Evh Frankie Striped MN Relic R/W/B 4-stars Reviews

Great guitar, but not the best value.

Really nice looking finish, it’s hand striped, so slightly different to what you see on the pictures or videos, but looks great. also the fretboard wasn’t too dark like some reviews online mention.

I’m really happy with the sound of the Pickup, it cleans up really well but still maintains some clarity and very punchy for high-gain. The volume pot is low friction, very fast and great for volume swells.

The playability of the guitar is very good, you can get nice low action (1.2-1.5mm), although there is some more buzzing than on my higher end guitars, but definitely not unacceptable levels of buzz.

The main downsides of this guitar are the quality of the hardware for the price, the EVH floyd rose feels quite cheap like most import models, and the tuning stability is less than ideal. I would immediately swap it for a Schaller if it was my main tremolo guitar. the D-Tuna system was not oiled properly and felt very stiff before using some oil, but overall functions as expected after some setup work. The machine heads are quite decent, but not amazing.

Overall if the price was a bit lower it would be a 5/5 guitar, it’s very nice. but for nearly €1500 I think the guitar shouldn’t need any hardware upgraded!