer Ex eddie Backup - Van Halen Links.com, Vintage Hamer USA Electric Guitar Humbucker Pickup Brg | eBay. You may have to register I figured the Wolf would be more modern sounding. Dropped the DiMarzios in as is. The Wolfgang seems picky with what guitars it will like.. Its not near as modern sounding as I was expecting. Have you ever played a guitar loaded with a BKP Rebel Yell? Sales associate Sandy Cuevas with the Jersey City Exchange Place office was recognized for outstanding achievement at the regional level in January. It has this high mid thing going on and these singing lead tones that I have not heard in another pickup. Which is definitely a more vintage sounding pickup. 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 Sounds like I would dig the Frankie since it has all those mids. EVH branded guitars use EVH It measures just under a 1/16th from bottom of string to the pickup screws while fretting the 22 fret.. And I wouldn't be exaggerating when I say this pickup feels completely different.. Big fat clean tone that when you dig in it just sings. My Les Paul is the leading online community and marketplace for Les Paul guitar fans. not even a close competition. Benefit from a comfortable quartersawn maple neck and fast-playing compound-radius fingerboard. You are missing that ceramic chug. Originally Posted by peavey_impact Cool review man. Not sure how It compared to the new Wolfgang pickups but the old Peavey ones seemed to be super I recently got a strat and put a Duncan distortion in it and it's so badass I can't even tell you. 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. You must log in or register to reply here. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It sounds sooo good ed's back up kramers and probably his main 5150 kramer had a JB in them look at end of link. I always thought they were killer. 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. Obvious answerpeavey Wolfgang pickup. I have the Air Zone and have used it in this guitar and I Maybe I need higher output or a different magnet? It's a Custom Shop wind, so $$$. i think i remember the CC being a little more compressed and a bit less open sounding. But I put it in my Explorer that I made.. Old thread bump/UPDATE, because clearly by the number of responses this got, people need to know.. ! The EVH special has vintage frets while the frankenstein appears to have Jumbo frets. It seems too smooth on the bass strings. I'd guess its a little more powerful than a fender standard single coil, but not by much. It's a Franky replica. 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. They are here to help. No springs.. EVH branded guitars use EVH branded electronics, including the pickups. Anyway, I decided to really get it up under the strings.. WebThe EVH Wolfgang Custom/CustomSpecial guitar comes with the following string gauges: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th.009 .011 .016 .024 .032 0.42 PICKUP ADJUSTMENT The custom-voiced, custom-wound EVH humbucking pickups in In your opinion would the Frankenstien pup work with that (not sure body wood)/maple neck combo in the bridge? Weichert, Realtors has announced that sales associate Anthony Iemmello with the Hoboken office was recognized for outstanding sales performance at the regional level in January. Powered by Invision Community. To achieve his signature tone, Eddie paid particular attention to different pickup windings. 5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne, IN 46818 This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Honestly, it is killer. Opens in a new window or tab. I have that and its just not that much like it besides the Alnico 2 magnet and 14kohm reading.. Rodriguez is a family medicine doctor who received his medical degree from St. Matthews University (Grand Cayman) and did his residency at Hoboken University Medical Center. I added a 6 positions Freeway Ultra Switch and the split tones are amazing. Northern Ash, maple neck, Floyd rose. Anyone can advise if the playability between the EVH Wolfgang special and an EVH frankenstein are about the same? For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. $219.99 $169.99. 