Evh 79 Bumblebee 18111€ at Thomann

[Thunkful]

https://www.thomann.de/fi/evh_79_bumblebee.htm

Just why?

 

[Rick Lee]

I have $600ish into mine and, other than the fine tuners on the OFR, it's more accurate and probably more playable. Though the one on the VH album jacket has a Mighty Mite clear bobbin pickup. Jalen makes a pretty decent replica of that now.

 

[skullfxr]

That is beyond silly. But I bet some die hard VH collector junkie will buy it.

 

[LP Freak]

EVH never even liked that guitar.

 

[Thunkful]

I have $600ish into mine and, other than the fine tuners on the OFR, it's more accurate and probably more playable. Though the one on the VH album jacket has a Mighty Mite clear bobbin pickup. Jalen makes a pretty decent replica of that now.

Well this is exactly what i mean, with nowadays market you can pull off at least a 99% accurate copy of any Eddie's axe for under a grand. No need to pay over 18k for the experience!

Sweet axe btw, will you make a thread of it when it's ready?

 

[Thunkful]

That is beyond silly. But I bet some die hard VH collector junkie will buy it.

EVH never even liked that guitar.

I guess that some people are just so bought into the guitar voodoo that they're ready to sell their house for a "authentic" reissue of a guitar with dated features.

 

[Rick Lee]

I have $600ish into mine and, other than the fine tuners on the OFR, it's more accurate and probably more playable. Though the one on the VH album jacket has a Mighty Mite clear bobbin pickup. Jalen makes a pretty decent replica of that now.

Well this is exactly what i mean, with nowadays market you can pull off at least a 99% accurate copy of any Eddie's axe for under a grand. No need to pay over 18k for the experience!

Sweet axe btw, will you make a thread of it when it's ready?

Oh, that was years ago. I've gigged with this one plenty when I had a VH tribute band. I think that pickup in the photo was an AT-1. I had Pariah make me an EVH Frankenstrat knock-off in white when I learned Fender/EVH was never ging to make one in white. This guitar slays. It's a real EVH striped series body and neck. All I did was the headstock paint and Charvel decal (bought on Etsy), Floyd and pickup. Since Ed retired the Bee after the second tour, I don't think an accurate copy needs any relic'ing. He had a tone pot in the cavity and I think the first one had black paint on the back of the neck. But I didn't care about that for a tribute band/gigging guitar.

 

[Thunkful]

I have $600ish into mine and, other than the fine tuners on the OFR, it's more accurate and probably more playable. Though the one on the VH album jacket has a Mighty Mite clear bobbin pickup. Jalen makes a pretty decent replica of that now.

Well this is exactly what i mean, with nowadays market you can pull off at least a 99% accurate copy of any Eddie's axe for under a grand. No need to pay over 18k for the experience!

Sweet axe btw, will you make a thread of it when it's ready?

Oh, that was years ago. I've gigged with this one plenty when I had a VH tribute band. I think that pickup in the photo was an AT-1. I had Pariah make me an EVH Frankenstrat knock-off in white when I learned Fender/EVH was never ging to make one in white. This guitar slays. It's a real EVH striped series body and neck. All I did was the headstock paint and Charvel decal (bought on Etsy), Floyd and pickup. Since Ed retired the Bee after the second tour, I don't think an accurate copy needs any relic'ing. He had a tone pot in the cavity and I think the first one had black paint on the back of the neck. But I didn't care about that for a tribute band/gigging guitar.

Ah i see, got any clips done with it?

 

[Rick Lee]

I can't figure out how to embed Youtube videos.
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[LP Freak]

I can't figure out how to embed Youtube videos.
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[Thunkful]

I can't figure out how to embed Youtube videos.
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That thing sounds killer! Lots of snarly mids, the way a super strat should sound like! And only for 600 bucks.