But on the right, there’s some really heavy sh*t in comparison to the debut! That’s what I find really exciting, it’s fun to stretch the definition of Mammoth on both sides.” Will Wolfgang Van Halen Play All the Instruments on His Next Album? “Further left, for example, there’s a song that’s all on piano. What I want to do with this album is widen what that breadth is," he explained.
#Frankenstrat guitar update
Guitars like the Frankenstein or the Shark, stuff like that,” said Van Halen.Īs for that next record, Van Halen also offered Total Guitar an update on the scope of the album. “On the debut there was this width of what the project was – on the left you had songs like 'Distance' and 'Circles,' those softer vibes, and on the right you had tracks like 'Stone' and 'The Big Picture.' In the middle, there were songs like 'Mammoth' or 'Epiphany' and stuff like that. "The only thing I have left to do is track the guitar solos, so what I want to do is go through some of Pop’s notable guitars and do a solo with each of them. Wolfgang played the legendary Frankenstein guitar on his last album, with the guitar being used on the songs "Mammoth" and "Feel," and it is tentatively set to be used on Wolfgang's next Mammoth WVH album as well.
READ MORE: The 16 Most Expensive Guitars of All-Time Will Wolfgang Van Halen Use Frankenstein Guitar on Next Mammoth WVH Album? While many might not dream of changing a thing on the instrument, that wasn't the case for Eddie, with Wolfgang explaining, “He was constantly tinkering with it – that’s why it was called the Frankenstein! He was never satisfied.” You just kinda hold it and feel the history right there in your hands." Picking up that guitar is almost a religious experience, even if you’re not a religious person. A copy of the Frankenstrat has been housed in the National Museum of American History.Īs for playing the guitar that his father famously played, the musician says, "You can feel the history sort of emanating out of the Frankenstein.
The "Frankenstrat" guitar was created by Eddie Van Halen in his attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physical attributes of a Fender Stratocaster.
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