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. Honestly, I wish they offered an exchange because I would easily swap the Wolfgang for another Frankenstein.. Other than that I screwed then right into the wood. This pickup sits right at Fair Warning style tone.. Its fat, chunky, got tons of mids and just sounds great.. Thats funny ive never had a Gibson pup i could mesh with. Opens in a new window or tab. Prs hfs bridge pickup is similar. There are very few guitars out there that are as famous as Eddie Van Halens favorite 6-string sidekick, lovingly known as "Frankenstein." Again it reads 14k dc resistance but it doesnt have the mids of the Franky which leads it to feel less powerful. But not as well.. Its a softer sound.. Of course the amp settings and other things factor in to ANY style.. lol Both doctors are bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Surrounding businesses include an insurance company, salon and a dentist. Also gets me thinking about the Wolfgang guitar, because the pickups are hard mounted a fair distance from the strings.. And I when I play those guitars there are times you want a little extra power and drive. Thanks man.. I should add a couple things.. The Fankenstein can do metal, blues and sounds pretty good clean.. So, IMO, its very versatile.. The Wo I still don't understand it. the cc is thicker and works better for later vh tones. So the EVH Frankenstein pickup would be brighter then the Custom Custom, Last question which one would have more midrange. You are using an out of date browser. It does take on a bit of that Tone Zone flavor now, but it's not as bassy and the clarity is much better. 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 career day on Friday, Feb. 17, from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Students were to hear from Hudson Regional Hospitals President and CEO Dr. Nizar Kifaieh, tour the hospital with Assistant Vice President of Nursing Sheryl Syby, and then break up into six groups to shadow practitioners to show next generation of healthcare professionals the diverse range of positions and responsibilities performed in a healthcare facility. You are using an out of date browser. JavaScript is disabled. Brand New. 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 Love them! Leads dont sound thin.. Dimarzio has being saying similar things in their literature about certain pickups. 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. 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. The strat I have the Frankenstein in is hum bridge-single coil in the neck setup.. The dislike towards the newer wave of guitar players. The bank holds about $2.4 billion in assets and $1.8 billion in deposits. 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. You are using an out of date browser. Fort Lee is the second new branch opened by Unity in the last two months. $219.99 $169.99. Totally different spec-wise.. Correa is a board-certified internal medicine physician. Frankenstein, its really a great humbucker in my opinion, you go to 7 and its paffish, lower its clean and in a good way.. but it depends on your rig, speakers first, and what you need from it, I prefer to add mids from amp eventually, Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. Quick View EVH Wolfgang Bridge Pickup, Black and White FREE US SHIPPING on Entire Order Out of Stock - Get Notified. I'm a little familiar with the new EVH branded pickups that go in the new Wolfgangs. Thinking it would be a bass monster, it turned into this hard driving mid push with awesome clarity still.. 5.0 out of 5 stars. swapping my burstbucker pro for SD which one ? For me, a SD JB or a Suhr Aldrich would probably really bring it to life. Talk with your fellow tone freaks on the web's liveliest (and friendliest!) I think that fits the case with the Wolfgang. In your opinions which of these two pickups would be the closest to the early(VH1) sound if you had to choose. Sweetwater's Sales Engineers have the experience to help! And truthfully I think EVH has put his name on some really good products. The Gear Page is the leading online community and marketplace for guitars, amps, pedals, effects and associated gear. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. tone forum. Associates recognized for sales achievements in January. Supposedly they tweaked the Seymour design a touch). The Striped Series Frankie is teeming with classic Van Halen aesthetics, but most importantly, it provides killer tone and lightning-fast playability. Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. WebThe Wolfgang WG Standard boasts the same style and massive sound Eddie Van Halen createdat a price the everyday musician can afford. Guitar "feel". 