I stopped by this store called Franken Guitars. The owner is a certified Eddie Van Halen, Joe Holmes, freak. He builds these replica guitars using various necks and body parts. You can get a Kramer 5150 relic, Ibanez EVH Destroyer, The black and white with the faded Gibson logo, the Peavey Wolfgang Bumble Bee …..and on and on and on. you get the point. The ultimate Store for us GuitarHeads. One of the nicest guitars I played there was the Brad Gillis Relic. Sister Christian all the way. Japan Is a country where a fanatic will open a shop and do it right. For instance, I can order a Kramer 5150 guitar the way it looked back in 1987 and the man will find a pic and replicate the exact look. Now that is what I call LOVE. So basicly, You can order this guitar in different phases of its life. The thought Still blows me away. Another guitar that played great was a used one made by Performance Guitars in Hollywood. Mr. Sugai is the Man who perfected the Snake Skin Guitar for Warren DeMartini (btw, the new album from RATT "Infestation" kicks ass). This particular guitar was just like Nuno bettencourt's N4 supporting a Reverse head stock loaded with Bill Lawrence L-500’s and a Seymour Duncan '59 in the neck position. The body was made out of Hawaiian koa just like Warren DeMartini’s Performance Consier Model. Long story short there is a store for everyone in Japan. Small but packed with super cool and rare goodies! More pics coming up soon. 今回の旅では昔からたずねたかった 世田谷の北沢にあるFrankenGuitarsと言うEDDIEVANHALENきちの店の自作制レプリカを見に行ってきました。レプリカだけでは無く、MusicMan, Peavy, Kramerなどすべてそろえてます。ぜひFrankenGuitarsチェック・アウトしてみて下さい。
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