Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed that he used his late father Eddie Van Halen‘s iconic Frankenstein guitar, aka the Frankenstrat, to file components on his new Mammoth music “The Finish.”
The intro to Wolfgang’s one-off single sounds eerily reminiscent to Eddie’s guitar tapping — one in every of his signature methods — as heard on Van Halen hits like “Scorching for Trainer.” Not solely does Wolfgang emulate that tapping completely, however he even used Eddie’s legendary red-and-white striped axe to evoke his father’s tone and sound.
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“Enjoyable reality, I recorded the primary tapping of the music, and the slap half with the Frankenstein!” shared Wolfgang on X/Twitter, together with a video of him performing the slap half. “Makes me really feel nearer to Pop that such an vital a part of his historical past can stay with mine each time I file.”
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Wolfgang put his guitar expertise to the take a look at on “The Finish,” our Heavy Tune of the Week choice this previous Friday. The monitor was additionally accompanied by an formidable Robert Rodriguez-directed video that recreates the filmmaker’s cult basic From Nightfall Until Daybreak with Wolfgang’s band and cameos from Danny Trejo, Slash, and extra.
In the meantime, it’s good to know that Wolfgang possesses the one-and-only Frankenstrat, as related guitars from Eddie’s assortment have hit the public sale block in recent times. The guitar used within the video for the aforementioned “Scorching for Trainer” bought for over $3 million at public sale in 2023, and some years earlier than that, two of Eddie’s customized axes bought for a mixed $422,000 — a lot to the chagrin of Wolfgang, who referred to as the timing of the public sale “fishy.”
Followers can catch Wolfgang and his band Mammoth on an in depth tour this yr, together with reveals opening for Seether and Creed, and a lately introduced fall headlining trek. A Stay Nation ticket pre-sale for the headlining tour begins Wednesday (Could seventh) at 10 a.m. native time utilizing the code FREESTYLE. Normal ticket gross sales begin Friday (Could ninth) at 10 a.m. native time through Ticketmaster.
Try the video of Wolfgang taking part in the Frankenstrat under, in addition to the total music video for “The Finish,” together with the tapping intro.
Monitoring the slap a part of THE END.
Enjoyable reality, I recorded the primary tapping of the music, and the slap half with the Frankenstein! Makes me really feel nearer to Pop that such an vital a part of his historical past can stay with mine each time I file ❤️ pic.twitter.com/inKDNeAQyi
— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) Could 5, 2025