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. In December, the bank opened a branch in Lakewood in Ocean County. Nice review, much more informative/useful than the guitar magazine "reviews". No problem! Thanks guys. I actually just swapped the stock pups on my Wolfgang Special for DiMarzios. Thread starter Variac; Start date 2 minutes ago; V. Variac Member. I have a Wolfgang USA and it's a great guitar. So, IMO, its very versatile.. Virtuous about his vhii model.. yamas.yamas (539) 100%. Thanks man.. Guitar "feel". YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The facility features the abstract landscape oil paintings of Bergen County artist Sol Zaretsky of Teaneck. I had heard the wolf uses a small ceramic mag, and was like a half aired tonezone. Buying music gear can be complicated, but your Sweetwater Sales Engineer is here to help. REally has that sustain and squeal that early VH has.. Great review! Essentially, its a Custom Custom with a degaussed (aged) Alnico 2 magnet. I love the SH-4 JB it snarls. Sweetwater's 2-year Total Confidence Coverage Warranty gives you extra peace of mind at no extra cost. The Custom Custom would have more true mids. 4. North Bergen condominium records eight new sales. Easily one of, if not, my favorite pickup Ive ever used. Hand selected from all across the globe, each brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of music gear. Both are good. Playing through my DSL, it's almost to clean and bright. The Striped Series Frankie endeavors to be a spot-on cosmetic duplicate of Eddies original, and it shows DIY aesthetic and all. Now is the perfect time to get the gear you want with simple promotional financing. Superhuman chops aside, Eddie forged his unmistakable sound through incessant tinkering with guitar parts and pickups. I do use a 5150 and XXX and both those amps deliver a similar style of gain. the 78 isnt as hot as the cc, but the 78 gets that first record tone. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. No Hassle Return Policy. Cuevas shared top honors for having the most revenue units and sales in the Weichert sales region. Our Sales Engineers are a world-class team of music gear experts whose sole job is to provide you with helpful advice and unparalleled service completely free of charge. 1995-2022 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. Most Successful Signature Guitar Of All Time? 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. Long-time Hudson County doctors, Reinerio G. Rodriguez and Luis Correa, have launched OneMD, a new practice that will provide primary and family care out of Hudson Regional Hospital at 55 Meadowlands Pkwy, Secaucus, as well as four other locations in Hudson and Bergen County. Yes, move it closer to the stringsI had the same issue, getting it closer fattened it up a lot and now I love it. Honestly I could make a single coil do death metal if I had too.. The Striped Series Frankie comes loaded with an EVH Wolfgang humbucker. The Fort Lee team also includes Franca Fabrizio, area manager; Sunita Pereira, operations manager; Vince Forma, commercial lender; Kathleen Hay, SBA lender; and mortgage lenders Nicholas Aversa and Pasquale Grande. Finally modded the Wolfgang special and it came out great! Look how many supposedly EVH pickups that are out there, Probably trying to compete with the Duncan 78 pickup and many other pickup makers that offer that type of a PAF pickup spec. Sounds nice and fat with good output. Interesting that you didn't need to mod the baseplates. To start viewing messages, JavaScript is disabled. My misunderstanding. You must log in or register to reply here. See giveaway details & rules or check out our past winners! Would recommend this product. Also its certainly lacking in the mids by comparison to the Frankenstein.. Again upping the mids on my amp helped but I found to really get into the tone I wanted I had to use an eq pedal in front to boost some mids and cut some lows.. The facility, previously operated by another bank, includes dedicated parking and drive-up banking and ATM services. The high strings are almost piercing, and the lower strings don't have the clarity that I'm used to with my Wolfgang. Granted one clip doesn't really define a pickup, I know.. imho the better jbs are bareknuckle rebel yells & suhr doug aldrich pickups. Sweetwater Sales Engineers help you buy music gear with confidence. Routed for an HSS pickup configuration, Frankie includes a dummy single-coil neck pickup and 5-way blade selector switch wedged into the middle position. I've been playing mainly wolfgangs and axis guitars for over 15yrs. Which are very loose in this pickup. Thanks to this killer pickup, Frankie delivers Eddie Van Halens classic tone instantly. When I dig in, I'm not getting the chunk that I'm used to. Cool review man. JB is a bit more mid crunchy EVH are more balanced. $199.99. Wolfgang humbuckers are the direct product of Eddies tone chasing, and they nail his classic lead tone: stinging, singing highs, snarling mids, fat brown sound, and all. Guitars . And just a note, Im not chasing EVH's tone or trying to sound like him. The Striped Series Frankie is as close to the real thing as youre going to find at this price. Music background: professional hobbyist for 40 years Music background: 30 years playing experience. The Wolfgang has a better clean than the Franky, but lower the volume on the guitar helps on both.. Listen to your guitarwhat does it need? Please click below to login. So I like it more for the sound rather than his name or style. Any tips on the baseplates mod? I'll emphasize the chunk, because it handles Drop Dflat better than any pickup Ive tried. Nice review, much more informative/useful than the guitar magazine "reviews". I wish i could say more but I dont own a guitar with them in it now and dont plan on getting a pickup again in the future. The Wolfgang, ( in the EVH) is about 13.6 Kohms and the Frankenstrat, (in the Ibanez) is about 14.25 to get the sound you are looking for. I was gonna try one once, but everybody said the Frank was tons better. WebThe EVH Wolfgang Bridge Pickup gives you classic Eddie Van Halen guitar tone, instantly. It doesn't drive the way I'm used to when digging into the strings. EVH Frankenstein vs EVH Wolfgang pickup. And to top it off, the Striped Series Frankie features the originals famed red, white, and black-striped paint job and a worn-in relicd look. The new branch is located at 899 Palisade Ave. at the intersection with Columbia Avenue. To achieve his signature tone, Eddie paid particular attention to different pickup windings. You may have to register Iemmello shared top honors for having the most revenue units and sales in the Weichert sales region. AS others have mentioned, no reason that an A2 magnet should be piercing. the evh frankenstein that is EVH branded but made by duncan is one of my favorites. Overall, it was my same impression the first time.. I have also heard the Dimarzio Air Zone mentioned and it kinda resembles that, but the Air Zone has more bass.. They are here to help. Plus I like a little sag to my sound.. My Les Paul is the leading online community and marketplace for Les Paul guitar fans. Re: EVH Frankenstein pickup vs EVH Wolfgang pickup. link above. I'm familiar with the Music Man DiMarzios and the PV Wolfgang pickups. All rights reserved (About Us). Good Luck! before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. From beginners to rock stars, millions of music makers rely on our Sales Engineers' expertise to help achieve their musical goals. All are welcome, from seasoned pros to absolute beginners. Get back to making music with the industry's fastest turnaround time. You can get one on eBay. 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 project is too big or small, so give us a call today and let's talk gear! But it doesn't make me want to try it that much.. JavaScript is disabled. Pure DCR doesn't tell the whole story. The Fankenstein can do metal, blues and sounds pretty good clean.. select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Still I had to turn the highs on my amp down a touch. To start viewing messages, One of the most iconic pickups of all time now available as an aftermarket accessory. To be fair, I think we are splitting hairs. Its also got a very BRIGHT high end. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. Tech experts from Seymour Duncan are regularly on this forum, and are clearly labeled as employees of Seymour Duncan. No Hassle Return Policy I don't like the clip on his site.. Its much too controlled and the high end isn't near as complex and alive as the Frankenstein. Maybe the biggest surprise I've gotten and most sensitive to pickup heights out of any pickup I've tried. Ocean blue Les Paul and a lady drummer (video). I have a hardtail MIC Wolfgang that I picked up 4-5 years ago for cheap and I like it's sound so much better than my MIM wolfgang that now has the USA bridge pickup. Ratings Snapshot 5. out of 5. Theres just something off on the EVH peavey pickups that I dont like. Thanks for the input! Not sure how It compared to the new Wolfgang pickups but the old Peavey ones seemed to be super hot. I thought the Frankenstein pickup was snake oil, but I grabbed a used one and it's really awesome. Turn your old gear into new gear with the Sweetwater Gear Exchange! Aldrich would be my second recommendation. WebEVH FRANKENSTEIN HUMBUCKER. it is pretty similar to the SH11 but i liked it a lot more. Really they are nothing alike, but the Tone Zone does have a very full response with good pick attack.. It may not display this or other websites correctly. To me the EVH Frankenstein pickup sounds way more like early VH to me than the low output Duncan '78, as well as the vintage Mighty Mite 1300 and the Super D. The Frankenstein Ive had for awhile now in my 87 Fender HM strat, which is Basswood.. tone forum. 2023: The Year Epiphone Became Unaffordable. The Wolfgang can do metal too.. check out the FAQ by clicking the So when I want the chunk and power it responds to my harder attack.. it is pretty similar to the SH11 but i liked it a lot more. I really cant compare it to any other pickup.. No mods. http://www.tonefinder.com/files/71-Rimal%205-5.mp3. I've had Jalen make me several clones of it in various forms - zebra, clear bobbin and all with four conductor wire for coil-splitting. Fix it the first time with our award-winning, factory-certified Service Department. I've had a guitar in with a 10K pickup but my old Joe Bonamassa sig pickups, around 7K, blew that guitar away. You must log in or register to reply here. Talk with your fellow tone freaks on the web's liveliest (and friendliest!) I'm a little familiar with the new EVH branded pickups that go in the new Wolfgangs. This brand-new version of the Frankenstein pickup is wound to the exact specifications as the original. I have the franky pickup in my Charvel Star and its an excellent pickup. All are welcome, from seasoned pros to absolute beginners. From our online Guitar Gallery that allows you to see and select the exact instrument you want to our 55-point Inspection process and our in-house guitar techs, we take the guesswork out of buying your next guitar online. The neck single is a Dimarzio Heavy blues 2.. WebThe Striped Series Frankie comes loaded with an EVH Wolfgang humbucker. The Super 70 that would have come in it is a cool pickup, but doesnt sound like the Destroyer / shark, especially the first album. The Frankenstein sounds very much like a Duncan Custom Custom. The CC is indeed thicker, but it isn't miles thicker. All times are GMT-7. Its not to say they are bad sounding, but that theres likely better out there. The EVH 78 is 8.9 K I think and the Franky pu is 13+K so it is quite a bit hotter. It also boasts a white skirted Strat-style single volume control knob (labeled TONE, just like the original), a custom black pickguard, and relicd chrome finish. Subscribe to the EVH e-newsletter to keep up with the latest artist and product news from EVH, as well as special promotions or giveaways! It really does everything.. If this is your first visit, be sure to WebThe Frankie guitar follows suit, featuring an EVH Wolfgang humbucking bridge pickup with a dummy Strat neck pickup and a dummy five-way blade housed in the middle position. Mar 1, 2022 #2 The Frankenstein is Duncan's wind for the last pickup that was in his Franke guitar. The bass is balanced but full, the highs cut like crazy a it does clean to overdrive equally great.. It's a Custom Shop wind, so $$$. Don't know if the MIC Wolfgang has USA pickups stock but it just sounds so good. I think that would be the Super Distortion (or Mighty Mite version, etc,). I'm not feeling it. the evh frankenstein that is EVH branded but made by duncan is one of my favorites. This page was generated at 05:47 AM. $292.99. I don't find that my PV EVH in my wolfgang pups sound like my JB. Get yours today from Sweetwater! Finally, i play a lot of styles but generally stick with metal and these two pickups can do the heaviest of {censored} as well as rock and dirty blues.. And Id have to echo what Kelly says in that the 36th model has better cleans especially for my style of playing. 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. The direct mount EVH Wolfgang bridge humbucker with Alnico 2 magnets is hotter and delivers rich harmonics, cutting highs and snarling mids. The Wolfgang pickup is pretty much a Dimarzio Air Zone tonewise from what I've heard and read. Originally Posted by HELSTRUME Good review. I had heard the wolf uses a small ceramic mag, and was like a half aired tonezone. I was gonna try one Correa and Rodriguez will accept most insurance as well as Medicaid. Haven't tried the Rebel Yell.. Only tried the Painkiller set and each of these Evh pups smoke the painkiller.. Evh Wolfgang and Evh Frankenstein Pickup review 1995-2022 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. Which of the two would be brighter sounding. and yes, its different from a WG. Good review. I had heard the wolf uses a small ceramic mag, and was like a half aired tonezone. 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